The herald., 1896-12-04
ATTEMPT 70 ROB A MAN OF HIS GOOD NAME

! ticket II ii was desirous to beat the water
| company candidate, and | most en-
phatically thought that was the thing
| for US to do. l told him that l would
make a canvass of the ward and find
out how the voters stood as regards his
| candidacy and mine. l said that every
thing would do would be fair, and pre-
sumed that he would act in equal good
faith
Shortly after this Price came to me
and asked me to resign, or rather de-
cline, in favor of Snyder. told him
that | could not conscientiously do so
at that time. but would see him after I
had completed my canvass of the ward.
THE next day l saw Snyder again.
| told him about meeting Price. He
promptly said he could have nothing to
do with the matter of my withdrawal.
Later l received a note from Price
asking me to come to the court house.
He said if L remained in the field 1t
would injure Snyder, and that 1 could
not possibly be elected myself. To this
replied that If he would pay me for a
portion of the time and money had ex-
pended in making canvass and polling
the ward / would consider the matter.
He asked me how much l had spent
and how much 1 would want for my
time l told him l could give an item
lied account of expenses. But my time
| would also expect partial remuneration
for.
In the meantime a Republican called
on me and said he understood l was to
resign. told him that it was useless
for me to continue in the field, as L
would only be at an expense ana get no
results. That l could only expect to elect
Burns. the Republican candidate. He
promptly told me that he would guaran-
tee that it would cost me nothing if l
would remain in the field. l told him
| was not in the habit of selling out to
any one and that l could not for mo-
ment entertain the proposition. Next
| time / saw Price told him of this prop
osition.
.ae said: Don't accept Pull down
in favor of Snyder l said l would pre-
fer to withdraw in favor of Snyder as
1 was convinced that he was fair and
| honorable man, and as l could not be
| elected I wanted Snyder to be chosen.
Price seid he would guarantee me
my expenses. i told him was not sell
| ing myslf to anyone, but if he thought
it worth while to pay me for time and
money expended which amounted to
about 100. it would be acceptable
| told him that at the next meeting of the
| Populist committee I intended to re-
| sign in favor of Snyder, but as l was a
| poor man o return of the money l had
| spent would be great favor.
price wanted to know where his part
| came in He said he was getting soup.
He suggested that / place my expenses
at $3.50 and he take $50 of the amount
| told him to do as he pleased. ] said to
| him that all l wanted or expected was
| to be remunerated for what I had paid
| out and for part of my time. Three or
| four days later he told me it was all
right, but mentioned no names or anyone
| to indicate what he meant.
"I tried to resign in favor of M. P.
Snyder and the Populist committee did
not at first consider it a resignation
but on the day following it was accepted
ION the last day, to be sure my name
would not appear on the ticket, I filed my
withdrawal with the city and county
clerks. l had no chance of an election
i The Peoples party were insisting thai
1 pay an assessment of $50, which fruit
less expenditure l could not afford. Mr.
Snyder never at any time, either direct
" or indirectly, either proffered mt
money of any kind or consideration o
any nature, to withdraw from the Popu
list ticket.
This showing made by Price of let
ters think to be a cold blooded attemp
at blackmail on his part. In his state
ments to me Price never led me to be-
lieve or intimated that Mr.. Snyder was
doing or had pledged himself to per
corrupt.
After the election l wrote Price let
ter telling him that he had promised mt
my expenses, $100 and a chance for work
AS l had neither, l thought 1t time fol
him to act. ! then met him at the court
house, and he went with me to Snyder
shoe store. When we went in Sny
der was busy talking to a lady. As sool
as he was at leisure Price said to him
Here is Brown; you owe him $15O;wh!
the he'll don't you pay him"
Mr. Snyder said: I owe Brown moth
ing; ] never promised to pay him a dol
lar through you or anybody else.
Price then said that Snyder had prom
ised me $3.50. Snyder emphatically de
MED it in my presence.
He asked Price if he had turned ware
striker and was trying to bleed him
Price said No that he would get TIL
money.
Snyder said: Go on and get it; 1 def
you. You will find it would have bee
better for you both if you had not at
tempted this scheme to get money ou
of me-
This made me mad and l went wit
Price to his lawyer. Jay E.Hunter. W
laid the whole matter before Mr.. Hunter
After he had heard the story he said tha
he would look into the matter, and
paid no more attention to it for sew
eral days.
L received a letter from Hunter ask
; ing me to call and see him. / did so. II
said he had received a letter from Pric
asking him to bring suit against Snydel
Il told him (Hunter) that if he wante
to bring suit in my name he could do So
! but that 1 had no money to pay for tn
. | expenses Of the suit. | also told hir
that on the witness stand l would stan
by all the facts that had related to hin
| ;cl1 cd hGf a nj n a
Il heard no more of the matter fc
several days, until | had received le
: ter from Hunter asking me for a fee f.
services.
II called at his Office and told hil
I that l had not employed him. Mr.. Prit
D. was the man who had engaged him, ar
r anything due he would have to collel
l | from him.
r Three or four weeks later 1 met Prit
and he told me Hunter had told hi
S that there was no case.
$ About the 10th of November, 1884,
$ met Price and told him that l neede
s $40 badly to pay house rent. This W.
. after my resignation had been accepte
h by the Populist committee. Price to-
o me to see Snyder. l saw Snyder, and |
a gave me an order on Price. The nel
day / called on Price and he gave II
q $40
= Something over a week I met Prit
!, and man who was introduced to n
by the name of Cornell, a tall spa
man, in front of the Western Union o
= flee. 1 afterwards found out that Il
i" mans name was Sackett Cornell
Price produced some letters al
showed them to me. One letter W;
mine and | said that it was mine.