Show AF A PROMISE OF REWARD t t bijl l fan n attempt to buy off a bryan A elector in wyoming 1 U van meter jakelis affidavit that state ate auditor owen offered him an interest ins lorca surveying clout tract tenet if lie would decline to accept a place on the ati brun ticket cheyenne wyo oct 8 an immense public meeting was held field here this eter eier 4 1 l ing by the supporters supporter of bryan and sewall at which rev mahlon nichols of sundance until the commencement 4 4 of the present presen ct campaign a leading re publican in life his town and county was the ii speaker mr nichols devoted most of hla his time to a discussion ot of the sliver silver i question answering particularly the ar that are being made in the state N by senator dark clark and congressman I 1 mondell at the close of his speech lie he nad an fa i affidavit made by D L van meter one ja of the buslon candidates for elector on JI the bryan ticket which created a great t sensation flens atlon the affidavit recites that on tile the ad day of october the day fusion L between the democrats and populists lists in the state was consummated state auditor 0 owen went to mr van meters house in sun lone lane and requested him to refuse to allow tits hl name to he j withdrawn front from the brynn and watson J ticket mr owen who Is a surveyor stated that it mckinley mckenley should be elect s ed d he had the assurance of a large pub r lie lic surveying contract and it if van meter i would refuse to get off the peoples people party ticket he should have a half fitl terest in the contract ila he also 1 teed van meter free transportation over M the various railroads oi the state if 11 he i would comply with his request van t n meter did not accept his offer but did i not give him a definite answer on oc i tober mr owen telegraphed van meter to meet him at newcastle hire owen 0 tried to i have him decline the i nomination its as elector on the democratic ticket stating staling that lie he have the deat declination I 1 nation reach the secretary lofstate of lif state t ariti at ll 11 59 p ni october still when it would be too late lake lor the democrats to fill the vacancy caused by his ton tion the scheme failed by van meter per ipei i emptor empt orlly ily refusing to decline the demo j cratic nomination the speaker stated that had the effort been successful to f got get van meter to withdraw on the night if ot of october ath it would have left the brynn vise q milese without Wit hoUlt any electors tine brithe Vs estate state of wyoming as the ticket to be L valid must be complete |