Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-08-13

ST. Louis Republic,
Horace s. Rumsey, Treasurer OF the
William s. Cowherd Business Mems
! Club, and former president Of the
Jefferson Club says that II is up to
the Police department and Circuit
Attorney to ferret out the wrongdoers
II there was any corruption in the
primary last Tuesday. He believes
that 1t is the duty Of all citizens to
furnish the police and Grand Jury
with whatever information they mag
possess.
Mrs. Rumsey believes that Henry
+. Stapel had more TO do with Ball
losing City Of st. Louis than anyone
else, as the German vote, which at
one time was with Ball, voted for
Stapel. He says that 1t is not only
the duty of Mr.. Ball to furnish the in
formation which will result In the
punishment Of wrongdoes, but the
duty also OF Mr.. Oowherd, Judge Wal
lace anu MI. lapel.
The fact that the fifth and twenty
second wards we're the only ines in
| st. Louis carried by Ball, and that
these wards went so overwhelm-
ingly ana with such unanimity on all
OF the candidates, also merits invest
CATION, in the opinion Of Mr..
Rumsey.
NIB. RUMsEY's STATEMENT.
"If there was corruption in The pri-
mary said Mr. Rumsey yesterday
ut is the duty Of the Police Dedart-
ment and the Circuit Attorney tofer-
ret out the wrongdoers and to see that
they are punished, and it is the duty
Of every citizen to furnish them such
information as he may have. The
Governor has issued a reward OF $500
for the arrest and conviction Of those
guilty Of fraudulent voting to stimu-
Mate the activity Of our public offic-
ials and to induce private citizens
to give information
"Mr. Cowherd would have been
nominated II be had lost the twenty
two wards that he carried In the city.
In fact, he had votes enough outside
Of st. Louis to nominate him 20 that
the st. Louis vote does not affect his
nomination.
sit is the duty of Mr.. Ball and MI.
Cowherd, as we'll as Mr.. Stapel and
Mr.. Wallace, or any other candidate
to supply any information which will
lead to the arrest and conviction of
any person guilty OF fraudulent voting
and this applies with equal force to
all the wards in st. Louis, including
those carried by Mr.. Ball, Mr.. Stapel
and Mr.. Cowherd. II there was ille-
gal voting let the grand jury ascertain
1t and indict, no matter whom 1t in
wolves, but let public opinion be sus-
pended until there has been an inVes-
tiga,tion and until the facts have been
ascertained.
CoMPLAINANTs DOUBTFUL DEMOCRATS
"Since the announcement of the re-
suit of Tuesdays primary election
there have been a number Of com
plants made by supporters OF
Mr.. Ball. 1t is remarkable, however,
that OF these compliments not one
has a straight record as a Democrat.
Those Democrats who supported s.Mr.
Ball and who have a straight party
record, like former Governor John B.
O'Meara and Others, are taking Mr..
Balls defeat philosphically, and, like
good Democrats, ARE lcounsellng har-
mony and getting ready to face the
common enemy.
"Mr. Cowherd's friends and political
advisers have claimed for the last two
months that he would carry twenty
four out Of the twcnty-elght wards in
this city. There never was any doubt
Of his ability 10 do so. In the first
be had the support Of twenty
three out Of twenty-eight City Cen
trail Committeeman. He had the sup