New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-23
THE PRICE or CHICAGO ALDERMEM
IT Is SAID TO BE $500 EACH But MR. Fo"H"
DENIES THAT HE OFFERED TO bhi'E"
~, I'll. ~ ~ AA.N nLLER FLlIkE.

IT Is SAID TO BE 5000 EACH. BIT MR.. fo"H"'
DENIES THAT HE oFFEREp TO pEiA'h"
At THAT OR Any OTHER FIGURE
S,hic,go. Dec ee-"The Herald" this morning
nrints a sensational story 20 the effect tna' A'e''
man John Powers agreed 10 sell out 'ie N"''-s
Board OF Aldermen for S25Vo y reporter 'o' ''
paper. concealed in a closet. took down WIN p'''
ports to be a steGographc report o. the 'o"''.s
ton in which the proposition was made Fo' Us,
sum OF money. the story goes Mr. Powers AK, ~
10 Kill the cigarette ordinance now pehdihs' :"
made the proposition 70 Nell McCoull. the resi'en'
agent OF the American Tobacco Con pany' anu NV
reporter was present by Mr.. McCou1s 'N'I" ;.
There were forty persons he said. TO be me- e..
and they demanded 500 each for their votes 80"
Alderman assured the cigarette agent INA D" ~.
he paid the money the ordinance. when nAes =,
license at 500 year and would have the en- ,M
driving small dealers out OF the o"Si'''''
surely be passed
The visit OF Alderman Powers was precedeu "
that OF another Alderman, whose name IS not gwen
This Alderman paved the way FOR MS supe, A.,
acted as stool pigeon in the whole anair' MI 49,
Coull agreed to telegraph TO New-forK "he'. ~,
principal offices Of the company are ana INV -,
what ii would 10 In the case. He promise" 40
Alderman Powers know the answer on inui -
afternoon. When the time came he telephonea ~
had not yet received an answer and MI 80.
said he would defer action in mat case ~''' 49,,
company heard from. there being 80
meeting OF the Council that night Se'''"' -.
Aldermen were implicated by name but thei nA'"~'
were held back 80 -
Alderman Powers, when seen today u'' ~,
deny the fact that he had an intcrNe" WI"
McCoull In the attcr's office on Tuesday e''
but did deny that he made any susses''o" -,
bride. or that he minated that h. "'"'' ,,ion
one Nine-tenths OF the conversation j" =.
To bribery which Is attributed 10 nm '",e, "a
SAYS from the lips OF Mr.. McCoull. A'''' w ,or
Alderman Powers Bob" Moore. salesman rim
the American Tobacco Company caII'u o 20,
last Saturday and arranged for mee"ns ' ,,r
the Alderman and the advertising manager ,n"
the Trust At the Leland Hotel AT l u ''o'" w
day Mr. Powers continues;
ON Monday went to the Leland Hoiel aiIn III me
Moore and the agent Inc latter Wsn' eressn The
advertising man asked me why %nu5 stated
cigarette ordinance passed ana after n hints at
why I favored its passage he made seNe m"ii,nc a
Nancy confederation and finally aiter p.na,,ars
large pocketbook from his coat s.lu: ~ onpose
not TO our concern whether you suppupi onSins and
the ordinance. for ! hold Mayor nVopu 70 de-
enough OF the Aldermen In TINS poche.o,n The day
feat A without your assistance LATER III aasLad me
the advertising agent sent for rue ana "a finally /
70 call al his office Tuesday evening. ana ,Toulrs
consented. Soon after my arrNs az ,ana,ed 10 me
office Tuesday evening Nc, ou III, The ordinance
,hn, II came up for final passage Inc, me WHO
,r"uble was he said, that he did NOT h kim money
would be the proper parry o,sv 40 consideraton which
could Influence my course. ana ina. ssa a' OF the
than would work tor s .ms report Of
the Interview printed In moIhins pa aftributed
10 saw that nine tenhs OF the statements A., sxact
to me were made BY Mr. ss on"r..,.ented as mine
srd A. was very evident to me that khe w"Ss~
ter was Q concoctsd tran