The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-09-25

corruu. unscrupnious men, has been mai
ter o-public notoriety for the past two years.
TIE fact Of his drinking and gam ding
| has been known TO the police, for they were
nightly taking free lunches with him at
gambling houses, and could not fail OF
knowing that he was an habitual drunkard
| and gambler.
1he friends OF Spalding IN and out Of the
church 10 which he belonged had been not!-
a,d of the fact, and they had remon-
strsted with him about his habits.
Under these circumstances there must have
been some reason why the ex-Mtyor. ma
fority of the City Council, the whiskyit's.
the gamblers and the police stood by sPaid-
ing.
These reasons are pain TO those who
have taken the pains TO learn tine motives OF
his hackers:
First, The e1-Mayor and the Old CITY
Council had ,naugurated a syndicate To take
charge of and TO compromise our city debts
nice little thing out OF which somebody
would or cou d make a handsome fortune.
The ex-Mayor and Old City Council did all
in their power to retain spaIding in Office,
by working through the agency o. Known
dishonest and corrupt members of the Lesis-
ldture. Inc lOIIO"iHS ie'iSi L. f
above statement:
AGENCY GERMAN AMERICAS INSURANCE Co.
uF NEw YORK. EUGENE ,AElr NJ tnaseE,
JSO. >. SELDES, As.is-.Lt hdhasei.
LEayENwoBTH, Jsnuar, y, 1873.
To the Represent tiyes ALI senator's OF Leay-
eDworih, Kansas:
GENTLEMEN-
1t the wish of the Mayor and Councii
that II POI sibe proyIsiou soouiu oe ~ sf.eu
in our new charter which wo1lu IA ehSct r.
tain Fred NJ. Sialding as CITY CleIA Tor tue
next two years. We believe tnst IL Is IoF the
interest OF the tax payers sene!dl!S that &c
should remain wnefe lie l., anu tua ' nc 20.
De saved the expense Of making another GAIN
paign. $50.
We do this simply TO reward o1e whom We
consider 20 De Iaitnfui officer; .,.,,-..
DO what you can IA ms u"iIali am ooi'5e'
GEO. UMMETHUS, Mayor.
MARTIN SMITH, President oil Oouhcii.
l.. MICHAEL
FDw tRIIsCHE,
GEO. COMBS,
JOHN NoLL.
ALFRED " ILsoS,
Council men OF LedvenWoTtn-
The foIlowing letter shows that the ex-
Mayor was very anxious to have Spalding
IegIs.ated quietly" into Office, and spaidins
was 10 s.keep the papers," SO that the dear
people for whom this work was done should
never know to whom they were indebted for
CIV
for another term OF two years. The syndicate
demands were complied with by those Wiling
70 do their bidding. Here is the letter which
tells the story in plain and more toIcipie
ian suage than we can command:
CITY CLERKS OFFICE. !
FRED NJ. SPALDING, CITY CieIK.)
LxAyENwoRTH, KAN, JAM y, 1873.
Hon. Jas. +. Legate, ct al, Representatives
aAd Senators:
The telegram came too late for me 10 call
special meeting; however, SpaidIns has The
written wish oi myself and Six counciimen
LatIa Is out of town and kedman he could
not see. We eau spread this request on rec
ord, II the charter can be liked lor his beneht
and should you desire II. Let SPAldinS Keep
the papers and please do II quietiy, put Try u
succeed.
We do want spa!dins retained and we be-
Iieye You do also. GEo. UMMETHUs,
Mayor.
ELsst spring, when Mayor FoEtescue was
inaugurated, the Council endeavored 10
force the new Mayor to retain all
the old appo'ntees. This they did In the
face of proof that some OF these officials were
dishonest Some of these officials were IN.
doubredly in collision with Spalding.
Parties arrested for selling liquor without
license have had their cases continued SO AS
to allow the Council time TO remit the nne'
This was done at the last meeting OF the
Council. The Police Court seems to act In
harmony with the Council in this matter
of evading compliance with the law.
Second, The gambling houses have been
under the immediate supervision aud pretec-
ton of the Police Court, the Marshal ana MS
force. Night after night the police force VIII
messed Spalding's devotion TO whisky anu
gambling without one word of remonstrance.