The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-05

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Madc-Mr. Goodnow Replies to the
Document.
The following statement was this day
| adopted by the Republican campaign COM
| mlttee, all members of the committee being
| present either in person or by proxy, exA
cept John Goodnow and L. A. Reed. Nine
members voted aye upon the motion for it's
| adoption and one no.
'E. NJ JOHNSON, Chairman"
| The Republican campaign committee
makes the following statement relating to
the $500 paid by the Minnea polls Brewing
Company to John Goodrow:
The Republican campaign for the election
county and city officers, in the.
city of Minneapolis and in Hen
nepln county, this year, as in 1892, was
conducted by a joint committee. Such COM
mittee consisted of the chairmen of the
county, city, congressional and judicial
committees and eight other members select
ed from the body of such committees. Such
several committees did not as such take any
part in directing the work of the campaign,
all OF which was done under the supervision
OF the committee above mentioned desig-
mated as the Republican campaign commit
tee, except that the city committee, of
which Mr.. John GOodnow is chairman, did
hold two meetings early in the campaign
for the purpose of considering the Seventh
ward aldermanic controversy The prime
motive which here led to the organization of
joint campaign committees was that the
expenses OF campaigns would thereby be
ma terially reduced, all contributions of
money for a campaign being made to
and all expenditures Of a campaign
being paid by such committee. Two of
the first motions of the Republican cam
pa1gn committee were that no debts should
be contracted by any member Of it, with
out its approval, and that no bills would
be paid excepting such as had been duly
audited by the proper subcommittee.
Early in the campaign a subcommittee
of the Republican campaign committee,
consisting of MesSrs. Goodnow, Foote and
johnson. was appointed for the purpose
OF soliciting contributions to be used in
conducting its campaign. BY reason of
his membership on such subcommittee
Mr.. Goodnow had sometime about the
middle of October interviews with GER
tain Republican directors of the Mime
apos Brewing Company, relative to the
position such company would take dur
ing the campaign, about political contribu-
tons. 1t was learned by him that the
brewing company proposed to make a
contribution to the Democratic party as
had been it's custom for many years Ger
tain directors of such company, being
strong Republicans opposed any such
contribution to the Democratic party, I'M
less some recognition was also given to
the party of which they were members, in
sisting that like disposition be shown to-
ward the two leading political parties,
with which the directors of such COM
pany were personally affiliated
AS a result Of such position taken by the
Republican directors of the brewing COM
pany, it did appropriate $500 to the DEM
ocratic campaign and like amount
to the Republican campaign. Mr. Goodnow
learning Of the action which had been TAX
en- by said company, asked it's president if
he could obtain the amount contributed, and
was by such president referred to the treas
urer of his company. Mr.. Goodnow received
such contribution about the 18th of Octo-
Der.
On or about the 1st of November the
treasurer of the brewing company, chanc-
ing to meet one of the Republican nominees
for office, told him that while his company
was going to get out of politics. that it
nevertheless had done something for both
the Democrats and Republicans. The same
evening said Republican nominee met Mr..
Goodnow, and when repeating to him the
conversation he had had earlier in the Gay
with the brewing companys treasurer, was
interrupted by Mr.. Goodnow with the state
ment that he, GoodnOw, had received $500
from such company. Mr.. Goodnow further
said to such nominee that he had spent or
was going to spend some of the money for
special newspaper work.
It will be noted that Mr.. Goodnow had
not mentioned The receipt of this money to
this committee, or so far as this committee
is advised to any body else, until the mat
ter was mentioned to him in the way indi-
Gated about a week after the money had
been paid to him.
The nominee who had thus learned of the
contribution of the Minneapolis Brewing
Company, the next day mentioned the fact
to a member of this committee, saying that
he wished the committee to know it, Such
member of the committee Immediately no
tilted other members of the fact, and stated
that he would take steps 20 corroborate the
statement which had been made by the
nominee. This he did, and reported the re-
| suit Of his inquiries to members of the COM
mittoe about the day preceding election.
There was no formal meeting of this COM
mittee after Saturday the Sd, until Thurs
| day the sth of November. when the commit
| tee was called together for the express pur-
pose of considering the payment Of the
brewing company to Mr.. Goodnow
When the meeting was called to order
on the Sth, it was learned that Mr.. Good
now was out of town, and the meeting was
adjourned until the 9th On the morning of
the 9th it was reported that Mr.. GOOdnow
had not returned to the city, but was ex-
pected to be in town during the day. Ad-
| iournment was accordingly had until 4
| o'clock the same afternoon. Mr.. Allen, the
treasurer of the committee, met Mr.. Good
now at noon Of the 9th inst, and told him
| of the meeting to be held at o'clock, and
asked him particularly to be present, ir as
much as the finances of the committee were
very low and immediate steps must be
| taken to get money. Mr.. Goodnow mani
| tested much interest in the matter, made
several inquiries and suggested that per
| haps he had better solicit contributions
from certain parties whose names he men,
| toned. Mr.. Reese, of this committee, also
met Mr. Goodnow; told him of the meet
| ing at O. clock and discussed with him the
finances of the committee. Mr.. Good
now did not at these interviews
| indicate to either Mr.. Allen
| or to Mr.. Reese the fact that he had
money in his possession belonging to this
| committee although its f1nancia! straits
were plainly stated to him. Mr.. Goodnow
| did not attend the meeting Of the COM
mittee called for o'clock. The commit
| tee adjourned until Saturday morning the
10th, and then learned that Mr.. Good
| now had left the city the previous evening
| to be gone an indefinite time.
| Subsequent to Mr.. Goodnow's leaving the
CITY two other members of the committee
| went away so that it was not possible to
| have a full meeting of the committee
earlier than Wednesday, the 21st inst.
| Mr., Goodnow returned to the city on or
| about the 18th inst. In the meantime
| much to the regret of the committee
| the newspapers had in some manner OBJ
| tanned information which led them to pub
| lish certain statements in reference to the
| contribution in question.
| On the morning of Nov. 10 Mr.. Good
| now met Mr.. Johnson, the chairman of
| this committee, on the street, and stated
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