The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-10-31

No representative of the News
Democrat ever asked Mr.. Bryant or
Mr.. Englert, either, any such ques-
ton as is stated In the foregoing ex-
tract from the News-Democrat, nor
did Mr.. Bryant make any such state
ment as is credited to him.
This assertion Is based on the posi-
tive declarations of both Mr.. Englert
and Mr.. Bryant this morning. Fur
thermore, since the subject is opened,
a Democrat worker close to Tom
Harrison, did go to a member of the
firm and offer him the contract for
Supplying the city institutions with
groceries on condition that the firm
should support Tom Harrison for
mayor, and this representative made
the bold assertion, that whatever he
did "Tom Harrison will stand by"
Furthermore It Is safe to assert
that the News-Democrat will not send
a reporter to interview either mem
Der of the firm, ask them If a man,
claiming to be representative of
Tom Harrison, made the proposition
to them, and quote the exact words
OF either Mr.. Bryant or Mr.. Englert
Not only this, but another grocer
was in the store early this morning,
demanding to know for certain
whether Tom Harrison, himself or
through another, had offered them
the contract, and appearances indb
cate that he also was expecting
some reward from the Kitchen cabi-
net" How many other grocerymen
have been offered the contract, in
the event of Harrison's election, we
don't know yet.
That Interview.
Ibid any News-Democrat reporter
interview you about the report that
Tom Harrison had offered you a city
contract in return for the support of
your firm?" Mr.. Bryant and Mr..
Englert were asked this morning by
a reporter of The Sun.
mo reporter for the News-Demo-
crat interviewed u.s." they both re-
piled
did anybody ask you about it,"
was the next question.
Scores of people"
did anybody inquire of you in
such a manner as to lead you to be-
lieve your statement to him was the
basis for the statement in the News
Democrat last night?"
Yes, a certain butcher asked me
that direct question:" said Mr.. Bry-
ant.
What question did he ask you
''He asked me II Tom Harrison
had offered me the city grocery con.
tract, and | answered his question
as directly as he asked it. l said
Tom Harrison never offered me the
contract-and TOM HARRISON
never did"
Ibid you say to this man, Nor
did anyone for him (Tom Harrison) |
ever directly or indirectly intimate |
such a proposition to your firm?"
81 did not
III ltpOIleT lot luS -NtN5-DNhA
ocrat should ask you If anyone, |
claiming to represent Tom Harrison,
ever approached you with such
proposition, would he get diferen!
answer"
"He would"
This whole affair Is an example OF
the manner in which the campaign
is being conducted. If the News
Democrat had thought Englert
Bryant would give 1t the kind of In
formation it desired. 1t would have
sent real reporter to interview the
members of the firm, and they would
have been quoted.
The Sun knew of this story a long
while ago and has been endeavoring
to induce the members of the firm
to give out an interview. They de-
INJURED, because they did not wish
to be dragged into a political contro-
versy. The Sun. knowing positive
ly the truth, respected their wishes
until the News-Democrat SO misrep-
resented a member OF the firm, that
they reluctantly gave out the facts
as here recorded under process OF
cross-examination.