The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-06-04

that the bunch was waiting for me
II to come up to headquarters" /
a some business to transact, l did
not go up at once but went to Jarvis
hardware store, where | stayed until
about I O'Clock when Sexauer again
came and told me the bunch is wait
ing for you" and for me to come I'D
at once l went up there at 1880
O'Clock and found Mccoy, w. H.
Lelghty, G. P. SeXauer, p. j. Murphy.
I. +. Allen, O. G.. Oyloe, r. A. Storm
and a fat man, whose name | did
not know. Mr.. Sexauer acted as
spokesman, took me in a private room
and said, we'll Fred | have fought for
you but it is useless, and the best we
can do now is to pay you 800 if you
will withdraw in favor Of Norman
Hanson. which | refused; Sexauer
Il offered S125, which | also re.
fused; then SeXauer said Il will give
YOU $500 u of my own money to
keep peace in the family" and take
chances on getting it out of the bunch
later on.
| then 'phoned for my friend A. c.
Taylor, who circulated my petition,
he came and SeXauer stated TO him the
proposition, but Mr.. Taylor advised
me not to withdraw, and asked me if
my petition was filed, this was about
HOO O'Clock, and | told him yes"
but TO make sure called Murphy, the
County Auditor and asked him if he
had filed my petition as requested him
to DO on April 2Sth, he replied no
| asked him why" and he replied
well We want you to withdraw AS
| thought the time for filing expired
at the close O. office hours on that day,
and as my petition was as Murphy
said not filed, on the advice of Mr..
offer of $1,000. Mr.. SeXauer then
told me it would o be paid until
on Monday the 18th at one o'clock. at
his mill, when | should come there.
as he did not want to pay by check
but would get the cash for me, as We
don't want this thing to get out. At
the appointed time | went with Mr..
Taylor to the mill and SeXauer told
me that he would not pay me the
money unless | signed a receipt, and
a statement that l did not want my
petition filed, as Murphy the county
Auditor had 'phoned him not to pay
the money unless | signed such a
statement, which | then did, knowing
it was too late to have my petition
filed.
That the $1,000 mentioned in the
Brookings Press article, as money
given to a Volga saloon keeper, was
paid as follows: $500 to the Volga
Tribune for my announcement. and
$3.50 to Erstad for livery, and balance
OF $3.50 for treating the boys.
The statement made by the Brook
ings Press article that F. E. Young.
burg offered me $4,000 for staying
in the race is absolutely false, as ne
never offered me one cent in II way,
either himself or any one for him, and
| never had any conversation what
soever with Fred Youngburg or any
one acting for him on any subject
from the time l came out as a candi-
date until after the article appeared
in the BrOokings Press.
AS to the methods they expect to
employ in the campaign, the state
ment made by one of the leaders in
my presence at one of their meetings.
that for $3.50 per head he would
swing the Third ward any way that
he wanted to, shows that they intend
to use money to corrupt voters.
This affidavit is made of my W
free will, as | consider it my duty to
let my friends and the voters know
the truth.
FRED UELTSCHI.
Subscribed and sworn before me
this 18th day of May. 1908.
Harry A. Williams.
LSEALl Notary Public. in and for the
County of Brookings, S. d.