Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-02-08

but fall with those who have 30 unjustly
manufactured the fabric supporting
their existence.
In answer to the damaging evidence
being put forth by Congressman Hit Of
Illinois and his brother-in-!aw, B. r.
Wagner, of Bon Homme county, OAK,
MIR. Mccoy claimed 1t wholly and entire.
y speculative and unfounded. He says
Hit and his brother.in.iaw were not in
strumental in sending him to the Chlcs-
20 convention. That he (McCoy) was
not Blaine man; did not go into the
convention that neminatej him as del.
egate e. . Blsine man. but to the con.
trary was GrsBt man, and during the
convention at Fargo told A. w. Howard
0f Yankton that he could not support
Blaine under any circumstances. Mr..
Mccoy farther states that the feeling OK.
hibited toward him by Wagner, Hltts
brother-in Law, originated from the fact
that he (McCoy) was Instrumental in
Hits defeat 10 brother OF Congressman
HItt) at one time III Bop Homme county
as register Of deeds. Mr.. Wagner
was also member of the lexis.
lsture which participated in tile
organization of the territorial capital
commission for which Mccoy was not IN
sympathy. Mr.. Wagner holds the ap-
Eoiutment az one of the trustees of the
insane asylum, gwen him by Gov. Ord
way, aud together with the fact that Mr.
Wagner and the governor are particular.
" related in nearly all matters of polit.
ical character, and with the incensed
wrath of the governor toward Mr.. McCoy
predominatinR over Wagner, Mr.. Mccoy
believes he is justified in saying that the
attack on him from that source can be
easily fathomed.
Mr.. Mccoy states that his being
charged with double dealings ut the
Chicago convention is absolutely false
that both he and Warner were instructed
to support Newton Edmunds. and that
the proceedings of the Chicago conven
ton will show that he (McCoy) present.
ed the name of Edmunds and supported
him to the last, and that Warner was the
man who bolted and took up Potter, OF
Deadwood. As to Mccoy beng a genu.
Inc delegate, he stated that he was nnan,.
mously elected. and that his credentials
we're signed by the president of the con.
vention (William NJ. Cuppe) and the two
secretaries.
The man Charles E. Strong, says Mr.
Mccoy, is entirely stranger to me, in
all business transactions; never had any.
thing to do with him: had met Kim a
very few times, but never on terms oi
business The following is synopsis
Of an affidavit sert to Washington BY
MIR. Mccoy which answers many of the
allegations preferred:
Territory of Dakota, County oi
Brown, ss.-On the 18th day OF January
1884. personally appeared before mt
Charles I. Mccoy who being by me
duly sworn according to law, deposei
and says: That he was not, directly o
indirectly, party to the organization o
Douglas county, Dakota, nor to the issu
ing OF any warrant or warrants or othe
evidence, OF Indebtedness by eaid county
That be Mccoy did not know that sue
an organization was intended until j
had been accomplished, and that he neve
conversed with any person or person
relative thereto. That he was not, di
rectly Or indile ectly, party to the issu
ing OF any warrants or other evidence q
Indebtedness by said Dongias county
Dakota, aud bad no knowledge that tb
same had been issued until June, 1888
when about $4,000 worth OF Dougia
county bonds we're given him for sal.
Coming in the channel OF his reeula
business. be bought quantity Of ther
at an ordinary price, believing that th
warrants we're bona.tide, as they Dor
every mark of being genuine. The tots
purchase of these warrants by Nj
Mccoy was S12.0pO, and be negotial
ed sum to the amount of $1,000 q
from eighty five to ninety cents on th
dollar before be had any suspicion tha
they we're in any way irregular; and a
soon as he made the discovery that the
we're not genuine, he at once redeeme
all warrants that had been purchased o
his recommendation, not because he be
lieved himself legally bound SO to DE-
but to preserve his business reputatio
untarnished and to maintain his sense
) honor.
Mr.. Mccoy withhoids the names {
the parties from whom he purchased th
warrants from publication. but all name
amount of purchase and the time {
purchase of said warrasts are set fort
in the affidavit sent to Washington.