The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-06-04
UELTsCH| EXPOSES
CORRUPT|ON|STS
Answers Press and Shows Fallacy
of the Explanation in That
GREAT JOURNAL OF INSTRUMENTATION
Stalwarts Openly Boast of Purchas-
ing Votes. Read and Reflect.
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Fred Ueltschi, being first duly
sworn, on his oath deposes and says:
That he is the same person who an.
nounced himself as a candidate for
Clerk of Courts, subject to the pli'n-
aries TO be held June 9, and that pc
caused to be circulated a petition in
due form, and obtained the required
number of signatures thereto, which
petition he presented on the @Sth
day of April, 1908, to the County .Au-
ditor, p. j. Murphy, AMI req tested
the said Auditor to file the same at
once.
That prior to and at the time that
said petition was circulated l inter
viewed l.. V. Mccoy, G.. p. Sexauer,
c. F. Allen, w. II. Leighty and other
so called "stalwart leaders, who
promised me their support, and en-
couraged me to make the canvass for
the office, and upon their representa-
lions, and believing their statements
to be true | in good faith announced
myself as a candidate in the news
papers, and commenced my canvass
vass for a period of about five weeks,
mourning a large expense, during all
of which time | was encouraged by
the so called "stalwart leaders" and
led to believe by them that they would
give me their unqualified support.
On Thursday the 18th day of May,
in the forenoon, l went up to the
stalwart headquarters, in a back room
which was formerly Mathews & Muir
phys office, and then from the con-
versation with l.. V. Mccoy and G..
p. Sexauer | found they were inclined
to support another stalwart candidate
for the same Office norman A. Han.
SOM, unless he would withdraw, in
which case they would continue to
support me.
They further promised that they
would use their influence and dis
courage Mr.. Hanson from filing his
petition, and also requested me to go
and see Mr.. Hanson personally, which
| did at . o'clock of the same day,
and at which time he told me that he
would not run for the office as he
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the County Convention in March and
would not like to come out as a stall
wart anyway. When | left him how
eve he requested another interview
at S o'clock that evening, at the ap-
pointed time | met him at his store
and he told me that he would not
run
| Immediately went to stalwart head
quarters and told them what Mr.. Han
son had told me; but Mr.. Mccoy said
at that time I'VE cannot do anything
fr you, as Hanson absolutely refuses
TO withdraw.
l then became suspicious, as ! also
found that w. II. Leighty, who was
on my petition, had been to Nolga to
induce another person to ONE out for
the same Office, and commenced to
see through their u|nderhanded and
dishonest methods, and going out, de-
termined TO stand as a candidate with
out their support
The mex Saturday, May the 9th, in
the forenoon | met l.. V. Mccoy on the
street, and he said. well Fred We can
do nothing for you, but I want you to
come Up and we will fix up this deal
some way" and in the afternoon ! Went
up to the headquarters, finding Nc
Coy there, and he told me that they
would pay me $500 if | would with
draw and keep still, or he said Barg
has o as yet promised anyone the
Deputy Authorship, and if he is elect
ed you can have that, or | don't think
Jermstad has promised to appoint
anyone Deputy Sheriff yet, and if he
is elected you can have that-if |
would withdraw in favor OF Norman
Hanson, and keep still, all OF which |
refused to consider.
That same day about I o'clock in
the evening while | was eating my
supper at the Farrankop restaurant,
Mr.. Sexauer came in and told me