The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-27
FORTUNE FROM THE COUNTY.
INCOME of HIS OFFICE sEMI-OFFI-
CIALLY PLACED AT $50, 1000
YEARLY.
HE HAS NOW HAD 1T FeuR YEARS.
Efforts of His Deputies to Suppress
the Distribution of Campaign
Documents.


the employees in the sheriff's office are
adopting every means to re-elect their
political lord and master. The party
bosses are neglecting the rest of the
county ticket in order to save Chapel,
and the sheriff's machine is grinding
exclusively for it's owner. The evening
Republican paper is doing all 1t can for
Chapel, but in an article Saturday
night it shed little light that has not
helped the sheriff very much. It
said the sheriff's office is worth about
$4,000 a year to the incumbent This
has opened the eyes of many Republic
cans who think four years in such
fat Office should satisfy Chapel. This
little article is being used with effect
among voters who are of the opinion
that Chapel should give way to an
other
Republicans who are trying to ex-
pose the inner workings of the ring
that Chapel heads in the county are
marked for rough treatment at the
hands Of the sheriff's employees. A
circular has been printed purporting to
give Chapeps official record. These cir
culars are being distributed about the
Some of these circulars were distrib-
uted on the streets Saturday night One
man was handing them about in front
of the Auditorium. One of Sheriff
ChapePs deputies was in the crowd and
tried to brighten the man with the
pamphlets away. But the man refused
to be bluffed by the deputy. The dep
uty went to a police officer and de-
manded that the man be arrested. The
officer refused to do so but drove the
peddler out of the crowd into the
street. The deputy followed and with
threats sought to make the man give
up his circulars, but that didn't work.
The plucky citizen went on handing
out the offensive circulars.
Another deputy tried to procure the
arrest OF another pamphlet peddler, but
the police officer was we'll enough post
ed on the law regarding the rights of
citizens not to take the deputy's word
Tor any alleged violation Of a city or
dinance. The deputy used all sorts of
means except violence to compel the
anti-Chapelite to desist in his efforts
at enlightening the people,
Sheriff Chapel and his friends are
continually harping on the theme Of
ChapePs honesty and regard for public
interests. During the four years he has
been In office according to his own
TRENDS, he has made about $780,
0OO year. In the same time
he also made enemies of some
men he should be proud to call
friends. The Republican. county. au-
ditor won ChapePs hatred for holding
Up some of his bills. Sullivan. though
a Republican, treated Chapel exactly as
Kane, the Democratic county auditor,
mad done. 1t seemed that ChapeFs
o1lls We're eXorbitant. When the au-
ditor refused to pass fa,yorablv unon
his bills, Chapel made a roar. but he
old not get his bills through until they
had been scaled down to a fair figure
And still his evening paper says he
makes $4,000 year
Here is a list Of questions, which
chapel will be asked to answer at one
OF tie meetings he attends this week.
What public Office or positions have you held
during the last twenty years within the state
of Minnesota? Name them, how long held
and the salaries received by YOU t-s..4o
Have you during that twenty years been out
of office. and If SO. how long?
What has been the net income of your office
as as snerln OF Ramsey county during the last
four years? Has it been less than $50. 600?
How much did you report to the county
auditor, under the salary bill between Ian
L 1898, and April Is, 1895. when the salary
bill was repealed, as the net receipts of your
office over and above, at the rate of S., 900
per year?
What, if anything did you have to do
with the repeal in 1893, of the salary bill?
Please explain, If within your knowledge
why the bill repeating this law was intro
duced on the last day of the session at the
request of the governor and was then ouietIv
rushed through without letting the bubble
know anything about it?
Tell how the taxpayers of this county
were benefited by the surreptitious repeal Of
this law whereby over 100000 was lost to
the public treasury?
Did you employ your deputy, John S. Van
diver. to lobby this repeating bin through
Do you know who furnished the $500 that
Vanolver says was placed in his hands and
was used by him in securing the passage Of
of it? ' p'
What is the difference between third term
as sheriff and third term as congressman?
Does this olHerence, II any, account for the
friends to Col Kiefer? Ni
Did you suggest to your friend, Eli Warner
me adyisability of introducing his 81, 900
If it is worth $1,000 to hang two German
Doys what Is it worth per head to hang all
the taxpayers of Ramsey county?
Why Is 1t worth 81 to serve a summons n,
ramsey county and only fifty cents in Henne-
pin county?
John H. Ives. F. Fl. Ellerbe and J. IT
avery VIII address a Democratic aud
There will be Democratic meetings
in the Eighth and Ninth wards tornor-
row night. John Lind Francis. III.
Clarke, I. D. O'Brien, PIERCE Butler
and other speakers will. be heard in
each ward
Democratic meetings will be held TO-
night in Arlington hall and Salvation
Army hall in the First ward. John
Lind, Q. H. O'Neill, T. D. O'Rrien. r.
n: Clarke, Edward Peterson and others
will be the speakers
Tomorrow night there will be q
Democratic rally in the Fifth ward.
followed by meeting at c. S. P. S.
nall, West Seventh street and Western
avenue. John Lind and Judge J. T..
Mcdonald will be the speakers
Chairman Townley, Of the. Democrat
&c county committee, figures that the
| total voting strength of the Repubi-
cans was represented in Saturday
nights parade. Allowing for stay at
home voters, taking the total regis
tratlon, deducting the probable excess
of numbers reported in the parade
and other intricate and eqaully inter-
| esting calculations, Mr.. Townley esti-
mates Bryan's majority in the county
at 200. The figures are on the black
beard IN county headquarters and any
one who doubts the correctness of the
deduction can see for himself how Mr..
Townley reaches his conclusion.
Michael Doran Is willing to back his
political Judgment with his money.
Some days ago he expressed the opin,
ION that Mckinley would be elected
and that he would carry Minnesota.
He offered 10 bet any sum up to 500. :