The times., 1894-07-18
From The Argus.
MIR. EDITOR.

from the pen of Lawyer Chapman is sam
pie of the contemplate and indece mt stuff
of which this man is composed from the
crown of his head to the sole of his feet and
1t is one of the misfortunes of Shiawassee
county politics that the decent supporters of
candidates like Rich and Bliss are compelled
to rub against so vile-tOngued an excuse for
man.
He says 1t is the hit bird that hutters and
we agree with him. His woeful failure to
give any honest reason for the nomination
OF Col. Bliss at this time or for the turning
down OF John L. Rich, and his absolute in
ability to make any argument but to wallOw
around I'm the mire is proof that he was
struck and struck hard.
The various charges made against the
writer and his sons are easily proven false.
Chapman attempted TO force The Times
into supporting Stockbridge by sending a
man to the editor with the story that If the
support was refused, Stockbridge would
buy the american and the Reporter and
run republican paper. The messenger
returned with the reply that The Times was
against, StOckbridge first, last and all the
| time and that the starting of paper or the
combination of papers did not trouble us
any more than did the bringing of the
| american to OwOssO for the purpose of
! running out The Times. The failure would
be equally as bad.
AS to Mr.. Chapman supporting Ii. b.
| Dewey for School Commissioner, little need
| be said. No one ever asked him to and his
| influence with the men who elected the
Commissioner was as it is today, a minus
quantity.
When Geo. M. Dewey was candidate
for the consulate at Victoria. b. c., Chap
man and two others in OwOSsO attempted to
get StOckbridge to refuse to endorse him
but the following letter will explain what
| their efforts amounted to and will also show
the feeling which that gentleman enter
| tanned for the applicant:
hereby endorse Mr.. Dewey as a person
fully qualified to fill such position with
| honor to his country and credit to himself
and ask that the appointment be made.
FRANCIS b. SToCKBRIDGE.
JAMES MCMILLAN.
A. Il. BLISS, nj. e.
1t may also be stated that the applicant
was offered one of the best positions i'm the
consular service i'm South America, the
| place at Victoria having been promised to a
western man. Letters to prove this are in
possession Of the writer.
This letter was written by Senator Stock
bridge and endorsed by Senator Mcmillan
and Representative Bliss. 1t was filed with
letters from eleven congressman, three gOy-
ernOrs and many other of the prominent
men of the country, with President Harri-
son, who offered the consulate referred to
above.
| Will Mr.. Chapman explain why he sup
ported StOckbridge during the first part of
the campaign and then suddenly ceased his
work and climbed on the fence? Was he
looking to see who would throw ''sOme
small cOin?"
When 4. q. Dewey was candidate for
Deputy Oil Inspector, Odell Chapman was
not asked for letter, because his influence
with the State Inspector was as 1t was with
Governor Rich-n -nOthng-and as 1t is today,
outside of the bum element of Shiawassee
county, and as 1t was i'm the state cOnven-
ton two years ago when the secretary, one
of the best acquainted men i'm the state, was
compelled to ask who Chapman was when
he rose to make motion.
The appointment was secured by the I'll.
ing of three letters and personal cOnversa-
ton. Mr. Chapman says lit was not very
long ago that the Deweys employed me tC
help them out of hole" When George
Owen commenced his libel suit Odell Chap
man offered to conduct the defense without
J cost. The verdict mo cause for action
found in fifteen minutes by one of the most
intelligent juries that ever sat in Corunna is
sufficient evidence that the Deweys were
not in the wrong; and the fact that this mar
Owen swOre that Col. Bliss paid him large
, amount of money, 5000 think, for his sup
port for Congress, is sufficient evidence thai
any charges of bOOding at the present time
are not purely fiction as his supporters
claim.
AS to my being in politics l will state
that have held positions of honor anG
trust and was selected by citizens of fal
more ability and decencY than Mr. ChanmaI