The Bessemer indicator., 1893-10-28

should. In all good conscience support
you for police magistrate. when at
the same time you well knew that you
had done nothing to help Mr.. Nicholas,
having ceased to beseech aid for the
nomination for city attorney only after
being made painfully aware that you
only "kicked against the pricks."
Let us see. You supported the re-
publican city ticket. did your YesY
Well If you did you are shamefully
maligned elector. for believe me. Major,
there is not an intelligent republican in
Pueblo who belieyes you when you
protest that you supported the re-
publican nominees. think if you will
consult DIR. Utter and d. M. Campbell
they will tell you that they thought
you supported their candidacy and il
you tell them that you did not support
their ticket, you will excite their pro.
found astonishment.
1t was the surprise of everyone that
you received single vote in the coun-
cll, because of the universal belief tina,
1INg A RHset. not
wiIlfsIanding your assertions to the
contrary.
Wasn't you candidate before Upton
Post 3. A. Il. last December for Post
Commander, and didn't Col. Gaines
honorably defeat your Didn't you
seek the endorsement OF the Upton
Post delegation for Senior Vice De
partment Commander, and didn't DIR.
Paul receive every vote of that delega-
tionf-ED.
Didn't you cause Adam Walk and
other delegates TO the 1892 republican
county convention to be importuncd in
the interest of your candidacy for
representative In the General AS
sembly9 Your memory may fail you,
for as you cannot fail to notice begin
to materially augment the numbers of
your solicitations.
The names of Mr.. Wicks and Mr.
Lennard were before the convention
but before vote had been taken, just
here. at this supreme moment l saw
gentleman in earnest conversation
with yeu-you had quilted your station
in the hall and had approached that of
the gentleman in question; your features
disclosed great excitement and longing
solicitude; my attention was arrested
and narrowly watched you. The
gentleman with whom you conversed
left you and crossed over the railing in
the southwest corner of the convention;
saw him talk with several delegates
and heard him represent that you desired
your name presented for representative
and that the gentlemen use their in
fuence for you; soon saw the gentle
man return to you and heard him tell
you that the delegates seen thought
1t too late and that nothing could be
done. Then you swore and used
obscene language. Now that recall
these particulars doesn't your memory
come to your rescue? Nor Then l
must refer the matter to the gentleman
in question and the delegates Emporium.
ed. You very distinctly remember the
whole transaction trow, but whether
you do or not is of no importance for
the recital just concluded is predicated
upon and constitutes actual facts.
l add just another chronic attack
You have been announcing eyer since
the first campaign in which you were
paid participant that you would be
candidate for prosecuting attorney to
succeed Judge Gibson. Eh2 This
malignant falsehoodf You are warm
admirer of Representative Lennard,
aren't your He don't believe you voted
for him for 1t was matter, of remark
Immediately after election in 1899 that
you remained too long in the booth to
have voted straight. and that fact,
coupled with pre- election threats very
fully satisfied many well informed re.
publicans of your recreancy.
You made campaign last fall did
your Did you get paidf Your trans
portation was all furnished you and the
cash that the county central CON-
mittee paid you. and which was most
happily called expense money. more
than exceeded the receipts for your
professional services for the same
length of time since your advent here.
But heard you extolling Hon. Platt
Wicks and the effort he made in the
legislature for fair treatment fron the
railways: You particularly narrate the
awful things you saw while lobbying
for Mr.. Wicks' bill, upon the floor Of
the House; your laudations of yourself
for heroic efforts put forth for Mr..
Wicks' Bill haye oftentimes excited
and you have been accorded
some credit for mythical services rend-
cred and expenditures made. Dear
Major. how much DID you expendf
You well know that you did not pay