The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-05-28
uELTsCHI ANSWERS PRESS.
CONTINUED from Page ~

the County Convention in March and
would NOT like 10 come out as a stall
wart anyway. When | left him how
ever he requested another interview
AT s O'Clock that evening, az the APP
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 we cannot do anything
fir YOU. as Hanson absolutely refuses
to withdraw.
then became suspicious, as | also
found that w. II. Leighty, who was
on my petition, had been to Nolga to
induce another person to come 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 next 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 | wan 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 $lS5.00 if / would with
draw and keep still, or he said Barg
has not as yet promised anyone the
Deputy Authorship, and if he is elect
ed 0 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 |
---.1l .-s.l.ln,,- -, n,,Ar af Mann q "a
Hanson, and keep still. all OF which
refused to consider.
That same day about I o'clock in
the evening while / vas eating my
supper at the FarrankoD restaurant,
Mr.. SeXauer came in and told me
that the bunch was waiting for me
and to come up to headquarters |
had some business to transact, | did
not 90 up at once, but went to Jarvis
hardware store, where | stayed until
about : o'clock when SeXauer again
came and told me the bunch is wait
ing for YOU and for NE to come up
at once, | Weut mp there at 1890
o'clock and found Mccoy, W.. II.
Leightv. G. p. SeXauer, p. }. Murphy,
c. +. Allen, O. G. Oyloe, r. \. Storm
and a fat man, whose name | did
not know. Mr.. SeXauer acted as
spokesman. took me in a private OOm
and said. well Fred | have fought for
you but ii is useless. and the best We
can do now is to pay you 500 if you
Will withdraw in favor OF Norman
Hanson, which | refused: SeXauer
tLen offered 1925, which | also re-
fused: then SeXauer said Il viii siye
you $500 out 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 10 withdraw As
[ thought the time for filing expired
at the close OF office hours on that day,
and as my petition was as Murphy
said not filed, on the advice of Mr..
Taylor | finally accepted Mr.. SeXauers
offer of $4,000. Mr.. SeXauer then
told me it would not 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 | vent 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 | did 0 want my
petition fled. 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
Bookings Press article. as money
given to 4 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. T.. Young
burg offered me 100000 for staying
III the race is absolutely lalSe, as he
never offered me one cent in any 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 | 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
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
hn mnntad ia chnmC hat thnV intpnd