The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-10-10

preached 70 Mr.. Null. but he would have
none Of it. In plain English ne stated that
he was not 10 be bribed II have lived
here many years." he said, 'and my
friends and neighbors look upon me as an
honest man. All the persuasion in the
world would not induce me to consider
such a piece Of business for a moment
In vain he was begged 10 accept the
proposition, but he absolutely refused to
do so. This -nded the matter as far as
he was concerned. Mr.. Tomlinson con-
tinued as postmaster until the present in
cumbent,. V. c. Hanawalt, was appointed
by President Cleveland. Mr.. Null con-
tinued at his business. but his treatment
by Owen is still fresh in his memory. He
is not Of a revengeful spirit, but he and
his friends Will make their presence felt
In November.
At present he is employed in ]. B. Win
ter's shoe store. He is a pleasant gentle
man and is well liked and respected in
Logansport He was hard at work when
a Sentinel reporter called TO see him one
day last week. and talked freely when
asked 10 tell the story OF the postoff1ce
deal. When asked why 1t was that ne ala
not receive the appointment, he replied
that his friends defeated him.
Il would have secured the office, said
he. eff Owen and the other leading re-
puhlicans in LOgansport had done as they
agreed 20. But then that is all passed
now and l have nothing TO say
What sort of promises did they maker
asked the reporter.
Il was assured by Mr.. owen that
would surely get the Office and at the
same time he knew that TOmhnson would
receive the appointment. In fact, 50
strong was his argument that he induced
a number Of my friends 70 bet that L
would be the next postmaster He told
Capt. Hardy that ] had one-thous nd
ton weight on the Office The truth of the
MI - I hafvaNspl nv
that I supposed Were my friends. l bear
no malice, but cannot support my enc
mics.
WIZ Not Vote for owen.
do you mean by that Mr.. Null thar
you will cast your lot with the democratic
party?" asked the reporter.
''Well. not exactly. ] have always been
a republican and still think that way, bur
cannot conscienu1usly vote for 4lr.
Owen. Had he treated me right things
would have been different"
There is a story circulating about to
the effect that members Of your party
practically offered YOU a bride. In other
words they offered YOU portion Of an
other mans salary when they learned
that you and your friends We're diss3tis-
fed with the postofice deal. Is there any
truth in the story?"
Yes. / was offered 500 a year, which
was a portion Of the salary Of the Ham
mond Eaugership. Had they known me
better they never would have made any
such proposition. Under no circumstances
would l consent to anything Of the kind"
Did Mr.. owen make the proposition to
you?' was the next question.
"WeI, no, not exactly. but it came in
such a direct way that I had every rea-
son TO believe that the offer was genuine.
in fact. IL was no secret at the time and
it was handed around quite freely. IN
company with number of my friends /
went 20 the Journal office and asked mat
The matter be published Mr.. Buyer VAS
editor at the time and refused 10 do 81.
The Phar9s, however published the story
i'm fun"
The Sentinel interviewed a number of
LOganspo-t's leading citizens on the sub
ject and learned that the story was true
in every particular and that NJ. Null had
told the plain truth in regard 10 the mat
ter. Thus il is clearly shown that Mr..
owen awaited himself of the opportunity
to down the Old soldier in spite of the fact
that ne was supported by AT least two
thirds of LoganSp0rt's citizens. The office
was given 10 a man VINO was not a soldier
and a man whom it WAS claimed had some
SOFT or q ntlu ON Mt. owen. IN IdcL. IL
was stated that TOmlinsOu engineered the
whole scheme and that owen acted al
his dictation. one thing is certain, how
ever and that is Mr. Null was cheated
out of an Office which rightfully belonged
to him. IF the republicans believe the
soldiers will forget such treatment Of one
OF their number they are mistaken. owen
Is no friend Of the soldiers and they know
IL and for that reason they Will not sup
port him in November.