, 1877-11-11


To the Editor U} The tribune.
CHICAGO, Noy. 10.-You are respectfully re.
qucstcd to give HE all opportunity, through
your columns, to brand ". f. Storey as an in
famous liar and scoundrcl.
Allduring the late political campaign thatscoun-
drcl who, by diabo1ical malice and stieer cusscd-
ness, is trying to outo the father Of lies, cram.
med every issue Of his paper with the most absurd
ISLANDERS against me- Knowing full well that
Twas doing the best could to insure the success
Of the entire Republican ticket, he erdcavorcd
to maize his readers believe that was srhcn1ing
in secret against Mr. McCrea, that the Staats-
Leituug was supporting him not ut ali, or, 1T
least, with only half heart,-in fact, that was
piaying the part of q traitor in the Republican
camp. Even after the election tho contemplate
scoundrel las coutinuci to spattcr his vcnomous
lies over me, invcntlng and repeating tic story
that had made all unsuccessful attempt to
prlut and distribute counterfeit Rcpublic-
an tickets with the name OF Mr.
taken up and embcilishcd with sundrv details
by two worthy disciples, or rather apes, pl tho
arch-scoumlrel Storey, viz. Stone, OF the Daily
Ners, aud Richard Aichaelis, Of the Ae"c hrete
IresSe.
Now, | will state here that there is not one
grain, not one particle, Of truth in the Charge :;
that it is an infamous lie from beginning to
enu, that never got into my Lanu, or SAW. the
proof al tie Republican ticket; tnaL On Mon
day afternoon, wnen l asked Mr. JeHcry. ot
tue Journal, TO show me the proof OF the ticket,
he refused, probably BECAUSE he "ants u to con-
ceal from my knowledge the omission from the
ticket Of the line, "Against appropriation tor
State-House,' ,''-au omission Of which / knew
nothing at the time. And would further
state that desired to sec the proof Tor the
single purpose If asvcrtainng whether my sug-
gestion llau been carried out, to print air.
McCrea:s name at the head of tue ticket, thus
making it recognizable as the straight Repub-
licun ticket 1T glance
Should this statement not yet be accepted
Us a fuiI and absolute rcfutation OF tile in-
famous lies OF Storey, Stone, and Michaei,s,
call furnish better one yet. 1t consists in the
fact that the .Stauts- zeit"A9 in its issue OF
Tuesday morning gave each one OF its sub
scr'ber5 four Republican ballots, printed IN the
paper itself, with the back lett blank, thus pre-
venting carriers frurn tan1perng with them,
and enabling every subscriber not only to make
sure Of his own ticket being gcnulne but also to
distribute three among his friends. These
as tnc total Republican vote cast at the election
were distributed, were the only tickets contain
ing the line "ACanst the appropriation for
Statc-House,'' and it is undoubtedly to the dis
tribution OF these tickets that the majority
against said appropriation in this county is due.
1t is not expected that even in the face OF
these facts Drty-Dog Storey and his pups will
stop their barking at my heels. Well it is the
nature Of vicious curs so let tnem bark.
i. c. UEs1SG.
FIRST WARD.
4 large business meeting OF the First Ward
Republican Club was held ut their ciuh-room III
the Grand Pacific Hotel last evening. 4Abner
TAYLOR presiding. The financial standing OF the
Club was discussed, and the Club Indebtedness
attended to. 4 committee of three was ap-
pointed, consisting Of Col. Abner TAYLOR,
d. j. Lyon, and H. $: Hawlcy, to draft