The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-31
Al r,IDAvITs THAT MONEY WAS OF
FERED TO SECURE CHAPEL,s
NOMINATION.
TWO MEN WERE APPROACHED,
ACCORDING TO THE TESTIuoSv
AND OFFERED MONEY For A
PURPOSE.
HOW THE COUNTY FIELD LOOKS.
Republican Candidates Greatly
worried Over the Prospect-LOoks
Gloomy for Them.

Two affidavits have come into the
hands Of the Democratic county com
m1ttee which will give Sheriff Chanel
an opportunity to make some explana-
ton If he desires. John Gundlach. who
Is the deponent in one case. resides on
Fauquier street and Edward c. Poucher
lives on Bay street. Mabon and Mil
nam claimed after the convention, they
were defeated for the nomination by
questionable means. These affidayits
seem to throw some light on how the.
Trick was turned. The affidavits fol-
low
State OF Minnesota, County of Ramsey-ss-
John Gundlach on oath says that he was a
delegate to the Republican county convention.
held in the Market hall in the city of ST Paul
on the 25th day of September A. D 1896 from
the Sixth precinct of the Second ward of said
city; that while said convention was in ses-
sion, between the hours Of IL a. M and noon
oeponent was approached by colored man
whom he believes to be Robert E. Anderson
deputy sheriff of Ramsey county and was
offered by said man $50 if deponent would de-
liver three votes of said precinct to Charles
E. Chapel, candidate for sheriff Of said county.
John Gundl?ch.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2Oth
day OF october, A. d. 1896.
James Schoonmaker,
Notary Public
q. 81 Ramsey County, Minnesota
State OF Minnesota, County of Ramsey-ss.-
Edward c. Poucher on oath says that he was
delegate from the Thirteenth precinct of
TIE Fifth ward of the city Of st. Paul to the
republican county convention, held in the
Market house in said city on the 25th dav of
September, A. D. 1896; that on said day. and
IN the saloon of B. Vasen, one George H.
Irish, who is deputy sheriff of said Ramsey
county, offered deponent ten dollars (S1O) II
deponent would cast his vote as such dele
gate for Charles E. Chapel, candidate for
sheriff OF Ramsey county.
Edward c. Poucher.
subscribed and sworn to before me this 5th
DAY OF October, A. D. 1895.
&C. A. Fleming,
Notary Public.
q. So Ramsey County, Minnesota
Sheriff Chapel and Deputy Sheriff
Irish were shown the above last night,
and said they would furnish a denial of
1t later.
The Republican county candidates
are advising their friends to hedge on
their election bets Two weeks ago
they were SO confident of success all
along the line that money was freely
offered that the Democrats would not
elect candidate-would not even come
as near as the city candidates did In
the spring. Then the Republicans were
claiming the state for Mckinley by
from $4,000 to $4,000. But now that a
final poll of the county has been made
the local candidates see where, they
We're tpo previous in shouting The
city of st. Paul is said to be absolutely
safe fol sound money, but that doesn't
mean the success of the Republican
county ticket. The sound money Dem
ocrats, some of whom may assist Nc
kfnley in carrying the county, will all
vote for the local Democratic ticket
almost without exception. If, as the
Republicans claim, there are at least
1000 sound money Democrats, McKin-
ley must carry the county by more
than 1000 If the Republican county Of
fcers are to win out. The latest fig
ures given out by the Republican state
central committee are a source of grear
uneasiness to the Republican county
candidates, and they are using every
means to stave off defeat. BY means
of circulars, newspaper abuse and rid
icule and treachery to party friends,
the candidates are striving desperately
to recover the lost ground Chapel.
particularly is making every effort to
save his neck at the expense of the
other Republican nominees. He has
cut loose even from Anderson and some
of the other candidates who were
pledged to stand together both In the
convention and since that time. Chap
els nomination was largely contingent
upon the assistance he would give An
derson and O. B. Lewis, who were in
return to help Chapel by their dele
gates in the convention, and their in
f1uence with voters Of the Sixth and
Seventh wards. Lewis will be stronger
than any other Republican candidate
in the Sixth ward, and without his aid
Chapel could not hope to carry it. In
the Seventh ward are many good Re
publicans who are not bound to party
in local contest, and who will vote
q mf
derson's support is necessary to Chapel
in that ward, but Anderson is sore be-
cause Chapel has cut adrift from him,
and the Seventh will not give Chapel
the big vote that he is now counting
upon The loss of the German vote
is a serious blow to every candidate
on the Republican ticket. The German
vote will be cast to the injury Of ev-
cry man who helped defeat Col. Kiefer
for a denomination to congress. Chapel
was one Of these. If the third term was
not to be given Kiefer, then 1t is agreed
no other man on the Republican ticket
is to have that honor. Chapel Is hope
lessly defeated already, but he is max
ing a desperate struggle. He is having
printed an immense quantity of circu-
lars which, 1t was reported yesterday,
will be distributed all over the city on
Monday containing matter hurtful to
his opponent. His managers. says the
same report, have provided for the dis
tribution of these circulars, and have
them now under lock and key. But
nothing that can now be said or done
will win back to Chapel the votes he
has lost.
Dennis Sullivan is coming In for more
than his share of campaign abuse from
his own friends, because, they say, he
is not taking interest in any one ex-
cept himself. He is so confident Of re-
election that he may be buried before
he knows what the trouble is In the
county. Sullivan is conducting a strict
1y personal canvass. The rank and file
of the party workers are not pleased
with him. He has not been as liberal
as the workers think he should be IN
the distribution Of prediction favors,
and If there is anything that hurts the
average Republican ward worker it is.
lack Of salve.
Sam Lowenstein, e. G.. Krahmer's
political manager, Is in mental con-
dition that threatens collapse. If ever
a man worked hard to accomplish a
purpose, that man was Lowenstein.
Before the convention he spent half his
nights and all his days working among
the Germans for Krahmer. He played
all sorts of small tricks to capture the
delegation from his ward, and got It:
he promised Chapel alt the votes Of the.
Germans In the city IL Chapel would
support his candidate for register Of
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