The Sauk Centre herald., 1925-11-12
MAGNUS SPECIFIES
CHARGE AGAINST TOM
ALLEGES BOOTLEGGERS PUT
UP $4,000 TO ELECT scHALL
SENATOR
SUBMITS SEVERAL NAMES
CLAIMS THE MINNEAPOLIS MAN
CALI ED HIM IGNORAMUS
IN ONE ADDRESS

Former Senator Magnus johnson
1led with the U. S. Senator cleo
tlons subcommittee in Chicago spe-
clflc charges in his contest of the
election OF Senator Thomas D. Schall
OF Minneapolis Friday, Oct. 80.
Inc subcommitte, of which Sena-
tor Charles S. Deneen of Illinois is
chairman, and which met at Chicago
last month, will, after Senator SchaIl
replies to the charges, set time and
place for further hearings and make
public the charges and replies.
The statement of specific charges
as made public in St. Paul by SEN
ator Johnson's attorneys, George B.
Edgerton of st. Paul and Donald G..
Hughes of Minneapolis, alleges that
persons at Senator Schall's campaign
headquarters in the West hotel i'm
Minneapolis, got in touch with a
number of persons indicted on
charges of liquor law violations. who
were induced to call at Schall's head
quarters and by certain campaign
mnagers informed that if they
would contribute to the Schall cam
palgn fund, Senator Schall would use
his influence with government Off
GERS and the courts so that the cases
would not be called for trial.
1t also is alleged that an elderly
man was in an adjoining room to
the main headquarters and was ad-
dressed as Judge" while the indict-
ed persons were led to believe that
ne was one of the Federal judges be-
fore whom cases of their character
would be heard. ...-"
The managers and occupants of
the Schall headquarters, it is charg-
ed, induced indicted persons to con-
tribute more than $4,000 to the
Schall campaign fund.
More specifically it is charged that
the Schall headquarters were in
charge of A. N. Jacobs, that Frank
Corneaby and others assisted Jacobs
and were instrumental in obtaining
$500 from Albert J. Carlson, $500
from Oscar Brodin, $3.50 from Fred
A. Johnson, and $500 from Andrew
Szysko.
Other contributors listed are Mag
nus Sjoquist .S1,5O0; Ed Jennings
So, 600; Mike jennings, S1,45O; Dan
Moritoiry $2,125; Jack Smith $500;
|. Erickson $3.50; w, A. Davis $500;
Myrtle Kenny $500; Flo Casey $500;
Tom Russell $4,000; Red Martin
$3.50; Carl Anderson $500; Andrew
Nelson $500; Sergeant Woods ST.
100; Nat Bader $1,400; Leo Click
man S2,100; Harry Sheppard $500:
Ed Tiede $1,000.
Names of many others, bootleg
gers and friends of bootleggers, will
be presented at the hearing, it was
said.
Further charges are that false
and defamatory statements against
Senator Johnson were circulated, and
sums of money in excess of the
allowed by law were used
for corrupt purposes.
1t is cited in the statement that
at Thief River Falls October TO-,
1924, at political meeting, Senator
Schall stated:
During the summer of 1924
a certain agent came to me and
offered me $25,6O0 if 1 would
go out and advocate the World
court plan," adding that if he
accepted he was to receive the
payment in monthly INSTALL
ments. After these statements,
Senator Schall added: 81 have
hunch Magnus gets a nice
little package each month";"
Thomas Frankson,, former lieuten-
ant governor, is named as one who
heard these statements.
AT Ershne,, Senator Schall is quot
ed as saying:
"Magnus johnson knows
nothing. He is nothing but
damned ignoramus. The court
kicked Magnus Johnson from
the board of the Equity Cooper
ative Exchange because he stole
the farmers money"
A quotation also is given from the
Harpoon, publication edited by Ja-
cobs, which, it is charged, was sent
through the mails as second class
matter in violation of postal laws.
The use of his franking privilege
by Senator Schall to send out cam
paign literature, the alleged promise
Of public positions to get campaign
support, and the excessive use of
money in the campaign are among
other allegations.