Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-09-17
Thc MlddIctown wide Awake
Demonstration.


The Journal Of this morning charges us with
"lying' in The statement we made on Saiur-
day relative to the Middletown Wide Awake
demonstration. Il says that 'thc whole story
is falsc," aud says that Il has "Mr. Porrre's
authority for saying that not a man wds put
on his train on Saturday and leftf The
statement given in the EariRE Of Saturday was
made upon the authority Of man who came
into the Office and in the presence Of some
half dozen gentlemen, gave us the informa-
tion we published, Of his own accord He was
present at the Middlctown meeting and came
up on the same train with Mr.. CRAIeuEAD, on
Saturday morning he advanced money to
several of the men who were ordered of the
train; he stated that he was friend Of Mr.
CRAiGHEA D and had intended to vote for him !
but that now he would not vote for htm. The
man who made this statement TO us is Mr.
WESLEY FAIR The gentlemen who we're
present in the Office at the time, we're Col HAR-
pIsoN, of Van Buren township, Col d. G..
Frrcu, jonathan KESxEY, 4. NJ JonN, Judge
B,oGorr, DAVID CLARE and several others.
II there is a fraud, which we do not believe,
it originated solely with Mr. CRAIenRAD's
friends and between them they must settle i.
AS for Mr. PoTTER's statement that mo
man was put off of the train" we have the
statement of Mr.. WM YouNG made this morn
ing in presence ofa number of gentlemen,
| III, a. ,,.u1,,o.or oo1taJ on b;,, ood ,eLod
for his fare. Not having the amount, the con
ductor asked for some security, not having any
Mr. Porter told him that he must get off Of the
train. Instead of getting of, he (YouYG)
went into the last car, when the Conducts, 7
again spoke to him, and ordered him off, at
the same time placing his handup YoUEG $
shoulder and turning to the negro porter and
the brakesman, told them to put of the others
This statement was made to us, this morning,
in front of our Office, in the presence of u
large number of witnesses, TO some of whom
we have read the above, and they concur in
its correctness
Either the charge is true or false. lftrue
the Joundi has deliberately and wl(ully en-
deavored by bold ialsehood to clear thC
skirts of its party friends Iffalse, Mr.. CRNG
HEADS own friends are the authors of it, ant
they must settle the matter as best they can
We gave the statement upon the word of {
man who declared that he had intended tC
vote for Mr. CRNGmEAD. The information
was given to us voluntarily. We have given tn,
name of one mforment as well as the names
of those who heard his statement
p. S.--Since writing the above, we have
seen a statement made by DoREY Ross, il
which he states that he, among others, wa
ordered to get off the train or pay" Tha
not having the money to pay, he, CHARLIE,
WIrHERUP JoHN STEELE (who had on a Wide
Awake uniformly HARVEY LOVE- and -
WINTERS, got off at Carlisle station; that the,
slept in a Freight Car on Friday night an,
all, but one who had money to pay his fare
were compelled to walk home, on Saturday
except such distances as they could get {
chance to ride in passing wagons. Thes,
gentlemen went down to Middletown with The
Wide Awakes, and were left by the train OF
Friday night