The age-herald., 1899-03-26


 istration, Mir. Smith thought 1t MT. Dren- nen's duty to correct them, while as a mat ter of record he had dodged more than half the ballots He had not attended but one meeting of the board of aldermen since he announced his candidacy for mayor on January 14.
 MT. Smith alleged that MT Drennen had robbed the laboring men by running com missary and discounting their cheeks at 25 per cent. on the dollar
 Attorney D. A. Green addressed a meet ing of the Bricklayers union in Twentieth street last night in behalf of MT. Smiths candidacy.
 It was said at Smith headquarters yester- day that speakers would be in the field al- most every night this week. An effort is being made to secure the opera house for one night.
 MT. Pearce's Statement
 Campaign Manager Pearce gave out the following statement last night in regard to some allegations that had been made by the Drennen forces:
 There Is no question about the fact that MT. Smith Is going to win, because the peo- pie or the city have confidence in him.
 MT. Drennens attempt to control for Drennen's store all of the city business during his term as alderman shows what he is out for.
 The fact that MT. Drennen's commissary at the rolling mill has been discounting Worklngmens' checks at 25 cents on the dollar shows what MT. Drennen's record is
 MT. Drennen attacks MT. A. A. Gam piil and yet he voted for Gambill twice for md
 I've years during his term as alderman
 MT. Drennen attacks the corporations In public platform, but offered privately to modify his platform if he could get certain support.
 MT. Drennen poses as having voted to reduce licenses yet in reality the only H. censes he voted to reduce were on powder and wagons handled by the department store of Drennen & Co.,, and his vote at the time was joke to the members of the board, as he alone voted to reduce his own license and no other. r
 MT. Drennen, In his anonymous commit nication, misrepresented the facts as to Fox & Sons bill of November 1, 1897, as the prices quoted by him are in excess of the official bill, now on file in the auditors of- hce, and open to inspection of the public"
 Don't Like Voting Places
 At the Drennen headquarters yesterday everybody wore a satisfied smile, but when the polling places were mentioned big ugly frown replaced the placid look Walter Howard, of the arrangements committee, was present and said that in the Third ward the Drennen people had a just cause for complaint.
 "The voting place." he said "had always been at Emmons store, Eleventh avenue and Nineteenth street, and I see no reason why 1t should be moved out to Cutcliffs. That is nearly out of the ward and will in- convenience a m jnrifU nf fha vote intend holding mass meeting out there Monday night and are going to protest against the action of the committee.
 "I told them that had made arrange ments to have that for a polling place, but they out voted me and couldn't help it." We have the same complaint concern ing the polling places as we had in regard to the places of registration said Mr. DreInen. II see no reason why the old vot- ing places should not have been used In the Third ward, for example, the Jonesville people will have to take two cars to get to the place to vote. I think the committee did wrong in not consulting the wishes of the voters before making their selections" One of the committeeman said that yes terday was the most satisfactory campaign day the Drennen forces had had. '"The or ganization is complete,' he said, "and everything is working smoothly. We have no reason to alter our claims or figures In the least"
 Several small bets were made during the day, but from a sporting standpoint the campaign is very tame. some Campaign "Grafts" Within the last few days the ward heel- CTS have been getting in their work and applica tions for booze to help "warm things up' are becoming numerous. The headquarters are visited daily by these "grafters," as they are called in slang, each one having in his control al least 200 votes. All it takes," they say, lis just enough coin to keep de booze going and it's a sure ting seei" These delegations are usually referred to the other headquarters. All kinds of old sterotyped schemes and campaign committees, which invariably re- | qure "just little dough-" Cases of sick | ness where whisky is needed to make the | invalid strong enough to vote; of good | workers who are in jail, and, in fact, every | conceivable "old jag" is being used to | "cap' some of the campaign dough- A man of Influence" met one of the | campaign managers yesterday. and on be- | ing asked how things were progressing, re- 1 piled, "Oh, I'm getting into the race and | you're sure going to win" You are work ing for us, are you?' said the manager. "Well Pm coming in all right; but don't you think $lO would kinder warm up? I'll tell you, things are getting mighty mixed up out there." ar a It is said that no man will be kept in jail now with registration certificate in his pocket.
 "Another Voters" Reply Capacity and character constitute fitness for ofice." gfa The friends of Mel Drennen call upon the