The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-04
NEWS OF KANSAS.
Crank FaciIe Princeps Signs
His Name to a Letter.
RI Five Hundred Wichita Voters
PledgedAgainst Liquor Men.
OTHER STATE NEWS.
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ana
Miners Settle Differences.

WICHITA June An an interview in
regard to his wife running for congress,
Mr. Lease said he would not go to Wash
ington even should she be elected He
said he would only be in the way and he
thinks he can be better employed in TAX
ing care of the house and the children in
Wichita
He is just now more watchful than
ever as several letters, written by cranks,
have recently come to the house. The
letters threaten the lives of Mrs Lease
and the children, and for that reason Mr.
Lease remains at home all of the time
Here is one of the letters which was
mailed on a train which differs from all
the other letters received from the crank
signing himself Facile Princeps, in the
respect that it is signed by the mans
name:
Kansas, May 70, 1894
| have been to Wichita and there
learned of a few things detrimental to
you. Your life is in danger; also your
children's. Your home will be fired, not
by your own hands this time, like it was
before. | saw one of the victims of your
selfishness, an old man what you turned
out last winter. He is broken in health
and living on charity. Next L saw Mrs.
Brady, and so many other things that
time is too short to mention. The man
with mission VIII learn all THESE l4lH9s
before he kills you. A curse has been
following you for six months, and it is
time you are wiped out of existence be-
fore you do any more wrong. Make
your peace with God and enemies and
PREPARATION where you can.
i. d. HUDsPETH.
Mr. Lease says be does not know
whether these cranks really intend to
follow out their crazy threats, but he
thinks it is the safest plan to always be
the lookout for them, SO he never
leaves the children alone.
PLEDGED AGAINST LIQUOR MEN.
Five Hundred Voters at Wichita VIII Not
support Liquor Candidates.
WICHITA, June The following iron
clad pledge designed to compel the rec
ognition and enforcement of the prohibit
tory law is being circulated in this city:
/, the undersigned, do hereby pledge
myself to be one of five hundred, or more,
voters of Sedgwick county, Kansas, who
will not, within three years after April
i, 1894, vote for any candidate for any
state, county, district, city, Legislative,
executive or judicial Office, who shall not
previously and publicly, if SO requested
by any voter, pledge himself to do all in
his power, if elected, to enforce all the
laws and, if possible, make them more
efficient for the carrying out of the pro-
visions of the constitution of the state
OF Kansas and particularly those pro-
hibiting the manufacture and sale
of intoxicating liquors. Should there
be more than one candidate for
the same office who shall thus
pledge himself, will vote for the one
whom believe to be most sincere and
honest This pledge shall be binding
upon me as quick as am duly notified
hat not less than 500 voters of Sedgwick
county have signed it and l am furnish
ed with list of their names.
ave now have over the 500 signers,
all legal voters" said Colonel Lewis, w no
is at the head of the move, to a reporter.
1--WE are going to have the list published
in a nice shape convenient for carrying
in the pocket, and two will be sent to
every subscriber with the request that
each one of them secure another signer.
l shall be very much surprised if we do
not have 1000 signatures of voters on our
list by the election.
81 would not like to give the list of
names now for the reason that some of
these names we're secured early in the
spring and we want 20 first verify the
list If l were to give the list now and
some mans name were found that had
since died or moved to Oklahoma that
would tend to discredit the whole list /
Will give you the names Just as soon as
the list is corrected. The men who have
signed are not ashamed of it 1 signed
1t and you may publish my name now if
you want to-"