The Detroit times., 1910-02-21
SAYS TRAP WAS
SET FOR ''WETs"
Rev. R. N Holsaple, of Kent, Ad
mits He Sent Morrow Letter To
Detective Brewer.

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. Feb 10
The Rev r. y Holsaple. who Is VA
charge III the local option forces IA
this county. admits sending the lettef
written hy Geo. W. Morrow. superia
tendent OF the Anti-Saloon league, Ia
T. }. Brewer. detective employed oy
the "drys' bat says IL was sent u
trap The liquor interests. The letter
referred TO the alleged colonization III
voters In Jackson county.
Holsaplc displayed a decided In
clinatiOn TO pass the matter OF a
lightly as possible, stating that this
move was merely The opening gun or
the campaign. by the vets" aud thar
the "drys we're fully prepared "a bat
lie right back on the same tactics
aud were prepared for even worse
charges.
Following is verbatim statement
given cut by Holsapple to-day
we have known for some time that.
the liquor people were going to sprins
this matter during the campaign, but
Our Information vas 10 the effect that
II was not coming until just before
election We are also IN possession ~
information regarding further moves
they propose TO make. among which
are attacks on the moral character and
reputation of our men. We do not
fear these things. however. as our
workers are men whose lives are
above reproach
REGARDING the Brewer letter and w.
tervlew, | wish 60 state that the refer
euces made TO me by Mr.. Brewer are
entirely misrepresentation and prac'
ticaly all false Mr. Brewer showed
me- the letter referred 20. and | did
express some surprise regarding y.
because | dIi not know the purpose ~
II. | learned later however, that y
was part OF n movement TO unearth
scheme OF the liquor people IN JacN
son bv which they expected 10 coloi,
izc voters from Detroit. Flint and lan-
sing and vote them on election day'
This evidence was secured and made
public a day or two before election
and the scheme frustrated
MIR. Brewer worked FOR us a short
time. but failed 10 make good
TO sum the whole matter up the
liouor people have admitted by this
move on their part ~ the very outset
os the clmuaign that they have no at
cuments worthy OF consideration that
their cause 3 lost one. and that they
lean not hope 10 persuade the voterc
: thatfthev are entitled 10 very much
consideration This is the beginning
of thc clean campaign Of education
Z which thew were going 10 conduct. Tho
more OF this sort OF warfare they en-
gage In the better II will be FOR rs,
aud the sooner they spring their othc-
stories attacking tho reputation of our
workers. the better IL will suit us.
JACKSON. Mich. Feb l9-City Al
tornev Hengan says in his judgment
littlo or no Illegal voting was done
on either side in the last springs
local ontion election. Henigan was
then counted among the vets
NJ. c. To~nley chairman OF the
local option county committee, refer
ine to the story that j +. Bartlett
sent $500 bill to Flint 10 keep out
OF the city men who We're legal yot-
ers in Jackson but who had gone 10
Flint with the Buick works. says
= There is not n word OF truth in the
story Nothing Of the Kind happened
IN the campaign"
( Mr. Townley SAYS the vets dad
east some illegal votes, but not many
because OF the vigilance OF the local
optionists He says the temperance
people had photographers al some or
the polling places where crooked
work was expected.