The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-15
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nized leaders and managers OF said Pull
:, hf-pn"sIship party in the State of Mi.
!, souri,, and that the ubiica ton aforesai
was made Of and concerning plaintiT
| his capacity of politician aud public man
A'd this defendant AYERS that sal
| publication made of and concernin
'hc piaihtin a. q politician and publ
man Was true in substance and in fac,
ior 'Hat the plaintiff az a public man as
sumed I" stand for higher and pur.
methods III politics and in public life an
denounced the older existing POLITICAL or
carnations. to-wit. the Republican an
Democratic parties. as wholly unworth
Oh ! a'.lic confidence and denounced tn
S''pr nIhe Court of Missouri and other of
hcEils oi the state Is dishonest and cor
rupt and o'ncunccG this defendant as un
truthful in its advocacy of Democratic
principles as,d candidates and assume,
ana pretended that his. the plaintiffs pur
pose ~ policies was to purify and eXal
me same When in truth and in fact sucf
professions On lis part were tricks ant
iaisehoods rcsorted TO for the purpose OF
serving his owE cnds.
| ana defendant AYERS that 1t Is a tricl
and falsekood for PLAINTIFF in this case
% assert aShorr once that his name
Should be assoo lated with that of Edward
butier. When. N truth and in fact. the
SAID plaintiff had been repeatedly. to-wit
IN the niayorality campaign of the city of
81 Louis m TIE years 1897 and 1901. and
III II" State camr airn of Missouri in
iSoz. associated with said Butler for the
purpose Oh promoting the political fortunes
OF hin' tie said Plaintiff And IN 1897 it
| vas ac1eed ty end between the said
| Pia'ntih. the said Butler. Edward A,
Noonar and Joseph Grown that they and
| taeir friends should work together TO
noHirate the said plaintiff and. failing
IN this TO dominate the said Noonan. and.
| failing in mis-. to nominate the said
| Brown.
| And III the campaign of 1891 the said
plaintiff to serve his own candidacy for
| the mayoralty IF ST. Louis sought with
tie aid of said Butler to secure the With
urawai of candidates from the ticket on
| which he was -r1rning and in 1902 thA
| said piatntift-aiso sought the aid and SUD-
foi1 81 said Batter for the Pdhlic. Owner.
sh'p ticket, ST which party. plaintiff was
leader. by projecting to the friends of said
butler i've Nominations to the Office of
| Justice OF tic feace in the city of st.
Lor;x.
HOW MONEY WAS RAISED.
fhat in enc OF the campaigns ir which
plaintiff took part on behalf of said Pub
lie ownership party. to wit. in the cam
paign of 1887. said plaintiff on one occa-
sion addressed a public gathering at Music
Hall in the city of st. Louis in the course
Of which address he made an impassioned
appeal to the audience for contributions
ior the purpose of carrying on said cam
paign. and by preconcerted ARRANGEMENT
between plaintiff and others. of which ar
rangement large majority of his audi
e11ce knew nothing. various persons who
had been supplied by the parties to said
arrangement with money and valuables
Tor that purpose, rushed forward TO the
stage from which plaintiff spoke and
there threw down said money and valua-
Dies. or gave the same TO plaintiff in such
manner as to induce, and with the design
OF inducing. other persons present to be-
iicve tina, said money and valuables were
voluntarily and spontaneously contribute cd
by the owners thereof, either upon the i'm
pulse Of the moment, by way of response
to the persuasive cloquence of plaintiff.
or because of the devotion of said con- |
trihutors To the cause which paintiff advo-
waited: and that by means of the spectacu-
lar device and arrangement aforesaid !
Plaintiff and his associates designed and |
intended to induce. and did induce. other |
persons there present to contribute to said |
campaign fund.
Answering further, defendant saws tina. |
IN the early part of the year 1871, plajntifY |
being then tho nominee of said Public |
ownership party for tho Office of Mayor
OF the city of St. Louis, in order to further
MS said candidacy, advised and sough; to
procure one Albert Gebhart, who was then
ana there a candidate of the same party
anu on the same ticket with plaintiff for
,he ONCE or Marshal of said city. TO with
Draw from said ticket and to cease TO he
candidate for said Office of Marshal
giving said Gebhart rs reason for so with
drawing that his withdrawal would prc-
duce and would be worth sl.nN for
plaintiff. and an equal amour, to said
Gebhart
Answering further, defendant SAYS that
in the year 1902 defendant was :, delegate
to the state Convention of the Pubic
Ownership party of Missouri. held in the
city of st. Louis on or about the thirty
first day of July. 1902. for the nomiu.. ton
of candidates for State and other offices.
and Wa: also a delegate to II city couycn-
ticn of said party held i'll said city on tie
game day for the nomination of a city
ticket OF said party. That said State Con-
vention nominated candidates for the Of
fees OF Railroad Commissioner and State
of Schools only. referring
the nomination OF candidates Fog Judge of
the Supreme Court TO an executive corn
mittce of which plaintiff was member.
with instructions to said committee to
name rs candidates of said Public Owner
ship party the three judicial nominees OF
the Republican party. upon condition that
such action would not icopardize the legal
status of the Public Ownership party in
future elections
That at said City Convention nomna- {
tons were made by said Public Owner
ship party for Some % the city Offices to {
he elected in tine city of St Louis at the {
election. lcavin, the nomina- {
items for other offices vacant and blank.
That it was also recommended by said {
City Convention that the Executive Com ]
nittee. OF which plaintiff was Il menu $
Der. should confer with representatives OF I
other political parties and fiji the vacant >
rlaces on said Public. Ownership party t
icket With the MINES of l.rsons pominat- C
n by other political part;es. upon coudi- n
ion that said o,he. politica! party shout, v
'lacc.oa fhat ticket. or tickets. the per- | Il