People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-11-18
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ncatlonS as an elector-or one having
a right to vote. Ny eight to vote
was challenged on this eFnund.
In August last | eng9a@d with BAR.
nett & Co. of Wellington fo huv
grain for them this winfeT came
cut to this station and began busi-
ness. At the end of the first month 7
decided to 90 home get NV wife and
camping outfit and bring them here
and board ourselves. To this end |
bought a 12xl4 tent of YOUR towns.
maR. Mr.. Klein hacked nm nv outdt
stored most of nv household goods in
MY barn. except our bureau. lounge,
books. etc. which | took to a neigh.
bOrs for security and came out to nv
place of business. We lived in the
tent till Oct. 1. when | rented this
little room. 12xl4, in which we now
reside. | instructed Mr.. HARRISON.
of your city, to rent my house there
by the month. but in no event to rent
it beyond March |. 1893. as | would be
there to occupy it myself.
On this statement. two of the
board, Stafliebach and Chaddon. both
Republicans, decided that l had lost
my residence and therefore could not
vote, W. R. Savage, a Democrat, pro-
testing. Two citizens, Messrs. Harry
Wood, (whO. believe, claims to be a
lawyer and Spears, the banker, were
very OfficiOus in advising and instruct
ing the board as to its duties. | left
the polling place and went up town,
met Judge Halsell, who, on hearing
my statement, told me that l GER
tainN had a perfect right to vote.
After noon my friends urged me to
make a second attempt to vote, as
they thought the board would recon-
slider its action of that morning. So
| went to see James Lawrence, who is
well and favOrably known all over
Sumner county as one of its leading
attOrneys-and by the way, a stalwart
Republican-whO told me there was
no question about my right to
vote in the Third ward of the city
of Wellington.
l also met Mr.. Dey, a leading attOr-
ney, who held the opinion that had
the right to vote there. Mr.. Law
renee kindly proposed to 90 with me
and insist on my being allowed to
vote. So taking the law with him he
went with me and again presented
my ticket, only to meet with refusal.
At this | told the Judges | would
swear my vote in and take the
consequences and again nv request
was denied. To say that 7 was hurt
but feebly expresses nv feelings, but
| went away quietly. believing that
a great wrong had been done me.
On the NIGHT foIIowing I went IN
the opera and getting there late |
found no one there but Harry Wood.
the manager. While he making
change for nv ticket, I remarked to
him that I Thought he had done me
a great Injustice bv so persistentlv
challenging nv vote, while other law
yers held that had a perfect right
to vote. | further told him thai |
believed he Thought I had a right to
vote. At this he called me a Cd
id liar.
Those who know Mr.. Wood know
that physically he is we'll deyeIoped
weighing in the neighhorhood If S00
lbs. and we'll proportioned. | thought.
then and believe now that he was re-
lying on his size and strength for the
enforcement of his assertion rather
than its truthfulness.