The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-10-12
SLY Trick
Single Tax Buell. Gets Democratic
Club Members by Rank Fraud.
Six or Seven Redwood Democrats
Caught and are now Kicking.
Swear By All That is Holy They
Will Not Put Up.
In the Meantime What is Buell.
Going to Do About 1t.

In the Meantime What is Buell.
Going to Do About 1t.
"Pay to the order of D. Aberle,
Treas. MINI. Democratic Assn, Five
Dollars, and charge the same to the
account of membership in the Mime
sofa Demmocratic Association.
p. j. SMALLEY, Sec'y."
Ninelittle drafts appeared in this
city last Friday with the above words,
together with a ST. Paul date, and the
Commercial Bank, of St. Paul, made
as payee, on the same. They were
presented by messenger Of the Red
wood County Bank on nine Democrats
of this city. Only one Democrat hon
ored the draft. The others refused
payment, some because they did not
have the dough at that time, and
others because they claimed the drafts
were frauds Of the first water. They
declared openly that if the force at
tempt was made to collect them they
would never again vote the Democratic
ticket.
It appears that about two months
since one G. J. Buell., single tax the
orist, who believes that there should
only be a tax on farmers land, and
now aprime organizer in the Demo
cratic ranks of the State, appeared in
this city, and solicited subscriptions to
membership in the Minnesota Demo
cratic association. To some he stated
the object fairly, but to others he Sc
sured their names by rank misrepre-
sentation and fraud. The membership
fee is SIS. It is impossible to tell how
many agreed to pay this, but the GA
| zErTEias perfect knowledge Of fraud
in three cases. One of these was where
Buell. went to A. G. Schmahl, and rep
resented that he was securing poll
of the prominent Democrats in this
State. Alex, naturally elated over the
prospect Of being put in the class, put
his name down, little suspectiLg that
he was promising to pay IS. Buell.
then went to the store of G. A. Fran
co.'s & Co., where he set forth his case
squarely except stating the full amount
necessary to secure a membership. H.
q. Schmahl and Frank Birkenmeyer
agreed to go down. for So apiece, but
they little knew that there was an
agreement at the top of the paper in
which they promised to put up in two
months IS, subject to draft. These
are three of the cases. Who the 9th
ers are cannot be ascertained, as they
prefer to remain silent, and the Red.
wood Co. Bank officials naturally re-
fusing to divulge their names. Only
one of the nine drafts had been paio
!, up to Monday, however ,and i: is prob
ably certain that Buell. misrepresenteo
to other persons here, as well as in the
sections of the State he canvassed.
Alex Schmahl states emphatically
that he never supposed he was signing
for cent, and if payment on the sig
natures were forced, he would natural
ly pay, but never again would5he vote
the Democratic ticket. Frank Birken
meyer and III. G.. Schmahl signed fol-
$3, and declare that they will never
pay any more.
That the signatures were secured
by fraud and misrepresentation there
is no doubt, and while it is a shame
full imposition,it is almost certain tha
| full payments can be forced. This i:
probably general all over the State
and there will be some Democratic
bone shaking before the Democratic
| Association hears the last of it.