The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-08-28

La a Personal Letter 10 the
Republic. Mr.. Ball States
his Position on
PRIMARY FRAUDS IN ST. LOUIS
lie says: ~ intend to get
those who robbed me Of
the nomination, il
! can"

From 81. Louis Republic Aus. 24.
In your paper OF to-day, Satur
day, 22d, under the head OF Demo
Gratis Go on Record" you write al
editorial In which you refer to tn,
resolution OF the nominees on III,
Democ- ticket ss being In fav
or Of openlhR the ballot boxes ane
unearthing the frauds. II any wer,
comraitted, In the cities of ST
Louis and Kansas City. @
You truthfully state that thi,
resolution comes at a time wher
the circuit courts have already de.
cided that they could not 60 intc
the ballot boxes, and express youl
regret that such is the case. You
suggest that l have been, reported
as shouting from the housetops
that the election was stolen from
me. Up to this time, l have never
said a single word that would au.
thorize that statement, nor have
ever uttered a word that Mr.. Cow.
herd was in any way responsible
for the frauds committed in ST
Louis and Kansas City, If any
were committed, neither have
said that any member of the nom &.
inees of the Democratic party was
responsible for it, but you say,
"telling the truth is always q
wholesome occupation. We sug.
gest that Daaid A. Ball and The
Globe-Democrat try it in this re-
spect."
You will remember, Mr.. Editor,
that a few days after the campaign
was over 1 appeared in your Of
fees, in company with the Hon
orable John A. Knott, Mr.. George
Branch Mr.. Charles Maurer, and
your reporter, MIR. Madison, with
an interview Mr.. Madison had
written, and you will remember
Mr.. Knott sought to keep the in
terview out for a few days, and
that you were called in and the
matter submitted to you about GO
ing after the scoundrels who were
charged with having stolen the
election in the City of St. Louis,
and that you decided with me
that the proper thing to do was to
give the interview, and do what |
could to catch up with those who
committed the frauds, if any were
committed. in the City of St.
Louis. That is the only statement
have ever given to any newspa-
per of any kind, directly or indi-
rectly. have never made state
ment, publicly or privately, since
the campa !. II closed, that tends to
reflect in the least on Mr.. Cowherd,
or any of the nominees on the
Democratic ticket, and l shall not
do so until l am convinced that
o ne. or all, had a hand in the
frauds committed in the cities of
st. Louis and Kansas City.
l have gotten tired OF being
abused by newspapers trying to
whip me into what they call "the
line" when l have never been out
of line, and shall not get out of
line, because l have stood by the
Democratic party at all times, and
expect to do so in the future. But
when | am told, by no less per-
sonage than Mr.. Cowherd, through
the newspapers, that you can
throw out the votes of the City of
ST. Louis and still he would be
nominated, | reply to him by say
ing that they might be true, but If
the votes in the City of st. Louis
were cast for me and counted for
him, the result would be very
different state of affairs.
l suggest to you that it is a
strange coincidence that on the
very day that Judge Allen 'deliv-
cred his decision as to whether or
not the ballot boxes were to be
opened, that Mr.. Miles and his
lawyer were at Jefferson City with
. View to preventing the opening
he boxes, had Judge Allen IS d.