St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-20

took pains to see me several times about
Gates A. johnson as building inspector.
L told Mr.. Fuller that l did not APP
prove the ordinance. l told him that |
aid not consider 1t good thing for the
party to keep Mr.. Fuller in the saddle
all the time. / told Mr.. Morris once
that would vote against the ordinance.
depressed my views on the ordinance
several times. said l was willing to
vote for the ordinance provided 1t was
made party measure, | went with
Mr.. Woolsey to the building Inspectors
office and said would be glad to have
him get position. / had been promised
position on the joint court house COM
mittee by Mr.. IngersoH in presence of
MIR. Zimmerman, but did not get it. Mr..
MacCarthy came and offered me purse
from some of his friends as contribu-
ton. The money came from time to
time. did not know where it came
from. The money was either given me
by Mr.. MacCarthy or left in an envelope
i'll the Office where l worked. When
Mr.. Morris brought the money in De-
cembpr expressed surprise that he
snould know about the money,
and asked him where the
moaey came from. and the
names of the men who paid it. He told
me where it came from. On Jan. last,
when there was talk Of electing Inc as
secretary of the fire board. II. II. Fuller
went to friends of mine and told them
that was guilty of bribery. Mr.. Fuller
then came to me and said he would
spike my guns. He made a proposition
to the effect that L resign from the fire
board. go back into the council and
serve my term out and then not run for
any other office. If | did not agree to
to that he would publish the charges.
Mr.. Fuller made another proposition,
which was that | should remain ON the
fire board, draw one months salary and
then resign. If not. he would publish
the charges of bribery.
Asked by Mr. Markham as to when
Mr.. Fuller made these statements, Mr..
franklin declined to answer, but said
he would give the name of the person
in case Mr.. Fuller denies the statement.
Resuming his statement. MIR. Frank
lin said thathe was offered position
in the building inspectors Office at
81 ZOO year, which was S35 month
more than he was getting, provided be
would vote for Gates 4. johnson az
building inspector.
Questioned by Mr.. Lightner, Mr..
Franklin said he did not know where
the money was coming from until De-
cember, when Mr.. Morris brought the
money for that month to him. 1t did
not strike him as being curious that the
names of his friends should be con-
cealed. Mr.. Morris told him the names
of the men in the building Inspectors
Office who had contributed the money.
Asked it he accepted the money from
MIR. Morris after being told where it
came from, he said he knew no reason
why he should not accept the December
pay. He said that Mr.. Morris. at that
time, did not solicit his vote for build
ing Inspector. L had said L would vote
for the ordinance il it became a party
measure, but not If it was engineered
by II. II. Fuller. I signed the call for a
caucus to select building inspector.
To MIR. Townley Il am an al
derman from the Sixth ward.
My friends on the West side gave ME a
banquet. They presented me with a
purse of Sl00 and gold watch. | was
on the committee on printing; that took
up considerable time. L was on nine
committees. Che time taken in COM
mittee work was stately was locked
for time lost at work. | received sos per
month, payable weekly. My salary on
| the joint court house committee would
have been S100 year. l did not think
| the money received from the building
inspectors office was for influence.
was not Influenced. [ always voted
| with my party. [ was never approached
| by Mr.. Morris OF any one in his office
until November. Nor from any one
from any other office. was approached
by Mr.. Morris to vote for him. At the
caucus l voted for the present incum-
| bent three times. but generally for
Walter Ife for building inspector, who
was feilow-eountrymau and personal
| friend of mine.
REARDoN FIRES A SHOT.
+ Mr.Reardon then called for Assembly.
man William r. johnson and asked
him If any one ever asked him for his
Influence or offered money to vote foi
| him.
| Mr.. Van Slyke objected to going int
| that matter and suggested that they
were only inquiring into the conduct Of
| Mr.. Franklin.
Mr.. Reardon retorted that they were
| ineuiring also into the conduct of Mr..
Morris and others In the building in
spectof's Office.
The chairman told Mr.. Reardon tc
+ proceed.
Assemblyman Johnson answered MI
Reardon's question, Yes, sir. Mr.
Morris did"
| Mr.. Morris arose and retorted: 81
deny that distinctly
Mr.. Morris then said to Mr.. Johnson,
Ibid l not call at your office and say
| that if was reelected would be glad
to give MIR. Hilliard. friend of yours,
position?"
| Mr.. Jehnson-You did. l did moi
like the way the first question was put.
Mr.. Morris came to me before and
asked my support. L told him 1 would
stand by the party. He asked that nc
caucus be cali ed. told him that
favored caucus. l said that if no
caucus was called and Democrat was
to be selected would favor Mr.. Morris.
told Mr.. Morris that / had friend
a mechanic in the Eighth ward-t that /
would like to see in the office. Mr..
Morris said he would be taken care of.
land said if 500 or S150 was necessary it
would be all right told my book
keeper that there was some mistake
MIR. Morris would not want to bride
me.
Mr.. Morris here interrupted Mr.. john
son and said: Yes, said there might
be position of 500 month or sou
Mr. Iohr,no,,- rrI,o4 A.,