The St. Louis Republic., 1901-01-15
Attorneys for Butler Adopt Repub
leans Tactics in Examina-
ton of Witnesses.
BAUMH0FF'S NAME BROUGHT IN.
His Relation With Horton Dis
cussed, Though Violent Objec-
tions Are Made by Con
testant's Counsel.

The attorneys for James ]. Butler In the
Horton-Butler congressional contest in
augurated a departure in the conduct Of
their defense yesterday by determining 10
carry the war into the enemy's territory.
They announced that inasmuch as It
appeared to be the purpose Of the con-
testant TO incumber the record with all sorts
Of irrelevant and extraneous matter. they
propose TO take a hand in that business
themselves.
In consequence OF this discrimination some
startling suggestions were made and EN-
bodied in the record yesterday In the ex-
animation of witnesses before Notary Eu-
gene Buder in room No. COS OF the Bank OF
Commerce building.
Louis J. Dickman and George W. Rinkel.
both clerks in the Election Commissioners
office. testified that the judges and clerks
OF election were appointed by the Election
Commissioners on recommendations from
Precinct Committeeman and citizens Of the
precincts. Democrats recommending the
Democratic officials and Republicans the
Republican officers. They testified that the
most of the work OF the board was done
by Commissioner McCaffery and Secretary
Hoblitzelle. Messrs. Kingsland and Kobusch
rarely being present except at board meet
ings.
On cross-examination. the witnesses were
asked II Mr.. Horton was not generally
known to be the candidate OF the Transit
Company and IL George W. Baumhon was
not particularly active in his behalf. This
question was vigorously objected to by
Horizons counsel, but as the notary has no
right TO pass on the testimony the
answers were taken. The witnesses said
that 1t was commonly SO reported and that
for those reasons, they believed. many Re
publicans had voted for Butler. They were
also asked II the National Republican Com
mittee had not sent for Horton to go TO
Chicago and tried TO induce him TO with
draw from the ticket. They said that they
had heard this, but the occurrence was not
within their personal knowledge
Besides these two witnesses, John Gass
and Jacob Miller. Republican judges In the
Second Precinc. OF the Sixth Ward; q aries
A. Howard. Republican judge in the Fourth
Precinct of the Fourteenth Ward; Arthur
Schmidt. emergency challenger In the
Thirteenth Precinct of the Sixth Ward, and
Samuel Leonard. negro OF the Tweittn
Precinct OF the Sixth Ward, testified.
Gass and Miller were the only witnesses
who testified to any facts that tended 10
show that anything irregular had been
done. They said that the Democratic
election officials had tried to influence vot-
ers after they had entered the polling places,
but stated that so far as they knew they
had not been able to influence single vote.
The testimony OF all the other witnesses
polling places all day and while there had
not seen any evidences OF fraud
Robert A. Crabb. an attorney in William
E F1sse's office. testified before Notary
Buder that he had sent seventy-six regis.
tered letters TO voters at Nos. 2Ol and .OS
South Main street since the contest began
and that all OF them had been returned
The letters were put in evidence.