The advocate., 1891-10-21


telegram received by me to-day:
TELEGRAM FROM II. M'CoY co.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. 30, 1884.
TOR. W. LudingtOn, Laurence, Kansas:
The names of j. B. johnson and L.
BlaCkman, Topeka, Kansas, appear to-
day on the register of this hotel, under date
June second, eighteen hundred and eighty
two. ELDR1DGE. Mccoy & Co.,
Proprietors Metropolitan Hotel.
Perhaps Mr.. Johnson will claim that the
hotel register lies, or that some malicious
liquor dealer forged his name there in order
to make things look suspicious.
Mr.. johnson quoted Mai. 7. J. Anderson,
as party who was present at the Gordon
House meeting, to COrrobOrate his own
statement that I had urged his candidacy in
the interest of the liquor dealers, which he
had refused. The fact is Mr.. Anderson
was not present at that meeting, and in
conversation with him in your city yester-
day, he admitted to me that Johnson mia-
represented him when he said he (Ander-
sony was at the meeting held at the Gordon
House in 1882, and also as to the cOnversa-
tion about Johnson's candidacy for govern
or; but stated that the meeting he referred
TO, at which he was present, was a meeting
of ''The Peoples Protective Union," held
two years prior to that time, and hence
was two years prior to Johnson's eandi-
daCy for governor.
EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS SPOT CASH, DE-
LIVERED TO CAPT. J. B. JOHNSON, NOW
BEGGING FOR VOTES FOR CIRCUIT
JUDGE.
The meeting at which johnson was pres
emit was held about March 30, 1882, Mr..
Anderson was not present at that meeting,
and never had any conversation whatever
at that time with Maj. Anderson in relation
to Johnson.
A subsequent meeting was held in Kansas
City about April 81, at which the liquor
dealers unanimously decided to support
johnson for governor, and give him ma
terial aid. On the End day Of June John
son was in Kansas City with Blackman and
had interviews with Messrs. Martin, Perrin,
Flersheim, Block, and others, and within
three days afterward went to Topeka and
gave Mr.. johnson $500 in money, which had
been given to me by e. L. Martin & Co. for
that purpose.
desire to say further that in Cur inter
Hysa lob ha 90
anxions to obtain the support of the liquor
dealers than they were to give it. He came
to Lawrence and had several conversations
with me on the subject in presence of other
parties.
It will hardly do for Mr.. johnson to place
his denial in opposition to the united state
ments of such men as e. L. Martin, B. 8.
Flersheim, Sol Block, and G. G.. Perrin of
Kansas City, and H. l. Smith and H. I.
Hartwig, Of st. Joseph, saying nothing
about a half dozen others, citizens of his
own city and state. R. W. LUDNGToN.
AFFIDAVIT BY R. W. LUDINGToN.
STATE OF KANSAS, CO
COUNTY OF DOUGLASS. Do
R. W. Ludington, of said county and
state, being duly sworn, deposes and says
that he is acquainted with j. B. Johnson,
Of. Topeka, that about the twenty-ninth day
of May, eighteen hundred and eighty-two,
he received from E. L. Martin & Co.,
wholesale liquor dealers in Kansas City,
Mo-, eight hundred dollars. contributed by
various liquor dealers in said Kansas City,
to aid said j. B. johnson in obtaining the
Republican nomination for governor of the
state of Kansas; that within three or four
days after the second day of June of said
year, deponent went TO Topeka aud called
upon said johnson at his office, that depo-