Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-11-03
COLONEL WALLIS CHARGES.
THEY ARE TRUE FROM BEGINNING
To END.

lie
To THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES
AS understand that our Democratic
paper, the Inter- Idaho, does not issue
on Mondays, am constrained to ask
you to publish brief reply to letter
from Hon. John HALEY, Published in
that paper Of the LIST inst; and refer
ring thereto, have to say that at no
time--as stated by Mr.. Hailey-at
Boise City, or upon his arrival in this
county, "promised cordial support" or
any support whatever, to Mr.. Hailey's
candidacy, except as stated in former
letters to the Inter-Idaho and in tele. I
gram to the Idaho Democrat.
With reference to the ownership ct
the Idaho Democrat newspaper, ] am
indebted to Mr.. Haley chiefly for the
information given in my letter to the
Inter- Idaho, and merely stated the
facts as obtained from him and other
gentlemen whom l believed to be re-
liable; but this is not material, as ne
admits the control by the central COM
mittee of 'ssome of the MATERIAL" but
denies that any restrictions were put
upon the editor under the lease tex
cept that he should run it as Demo-
cratic paper" Now, it is the so-called
Democracy that is dispensed by that
, paper that l object to, as we'll as its
vicious spleen showered upon Alturas
county last winter for the purpose OF
defeating the re-apportionment bill
then pending before the United States
Congress all of which l have said
!, was approved by Mr.. HALEY, in evil
dence of which l quote from official
g.. report of proceedings of the central
committee, at meeting held at Boise
! City, April rs. 1884, as follows:
y "The Democratic Territorial Cen
. trail Committee met pursuant to cal
j. at 10 o'clock a. M, April ?6, 1884
:, The Meeting was called to order b,
j. Hon. John Haley, chairman. The rol
=. being called, the following member
:, answered to their names: (L1ere fol
- low the names Of "A persons repre-
ID scented in person or by proxy, includ
ing Bishop Bulge and two othe
is known polygam,sts; Mr.. HALEY repre-
E. scntng four other persons by prox,
- Then follows an account of proceed
al :ngs which were had for the purpes
p. of electing Delegates to the Chicag
e, Convention; and the report closes ,
rs follows: The report of the newsps
per committee was received, and TIL
MANAGEMENT OF THE PAPER ID
CLARED ENTIRELY sATIsFA CTOH
lie, Adjourned. L. }. CURTIS,
x Secretary"
But Mr.. HALEY says "the ldal
Democrat ne wspaper is in no WI
under my CONTROL" and again,
he there were any polygamist Mormo
is. on that committee was not aware
"a. it," And Mr.. HALEY Is an 'hones
en- man.
ia. l inadvertently attributed the a
he pointment OF the present Cent?
ion Committee to Mr.. Haley, as cha
or. man of the old committee, instead
,or the chairman of the late conventie
le- a blunder which regret, though it
not important. My statement (deni
by Mr.. Haley that he beseeched
not to introduce the Mormon quest
'' into the convention is true, nevert
-" less; and l also made the same ass
IT. tons publicly, in Mr.. Hailey's pr
'" ence at the HALEY Theater. recen
VIC also the further statement that
A'' HALEY had but "a delegates to dI
o"' from for his nominution-which
re cluded eight Mormons, and six VIC
eiS' from the north instructed for OF
A''y parties-from this number MIR. Hal
then and there excluded two, as
ing for Judge Hawley, thus leav
Just %, the requisite number to mt
'uc" mate, including the polygar
.ost Bulge. And knowing these ST
ments to be absolutely true Hr. Ha
y. silently then and there SO acceF
them. Mr.. H. says | am tore beca
of "my own defeat" but he KIN
MES that was at no time candle
mPt for the honor referred to. In this (
nection, however, it may be prope
lot saw that four of the votes which v
rap" to make up his majority, were
structed for me; hut such instruct
we're not made public at that con
ton, evidently having been los
,pin- the caucus referred to in the subjo