The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1869-05-21
THE SBLF CONVICTED LIARS,
BOLTERS AND APOSTATES.
WHO SIGNED THE PAPER,

We printed on January 23d. denun-
citation of the Williams resolutions al
most unanimously signed by the leads
ing Republicans of Helena. after the
was induced by one of the periodical
retchings of the Helena Guerilla. known
as the Herald. The papers were in pos
session of Mr.. Pinney, then en- route to
the States, and who returned one of the
several original manuscripts and sigma
lures, with the names of a second writ
ten in pencil on it. This is in our pos
session; the others in the possession of
Mr.. Pinney will be here in few days.
Unable to escape the lightning in il
that shivered their tottering castle of
treacherous iniquity, Williams and the
Herald yesterday cried forgery. Read
the evidence: Mr.. Chumasero, who it
says was not in the country, drew up the
original paper. Mr.. John Closer did
not leave for several months after Wal>
ter Trumbull the "mere boy" was before
that a United States officer here. is
resident of Montana, and will be here in
a few days. Mr. IL. G. Millers' name ia
twice repeated" aye, aud he is good
enough Republican TO have il thrice re-
peated. Williams is caught in his own
tolls, is strangling in his own muck.
and this diversion, and big type, and
bombast is to give him a chance to es-
cape. Now mark how plain a tale shall
pat them down" Throw up the sponge
malcontents, your last spar has gone.
''The undersigned, members OF the Union
Republi can party Of Lewis aud Clarke county.
Montana Territory, have noticed with feel
iuEs of deep regret the passage of the pre-
amble and resolutions Of the County Con-
vention relative 10 the Territorial Executive
Committee. We regard its action as calcu-
lated to produce discurd aul dissrusious in
oUr ranks; an initial movement towards
total Reorganization and destruction of the
Republican party of Montana, and as being
wholly unwarranted and ITS AUTHORS WORTHY
OF THE SEyEREST DISAPRoBATION AND REPRE-
HENSION. In our opinion the resolution Is
the fruit or personal hostility towards the
Chairman Of the Central Committee, FELT By
DISAPPOINTED OFFICE SEEKERS, AND A PEW UN-
INFLUENTIAL QUASI REPUBLCANs, aud Is a
matter which should never have been intro
duced into party politics, especially when an
election is pending and the united efforts of
the party are needed TO defeat the common
enemy. The charges made are not suOstanti-
ated by evidence, and are too vague and in
deiuite TO be regarded. We have confidence
IN the integrity, Repubiicanism and vigilance
of the Union Territorial Central Committee.
They are responsible for the action of the
Executive Board and iJ Is strictly their duty
and province to pass upon it's actions"
The following named gentlemen, whose
signatures were forged TO the above docu-
ment by the PInney clique, did not sign it,
nor did they know anything about the viii
lufF INIT IN
PiDney's Post.
Geo. MAY, n. B. Hale,
j. J. Parker, Charles Blum,
James Fergus, Ches. Travis,
J. Beckney, j. O.. PTediger,
+. Zimmerman, Len. Robinson.
Herald, May l7th.
Col. George May did sign it, and is
now in the States.
HELENA, NJ. T., May IL, 1869.
We, the undersigned, having read a state
ment in the Herald that our names were
forged TO n certain paper, copy of which
was printed In the Post and Herald of yes
terday, deem it our duty to state that we did
sign that paper, and the same, with our sig
natures thereto, Is now In the possession of j.
IL. Mills, Editor of the Post.
LEN. NJ. ROBINSON,
z. NJ. TRAVIS,
N. b. HALE.
MIR. Parker, whose name is in peRcil.
says:
to state, that my name was forged to the pa
per referred to above. do not recollect OF
signing il, but never said 60 any person that
1 did not sign it. JOHN j. PARKER
HELENA, May IL, 1869.
J. Beckney's name was never append
ed to that paper, and never printed to
it in the POST. 1t is a forgery of the
Herald.
e. Zimmerman's name was not APP
pended or printed as having signed it,
aud is a forgery of the Herald, The
signature of J. Zimmerman, which the
following covers, is to it:
have seen the name of Jacob Zimmerman,
now in Idaho, signed TO the paper referred to
above. know his signature and will voueh
that it Is genuine. -
Helena, May IL, 1869.
Charles Blum authorizes the state
ment that he did sign the above paper.
and that he so informed the parties from
the Herald Office yesterday.
Mr.. Prediger, whose name is in pencil,
says:
I have never authorised any one to state
that did not sign the paper published IL the
Posr, with my name appended. told the
Editor Of the Herald not to use my name.
believe that did sign it, having signed such
9 paper presented by J. g.. Robinson, and be-
lieve this to be the one, although not remem-
bering the contents. i utterly deny having
stated that my name was forged TO the paper.
J. G.. PREDIGER.
Helena, May ~, 1859.
This accounts for every name except
that of Mr.. James Fergus, which was
printed "J II. Fergeus," and which is.
In the manuscript, 81. II. Jurgens." Il
was so printed January 23d, 1859. Il
was typographical error, never discov-