People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-04-28
BOOM-DE-RAY!
SOme.IntereSting Private
reSpOndence Which the
Public will be "'Curi-
OuS'' to Read.
JUDGE RAY CATCHES AN ELE.
PHANT AND Is NOW LOOKING
FOR SOME ONE TO HELP
HIM LET 90.


on the Shelf-Did Not Consult the
Judge of the District Court as
to How He Should Vote.
The VOICE had long since taken it
for granted that Judge James A. Ray
had concluded to rest easy under the
charge made by the VOICE immedi-
ately after the election that he had
discharged Charles E. Welch, the eff
Cient stenOgrapher Of his court, be-
cause the young man had gone
crazy" and voted the POpulist ticket,
but it seems that we were mistaken.
We were awakened from our reverie
some two weeks ago by the receipt of
some private correspondence accom-
panied by the following explanatory
note:
CHAMBERS OF JAMES A. RAY. JUDGE of
the 18th Judicial District Of Kansas
WELLINGTON, Kans., April 10, 1893
EDITOR VOICE. herewith hand
you a number of letters which, in
view Of your comments upon the
subject matter of the same, will be OF
interest to the public and you will,
no doubt, be pleased to publish them
Some of your readers, who do not
know that you are pledged to support
a Democrat to succeed me, are curious
to know the facts about the appoint.
ment of WelCh'S successor.
Yours truly,
JAMES A. RAY.
We hope thereader will follow this
correspondence clear through as il
gets more interesting each step, until
at last there is a grand climax! We
publish it entire in this issue with
some extras thrown in for the sake OF
variety and equity:
RAY TO WEIGH.
WELLINGTON. Kans.. Dec. 10. '92
Z. E. Welch, Esq, DEAR SIR
Since your resignation the PEOPLES
VOICE has repeatedly charged that
you were discharged by me as court
StsnOgrapher because you had voted
the POpuliSt ticket. This charge
was the first information which | had
that you had voted other than the
Republican ticket. You was recon-
mended to me as being a Republican.
and at all times represented yourself
to be a Republican, and you never
having lnLlndted to me that you wa.
other than a Republican, | think il
due me as well as yourself that vol
inform me how you voted at the re
cent election. Please let me heaI
from you. Yours truly,
(Signed) JAMES A. RAY.
Now this is an innocent little epis
tie and had it been answered by Mr.
Welch to the effect that he had voted
for Harrison the VOICE would have
been cOrnered. But it seems thai
the VOICE, as usual, was not reckon
ing without its host, as will appear a,
the light unfolds. Mr.. Welch did moi
give the Judge just the sort of re
SpOnse so much desired. Here it is:
WEIGH To RAY.
53l Chapala St., !
SANTA BARBARA, Cal.
Dec. 20, '92.
Hon. James A. Ray, Judge 18th
judicial Dist, Wellington, Kansas
DEAR SIR:-Your favor of the I9tI
inst, forwarded to me from Wichita
received today. | have read it owe
carefully. Recognizing the legiti
macy of your question / would gladly
and with alaCrity, inform you how
cast my first vote for president at thu
recent election; but / must confess
after considerable thought on the
subject. | cannot bring myself to dis
card my first impression, that i
there is any explanation to be made
1t is rather due from you to me. | dr
not think yon will attempt to dem
the TACT that on the morning of tbcc
10th OF November Mr.. ]. r. Dayi.
was telephontd to come I'D to thC
court house; that he was employed b,
you to take my place on the following
Tuesday; and this, too, before AM
intimation whatever was given +,
me; thus leaving me no alternative
when | found it out, but to RESIGN
If you will recOllect, | gave you Al
opportunity to explain this TUESDAY
November 10, in the cloak room o
The court room, just after dinnerl tn,
DAY | requested of you letter of rec
ommendatiOn, which you seemed YER
glad and willing to furnish and dii
furnish; and | am very much obliget
10 you for it. 1t reads as follows:
WELLINGTON, Kans., November Il. %
TO WHOM IT NAY CONCERN:
cLdms inns Is to certify that the bearer. MI
Chas. L. Nelch, has acted and served =
court Stenographer of the 10th JudiciaI DiS
ttlet OF Kansas for the period of two wear
ana that during that time | found him +
ne perfectly competent, reliable and trust
NorIhy; ana | cheerfully recommend hin
TO anyone desiring Competent and eF;cian i,,r
Stenographer. N''' 0'''' i0i
lSigned) JA,rps p.
Judge OF the 18th Judicial District Of Kansa,
In this conversation in the cloal
room, after detailing why resigned
L suggested that, inasmuch as inc0m
potency was not the trouble. | dil
not know what was; and then stonne,
and gave you a chance to say some
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