The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-03
GIasmann Gang Scared.


Giasmann and his gang are greatly
excited today over the prospect. The
sentiment in Weber county is rapidly
crystalIizing III favor of Skeen and
against the gTafters, and GIasmann Is
becoming desperate.
There is another line of Investigation
which will probably be followed out if
Skeep is elected next Tuesday Mr.
Skeen gave hint Of il last June when
he was trying the libel suit of Viola
Lewis against Giasmann, in which lie
later secured judgment for $1,000
Detective J. F. Fender was on the
stand as q witness for Gla5mann. when
Mr. Skeen sprung a series Of questions
at him which made him almost lean
from the chair. Mr.. SIeen asked the
Glasmann detective if ii were not true
that Ire owned two saloons on Twenty
fifth street, if it were not true that he
and Police Captain Charles Brown con-
trolied Electric alley and forced the
people there to do business at his Sa-
looms. and il he did not protect Grim
inais in Electric alley doing business
with him The question was ruled out.
but the idea suggested that AIr. Skean
knows n great deal he IS not telling
just yet about their Vaccinations has
made the Glasmann gang more vicious
than ever in their attacks on him
They don't want an honest, vigorous
efficient prosecutor.
Crookedness in County Offices.
Some interesting developments are
expected in county affairs also The
Republican officials are beginning to
point fingers at each other r T. Har-
ris and c. r. HOllingsWOrth. special au-
ditOrs appointed by the county board
VIII begin work Monday auditing the
books of County Clerk David Mattson.
And then there may be some things do
ing on both sides. The county COM
miSSiOnerS suspect that MattSon has
given Information about some of their
unlawful transactions. and they may
try to get even.
People are still talking. however. OF
the CRAFTS Of the county board whica
have been exposed. Perhaps the most
comment has been caused by the dis
closures regarding the appropriation to
pay Stanford for lobbying for a bill
before the legislature giving him more
public money.
A voucher bearing date April 6. 1868.
shows that the county board paid 70
Commissioner Joseph Stanford the fol-
lowing:
Double Payment for Lobbying.
For reimbursement of actual and
necessary expenditures on special COM
mittee of legislation, under appointment
made by the board August 4, 1902 for
railroad and street car fares, hotel bills,
typeWriting. messenger service, etc,
during December, 1902. and February
and March, 1903, $273 So"
This amount paid the expenses OF
Commissioner Stanford, c. r. Holdings
worth and George NJ. Hanson to go 10
Salt Lake and work for bill which
permitted the county board to pay
Stanford an extra $500 year as poor
commissioner.
Although Stanford protested he was
innocent of wrongfully taking county
money and then resigned to head off
the introduction of evidence, there was
evidence ready to submit which is be-
ing commented on. When County AT
tOrney Z. T. Hulaniski was being tried
for neglect of duty in certifying the
fraudulent claims made by Stanford.
Mr. Sleen sought TO introduce some evil
dence bearing directly on this point. He
offered to show that April Il, 1905, Com
missioner Stanford drew $3.50 for eX-
penses in making a trip to the poor
farm, while the same day Nelson q
Fell, livery men, were paid 81 for a rig
which took all three commissioners to
the poor farm. Judge Howell fatty re-
fused to let this evidence go in.
But people in Ogden who keep close
track of the situation believe the dis
closures thus far made by Mr.. Skeen
will appear trivial beside the exposures
of corruption which would follow if he
were elected county attorney.
People Want Investigation.
Let US elect Skeen county attorney
and take the lid off the Glasmann adj
illustrations and see what we find,
is the cry Of the anti-graft contingent
The Glasmann gang are opposing this
in desperation and are trying to raise
all manner of cries to make the voters
forget the real issue.
The real issue is:
shall graft and grafters be Endorsed
by the voters?''
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