Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-11-09
Letter from Captain Guy.

DALLAS, TEXAS, Nov. y, ioiZ,
Mr.. EDITOR "A circular was handed
to me a few days since, signed by T. g. I
Kendall and John NJ Siemmons, | ais
notice that The same is contained in tn
last issue Of the HERALD. As conceiv'
that the paper above mentioned, places
me in N false attitude in some respects,
ask to he heard through the columns Of
the HERALD, briefly in reply. Referring ''
communication, addressed by n number
of citizens to myself recently, Messrs
Kendall and Stemmous say: "They
(menning said citiz2ns) have been in
duced to sign this communicates wi,h;u
having the facts fully tefore them but
having the facts distorted by designing
individuals, ETC." It will however be re-
mcmbercd that several OF the signers Of
that communication were members of thu
Dallas Convention, of July 27h, 1872, aud
three Of them, if I mistake not, were del
ega!es to the late Mansfield Convention
Whom Messrs. Kendall and otemmons
mean by "designing individuals" l an
left 10 conjecture. Ii however, they have
the slightest nllusion to me, by that re-
mark, will hurl the charge back in theii
teeth and there let it rest until they at
tempt to provo it. Mcssrs. Kendall and
Stemmons further say, "During the Con-
vention, Captain Guy, knowing that most
Of the delegates, who had been instructed
10 vote for Captain Bower, were favorins
him, taking advantage Of the personal
friendship Of these delegatel---now left
uninstructed by the Withdrawal Of Capt.
Bower--very anonymously, as We think,
proposed that The Convention there and
then should instruct the delegates to the
Mansfield Convention
These gentlemen however, have drawn
on their own fruitful Imagination for two
prominent facts embraced in the above
quotation. First it is false that hne'c
that a minority Of said CONVEX ton. We .
favoring myself, and, secondly, it Is MOI
true that asked the Convention to IN
sfrUcf the delegates tc the Mansfield Con,
yention. In my speech before the sara
Dallas Convention, merely asked those
delegates to indicate IN some way thtir
choice ns between Maj. Ault and myself,
remarking that il were not the choice OF
that body, my name should not be pre-
scented to the Mansfield Convention as
candidate for District Attorney. 81
Again, Messrs. Kendall and Stemmons
say, sand moved, (meaning Major An't :
friends moved) to refer the matter BACK
to the sovereign people, who alone haa
the right to decide this matter. DID CAPT.
Guy accede to this No, they voted y
down" In reply, / say l heard o. no
such motion being made in said Conven-
tion. am authorized by q number Of
gentlemen, who we're member s, 10 say they
never heard of any such motion VIZ. to
refer the names Of Major Ault ard myself
back 10 the people. No such thing is men
toned 10 the printed proceedings Of that
drawn up too by Secretary
who desired to at least DO them justice,
aud on these premises, feel authorized TO
say that no such motion was made Ia said
Convention.
Messrs. Kendall and Siemmons cay
''but in this boast of Cap
lain Guy about violating instructions, the
bid adage of the greatest criminal is the
first to turn States evidence is clearly de
This however, implies too
much for heir purpose. Il implies that
! crime was committed in which l WAS
Dariiceps criminis rifh them, while the re-
nainder Of their document clearly excul-
pates me from any completely with them in
he whole transaction. They say. further
more: awe thought then and think now
hat We did our 6uty and fully complied
With the instructions BY voting for Cap
ain Guy once" Permit me 10 say, thai
Il they are satisfied in that regard, I am.
4 they wished 10 vote against me, | an
,lrd their construction OF The extent Of
he instructions with which they went 10
he Mansfield Conveniion, ns well as the
ieht Of The Daiiss Convention 70 iustrust
Is delegates. furnished them with pre-
srtfo DO 20. As Az ntsiracf proposition.
,pterer u seems 70 ne that BY heir own
bo~ine tle7 c'farly vic:alei their in-
irncficn. They voted for me o, the f1<i
'1llot. rhtr fI.<rc vas r1Ff1tttif'y hat /
c0>I c<r re zou;1otic1 from me fact
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