The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-10-05
CAPTAIN ANTHONY INDICATED.
ALL CHARGES AGAINST HIM SHOWN TO
Be FALSE
BE MEETS HIS AccUgERs AT ALL POINTS AND
SHOWS UP HIS HISTORY FOR TIE PAST
TwEETY-Two YEATS.
His Defense Made Before Open Committee and
in Presence Of Leading Men Of the State,
by all Of Whom be was Completely
Tynrerate1

Captain George L. Anthony, the
nominee of the Republican party for
Governor, while absent in the dis
charge of imperative duties at Phila-
delphia. az President of the State
Board of Agriculture, was assailed by
the Times, of Leavenworth, whose ed
itor is a bitter personal enemy, and by
the Kansas City Times, the journal
istsc guerrilla of the west, both Of
which papers charged him with all
manner of dishonest transactions,
which they pretended had happened
years ago in another State. In the
face of the fact that his long residence
in Kansas ard the performance of the
highest trusts unstained with even a
suspicion, these charges were taken
up by smaller papers and demand
made upon the Central Committee Tor
action in the premises. Had he staid
at home he would have proved remiss
in his duty to the State, but hardly
had he left our borders to complete
the grandest triumph for his State,th the
effect of which every civilized Nation
Oh the.glebe is responding to, before
numbers of the weak-kneed gave ear
to the SANDERS and demanded that
Captain Anthony should make de-
tense. With others we deprecated the
idea of putting upon the defense man
whose record as an officer for elev-
en- years in Kansas had proved so un-
exceptionally bright, but as soon as
Captain Anthony heard of the charges
he telegraphed back for meeting of
the Central Committee before which
he appeared in person last week. Not
only was there a quorum of the COM
mittee present, and leading Republi
cans from all parts of the State, in
GLIDING both United States Senators
and Congressman, but some of his de-
famers also. The latter were shamed,
some of them acknowledging privately
that they had been mislcd by state
ments With a plain, unyarnished
statement he showed the rottenness of
the conspiracy and of the men who.
wicked lies were endeav0ring to ruin
his character. But he did not stop
there. Taking up each charge and
falsehood in turn he refuted them all
by his own affidavit, which was sus-
tanned by aiiidayits, certificates, state
ments and letters until even enemies
were compelled to cry enough. Not a
person present but was convinced
that the charges were tissue of finely
concocted lies and Misrepresentation
The documents, which are too volum-
NOUS for publication, not only proved
false every charge made, but covered
his entire business, official and mill
tary life. The Commonwealth pub
fishes Of these, on the 30th, over six
columns, but all of them are in the
hands of the chairman of the commit
tee at Topeka and can be seen and
read by any one.
The following is the action of the
State Republican Committee in the
premises
HEADQUARTERS REPUBLICAN, STATE
CENTRAL COMMITTEE,
TOPEKA, kASs., Sept. &C. 1s76
WHEREAS, At a meeting called by the Chair
man of the Republican State Central Comm tee,
for the purpose of considering the charges made
against George L. Anthony, the Republican