The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-11-27
A FEW DEATHS.


NEW 4OAh1 ANONH 49, AOO&s
To the Public;
Now, since the presidential election
is settled and the excitement incident to
close political contest has abated, IL 10
proper TO say that we are prepared to
show conclusively the utter groundlese-
ness OF all charges against the Western
Union Telegraph company OF Partially
in reporting or Withholding election re-
turns of the state of New York. l deny
in the most emphatic manner that the
Western Union company delayed, alter
ed or withheld the election returns OF
this state, or any other state, or tempered
with them In any way. II had nothing
whatever to do with the returns OF the
state of New York. except 70 transmit
them over its line as prepared by the
AGENTS of the Associated Press. All the
returns of the state were collected by
the Associated Press. All the compIl-
ing was done in its offices by its own
agents, and all bulletins were prepared
by It, aud copies were simply delivered
to Mr.. SomervIlle, superintendent OF
our newspaper service, for general dis
tribution to the public. The company
had nothing to do with making up the
bulletins, nor did any officer or agent or
other person connected with or inter
ested IN this company, except the ope-
rators who transmitted the returns have
access to or see any Of them until the
bulletins had been made up theretrom
in the Associated Press office and handed
TO US for public distribution; and have
no reason to believe that the agents OF
the Associated Press acted otherwise
than in an impartial manner. Ordinarily
many of our offices are not kept
open for business after eight
O'Clock. To assist as in meeting the ex-
tFaordinary expense of the extra employ
ment of several thousand night opera
tors, We have had, for many years, ar
rangements with the Press association
giving us the privilege OF selling bulle-
tins 10 political clubs and other subscrib-
ing customers. We simply took the As
ISOLATED Press bulletins es that AssocIa-
ton had made them up and delivered
them as heretofore 70 customers who he'd
subscribed tor them, nothing more. The
charge that the returns were purposelY
withheld or that there was unusual delay
IN reporting them is entirely false. In
stead of such delay there was extraordi-
nary promDtness. Never before haYe
reports from 30 many election districts
been received within so short time.
Within torty-eight hours after the count
of ballots began. the returns were
received from 80 per cent OF
Inc O,UOO GkCtGACbo AZ S1O oGosSs
Although the night OF the election was
stormy and there was some trouble In
working the wires, no delay occurred in
any of the reports handed to our offices
outside of the city Of New York. With
| in the city the telegraph service was a.
nearly perfect as It was possible 20 make
| It, and the only trouble was with some
of the short wires hastily erected for
temporary use.
1t is here to be noted that heretofore
the matter reported from the most pop
ulous, and therefore the most accessible
counties, has been so decisive that the
| popular mind has been set ct rest re-
I specring the result of the election on the
| first night, and there being no hope or
fear of change in the result, subsequent
| returns, more or less tardV, have Gtreg-
gled in unexpectedly. In two InstaHceB
| in this state have been informed that
| the county canVasseTs who met one
week afLer the election this year, he'd
| to adjourn over because the county
| clerks had, up to that time, been unable
/ TO get In the vote Of the counties. The
only other returns complained OF wero
those Of Indiana, where 81 the request OF
| the political committee and the press.
| In the absence Of any agent OF the As
ISOLATED Press. the reports came through
and were sent out by our Superintendent,
| Mr.. J. r. Wallick, who insists that he
| used every effort 70 obtain all returns -
speedily As possible. consider the de-
/ mand for an investigation Of that service
made by the Indianapolis Sentinel and
| by Mr.. Wsllick himself, reasonable and
| proper end have asked the chairman
Of the Indiana Democratic state com
mittee TO take part in the investigation
or TO name q representative 20 do 20.
The manage ment Of this company
| in its business relations to the public Is
strictly non political and non partisan.
The employees represent every shade Of
/ political opinion and are in the com.
pany's service solely by virtue Of their
| proficiency e. telegrapheTs. What thsiE
individual political opinions are has
never been In any case called into ques-
tion, nor have their votes eyer been can.
/ yassed or ascertained. But of those
with whom I personally come In con.
tact, know that there are quite e many
Democrats As Republicans. It is there.
fore maDitestly absurd 10 charge that the
service OF the company could be con.
verted into party machine OF could. IA
any way. disturb OF stide the facts. when
such an attempted conspiracy could only
have been made by the aid Of q lareS
number OF the political party which 4
! wes designed to injure.
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