The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-01

cor In . sag that vii not lssse any toabs
ss TO TIE cpinioa Of the p-opie ia the case
Thu telegram IL signed also by citizens
Of White Pigeon. Mica, rsses ONLY
thirty miles from l.. Grange. Ind. and in
which Van &c yantsr and his business
Affairs are ns well known IS IN sturgis:
srrssssz. Mich, Oct 81, iss<
Posf-fafeiEsgess1er. SAITH. NssA.. To tire
Peopse OF King County, WASH: Within
. f.S days pass naye learned that rep
r-sent.ssve Of the s.sttle Telegraph has
h-ea here in the old home Of Hon. A. i.
Wan de Nans@r, now OF yoar county, seek
ing something 10 bis dstrsnenf and Offer
ing 10 ray cash consideration for afti1a-
s1ts rejecting upon Mr. Van De yanier's
hooor. 1 dessrs 70 say that Mr.. Van de
Nsnter was raised here, and that and all
the people Of this community know and
respect hin, aad that We have never lost
sight OF him and know him 20 be an hon
orapse, upright. energetic man and q good
and useful citizen. worthy Of the utmost
trust and coufidsnce, and ne stamp IS in-
famous the course OF the said Newspaper
in trying TO purchase sfidavits for the
purpose Of destroying the character of
good citizen for political purposes.
Fk.sg ". WAR.
Manufacturer and Member Congressional
State Central COMMITTEES.
We concur in the foregoing:
A. n. Wait. Insurance agent
Amos sturgss. Democratic candidate for
representative 10 the Legislature.
7. J. Collins, cashier Citizens State
bank.
Nelson /. Packard. president Citizens
State bank
Lsvant E. White. president National
bank of St1rgis, Mich.
Charles A. stuFgis, attorney-at-iaw.
Nathan Frank. eiothier.
i. +. Thornton, physician and surgeon
William Altman, ex-representatiye to the
legislature
Wright Brothers. hardware.
+. 8. Amidon, Republican nominee for
the legislature.
sheridan Osborn. examiner Of schools.
X. G. Hamilton.
r. III. Van Week. NJ. ID.
II. !. Toby. druggist
ID. Runyans, ex-sherih Lagrange county.
Ind.
A. A. Wiiber, shoiesale dealer.
C. II. Munger. commercial traveller.
z. ii. Bsecher. grocer.
c. d. Farr. proprietor Elliott house.
y. |. Akey; prosecuting attorney.
H. w. Pendleton. jr., druggist
George q. Bender, dry goods.
II. G. Carpenter. attorney.
c. +. Rehm, merchant tailor.
Charles Ehrsbehl, ex-county clerk.
i. Valentine. grocer.
III. L. Anthony, cashier National bank
Creoiiiion Jacobs.
Henry ;. Church. grocer
+. b. Anger, editor Journal and sx-
postmaster.
G. I. Parker. livery and bus line.
SIGNATURES FROM WHITE PIGEON.
The following residents Of White Pigeon,
Mich. also signed the preceding telegram:
q. w. Watson.
L. @. Goodenow editor Journal
b. A eynolds. clothier.
William Schuier iron.
Z. Nj. Rhoades, produce and grain.
Charles Nestherwax. stock aud horses.
John J. Davis. dry goods.
X q. Sweet. farmer and stock.
John II. Williams. NJ. D., physician and
surgeon l.. ;. & NJ. s. railroad.
w. F. Thomas. attorney.
Joseph Mosier, farmer.
Chester H. Brown. farmer.
Fred keyser. railroad engineer.
ALWAYS READY To PAY DEBTS.
George ii. King. the attorney. of elise &
King. member of the school board aud a
Democrat. was interviewed. and made the
subjoined statement which proves con-
clusiyely that Van de Vanter has always
been willing to pay these outlawed debts:
49, "aiu sHo Gnu oi tue year.
got, professionally. from Ohio. certain
notes Of the firm of Van de Vanter &
Berger. These notes were outIawed: |
saw Mr.. Van de Vanter, who ut my re-
quest called at my Office aud we talked
the matter over: he stated that the notes
were outiawed. nut that he had no dispo-
sition To take advantage of that fact as
the debts were honest; and he offered
settlement partly in cash and partly in
land. His proposition was satisfactory 10
the holders of the notes and Ii was ac-
cepted by them, and the notes were so
paid and surrendered TO him. He could
not have been compelled to pay; arm a
Democrat and opposed to Mr. Van de
Vanter politically. bat have known him
tor several years. and l know him TO be an
honorable man."