The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1922-04-08

called at the place of business of Al
derman Swift, 54th Place and Soutl
Halsted Street, as we had been re
quested by him to do so, and his sa
loon was crowded down with big ant
small would-be politicians who wer,
seemingly endeavoring to drink up al
the wet goods he had in his saloon
talking loud and having a rip-roarine
time.
Finally Attorney Walter T. Stan
ton, who was at that time the mouth
piece for Alderman Swift, appeared al
the end of the long wet bar, threw
down hve-dollar bill on it and in.
vited everybody to have a drink on
Alderman Swift, and while the poll
ticians and the rag-tag element were
deeply engaged in drinking to the
health and the success of Alderman
Swift at the primaries the next day,
Mr.. Stanton eased up to us and. in
formed US that Alderman Swift would
not be out in his saloon that evening.
that he was busily engaged in count
ing out the money which was TO be
used at the polls, that whether he
was renominated or defeated at the
primaries that our bill would be paid
just the same, that Alderman Swift
had instructed him to heartily thank
us for what we had done for him I'M
til we were better paid.
On the next day, primary day,
Tuesday, February %, 1914, Hon.
William R. O'Toole hot-footed AL
derman Swift out of the city council
from the 3Oth Ward. Within FIVE or
SIX days after the primaries we sent
Alderman Swift bill for twenty-five
dollars for inserting his double-col-
umn cut and advertisement in the
columns of The Broad AK as he had
ordered US to do.
Receiving no indications at the end
of the first thirty days from Alder
man Swift that it was his intention to
pay the bill we called in to see him
one morning shortly after that time
and he ordered US to come back with
in the next few days and he would
pay the bill. A few days after that
time we made another call on him as
requested, then he informed us that
ne was too busy to talk to us and
that we would have to call again and
from that time until we started suit
against him in the Municipal Court of
Chicago, by actual count, we called on
him twenty-five times. Sometimes he
would run and hide when he would
behold US hoving in sight.
Every time that he would enter
The city council committee rooms he
was too busy to talk to us. Several
times we caught him when no one
was around for him to converse with.
de would then state, 81 will be back
n few moments" and when he was
-eady to take his departure he would
lip out through the council chamber
proper and make his getaway"
Finally, one day we waited for one
Whole hour at the side of the double
Ioors leading from the council cham
'er and at the end of that time we
we're rewarded for our trouble for
t last he rushed out of the big doors
nd came very near falling right
quare into our arms and he turned
thousand different colors in the
ace at one time.
At the expiration of six months
fter calling on Alderman Swift more
han twenty-five times in an effort
o collect the money which honestly
elonged to US, we became firmly con-
inced that he was playing horse"
nth US. Then we instructed Mr..
Walter NJ. Farmer, who was our I
awyer at that time, to write J
,tter to Alderman Swift and plainly 8
norm him that we had not the /;
lightest desire to cause him any trou- 6
lie but if he failed to settle his bill .
-ithin fifteen days from that time,
re would start suit against him in the :
iunieipal Court of Chicago for our
loney. 7
Two weeks went by and Alderman \
Witt paid no attention to the letter. 4
t the expiration of that time we n
Lawyer Farmer to write a h
econd letter along the same line and o
Mother two weeks passed by and
Ill he paid no attention to either Ii,
tier. Then suit was started in the G
Lunicipal Court of Chicago against B
m for SIS and costs. =,
Then Mr.. Walter T. Stanton, law II
r for Alderman Swift, came running Il
ter us with his tongue hanging out II
&c wild man, stating that if we
ould settle the suit or case for $40 c,
at he would give US the money night D,
en- and there We requested him
go plumb to Hades with his SO: :,
at We fully attended to collect the n
II amount of the face of the bin or :,
low the reason why. &,