The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-11-29

then returned to Comanehe, and as there was not
time to put the proper notices in time for the No
vember election the notices were put up for spec
ial election. December 81, which held. full
set of County officers were elected; also myself
Representative The resolution to vacate the seats
of members from the Counties is familiar 10 you
through your files, well the House journal of
iSi During the pending of that resolution, Horner,
of Harper. and Rodgers, of Ness both told me- that
they were under obligations to rote for Osborn. and
said their Counties could stzd an inrestigasion
This conversation was IN the south committee room,
on the east end Of the Capitol building. l told him
that they could investigate Comanche as much as
they liked, only claimed my seat on the Consti-
tufional point, that each organized County should
have Reprssentatve, and that our election held
December 3D. 1873, instead of in November But the
canvassing board gave me nv certificate of election
the same others.
failed to vote for Osborn ON the first ballot On
vote. as agreed for Osborn. refused, for the
son that did not propose to have any more do in
the matter to help carry out the political scheme
think that my not voting for him, has been used by
the Commonwealth TO favor his innocence in the mat
ter What mistake. Last Winter went to Hutch
inson, and at my expense, brought to Topeka
the taker of Cornanche reported his presence
there to I. I. Taylor, Chairman of Committee ON
State Affairs; wrote q resolution and handed it to
him, that If carried out would unmaxk what the peo-
pie of Kansas would like to know. His action in the
matter then was to swear out warrant for my ar
rest.
now wish to say, that there never was bond
election held in Comanche County, for the purpose of
voting County bonds and those that negotiated them
ahat % aIved is TN me pr9eees knew It, a. well as those
proof, let them call for il. The bond frauds rere the
natural result Of the political scheme, but perhaps
it must have somebody to yell stop thief at to divert
public notice from themselves As the victim of that
cry stood trial, in the Shawnee County District
Court As soon as the farce was ended, a messenger
came into the Court room and stated that
at the Gordon House wanted to me. l went and
saw the person. and annexed, see the subject matter
of conversation.
He wanted to know if I would likely come to the
Legislature this Winter and if so, if could, By any
means, be induced TO rote for Osborn 1t sometimes
seems strange to me- that of the investigating
committees should have seen fit to call me before
them, to assist in throwing light the Southwestern
matter. A. j. MowRY.
There you have it. If it is not an open con-
fession of fraud, what is iti He found that Co.
manche County was about being organized fraud
ulenty, and he consented to assist in it, npon
very modest cOnditons-that he was to be one
of the Commissioners, and should have the nam
ing and selection of the County Seat, and should
also be elected to the Legislature. That would
satisfy Mowry. He promised, if elected, that he
would vote for Gov. Osborn for United States
Senator, which pledge he violated, and then
blamed the Governor for not coming to his res
cue. Mowry himself dictated the proclamation
organizing the County. After his expulsion, he
offered TO prove that the organization of Conan
che County, in which lie assisted, was a frand
He says that no bonds were ever voted in the
County, yet he sold some of them, and drew
the money for them; and he ntimates that he
could have told all about the frauds, if he had
been called upon. There it is, over his own
name. If it is not a confession of the basest
fraud and rascaity, what can it be caledi Yet
this man puts vrtuous air, demands that
his letter be published, and intimates that he
could tell crooked things obout other people!
We have fulfilled our promise to publ sh
Mowry's letter. We did not promise that We
would not criticise or comment upon it. If he
is not satisfied, perhaps he would like few
pages out of the report of the Legislative iuves-
tigating committee, or of the Attorney General.
And this is the man of sublime cheek, who IN
dertook to beat the Republican nominee for the
most reponsible Office in the County, and who
travelled around telling what set of cheats the
Republican leaders in the County are!
Since the foregoing was in type, We have re-
ceiyed the following letter from Mowry, togeth.
er with certificate from Mr.. Smallwood, when
Secretary of State. He is preparing a creeping
out place. He knows we cannot get the original
copy of his letter to the Kansas City Times.
Every line and word of the printed communica
tion bears Mowry's ear-marks. After allowing
that publication to 60 undisputed for nearly
year, does he now propose to deny the author
ship, to claim that his letter was altered by
some one connected with the Times! Too thin,
Mowry:-'
SEVERANCE, KANSAS Nov. 81, 1877.
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