Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-06-14
"CAPT." CANNON.

A Blue White Fake OF the First
Water-He Resents the Truth.
Last Friday an individual with un-
kempt hair, bloodshot eyes and other
wise badly distigured, claiming the
title Of captain and name Of Cannon
appeared on the court house grounds,
mounted the band stand, wound him
self up and began haranguing the
crowd which had gathered. He didn't
want work, o sympathy, but money.
He claimed to represent Kelley's army
and was out in the field to secure
funds to float his superior officer and
his cohorts down the father of waters"
Cannon discoursed for an hour or two
on capitalists, coal baron robbers, syn
dicates, trusts and what not. The
country was rapidly going to the DEM
milton bow-wows, he claimed, and the
s%mouldering fire of discomfort was
only awaiting a favorable moment to
be blown into a cOnfiagration, when
the country would reek with blood,
be swept by fire and the scenes OF the
French revolution be re-enacted.
The COURIER In its previous issue
had published an item taken from the
Beresford News, in which it was
stated that Cannon had made a speech
there and after the collection had been
taken up spent the proceeds in getting
gloriously drunk. The alleged "cap-
tain" vigorously denied the story, ac-
cused the News editor OF wil!ul pre-
~varication, etc, and said that it was
but another illustration OF an editor
gone to seed in denouncing the mid
die OF the road" advocates. Cannon
talked as il he had been insulted and
that he had half a mind to call on Gen.
Kelley to change the destination OF the
army from Washington to Beresford
and drown the editor Of the News in
his own blood. But there was Il prin-
ciple behind the army, the captain
said, and OF course they could not for
sake that to punish a supplemented
country editor. Oh, no!
However, Cannon was Il fake, a ~.
ing whelp, and should have been ar
rested OF the spot for his false repre-
sensations in working the people for
m%oney-to get drunk on. He spoke at
Hurley before coming here-gotd drunk
on the collection taken up. The fol-
lowing item verifies the assertion:
VIM. Cannon. claiming 10 be one Of Kelley's
~cOn,monwral officers. struck Hurley last Thurs
day. and in the evcing mounted a dry goods bot
in the street and talked the arm on several
citizens by telling them what he knew Of COxty-
ism. politics. religion. California. South Dakota
and "s;cL" lie Appeared to be = man who had
was we'll posted on the past aud present
events TRANSPORTING IN this country. and by his
remarks showed that he had been educated.
WAS alcnlol. We hardly think his talk left y
very deep Impression on his hearers or that the
recruits secured for the Industrial army were
very plenty Hurley Record. June 9.
At Yankton Cannon duplicated his
scheme, us the item below shows:
In the police court yesterday Vim Cannon.
day afternoon. Mas given two hours In which 20
leave town and llr disappeared. Cannon sad
that one year ago he was city editor NJ II b,g
newspaper IN San Francisco. - YanktOn Press
and Dakotan. June s. =
At Centerville he was so drunk he
couldn't tell the difference between a
CoXeyite and a mosquito.
Our correspondent from Beresford
writes under date OF the 9Th:
'Thc News gave the facts In the case. Capt.
cannon. rs he stsle himself. slept in the Gala.
h,oose at Reresford on the night Of the day liz
delivered his harrangne here. lie was drunk
at Cen.erviile and his choice given Of leaving
tO~n or sleeping IN the cooler. II necessary.
the affidavit Of onr town marshal II the arrest
and confinement OF the captain can he Sc
cured. He ~ one OF the rankest fakes that ever
struck the state
He left Elk Point without getting
drunk and went to Ponca, where he
was driven out OF town.
All this goes to show that parties
frequently criticise an item OF news
unjustly. Cannon should be locked
up for good.