The advocate., 1891-10-21

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be held in the city of Topeka of the liquor
dealers of the cities of Kansas City, st.
Joseph and Leavenworth, and that said
Head did write said call.
Said deponent further states that on the
- day of -, 1882, there was held at the
Gordon House, in the city of Topeka, a
conference between the liquor dealers of
said cities for the purpose of considering
the nomination of said J. B. johnson for
the Office of governor of the state of Kansas
at the Republican convention then soon to
be held in said city; that said j. B. johnson
was present at said conference; that there
was also present at said conference Sol.
Block and Charles Perrin, of Kansas City,
Missouri; R. W. Ludington and John Wal
ruff, of Lawrence, Kansas, H. l. Smith and
FL. r. Hartwig, of st. Joseph, Missouri, and
John Harmon, of Leavenworth, Kansas;
that at said conference at the Gordon House
said ]. B. johnson was present and made
few remarks, pledging himself to the inter
ests of the liquor traffic, thereupon bid US
good night, and it was there decided by the
liquor dealers in conference to support said
johnson for nomination for governor of the
state of Kansas and to raise funds for that
purpose, and r. w. Ludington, of Lawrence,
was appointed finance committee and
authorized to receive all funds to be OK
pended in the interests of Johnson and to
turn the same over to SAID Johnson; that
said conference at the Gordon House was
adjourned to meet in Kansas City, Missouri,
for the purpose of secrecy, and that said
johnson was so informed and that said con-
ference was held some time afterwards at
the Metropolitan hotel in Kansas City, Mis-
souri,.
Said deponent further states that he was
in Kansas City on business in the fore part
of June, 1882, and there met said J. B.
johnson, and that said johnson there spoke
to him about those men in Kansas City who
were to assist in his candidacy, and that at
his request took johnson into the Office of
B. s. Flersheim & Company, and also into
the Office of E. L. Martin & Co., wholesale
liquor dealers in the city of Kansas City,
and introduced said johnson to said parties.
He would not have introduced said John
son to said parties if he had not been we'll
satisfied that said johnson would carry out
his agreement in every respect, that he did
not listen to the conversation between said
johnson and said Flersheim and Martin,
but he understood from conversation with
said Johdson that said Johnson requested
interviews with said parties, Flersheim and
Martin, for the purpose of enlisting their
Sympathies to grant financial aid.
Said deponent further states, that he had
a conversation with said ]. B. Johnson after
said conference in June, 1882, at which con-
versation said Johnson continued to pledge
himself and to express himself as ready to
serve the interest of the liquor traffic, and in
that conversation was also considered the
expediency of said Johnson making prohi-
bition speeches to secure prohibition votes;
and it was decided and agreed to by said
johnson that said johnson should make a
prohibition speech in the city of Fort Scott,
Kansas, which said speech said johnson did
afterwards make; that the making of this
prohibition speech was also favorably con-
sidered at the conference afterwards held
in Kansas City, where also the liquor men
unanimously agreed to spend their money
in the interests of the candidacy of said
Johnson; and further deponent sayeth not.
L. BLACKMAN.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
10th day of October, A. d. 1884.
sRAL. G. A. ALEXANDER,