The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-10-26
WICHITA. Oct. goth, 1876.

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charges made against me by set @
moral and political out laws, unde
the leadership of ID. X. Anthony, ant
asking me if | desire to add anythin!
TO that statement before such publ
cation.
In reply have 10 say that after tn
statement had been made and accept
ed by your Committee and the Re
publican press of the state with snci
unanimity as complete and satisfac
tory, had right to expect the re
suit as conclusive so far rs any further
notice of mine could be involved.
Since then, however, malice has
pursued its work and wrought out a
new supply of scandal, 4 few items o.
which, and the false character attach.
ed to their publication may be worthy
OF notice in this connection.
Immediately upon the original pub
LEGATION ofmy statement by you, fit
moral scavenger was sent to my for
mer home in New York, in search OF
documents low enough, and members
ofmy military command cowardly and
base enough, to come to the rescue OF
the assassins of character who had
conspired against me.
His return was announced with a
flourish of trumpets, public meeting
called at Leayenworth to hear and
be asked to endorse the assassin and
condemn by resolution the victim. |
was invited TO be present and promis-
ed an opportunity for defense. Ac-
cepting the invitation | was present,
heard the written trash read, and lis
tened to its oral application, where
upon, demanded and was refused a
hearing, an armed mob being assem-
bled to prevent my speaking.
1t is false that in that meeting the
resolutions printed with the documents
or the address preceding it, were adj
opted, as claimed. They were not,
nor could they have been sustained
by one tenth of the audience, includ-
ing, as it did, all the personal and
political opposition to me that 1t was
possible to gather up in the city and
county of Leavenworth. As conclu
sive proof of this present the follow
ing authenticated reports of the meet
ing by men of state acquaintance and
reputation placing them above and
beyond the reach of Impeachment or
doubt as to their disinterestedness or
veraClty.
Here follows an account of the
meeting referred 10, as given by a
special reporter of the Commonwealth,
also of the Atchison Champion and
the Kansas City Journal of Commerce,
which | do not think 1t necessary to
republish, they having already been
extensively circulated; | do, however,
insert an account of the meeting, as
stated by nearly 200 citizens OF Leav-
enworlh. ]. c. WILSON, Grimm.
LeaveuwOrth Speaks.
The following shows that our account OF
hhe meeting at Leavenworth was correct.
The statement is signed 10y some of the
persons present at the meeting, and we
doubt not but that it will be signed by
every man at The meeting, who IS not afraid
s,i the dirt that would be thrown upon them
by Col. Anthony. The facts are as stated
below, of which the proof can be piled
mountain high. 1t will be seen that this
paper has the signatures Of men known to
ne high minded and honorable, all over
the State.
LEavENwoRTp, KANSAS, October IS. 1876.
10 he Republicans Of the State Of Kansas.
We the undersigned, citizens of the County of
Leayenworth, deem it our duty to make the fol
lowing statement in relation the meeting held Mt
I.aing's Hall last night, at which d. r, Anthony
made speech. d. X Anthony entertains feel
ings of great bitterness against George I. An
thopy. The reasons for which, D. Il. says, lis
no mans business"
The meeting was advertised AS a Republican
meeting, at which d. x. announced he would
,~-sd,scuss the political issues Of the day and
added that he would give his reasons Tor not
supporting George T. Anthony for Governor,
and prove every statement which had been made
IN the Times against him George IT,, and
closed with an invitation to George I. to he
present and answer the charges.
supposing that d. r, would act fairly and
hon.rably, and believing that it was due the
marty as well as George T. Anthony, that all
accusations should be met on the spot, George
T. Was telegraphcd to come here and make an
.,ser. as the editor of the "Times' had request
ed. George T. Anthony came, and having gath
cred an idea from the Office Of the Times wha'
was in store for him, went TO the meeting pre-
pared to defend himself against all charges
with documents to prove all he should say, ane
show that d. r. was prompted by malice OF thu
most poisonous nature, in his attack upon hin
and the party. Being apPrised that ID. IL. ha'
been Mt work to pack the hailwith the Democrats
marty of our city, the Republicans met ant
agreed to 20 to the meeting and listen with re
sneetful silence to whatever ID. r. might have t.
saw. They did so, and listened to the mos
afusiye speech ever uttered in our city. w
listened to the reading of his Testimony an'
xe urhesitatingly say, that though all er-porft
it proves nothing only that d. r. has stamps
his personal malice ON ALL 1T had the appear
ance of having been gotten up under his super
vision. and the word MALICE should he writte'
ut the close of every sentence
At the close of d. RS speech, George L. cam
forward to answer the charges in accordanc
9Th the invitation contained in the Times. Blu
q. r. refused to extend to him that courtesy
George t. handed him the Times and asked tina
she invitation might be read. D. r. read IT an
then said that he ID. r. had hired and warme
the Hail. that be had advertised this meeting