The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-09-13
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When GOV, humphrey was eloCGeup i was
selected as executive clerk know whereof /
speak whenE say there are fourteen counties
in the state Of Kansas that we can control.
Among others is Cowley county, the home Of
the republican dynamiter. win go to Cow.
ley county, send your men to these counties
and the work viii be DONE"
"HoW?"
NJ win tell you how. We will go down there
and get the county clerk, he win take his
friend and we will take our friend, and 80
when honest people of the various counties
and towns are asleep We will walk into the
county clerks Office, pull the curtains down,
darken the windows, and with the light Of
dark lantern, open by q process will show
you, the poll returns, and l take fluid pos
sess and erase the ink and change the figures
Of thirty odd voting precincts in Cowley
county With only a few votes changed In
each precinct victory Is ours and the repubh-
can ticket Is elected" That is D. o .McCrsy.
Here we call up Brother Powers again
Brother Powers, God bless your soul, you
were in Topeka last winter"
ayes"
"You had conversation with D. o. Nc
Cray?"
snow don't prod me, 1t is all over and we
didn't steal any votes"
"Didn't you have a talk with McCray and
one Brown, and one Simpson, and one Smith
and didn't they tell you an attempt was made
to steal 200 votes, and fourteen counties were
named. Now be truthful and tell the truth
for once, Brother Powers"
"Well, inasmuch as am compelled TO, yes.
told Bill Hackney and Ben Glover, like fool
let my mouth 90 off and have got to admit
know these facts"
Deny 1t, II you dareI
Now then, let US come home. On the day be.
fore the canvass, which you all know was on
Friday following the date Of the election, our
fellows got on to this thing They sent tele-
gram to Sol Smith Here is what they say:
TOPEKA, KAs., November 10, 1892.
S. A. Smith:
Guard city clerks Office tonight, watch can
V8ss until canvass Is completed: attend cen.
vass to prevent fraud j. W. BREIDENLHAL.
Now, on that day the Santa Fs train left
Topeka, at that time, about one o'clock In the
afternoon At one O'clock Of that day d. o.
McCray, with his grip in hand, and with o
wilfull and deliberate intention Of doing
wrong and committing felony in order to do
the bidding Of the republican party, or repub-
lican ring l should say, boarded the train,
pulled his pass out Of his pocket and had the
conductor check him to Winfield The train
arrived here about o'clock, in the nelghbor-
hood Of that don't remember the exact time,
and Mr.. McCray left the train. Did he go to
the bus? No, he bskulks down to where the
hacks were pulled his hat down over his In
famous face, plunges his venOmous body into
the hack, and says to the driver, "Drivs me to
the sherlfrs Office" The hack driver did his
bidding He got out Of the cab at the Jail,
pulled his hat down over his infamous face,
goes into the office and calls for the sheriff.
"Where is Capt. Nipp2" He was told whore
Capt. Nipp was. He goes back to the cab, tells
the driver to drive him to the Brettun house,
and there he finds Capt. Nlpp just getting into
. cab with very elegant lady. He says "Cap-
tain, want to see you and talk to you pri-
vately" Capt Nipp told him he was just going
away on the train, that he had less than three
quarters Of an hour, and that he had little
business to attend to. However, he says
"What is it Mr.. McCray2'
well, captain, we are gone; the Populists Of
Kansas have carried the stste something must
be done or there will be general cleaning up
at Topeka; we have lost the senate and house
Of representatives, we will lose everything
and something must be done. You are chair
man of the county central committee Of Cow
ley county, and as q representative Of the |
republican state central committee appeal to |
you to do our bidding just once more"
Capt. Nlpp replied: ~ am sorry to inform |
you, but have an engagement and must 20
away, cannot stay here to help you but win |
introduce to you the county clerk. He is an !