Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-15
STRONG TESTIMONY.

me democracy Of tho -Four Men c,,ar,.s
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WKArHRRfoRD, TEX, Sept. ls.--Edl,or
vA1ErrE' In the Daily GAZETTE 81
august III, appeared an article purportinp
70 De from the pen Of j. Speirht smith
10 answer to response made bv seven
o. the most responsible and respected
citizens Of Parker county and myselt.to
former statement Mr.. Smith had made IN
IHE GAZETTE Of August IL. In this lac,
report OF the said j. Speight Smith. he
aneges that the answer and rebuke made
oy tne seven citizens aud myself are false.
but does not offer any proof whatever
lie only reiterates his former statements
and falls wholly to substantiate a single
accusation, This man Smith saws In MIS-
last communication that claimed be had
only been in this place about two wears
and had come at this early date and
oftered himself for an official position I
would refer him 10 Mr.. George II Cooper
VINO gave me the information as to the
term Of his residence in this city. MI.
smith also stated that II any
man In Parker county would
come up and say he wanted
an Office or that he would accent one no
would give him $40. | will refer Mr..
Smith 10 this instance to Mr.. Bratton.
city marshal, and Messrs. ID. w. Knlaht
and +. G. Ray and others, whom he So
hcited repeatedly to recommend him for
position on the police force, but they
declined.
These TWO and one other item are the
only ones he touched on In any way and
did not give one iota OF proof
The other is that he charged in his
communication to THE GAZETTE on Au-
gust 81 that the three Greenbackers sent
as delegates from the Democratic county
convention held In his city July lG, to the
state Democratic convention were N. Nj.
Dennis, j. S. Sweat and r. j. Carr, and
the Republican was Henry Miller.
In answer TO the charge / win submit
the following certificates. Col. w. II.
Shannon, who has represented this district,
offers a certificate for Mr.. j. T. Sweat,
because Mr.. Sweat has not been In the
city since the charges were made.
HINER, TEX, Sept IL, lSs6.--To
Whom 1t May Concern: In the Weather
ford Times of the 4th appears commu-
nication in which 1t is charged that N. M.
Dennis ran in 1878 for representative, and
it was a conceded fact that he was a
Greenbacker. Now, as an act of mere
Justice, we, whose names are hereto ap-
pended, desire TO state that we were In
1878, and are now, the immediate neigh
bors of Mr.. Dennis, In the habit of daily
intercourse with him, were thoroughly
m, To a
actionsi that he was then, as now, an out
spoken and earnest Democrat, advocating
the doctrines OF the party and uniformly
voting for its candidates, and that the
communication above referred to Is the
first intimation that We have ever had that
he was then or has ever been tainted with
the Greenback heresy.
j. Q. Wolford, B. w. Kelley, j. NJ. Bar
nett, j. S. Stephens, J. A. Powell, a..
Powell, j. Powell, j. Yves. Jones, j., NJ.
Williams, II. Parks, S. NJ. Crow, j. II.
Reynolds, j. w. Trotter, Sam Cooper, X.
Combs, Robt, MCGEE, w, II. Reynolds,
John S. Morton, N. v, Brock, G, f..
Barnett.
HINER, PARKER, Co., TEX, Sept. TO-,
lSS6.-H. b. Dorsey, Weatherford, Tex,
DEAR SIR: see in a controversy be.
tween you anG j. Speight Smith, pub
lished in the Weatherford Times last
week, Mr.. N. M. Dennis Is accused of be-
ing Greenbacker, and Of having run on
the Greenback ticket in 1873 for the legis-
lature. wish to say that this charge is
emphatlcally false. | have known Mr..
Dennis for twelve years, and / have al
ways found him to be true and con-
slstent Democrat. have heard him ex-
press his views on the political issues In
every campaign since 1874, and he has
been true TO Democracy, and ever ready
to defend the principles against every
foe. As Mr.. Dennis is from home en-
gagged in the political campaign, deem II
but Just that l, as his neighbor, make
this statement that he may be set right
before the people. l would have an
swered through the Weatheriord papers
this week if had had time. Respect
fully, j. q. WoLFoRD,
WEArHERFoRD, TEX, Sept. IS, 1885,
H. B. Dorsey. DEAR SIR; Under the
heading of "Parker County Controversy
In the Fort Worth Daily GAZETTE Of date
of August 81, and under the signature OF
j. Speight Smith, is communication
containing the action OF the late Demo
cratic county convention, WHICH was con-
vened to select delegates to the state
Democratic convention, in which 1t is
charged with gross inconsistency In hav-
ing selected as delegates several known
Greenbackers. Mr.. Smith charges, upon
his own responsibility, that John T.
Sweat has been Greenbacker for the
last nine years. With reference TO MIR.
Sweat have this to say: ] have known
him intim ately ever since he was little
boy, long before he ever cast vote, and
| do not believe he ever cast any otheI
team straight Democratic vote in hi
| life. have always conversed freely with
him on the subject OF politics and have
ever found him to be Democrat OF the
very strongest sect. Respectfully,
W. X. SHANNON.
WEATHERFoRD, TEX, Sept. ID, 1886 -
H. b. DORSEY, Esq, Correspondent For
Worth GAzETTE.--DEAR SIR; one D
Speight Smith asserts in communlcG
ton to the Fort Worth GAZETTE, which
appeared in the Issue of - , that
was Republican, and refers to old set
tiers in Fort Worth TO corroborate nj
statement. In justice TO yourself, th'
democratic party of Parker county ans