Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1892-09-14
A SOLDIERS VIEW.
70 DC TAKEN OVER THE GRAVES
OF GETTYSBURG.
Was Adiai Stevenson y Member OF n.
Order of secret Trai,crs9--D MIA a.. n.-
joiee over tho Death of rs.coins-- Can
no Disprove TIL. Anidasltf

Order cf Secret Traisers9-- Dia a.. n.-
Jciee Over tho Death Of rs.c.ip--- ca.
no Di.provs rhi. Amdssltf
Especial Corrcapondcncci
arrrysnuRo. Sept. 5.--InformatiOn
has been received here that tho Union
Veterans league In to hold mass
meeting here shortly 10 diacuss tho war
record Of Adlai Stevenson, the vice
presidential candidate, who n charged
with membership in certain disloyal
orders during the war. also with aclling
rcvolvcrs with which 10 resist tho draft
and intimidatc Union mon. and with
publicly rejoicing over tho assassination
OF Lincoln.
Tho league. IL IA learned. has some
very damaging proof of the charges
which have been 10 freely made. aud
old soldiers make no hesitation IN saying
that unlees he can impcach tho accuracy
OF ailidavits already mado he will uoi
got vote from tho Union Veterans of
the late war.
u Is remarked ma especially curious.
not 10 say unfortunate, for tho Demo
cratic party that both their candidnfea
ON tho ticket served by substitute in Tho
war. And IL may bo added that IL doos
not please the old soldiers who visit this
tacrcd spot and whose opinions nro thus
readily learned.
CoSyfNCINo rRooF or THE ACCURACY
or TnE cnARurs.
Among the ailidnvits which arc % he
produced here ARE tho following. some
OF which have been already puhliahcd.
but not disprovcdi
State OF Illinois. Mclean county. ssa
William ". Whincn, uf thg county and state
Aforesaid. on oath. dcposcs aud sayH that be
was Resident Of the county Of Woodford. IN
the state pf Illinois. FROM August 1851 Ia Feb
ruary. Ian. and during that time wns .dtior
aud proprietor of the Woo,lfard Sentinel n pa
per published nc Mctamors. IN the state 81 Illi-
npls hnd county of Woodford. aud durinR al
that time was personally acquainted and Do
liiioally associated with Adial E. Stevenson.
that nfnant was present Mt the organization of
the MctAmora lodge or circle of the Order ~
American knights or Sons of Liberty, Ia tho
southeast lower room of tho court hoilsa Ia
Motamora, by w. u. Ewing. special agent Of
tho state organization Of the same. that
Adlai u. Stevenson was there present
and with others Vas duly Initiated aud
took tho required oaths aud received
the grips and passwords that affiant was also
present nj the county organization Of the
American Knights or Sons of i.lbcrty held In
thu courtroom of tho court house, and that the
snid Adlhi y. stevenson was present and as.
sisted In pcffccting the same, and further
AYERS that ho wa present al n rfate ss,t,ueu az
the said knighis or Sons ~ Liborty, held In
tho city OF Springfield. llls.. on ths lG;h and
18th days Of June, leal, aud that hdlal T.. Sis-
vonsDn vas a delegate 10 said state council
from the lodge or ordsf " tl,e ktus from the
county ~ WOodfordi that the said Adlal r.
stevenson Vouched Tor nnlant. by which lie
obtAfnoJ admission TO said council. that
IL sts Ia this council that the twsnty.tlird
plabk ~ iiie Democratic platform ~ tliat
jesr "es adopted ard agreed up0ps that
anhnt further AYERS that receipt Of the
news Of the nr.sssiglIsi ION Of Abraham Lincoln
the said Adiai =. sisf1usof stated IN substance
That ~ WIS gpid thug ard ought ta have
been done s"oiicr, shd That said Adlai r.
Sieycn-un admitted 80 afylanf. ln es,r,vsraafiyr
with him on Abe suiilrti. that Ice had ~ stated
ln regard - tie doath % Lincoln. that aflant
further Saya tllat Ht tie aid council nt Spring
held. llls.. on Jane ~ and u. fsSl. there were
present fon"ral James Singleton. Johnson and
t1e"ban. of l.lneidB. ills.: James 3. Ewing, ~
Bloomington. iils.. with a number 0f other
Democratic politicians. besides delegate from
lodges aud Clrcica from almost every county IA
the state; that aiiiHnt aver that the order of
American KNIGHTS Fohs - fi5erfg were
organizations simIlgr in their character to the
order known a. tse Knights ~ tile Coidsn Cir
Gle. aud aiiihnt WAS inf0rInol hy the orc..nfz-
ing agent, W. q. Ewing. that sald Organization
stood in the same relation 70 the norfh that tla
Knights Of the Golden Circle did 10 ths. .r,ufi,s
that efiiant was pfessnt az the organization ~
three or four lodges circles Ga tho county u
WondfOrd. Ills. when the same we're organized
BY the special agent w. q. Ewing. Al sad
meetings were held 10 secret. with closed dO0rs
and darkened windows, and we're especially
aniagoni.tie - the Union lesgaes. nnd weso
organized for the purpose Of onsstflnx tho Ia
nuenco of that organization.
wfLLfAs r. wnVFrx.
Several prominent citizens Of Meta
mora--Z. II. Whitmire, Isaac WickoR.
J. w. Ellis, Elijah Plank. r. ID. Wal.
den. William Mitchell, r. r. Briggs and
Z. Niles by name-cerfify 20 the good
standing and reliability Of Mr. Wmffen.
We reproduce the following letter
from the Tifiin (O.) Tribune.
The srdavit of Parker Gardner. Of wshash.
Ind. in reference % Adiai y. Stevenson, Demo
cratic candidate for vice pfesilest. y true -
the letter. ! was resident u N leon foage.
ship, DE Witt county, fiis.. in Issis aud eas
veil acquainted With Hr. Gardner. siao wifh
Ellsworth and spratt Mr.. Gardnor's state
nsent can BE- backed up ~ such men a. Dr. n.
W. Davis. y. X. Davis. .. T. Gear aaa faang
others 81 Wapeila. Iils. IL - a fact that fbis
man Stevenson dld travel through De Wfff
county in the year above msutiobsd ssiiiar
reyciyers % his c0pgerhsad friends o. b. rssd
- intimidato Usion men aud y rssist ,l.e
oraft. am willing o. maze this statement
under oath a, snS time q Eecea-ary.
- A. TATIon.
Late tirst scfgeant. Company /. one Han
dTed and Fifty -foarth iilinois v l.
Mr.. Steyenson's defense q hts war
record and denial q the accusations
brought against him an.iss cath have
been merely verbal and informal. It Is
titne hs were coming - the front with