The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-10-28

quest SalQ OcorRc L. AntnOny, tne tOllOW1nR res
lutions unanimously adopted:
That It is the sense Of the Republican State Ce
trsl Committee, after hearing full and complete e,
PLANTATION BY George T Anthony. Of the charges az
newspapers in various places throughout the Stat
that such explanation Is entirely Satisfactory, and
our opinion is complete ylndcatiOn Of his eharacts
from all charges made against him. n
2. That the Chairman of the Committee be instut
ted TO publish these resolutions, and also George
Anthonys sworn statement, together with all accom-
possible. ttt
J. c. WILSON, Chairman
7; 9; BOND Secretary.
A. 7. SHARPE, tproxy for A. N. Bair)
+ {. HENRY, {proxy for J. W. Hart)
R E. STEVENSON.
MN. MURDOCH, (proxy for w. Levy
Under instructions contained in tn,
last resolution above, this compilation
of documents is prepared for publica
ton.
Statement Of Captain Anthony.
GENTLEMEN:-Att the time of YOU
recent meeting on the 5th inst, an as.
sault was made upon my private char.
acter through the Kansas City Times
connected with what purported to be
correct record of court proceedings,
by which it was claimed that was sell
convicted of grave ofenses as swim
dler; and also, that / was a refugee
from justice, and guilty of innumerable
dishonest and dishonorable acts.
AT that moment arrangements were
made for a visit to Philadelphia in the
performance of duties of vital interest
to the State-duties l could not neg
lect without extreme violence to my
official obligations as a member of the
State Board of Centennial Managers.
A car had been loaded with the agri-
cultural productions of 1876, and ar
engagements made to pass it through to
Philadelphia on an express passenger
train, to leave on the following day.
did not have time to even read the
article in the Times, nor did read it
until full week had elapsed. The
delay was not from Indifference, but
because felt a consciousness of per-
disqualification, if anything init need
ed reply, and confident, also,' that my
lie, public and private, for eleven
years in your midst had been such as
to protect me from hastycondemnation
on any &c pa,ze statement, made by,
and at the instance of men, who had
o characters of their own, and ready
ways to assail and impair the char
er of others at the bidding of malice
interest.
30 soon as the imperative demands
official duty were answered in con-
ction with the Kansas Centennial
xpositlon, asked the chairman of
our committee to call you together,
nat might meet you and present what
| believed would be accepted, either
by you or the people, as full and
complete relief from every allegation
of wrong in the specific charge before
referred to, and of all others that have
been floating upon the current of scan
dial from time to time since my resi-
dence here.
The object had in view in this meet
ing of your committee was this. The
assaults made upon me are intended as
a cunning device to distract and put
out of sight the true issues of the can
vass now pending.
My plan spoken truths are crushing
to the party of treason. now seeking to
get possession of the government they
failed to destroy. They hate because
they fear me, and if they could force
me before the people in the attitude of
defending myself instead of assailing
the Democratic party, and force the
leaders of our party into like posi-
ton, the real issue of the country would
be sunk in debasing personal contest.
Conscious of innocence, and entire
ability to successfully meet these ele
ments, which are combined to crush,
me because of my representative posi-
ton before the people, and to do it in
such manner as to maintain a popu-
lar vote equal to the highest on the
late ticket, yet felt that it would be
better to seek vindication by your
action.
To do this, / propose to present au-
thenticated statements of facts before
you, upon which l can safely rely be-
fore the people, and ask you as the |
men charged with the duty of manag-
ing the campaign, to examine such
statements and explanations, and when
satisfied, as l have never for moment |
doubted that you would be, that my |
life in Kansas, which has secured the |
respect and confidence expressed in
my nomination to the highest Office in |
the gift of the State has been simply |
a prolongation of life of Aoaor and
integrity lived up to the date of my
coming to Kansas, that you would pro
mitigate, by resolution or other form,
the fact. of such satisfaction, thereby |
settling at once the personal question
involved, leaving me freeto 60 on with
the work of swelling the Republican
majority IN the State