The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-01


more's questions. as did everybody else.
Mr.. Dunsmore's evening debate was
so weak that he had to bolster it up with
tariff debate OF a "catchy" nature, which
was not contemplated in the program.
QUESTIONS TO DUssMoRE AND HIS ANSWERS
/. Were not ten persons sworn In as
members of the Dunsmore house at Its
organization who had no certificates of
elections Yes
2. Were not the names OF those ten per-
sons put on the roll OF the DuDsmore
house at the hour of its organization and
regularly called for several weeks there
after, from day to day, with the names OF
the other fifty eight members Yes.
3. Did not the Dunsmore house adopt
and print. from day 10 day, tor several
days, journal showing these persons as
members OF that body from date of organ-
iZaiion? Yes.
4. Did not the Dunsmore house subse-
quently adopt so-calied revised
journal, which for the first eight
days represe MS only fifty. eight mem
bers, or less mum Der, as answering roll
call and which for said frst eight days
represents the said ten persons merely as
contestants and not as members at all!
Yes
), What was the object OF thus misrep-
resenting so vital fact III the revised
iournall
In answer to this Dunsmore SAID that it
was not a Misrepresentation.
g. Taking these ten cases together, Is ie
not fact the aggregate vote lot Tue ten
Republicans exceeded the vote for the ten
Popnlists by more than 200? Yes.
Z l. it not fact that of these ten men
four were scratched off. or omitted from
the official roll and denied the right TO
seats because they were supposed to have
been postmaste at the time OF their
election in November j? Yes.
s. Is it not fact that at the same time
this was done two Populists were sworn
into the Dunsmore house who were not
ONLY postm asters when elected but were
postmasters also at the time they were
sworn in? Yes.
Q. Is it not a fact that Y. Gleason, Pop
ulist from Greenwood county, who was
defeated by &c majority, WAS one OF the III
persons sworn in the first day? Yes.
10. Why was Gleason sworn in? Ans
wer Because he was a contestant.
Il. Is it not fact that the Republican
from 3Sth district in Jackson county re-
ceived 1873 majority over Shellabarger up
on the votes actually cast? Couldn't
answer as to exact majority.
r. Is il not II fact that before the legis-
lature met. Sheilsbarger applied to the
supreme court for writ of mandamus TO
compel the county canvassers to recount
oil ha cout
in the city of Holtou, so AS to give him
majority upon the balance of the votes
cast !? Yes
% Did not the supreme court unani-
mousiy decide against this application
Yes.
a. Is it not fact that the Dunsmore
house wholly disregarded this DECISION
from the irst hour and seated Shellabar-
ger? Yes.
16 Is it not fact tnat the Dunsmore
house seated w. H. Mitchell of Reno
county by counting for him thirty-seYen
votes cast for another man? Yes.
L. Is j. NJ Dunsmore a Democrat or
Populist? Mr.. Dunsmore declined to say.
He gave his past career and in response TO
the question all be would say was You
can place Inc where you please"
IS Do you believe in a governor who
says 81 am an anarchist" and who says
that the Savior OF the world was an all
archist?"
In response to this Dunsmore said the
governor had never used this language III
this way, although Douglass produced the
affidavit of Hon. Charles F. Scott that he
had heard him Use these exact words IN
his speech at lola, Oct. 1S
Mr. Douglass, in the afternoon debate.
substantiatei every statement he made
with affidavits and authentic records, and
in the reply to Mr.. Dunsmore's evening
debate he exploded all of Mr.. Dunsmore's
statements with the records of the Dans-
more house and the rules adopted by that
body. He said, referring TO Mr.. D1ns-
more's inability Or inclination to state his
politics, that he had no hesitation to state
his. and then explained bis political faith
and MS reasons for holding and clinging
to it.
LEwELLING AND PECK, TOO
Referring to the long TRADE of Duns-
more Lewelling and other POpullStS about
r. B. WEIGH calling on George X. Peck for
assistance during the seige last winter,
Mr.. Douglass said that there was one fact
about that business which ought TO lie
conclusive with every common sense man,
and that was that if WEIGH ever dId, on
his own responsibility. make such de-
mand on George K. Peck that his demand
was refused ard no help furnished, and
this is the best possible evidence that there
was no obligation TO furnish sucn help.
But, said Mr.. Douglass, referring to calls
on George Il. Peck, propose to tell you
aba he
on that gentleman by another man
who WAS neither an officer or member
OF the Douglass house. bnt wnich was
more fruitful of results. During the last
night of the siege when tie state capitol
was surrounded by armed men. when the
city was Swallowed in darkness aud the
snow was falling on the sentries as they
paced their weary rounds, messenger
came to me bringing paper from the
governor which [ now hold IN my hand.
That paper contained what WAS equive-
liant Ia complete surrender OF the posi-
ton of the governor and state aominisera-
lion. The first words OF this paper are as
follows: 1T being my understanding
that the house presided over by Mr. Duns
mora has secured hall in
which to meet, the house
presided over by Mr.. Douglass shall
remain in possession OF Representative
nal undisturbed and unmoIes TED This
was all we had been fighting for Tor Two
q Tvs ana nights; and, TO dislodge Us from
that hall. the governor had called out the
military OF the state and had brought the
commonwealth 10 tie verge Of civil war
After the recei pit OF this paper was called
20 the telephone and recognized the voice
OF the governor AT the other enc ot the
I line. The substance OF his talk was that
he would ike to consider his Maine WITH
drawn from the paper, but to have the
proposition considered though he had
sent it unsigned. ! so presented 1t to he
mouse, without reading the governors