The advocate., 1890-10-29

choose 70 roam, house worth $500, which can
probably be seen to-day In the shape Oi an addi-
li0n 10 his present family residence.
This 10 the sanctimOnious, hypocrltlcal
villain who now seeks 10 blacken the char
acter Of man whom our citizens have de-
lighted 10 honor solely because he has
been made the candidate for governor by
the peoples convention and is likely 10
defeat the grand old party.
Mr.. W. G. Fowler, an old veteran, has
held the office Of register Of deeds, and is
one Of jefferson county's most respected
citizens. He has this 10 cay:
have lived a close neighbOr OF Hon. j. 4. VIII
llts from October, lS06, to December 1890.
lived within about one mile OF his residence.
have had dealings with him as a nelghb0r and
In an official capacity In various ways ! have
always known him 9s man Of honor, Urm IN
his convictions for The right. / know him To pc
man OF fine ability and as true as steel 20 the
cause OF the farmer. the producer ana the An0rer
feel sure that the people will make no mistake
In electing him governor OF the state Oi Kansas.
Hon Valorous Brown, fellow mem
ber with Mr. Willis In the Legislature OF
1873, said
have known Mr. Willis for many years, and
until his nomination for governor, have never
heard a word said against his character
James Thornton, A. d. Judy, h. j.,
Doughty, A. MoKeever and r. W. Case
bier also gave their testimony. Mr..
Reckard and VIM. Means, peoples Candi-
dates for the legislature from the Fourth
and Fifth districts, spoke In condemna-
tlon Of the charges. They said they had
known Mr.. Willis personally for years,
and know him to be a man Of integrity
and honor. Mr.. Means said that Mr..
Willis had always helped this Linclcum
family in every way in his power lie
said in conclusion;
know this 10 be true as gospel and n Is O
burning shame that nc this day anyone should
charge him with mlstreatlng the family II IN
not so,
Mr.. George Davis, Of Union township,
was called for and said;
have voted Che republican ticket for over
twenty years, but have left that party for good,
have llved In this county for twenty-five years
and know that John Il. Willis has always been
tho friend Oi the farmer. He Is certain 10 be
your next governor
ID. w. Daniels made a statement In re-
ation TO Mrs. Annie b. Lncicums recent
visit TO Topeka. lie said:
asked her 20 10 10 Topeka and make a truth.
fttIp pVu ant NF' Fuit
She wanted me 10 take her statement there at
McLOuth. told her would not do H., as II
would be said that / had induced her 70 make
the statement. Then she said she would 30 To
Topeka and make H.
Mr.. Daniels gives an account Of the
manner In which this woman was kid
mapped and taken to the Copeland hotel
in Topeka. She was there kept sur
rounded by republican managers and no
one was permitted TO interview her ex-
cept in their presence. II has already
been shown in THE ADVOCATE that she
was paid 800 by these charitable man
ayers, and that Captain johnson had
stated In public speech in Topeka that
the original papers in the suit were
in his possession. These facts do not
need TO be enlarged upon here.
The committee on resolutions, after u
thorough consideration Of the charges
and the examination OF many witnesses,
reported as follows:
MIR. CHAIRMAN Your committee upon res.
OlutiOnB beg leave 10 make the following report
/. That the charges against Hon j. II. Willis,
man whom the people Of Jefferson county have
hOnered and respected for the Last twenty.seYen
years, have been trumped up In malice, and are
so contemplate and Insignificant az 10 be un
worthy OF respectful Thought
2. That we have implicit faith and confidence
IN the honor and Integrity Of Hon. j, Il. Willis,
and believe that II elected governor OF the state
OF Kansas, he will see that the laws are faith
fully executed, and will be far from preaching
MHH.H I. liz.