The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-07-20


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, minus
quantity.
for the consulate at Victoria. b. e., Chap
man and two others in Ow0ssO 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 person
fully qualified to fill such a position with
honor to his country and credit to himself
and ask that the appointment be made.
FRANCIS b. SToCKBRIDGE.
JAMES MCMILLAN.
A. T. BLISS. NJ. G.
It may also be stated that the applicant
was offered one of the best positions In the
consular service in South America, the
place at Victoria having been promised to q
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-
errors 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 E. o. 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-nOthing-and as 1t Is today,
outside of the bum element of Shiawassee
county. and as 1t was in the state cOnven-
ton two years ago when the secretary, one
of the best acquainted men in the state, was
compelled to ask who Chapman was when
he rose to make motion.
The appointment was secured by the Ill
ing of three letters and personal converse
ton. Mr.. Chapman says lit was not very
long ago that the Deweys employed me to
help them out OF hole" When George
Owen commenced his libel suit Odell Chap
man offered to conduct the defense without
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 man
Owen swOre that Col. Bliss paid him large
amount of money, 5000 think, for his sup
port for Congress, Is sufficient evidence that
any charges of bOOdling 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 and
trust and was selected by citizens of far
more ability and decency than Mr.. Chapman
ever was and would not be afraid today,
as he has always been, to go before the
people.
If the editor of The Times or anyone else
in Shiawassee county desired to make charg'
es against Mr.. Chapman he could easily dc
so and answers would not be forthcoming.
Why did Mr.. Chapman move back to s hia
wassee county? On what charges was he
tried three times with disagreements Of the
Jury? Where did he spend the first few
days after the election of Cleveland and
what was his condition? Where was he and
what was his condition one or two evenings
last week?
As to being deadbeat my indebtedness
Is less at the present time than Mr.. Chap
mans is to The times Office alone.
George Whippersnapper LOring has beer
a dead man politically since 1884, when hi
attempted to run The Times and used some
of his usual arguments-lies; and 1t Is NJ
wonder that such decent men as s. s. Mine
deny his leadership In the present campaign
What has been Loring's condition for tn
past seven years? Where has he spen
most of his time? Was 1t not but few
wears ago that he was accused Of breaking
up the domestic life of family in Owoss0
Is he not a gambler of the meanest twO-cen
ante type? Ask any prominent republican
in the city II he does not think it take
money to get the support of L0ring.
Mr.. LOring has repeatedly asked tn
Times for assistance for alderman etc., bu
knowing the man. 1t has been repeatedl
refused.
Begging your pardon for taking so muc
space, l will say that Governor Rich
going to be re-nOminated on the first ballt
and re- elected by 10000 majority or more
and the influence of Chapman, ct oil, will
as It has been--nOn est. And when tn
next campaign rolls around they will b
working in the same manner, with the sam
incentive and their work will amount to
little as 1t does now.
OF the fifteen or twenty persons named
supporters of Col. Bliss, three of the oil
soldiers have Indignantly denied that the
were supporting Bliss, while several civi
ians named in the article will be at the car
cuses for John +. Rich.
While Chapman is foundering aroun
next fall In an attempt to make speeches
Shiawassee county. the writer Will
working for the Maine state centr
committe with such endorsement
"a the following taken from
persorsl ut, r from distinguish
Maipo 1 Senator, inviting me to
there ann , come campaign work In Il
coming N, 18th. publish the extra
Knowing that 1t will fill the hearts Of A
aniss and Whippersnapper with unspea
able 10y. The writer says:
II need not assure you that l mean
flsttery when say, I know Of no man "!
could do us more service In this part OF q
state than you could, and slncerely hol
Won may be able to be with US, II only for
hrief period" Yours truly,
GEO. n. DEWEY.