The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-08-07
A GARD.
10 toe Voters of the sI1iy- FIr.t Representa-.


70 tue Voters of the si1ty- Flrst Representa-
tive District:
AS IL known to you, l received the
nomination for representative at the Re
publican convention, held in this city
July -. IneItheT desired nor sought
for that honor. did not do anything &C
bring it about II would be no personal
advantage TO me TO go TO the legislature.
1t was solely on representations made
by business men that might be useful
70 the district, and to subserYe an am-
bition 70 do whatever can, on all occa-
Bions, for the city and district that have
treated me so kindly, that led me, q few
days before the convention. TO say that
if nominated would not decline
The Republican, of this city, imme-
diately opened q fight upon me which
was not unexpected by myself or those
who know the political course Of its ed
ilor for the last six or eight years. His
motives for the spasm Of virtue exhibit
ed IN his columns, 80 far as he IL con
cerned, are we'll understood IN this city.
Several Communications have ap-
peared In that paper in regard to the vote
IN the convention of the dele
gates from the Third ward, which l
have mt thought it worth while to pay
any attention 20, as Il is we'll understood
where they came from. but the Re-
publican this morning. August o, con-
tanned statement from Mr.. w. j. Bra
sier. delegate from that ward, which
makes serious charges against the sixteen
delegates from that ward which must be
Investigated. II Is strange that Mr.
Brasier has remained silent, with the
knowledge OF the outrageous fraud which
he professts To unesrtb, buIdenihg his
conscience for nearly four weeks, II he
saw at the convention what he
says he saw he ought, In the
interest Of purity, to have exposed
it there and then when there
was chsLce to catch the parties engag-
ed in IT, That the people may see Just
what Brasier says we copy his statement
in our columns;
Being q duly elected delegate from
the Third ward to the Republican coun-
~ convention, held recently in HamiL
toms rink, and having served IN that ca
pacitY through the session of said con.
veniion, am prepared TO attest from
personal observation that the articles
heretofore published IN the Republican
charging that the nomination of Mr..
Stotler was Effected by a fraudulent
count OF the ballots are true as stated in
those communications. In the Sixty
FIRST representative district convention
the Third ward, instead of voting as the
other wards did. at the regular place OF
uepositing the ballots with the duly
appointed tellers, assembled by them.
selves IN the center of the room and col
lected the ballots In hat from the dele
gates and then carried them TO the place
where the convention was being held,
and dumped them all into the hat from
which the tellets of the convention were
c0unting out. Against this method of
proceeding several Of the delegates pro-
tested, but seemingly to little purpose at
the time. / saw ballots cast for Mr..
Eastman taken from the hat by the
friends ct Mr.. Stotler and torn In two
and thrown upon the floor, and o:her bal
lots for Stotler substituted IN their
place. On one or two votes seventeen
ballots were thus cast, being one more
than the ward was entitled TO.
w. ]. BRAsIER.
August 5, 1884.
The following is list of the gentle
rnen who composed the delegation from
that ward: Jacob Stotler, p. Z. Strom-
burg, DIR. J. A. Young, w. J. Brasier, L
Z. Lambert, p. J Carmichael, DIR. s. E.
Northing.on. alternate for W. II. Fol
som, L N. Evans, Robert Younggreen,
w. F. Chalfant, T. J. Price, Charles
Schneider. L. NJ. Carter, j. w. Thatcher,
J. NJ Butler and James Booker.
dot not believe these gentlemen or
any of them would connive at or permit
anv such practices as charged by Mr..
BrasIer, and the imputaLion rests against
the whole delegation until the
names of the guilty parties are known
was not present during any part OF
the proceedings. 1t Is not NJ cessary for
me in this community, trust, to say
that If, upon investigation, the
charges of Brasier are found
10 be true, that / could so far en-
dOrse them as TO be the nominee of con.
vention thus conducted. On the other
hA;~., may say believe the above to be
untrue. have talked To two or three oi
the best men in the delegation who be.
heve there is no Foundation for them
whatever. All this will be shown by an
investigation which intend to make as
soon as possible. While it is not my
purpose to be q candidate by any unfair
means, neither is 1t my purpose to bt
bulldnzed out of running by any such
tactics as those adopted by the Repub
lIcan. Very respectfully,
JACOB SToTLER.