The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1914-11-20
Says Jackson Mayor Horn
swoggled Him In Chat
Over the Telephone.
STEAM ROLLERS WON 'ss
FOR JUDEN, HE SAYS
Candidate For Postmaster Calls
Upon Secretary to Explain
Committees Actions


into the Ananias club. In letter to
The Tribune Thursday, Mr.. Wilson
said he had not promised DR.. Vorbeck
and ID. A. Glenn that he would prevent
the County Committee from indorsing
a candidate for successor of E. w.
Flentgc.
DIR. Vorbeck charges Mr.. Wis
with hornswoggling him. "Hc assured
me that he would keep the Committee
from giving its Endorsement at that
meeting" said the physician, "and
that is why did not attend the meet
ing. It looks like steam roller tactics
to me. Every candidate should have
had an opportunity to present his case
before that committee, and if Mr..
Wilson bad not assured me that
he would prevent an Endorsement, |
would have been present.
can Endorsement obtained under the
conditions that won Tom Juden his, is
not worthy of the name. He was pres
ent to talk for himself and the rest of
us were absent. That is what | call
pretty rough work"
The statement printed i'll yesterdays
Tribune that the Democrats were plan
ming to put E. W. Flentge on the
skids caused a sensation in many cir
cles. 1t was discussed on almost every
corner i'll the downtown sections. DIR.
Vorbeck informed The Tribune last
night that he had received additional
information yesterday in substantial
ton Of his charges that MIR. Flentgc
had been perniciously active in politics
during the campaign.
Harry E. Alexander, former Prose
cutting Attorney, informed DR.. Vor
beck yesterday that he had filed a
complaint with Congressman Russell
against Flentge and that Mr.. Russell
announced the matter would get a
hearing as soon as Congress recon-
venes.
whether l win the Office or not"
said DR.. Vorbeck, 81 am going to get
E. +. Flentge's scalp. Since | an
nounced my plans relative to remov
ing the Postmaster, have been offer
ed much assistance. Ii he were 4
Democrat and holding office under a
Republican administration, he would
have to behave. For a Democratic
Postmaster to campaign for Demo-
Gratis while holding Office under Re
publicans would mean dismissal, and
The same rule ought to apply to both
parties"
Efforts to get information concern
ing the charges against the Postmas-
ter failed yesterday, but it was stated
by a well known Democrat that a list
of the charges against Mr.. Flcntge
would be announced soon.
The announcement Of the plans to
remove the present Postmaster over
Swallowed the campaign Of the army of
applicants who want the job. How
ever each of the candidates was busy
with their petitions again yesterday.
DR.. Vorbeck's letter, which was re-
ceived by The Tribune last night fol-
| lows:
To The Editor of The Tribune:
The statements of the SeCrc-
tary of the County Democratic
Committee, which appeared in
your paper Friday morning does
not answer my charge of the
Committees unfairness toward
myself and the other candidates.
Neither does it free the Secrc-
tary from blame either as to the
action the Committee took or as
to his inability to prevent the ac-
ton.
He did not advise me in our
conversation over the phone that
it would be necessary to proven:
the Committee from making in
dorsements, Had he so advised
me, ] void have been present.
On the contrary he informed me
that the Endorsements would be
taken up at a later date, which
proved not to be the case.
The only question, which, when
answered by the Secretary, viii
place the blame where it belongs,
is this one: Did the Secretars
advise the obstinate and deternlin-
ed Committee that he as an Off
cial member of that body had
informed Mr.. Glenn and myself
that no Endorsements would be
made until a later date? IF he