The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-10-29
REV. EX-LIEUT.-GOV. NEHE.
MIAH GREEN.
"FOur- Sections of Land Demand.
ed for Gone" Governor and
ss1hree" Commission
ers, "FOur' in All.
Astounding Disclosures Regard.
ing His Corruption While
Acting Governor.
The Proof Positive and Over.
whelmiDg.
The Rev. Nehemiah's Mock Piety
Exposed.
1t is Such Men Who Oppose Re.
Dublican Nominees.
1t is Such Men Who Oppose Re-
publican Nominees.

Some days ago THE TINES promised some
startling Developments regarding the official
action of ex Lieut.. Gov. Green, while Act
ing Governor of Kansas. THE TINES, how
ever, desired to wait for full and ample
proof, and We now have the proof
In the year 1868 the Rev. Nehemiah
Green was Lieut. Governor of Kansas. Gov.
Crawford, few months before his term Of
Office expired, resigned the position Of Gov
ernor, and the Rev. Nehemiah Green thus
became Governor. In consideration OF this
honor, and by previous agreement, he ap-
pointed ex-Gov. Crawford to the Colonelcy
OF the 10Th Kansas Cavalry.
1t was during this year that the St. Jo-
seph x Denver railroad commenced work.
In the autumn Of that year they had COM
pleted the first ten miles. The road was
ready for inspection by the Governor and
Commissioners. 1t will be remembered that
this road was TO receive 125000 acres Of the
500 600 Of public school lands which had by
a previous Legislature been divided up be-
tween four railroads in the State
The certificate Of the Governor and Conn
missioners was required, stating that ten
miles of the st. Joseph & Denver railroad
had been built in compliance with the law,
before the railroad company could receive a
title TO their lands. Gov. Green and the
Commissioners visited the road, examined
the same, and returned to St Joseph, where
they had consultations with Willard p.
Hall, President, and other officers of the
railroad company. "The Commissioners re
"fused to sign any certificate, and assigned
"as reason that the road was not built &C.
"cording to law. At this time one Of the
Commissioners took Hall to one side, and
told him that the Commissioners would moi
sign the certificate UNLESS DEED OF FOUE
SECTIONS OF LAND WAS MADE TO THEM.
This Hall refused to do, and the Governor
"and Commissioners went home without
giving the certificate. Shortly after, one Of
'the Commissioners again conferred with
'Mr. Hall, the President of the railroad
company, and again told him that they must
have the deed to the four sections OF land,
''or some other compensation"
"The road being very anxious to get ia
'vorable endorsement put the whole matter
specially in the charge of Gen. James
Craig, and he settled the difficulty Nv PAY
ING THE COMMISSIONERS SUM OF MONEY.
"The Commissioners signed favorable re-
port, and the GovERSoR APPRovED IT."
The above is copied from letter written
by gentleman in Kansas of high legal at
tainments, and who has just had personal
interview with Mr.. Hall.
We are authorized to use Gen. James
Craig's name as authority for the following !:
THAT rnE 81. JOSEPH AND DENVER
. RAILKoAD COMPANY PAID Gov. GREEN
Ask HUNDRED AND FORTY ACRES OF LAND
ITO SIGN THAT CERTIFICATE. THEY ALSO
''PAID-To GET THE THING THROUGH"
An official, an attorney high in position
in Kansas is our authority for saying that
Gov. Green expressed himself as opposed to
giving this certificate; that Messrs. Thacher
& Banks, Of Lawrence, got out the papers
for an injunction to prevent the issuing of the
deeds of this land to the railroad, and when
the officer went to Topeka to serve the papers
on Gov. Green, they found him non esd, nth
the papers, and on his return the whole mat
ter had been adjusted with the railroad.
Without direct authority We refer the
readers of The TINES to Gen. Craig, and
President Hall of St. Joseph, Mo-. for proof
OF these facts.
In this same connection it may be we'll to
state that ID. W. Houston was acting in the
capacity OF agent for the L., L. & q. r R.
Co., who also received, under this same act,
l25 900 acres OF these lands. That while
Houston acted as agent he was State Sena-
tor. In this capacity, as agent, he also received
money from the railroad company. That in
the autumn of that year he bolted the regular
Republican nomination, ard ran as an in
dependent candidate for the STATE Senate,
and was defeated.
THE TINES publishes these statements, which
We think are obtained from good authority,
merely to show the character of the men
who are so moral that they cannot support
the regular nominee of the Republican
party.
We will only add, that in our humble
opinion, the Republican party is lucky in
being rid of such corrupt men, and The
TINES congratulates the would-be-reformers
M the acquisition Of all such characters
The people will read the above astound-
ng disclosures with profound astonishment.
The brazen hypocracy and lying deceit Of
hese men has been without a parallel in
he history Of kansas. After this election
hey will both sink out of sight, remem-
,ered only to be execrated.