The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-09-18
POLITICAL TRICKERY IN THE NEW
PARTY

PARTY
Moran Herald:
Mr.. w. l.. Wisely, one of the most
industrious and prosperous farmers of
: Usage township, was a caller at the
Herald Office last week. 1t will be
remembered that he was one of the
two men selected by the county GEN.
trail committee of the Peoples Party
as candidate for county treasurer, sub
ject to the decision of their primaries.
But when the primary tickets were
printed his name was hot on them but
instead of his was III. Lieurance, of
the same township. This change had
been made without his consent as had
been the action of the central commit
tee in naming him in the first place.
Mr.. Wisely gave the writer the facts
of the political deal as far as he knew
and which were enough to convince
most any one that there had been
political triekery of the meanest kind.
They are as follows:
When the F. NJ. b. A. started he
was among the first to join that organ
ization, with good intentions, not
thinking it would lead to a new party.
When it was merged into the Alliance
he did not join it Immediately but fin
ally became member. He had re-
manned straight Republican all this
time. Recently while at neighbors
assisting in threshing he was APP
preached by f. a. Garrison, commit
teeman of the Peoples Party from
Usage township, with the question:
Wisely will you run as candidate
for county treasurer on the Peoples
party ticket"
'What do you mean" was the re-
ply.
"Just what I say" Mr.. Garrison re-
sponded.
Then the latter gentleman went on
to tell how the members of the party
from that part of the county were in
favor of him and urged him to become
their candidate, and also said they
wanted some one who had been a good
so they could not be ac-
cused of trying to run the party in
with the Democratic party. AS that
was the first time such proposition
had been made him, Mr.. Wisely did
not give his questioner any definite
answer.
That proved to be the last thing
done concerning his candidacy as far
as he knew, till the proceedings of the
meeting of the central committee were
published in the Friend announcing
that they had chosen him as one of
the candidates for treasurer and II. T..
Culbertson as the other. Their using
MS name was done without his con-
'ent or consulting him except the con-
with Garrison.
The matter stood in such shape un-
i'll Sunday night, August Is, when he
vas called out of church by a gentle
nan, once a prominent Democrat of
hat township but now just as prom
nent Peoples Party man, asking
or talk with him. They went out
o carriage and there they found f..
l. Garrison and II. Lieurance. The
primer began explaining the political
which was to the effect that
fr. Wisely would not do as candi-
ate but that Lieurance was the man
nd that the latter could carry the
Observation-Disclosures vote and the for
ler could not, finally suggesting that
e Wisely should resign. Mr. Wisely
that as he had never ac-
epted the candidacy he could not re-
gn. That settled it between them.
Vhen the primary tickets were print
/ his name did not occur on them
ut instead was the name of one of his
unday night callers, III. Lieuranee.
In conclusion Mr.. Wisely said he
AL sufficient reasons for severing his
cations with the Alliance and every
ling in connection with it.
The preceding is the substance of
he whole story in condensed form.
that is reform in politics." we fail
see the reform part; if that is a
Drotherly spirit" we fail to see the
feeling.
1t is safe to draw the conclusion
lat it is nothing but a Democratic
lliance tricksters' deal of a few of
70 leaders in the new party working
the interest of the old party.