The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-31

se-venfng distance and the limited time
untl election. similar statements could De
procured upoa request from practically
the entire population OF La Grange ana
st1rgis who we're residents Of those places
AZ the time Of Mr.. Van de Vanser's failure
IN business.
BKLIKo BIZ rrs ovs woEpa
Atteu ton may also De called 20 another
outrageous lie, and tia telegraph viii be
convicted Of this lie by IT'S osn columns
It says that Ivan de yanter & Berger
made fraudulent bill of sale to
friend named Charles p. Buck, and IL was
because of this fraudulent conveyance that
Van de yanter vas afterwards indicted"
The Telegraph then gives what purports to
be bail OF sale, but which IN reality Was
nothing more nor less than mortgage on
their stock, for in she alleged bill Of sale
quoted By the Telegraph shr following dis
tinct assertion occurs:
"Now, If the said Aaron I. Van de
Fanter and Carl c. Berger, or either Of
them. shall panctually pay said sum OF
money with interest. when tie same SHAH
become due, and not cucumber. dispose OF
or remove said morts aged property from
the place where IL now Is IN said La
Grange county. then this conveyance 10
be void, otherwise TO be in fali force"
Here is an uneqaivocsl statement that
the alleged bill Of sale, copy of which
was published in the Telegraph. was moth
ing more nor less than a mortgage TO Sc
cure moneys borrowed from Mr. Buck
Van de Vanser & Berger also gave q Sec
ond mortgage. They never gave any Dill
OF sale fraudulent or otherElse-so
single living soul.
DID NOT CONCEAL HIS PAST.
City Comptroller VIII II. Parry, who
was on the editorial staff Of the PosT-IS-
TELLfsEScER for six years. has
large number of relatives
at la Grange. Indisna Last
evening be was Interviewed in regard 70
the charges published in the Seattle Tele-
graph agains; Hon. A. 7. Van de yanter.
Mr.. Parry said:
II am familiar with the career of Mr..
4. T. Van de Yanter during the tine that
he resided at La Grange. Ind. Ny uncle,
Thomas Parry, and two Of my sisters,
with their husbands, were among the first
settlers at La Grange and / now have
among their descendants at least fifty rel
atives in La Grange county and Noble
county adjoining.
kept up intimate relations with my
relatives there. In the fall of
1880 Mr.. Van de Vanter, who
Was then candidate for state
senator in this county. was asked by me
TO furnish sketch Of his life for publica-
ton In the Posr-IsrELIIoEScER He told
me. among other things. that hs vas torn at
TO La Grange when he was % years
of age and engaged in the agri-
cultural imp ement business. He also
informed me that he had been unfortunate
in business there and had then come West.
This was my introduction TO Mr.. Van
de yanter and naturally told him of my
relatives st La Grange. By his conversation
he showed me that he had known many
OF them and he requested me when writ
ing TO the folks to be remembered TO
them.
1.-TWO of my cousins were Leading mer-
chants of the city, another was a county
Official and several others held prominent
positions.
soon after this / wrote TO my cousins
and delivered Mr.. Van de yanter's mes
sage to them. When they replied to my
letters they all spoke very kindly of
Mr.. Van de Vanter and expressed gratii-
cation at his success in this community.
One of my cousins, who had
been in business at the time
+.
the boy had been very unfortunate in bus
mess. but that everyone liked him.
Since that time ! have received
many letters from my kinfolk there, and
they unfaiiingiv contained expressions of
regard for Mr.. Van de Vanter.
"0ne of my cousins who was in bust
ness at the time Mr.. Van de Vanter was
at La Grange his since died, but about two
years ago | received letter from
one OF his married daughters cont aiming a
full statement concerning Mr. Van de
Nanter's business career while there, as
she had received 1t from her father short
time before ne died
1.-The effect OF this statement was that
Mr.. Van de Vanter had been unfortunate
ner, aud that while tae feeling
had been high against the partner. every
one had the greatest sympathy for Mr..
Van dc Vanter. who had lost everything
he had.
Il know If there had been anything in
Van de Vanter's record TO his dlscredit
thatmy kinfolk there would have informed
me OF il, for IN my first letters simply
made statement that had met him and
was anxious TO know what manner of man
he Was. / know that a. the time Mr. Van
de Nanter Was nominated for state SEN
ator in isSo he requested me TO send
copies OF the Posr-ISTEILEsKScER con-
tanning tActCn OF MS LIE TO
my friends at La Grange and also
10 a number Of persons there. a list of
whom he furnished me- also
sent a. his reques, copies Of
the Posr-iSTELLISEScER containing
the news OF his nomination and sketch
Of his life 10 the La Grange Standard. a
newspaper conducted by my cousin by
marriage, with request that be give ii a
notice, which he dad.
MT Van De Nsnter did not seek to con-
ceal that part Of bis life relating TO his resi-
dence and business in La Grange, but on
the contrary. as will be seen by this state
ment, took pains to see that the people
In the community where he was raised
were made aware of his prospective adj
vancement
This was early IN q very long cam
psign and would have given the people
there ample opportunity to forward any
Information derogatory to his character
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