The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-04-02
SAM WOODS MISREPRESENTATION.
COUNCIL GHovE, Kansas, March "a, ga

Editors Union-S1Rs: The enclosed state
ment was originally designed to be handed to
! .be publisher of the Council Grove Press, but
as there has been no Press published since the
,s,, inst. it is therefore sent to you with the
r.ousst thst you give the same place IN your
Tho mere publication in the Press Of the ex-
...., from, that ,,eper herewith enclosed, would
not matter. as all IL ose who were at the meet
ing. and the citizens OF Morris county gener-
,,iv know that the staten ents there made are
false in every rec ct; but tIe papers IN 'he
Carney influence all over the Sta.'e are copying
the article, and rejoicing at the th,'"gn' 'n''
Morris county has endorsed Sam Woto-'' T.
Carney.
The Topeka Tribune especially goes into eA-
stacies over Sans endorsement. We nope
Cummings will copy this, and should ne neeo
further light as to the proceedings Of that
meeting on Friday night, we beg leave to reier
him to the Rev. J. E. Bryan, who was chair
man of said meeting, as to the truth or falsity
of Woods assertion " that the meeting almost
unanimously endorsed him"
MoRR1s COUNTY.
Extract from Council Grove Press.
"MEErISG FRIDAY NIGHT.
"The School house was well filled Friday
night Although quite sick we gave scrap OF
Kansas history as connected with Jim Lane
reviewed the action of the Legislature, JUSTIFIED
the election of Carney, explained our own
course. The audience voted almost unanl-
mously that we did right. We asked those
who preferred Lanes election to Carney's to
speak out No one answered. We asked those
who were satisfied with the action Of the Leg
;slature including the election of Carney to
rise. almost the entire audience rose Called
on the opposition to rise, and Lockwood got up.
Poor fellow, be is bound to oppose us, and don
know which way to jump.
Editor Pess-SlR The undersigned desire
to correct statement made in the last issue OF
the Press, In an editorial article you say that
at a meeting at the school house on Friday last
The audience voted almost unanimously that
we did right" I'VE asked those who were
satisfied with the action Of the Legislature in
Guiding the election of Carney to rise, almost
the entire audience rose"
Those statements are simply incorrect, and
calculated to mislead those who were not pres
ent at that meeting There were forty persons
present-deducting non-residents Of the coun-
ty and boys-thirty-6ve legal voters. When
you called upon those who endorsed the action
of the Legislature including the election OF
Carney to rise, T. s. Huffaker suggested that
the Senatorial question be left out, but You in
sisted upon full endorsement, "Senator and
all. Eleven persens out of thirty-fve rose to
their feet and T. S. Huffaker rose, making the
twelfth, with the explanation that ne voteo ioF
all but the Senatorial question. Many OF those
who did not vote, have, in our presence before
and after that meeting, expressed their disap-
probation Of the action Of the Legislature IN
| the election Of United States Senator ct the
last session. 4. B. LOCKWOOD,
/, JAMES CAREs. JAMES PHIxSEr, G. W. SEE.
Council Grove, March IL, 1854.