The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-23
SCHURME|ER SAYS
He STANDS PAT
VIII Have Proof to Back His
Statements When Grand
Jury Asks IL.

AID. Matt BantZ'S vote for the down.
town baseball park was not influenced
Il was at one time offered the man
agership of the new store that Mr.
Lennon is opening" said Mr.. Bantz
last night but declined it because
| have a business and a partner that is
entirely satisfactory to me.
But it is not true that Mr.. Lennon
| offered to back me to the extent OF
$1,000 if I wanted run for the Demo
cratic nomination for mayor. I never
aspired in that line and 1 don't know
if there is any one foolish enough to
throw away $1,000 just to let me try.
Il have always been a friend of Mr..
Lemons and / stand for the sport he
| is trying to promote. That was what
Influenced my vote for the downtown
| ball park. I am a friend of baseball.
! Mr.. Lemons offer of the management
of.his store, which refused, came long
after the park measure had been pass
| ed by the council"
What with Mr.. Schurmeier's latest
! statement, and counter statements OF
! those he drags into his charge of brib-
! cry through street car influences sur
| rounding the legalizing of the down
! town baseball park by the city council,
| things official at the city hall were at 81
| fever heat yesterday There were WhfS-
perings of more serious things to come,
and in the swapping of stories many
| city departm were involved.
| Says He Stands Pat.
Assemblyman H. c. Schurmeier was
on hand at the assembly meeting last
| night called to consider the gas fran
| chise, but he did not seem inclined to
| be further communicative. He was
| joked considerably by the other MEM
| bers as to his crusade, but accepted 1t
! in good part.
| 81 do not think I will have anything
more to say until I get to the ears Of
| the grand jury" said Mr. Schurmeier.
| ST h e Clio b e pretty thoroughly told
my side of the story yesterday, and ali
| that remains now is to furnish, when L
am called upon, the names of those
/ others who have been trying to infiu-
| ence my vote in behalf of the street car
| company's interests.
| Every charge l have made l stand
| pat on. Every statement l have given
to the press I will back up with proof
when the proper time comes"
Mr.. Schurmeier last night declined to
enter further into his dealings with
| Mr.. Lennon or to speak of the street
| car influences that he claims have been
| trying to force him to reverse his stand
on street car matters.
There is nothing more to say. I have
explained my position in this suit that
Mr.. Lennon has brought against me-
said Mr.. Schurmeier. "As for my cigar
! interests I have them yet and have
| bills and vouchers for every transac-
| ton 1 have made in connection with
| the business. 1 did business with
Kuhles & Stock, and at present 1 hava
a credit with that company amounting
to $614.35.
Mr.. Lennon at first made the state
III FO1. he-eiy1f =
payment of the $1,000 note was that
Mr.. Schumacher had not furnished him
with the monthly statements agreed
| upon. Mr.. Lennon yesterday stated
| that his demand for payment was real
! ly Influenced by false statements made
| by Mr.. Schurmeier regarding the bust.
ness. He says he also heard that Mr..
| Schurmeier had previously failed in the
! cigar business and he at once fastened
| to secure himself against what he
| thought might be another failure
Lennon Gives His Version.
Il have said all that 1 care to say
about the Schumacher matter" said
! George e. Lennon last night. 81 feel
sorry for Schurmeier and 1 think the
matter has been aired enough.
| CAS- to my offering Matt BantZ a po-
/ sition to influence his vote in securing
my down town ball park, I can only say
that that statement is absurd. Mr..
! BantZ from the very beginning was for
/ the down town park, as a glance at the
records will show.
Il did, however, offer Matt BantZ a
position. More than that, I offered
| him every possible inducement to give
| up his business and come with me. /
! have been after Mr.. Bantz for the past
/ two years but he refused to come with
| me. Several times he was on the point
| of doing so, but he declared he felt
| bound in honor to remain with his
partner and finally refused to accept
| my offer.
"As to the other points of the Schur-
| meier matter l have nothing to say.
| The public has heard enough Of this"
| Carnival Is in 1t.
The late carnival has been dragged
| into the controversy, the talk yeSter-
| day centering on the story that Mr..
| Schurmeier had compelled A. G. Flour
| noy and G.. L. Beck, employed by the
! association to sell booths and adyer-
t Using space, to divide their commits
| sions with him. Such a deal is ac-
| knowledged by the carnival officials,
but they say the baths realized from
| the deal, Mr.. Schumacher, Immediately
| on a settlement with Messrs. Beck and
Flournoy, turning his share over to the
committee. Mr.. Schumacher claimed
| that he was instrumental in securing a
! large portion of the business obtained
! by these gentlemen and he insisted
| that the commissions be turned over to
| him, which he turned back into the
! carnival treasury.
| Assemblyman Michael Doran Jr. says
he has been misguided in his answer
| to the question, Does the street car
| company control the board of alder
men,"
| Il have no knowledge that the street
| car company controls a vote in any of
| the council bodies" said Mr.. Doran 'It
| is common talk that there are street
car influences in the board of alder
men, but do not know of any one who
can prove it. Things do not look right
some times, but 1 have only SUPPOSE
| ton to go on in the matter"
| The grand jury is now busy with
committee work and will probably con-
| tinue so the remainder of the week. If
| anything is done in the present matter
it will hardly likely be before the mid
| die of next week. Both Mr.. Schnr-
meier and Mr.. Lennon seem anxious to
! appear before the body, but neither
| tried to break into the grand jury room
! Yesterday