Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-10-30
AN ADDRESS
By the Central Committee to the
Republicans of Dickinson County.
H'D'Q's REPUBLICAN COUNTY J
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
ABILENE. KANSAS.

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CENTRAL COMMITTEE. :
ABILENE, KANSAS. y
10 the VolerS of Dickinson County:
On Sunday, October 5th, the chair
man of the republican central commit
tee received a communication from
c. S. Crawford in which he claimed
that there had been a fraud perpe-
trated at the primaries in Grant town
ship by which he had been defrauded
out of the nomination for county at
toFney, and unless the wrongs are inn
mediately righted he should proceed
to have his revenge. The chairman
of this committee, believing that if
any wrong had been done any one it
should be righted, Immediately called
a meeting Of the executive committee
for the purpose of investigating the
matter. The executive committee met
for that purpose on Monday afternoon,
October, 9Th, at republican headquar-
tiers in this city. Mr.. Crawford was
duly notified by the chairman Of this
committee of said meeting, and in
formed that if he had any charges to
make against anyone, he should pre-
sent them before the executive COM
mittee at this meeting Mr.. Crawford
wholly failed and neglected to appear
before said committee or to prefer the
charges or make any complaint. MI.
Hurd was present and informed the
committee that he was ready to answer
any charges that might reflect on his
conduct in any manner. The eXecu-
tive committee, having nothing before
to act upon, adjourned.
About tie 9th of October Mr.. Craw-
ford again sent a communication to
the chairman of this committee, which
communication was In words and fig
ures as follows, to wit:
To the Hon. J. S. H0ILinger, Chairman;
G. d. Kiefer, Secretary, and to the
Members of the Republican County
Central COMMITTEE of Dickinson County,
Kansas:
! GENTLEMEN:
beg leave to- submit herewith the
! following statement of facts: That a
republican primary election was held
in Grant township, in said county, on
| October Isl, 1890, % votes we're pOlled,
of which Is we're returned as having
been cast for G.. w. Hurd as a candi-
date for county attorney and l3 fol
myself. The claim / make is, that of
the 20 votes polled 10 were voted fol
me. In proof of which 1 offer the
affidavit of the Is voters who voted fol
me, of which the following is a copy;
STATE OF KANSAS. I CO.
Dickinson County.
Edwin Hilton, Stephen Hammond,
Peter Kline, A. Kline, n. c. Dyer,
Clark r. Mahan, John II. Mahan,
Chas. Hilton, Geo. E. Huntop, Allen
Kline, w. G. Hendrix, R. V. Dyer, A.
Lesher, w. D. Curtis and Silas Lloyd
of lawful age, being each severally
sworn, on their oath say that they in
tended to and did vote for G. s. Craw-
ford for county attorney at the repub.
lican primary election held in Grant
township, Dickinson county, Kansas,
on the 1st day of October, 1890.
Edwin Hilton, Silas Lloyd, Chas. Hill
ton, Geo. Z. Hunton, Allen Kline, w
G. Hendrix, R. V. Dyer, A. A. Lesher
Stephen Hammond, A Kline, Peter
Kline, n. G. Dyer, John H.sMahan, w
D. Curtis, Clark r. Mahan.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 9th day of October, 1890.
lTSEAL.1 S S. SMITH, Notary Public.
My commission expires Nov. IS
1892.
The four votes of Grant township. tt
which l was entitled, would have giveI
me All votes and hence the nomination
That on the same day the above affida
Wit was submitted to Mr.. Hurd, who
took a list of the names and stated
that he would investigate and report
Since which time have heard nothing
from him. The facts above set fortf
did not come to my knowledge unit
after the county convention had beer
held.
w UdI uOM OCSllC los sheaS chO NSA
trail committee investigate the fact!
and right wrong, if any has beer
done.
If the committee End the above fact
to be true, make this proposition il
the interest of the party: That if Mr.
Hurd will withdraw from the ticket
am willing that the committee shall
select a candidate aside from either o
us. and he shall have my hearty sup
. port. Most Respectfully Yours,
C. S. Crawford,
Abilene, Kansas, Oct. 9th, 1890.
Again the executive committee wa
called together on the 14th day of Oct
tober, and again Mr.. Crawford wa
duly notified of this meeting. Tn
T committee met at the republican head
quarters in this city for the sole pul
pose of investigating the complaint
made by Mr.. Crawford, and Mr.. CraV
ford was again notified to appear b'
fore this committee and sustain til
charges he had made.