The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-02-05
THE CHANGERS.
How They Feel Toward Their
Only Representative.
He Don't Walk the 'Bee Line"
of Reform.
And They Respectfully Request
Him to Resign.

Yesterday We received the following COM
munication, which not only explains itself
most thoroughly, but shows what . strict
surveillance the only Granger member of the
delegation i. kept under BY his buoolic con-
.titaents. They intend that be shall not be
out-reformed BY the Republicans, and for
eilsobeying their implicit instructions he lie
asked to pass in Lis chips and retire to pri-
vate life
ToSGANoxIE, Kan, Jan. 3d. 1874.
Eiitor Tunes:
By direction of the General Assembly OF
the Twenty-fth Representative District
am instructed to forward you copy OF the
preamble and resolutions adopted al our last
session, with request that you publish the
same a, an early date. Hoping you will do
so, remain your obedient servant,
+. E. HALLENBKcK,
Sec'y General Assembly.
WHEREAS. Information has been brought
I, our notice, that our representative, Z. w.
Lawrence, voted and used his influence against
certain resolutions offered in the House Of
Representatives by Col. d. r. Anthony, to
the eject that "Members be required to de-
liver up certain free, or dead-hesd passes,
given them by certain railway corporations,
and did further vote and use his influence TO
cause t, lie on the t,tle, or indefinitely post
pone further action upon eaid resolution
and,
WHEREAS, The eaid C. W, Lawrence did
a: the Convention held at Reno, which Con-
vention nominated him for the Office of Rep
Preventative, indorse certain resolutions tend
ing toward reform, one of which declared it
to be the sense of that convention that the rt-
ceiving and accepting Of free passes from
railroad corporations placed the receiver un-
der obligations to said railroads, and did fur
Their declare that the receiving Of such passes
wa. wrong, morally and politically, and
ought not to be tolerated; and,
WHEREAS, Our Representative did in d
speech delivered at Tonganoxie, and in other
speeches delivered at different time and upon
different occasions, solemnly declare that he
would use every exertion to stop the giving
and receiving Of such free passes, and pied
ged himself not to accept of such passes;
and further pledged himself to labor 10 pro-
mote the cause of reform in every direction,
and discharge the duties devolving on him
with an eye single TO the welfare of his con-
stituents; and
WHEREAS, by the action here tofore men
toned, we have witnessed with pain and dis
pleasure an ali empt on the part of our Rep
repre- sentative to violate the confidence re-
posed in him by the people Of this district,
and an inclinction to place himself at the
disposal of said railroads. Therefore, be it
Resolrod, By the Assembly of the 25tb
Representative Dktrict, that c. w. Lawrence
having broken faith with his constituents,
and done contrary to their expressed will,
and violated sacred promise given to them.
do and he il hereby earnestly and sincerely
requested to resign the office he now go I'M
worthily holds.
Resoired, That one copy OF this preamble
and resolutions be forwarded our Represen-
tatiye, G. w. Lawrence, one copy to the
Leavenworth Representative delegation, and
one copy to the Leavenworth Weekly TIMES,
with request that they publish the same.
By order of the General Assembly.
E. E. HALLENBECK,
Sec. q. Assembly.