The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-08-17
CORRESPONDENCE.
SOME LIES REFUTED.
To the Editor OF THE ADVOCATE.

our county and judicial district is getting
a full share of abuse and vilificatlon, as
far as the Peoples party Is concerned.
July % the Capital has statement In
regard to Judge Bashore, OF Kingman,
(by the way, whose residence is In Pratt
that the Judge was farmer, had never
studied law, and was elected on the plat
form of sock it to the railroads" 1t
also charges, or infers, that in case
where Mr.. Nolan, of Kiowa county, was
plaintiff, and the Rock Island railroad
company was defendant, the railroad was
denied justice, aud when It's attorney eX-
postulated with the court, the court re-
sponded with: "There are no flies on
this court" It also charges our present
county clerk with inefficiency, and
threatens to have some report he sent to
the state auditor (no doubt doctored up
for the occasion) photographed and cir.
culated for campaign purposes. 1t also
publishes a lying report wherein our
ratification meeting of July 30 Is pro-
nounced failure.
The facts are, first, Judge Bashore Is a
graduate of the Albany, N. Y, law
school; has q diploma, fac stmiIe of
which was published by the Peoples
party papers of this district In last years
campaign. He has also certificate
showing that he was admitted to practice
in the supreme court of the state of New
York. He carried on lucrative and
successful practice Of law for several
years at Hannibal, Mo.
To show how Judge Bashore Is recog-
nlzsd as jurist by the bar, we append
the following resolutions, unanimously
adopted at the close of the April term of
court in this county, all members of the
bar Ia majority of whom are Republi-
cans) being present:
Resolved, That in the person of his honor,
w. 0. Bashore, we recognize diligent, con-
scientious and impartial Judge, and that we
recognize and appreciate his digniied bear
ing, and fully reciprocate the feeling Of
confidence, respect and good will which he
expresses for the members of this bar, and
be it
Resolved, That this resolution be spread
upon the records of the court, and that the
clerk furnish copy to the papers of this
judicial district.
On motion of L. M. Conkling it was or
dered that the clerk of the court furnish to
the Judge certified copy of these resolu-
tions.
Senator F. E. Gillett, Hon. L. M.
Conkling, the Republican nominee Of
last fall for Judge, S. s. Ashbaugh, Lynn
D. Hay, ex-Republican county attorney,
were present and made speeches, COM
mending the judge In the spirit of the
resolutions, Len. Gilbert paying him the
highest compliments, and wound up by
saying: "If the judge has made an error
In his rulings, 1t was mistake Of the
head, not of the heart" II anyone doubts
this, let him write to any of the gentle
men named, all Of whom are Republicans.
Mr.. Nolan's case against the railroad
company was for the price Of a carload
of wheat that he had loaded on the track,
and, while gone to his dinner, q grain
buyer went to the station agent, repre-
sented that he had bought the wheat,
billed it out, took the bill-of-lsding, went
to the bank, drew the money on it, and
skipped the country.
The above facts are taken from the
ytenographer'S notes of the evidence; and
hereafter station agents down In this
part of the country will probably know