Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-11-15
AN EXPLANATION.

| AN EXPLAIN ALTON
"To the democrats of Phillips coun.
ty: We have from uuquestionable
authority that the republicans of this
county are using every effort to elect
A. s. HARDWOOD as clerk of the district
court, by offering to trade votes for
him, by voting for W, U. Don Carlos
thus sacrificing Mr. Hebrew, We
hardly think you will be caught by any
such transaction, and will support Mr.,
Adams, who IS on our ticket. The
populists are giving Mr. Don Carlos
their united support, aud We again
urge you to vote for W. A. Harris,
VIM. Baker, p. q. Wagner, j.. M,
Tadlock. W. Q. Adams, w. @. Don
Carlos, N, w. Gibbs These men are
our friends. The nominees of the re-
publican party are our bitter political
enemies, who will, if elected, use
every effort to tear down and destroy
our party. They care nothing for us.
Should we help themY We think
not. by order OF the democratic
county committee. nuoa
r.. A. HANDY, Chairman.
AUGusT VEEH, Secretary" -.o..s
TAKE NoTICE:-
STATE OF KANSAS, so :
Phillips County, POI lla.
George Van Clesve, +. U, johnson,
August Veeh, +. e. Brainerd.. e. Nj.
Baker. and. j. +. Arnold,sof lawful
age, citizens of Phillips county III the
state of Kansas, being first duty sworn
upon their oath state, that they are
each personally and well acquainted
with r. A. Handy, Of the city Of Phil,
llpsburg, in said county and state,
who is chairman of the democratic
county central committee foBdsald
county, that said r. A. Handy as
chairman, agreed to issue an, appeal
to the democrats of Phillips county,
advising them to vote for the populist
candidate for the Office of representa-
tive of said county in the Legislature
of the state of Kansas, clerk Of the
district court, county perintehdent
and county commissioner. In accord
ance with this agreement 80 made at
the HERALD Office, on the 22d day of
October. 1894, the circular letter in
question was issued. We make and
issue this affidavit In order to. place
ourselves right before the people.
j. F. ARNOLD, GEO VAN CIEAyE,
AUGUST VEEH, f. y. JOHNSON,
E. T. BRAINERD, +. Nj. BAKER.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this, the 9Th day of November, 1894.
VIM H. SooTT, j. p.
LOOK, READ.-To the democrats
especially, and all other citizens of
Phillips county: To set myself right
before you, / make the following
statement regarding the same affida-
Wit. On the 28th day of September,
1894, the chairman and secretary,
August Veeh aud myself, had called
the central committee together0 and
the said committee empowered us at
that meeting to fill any vacancy that
might occur, and at the same time we
found two of our candidates had de-
clined the nomination; and later,
about the 22d of October, the populist
people invited us into a meeting held
at the HERALD office on the evening
of that date. We met with them (Mr
Veeh, Mr.. Van Cleave and myself)
and there we made an agreement
whereby we were to place j NJ. Tad
lock on our ticket for superintendent
in place of our nominee, 9. w, Bow
man who had declined, and W. q.
Adams on our ticket for clerk of the
district court, in place of Marcus W,
Watson. our nominee, who had de-
clned; and they were to place our
candidate, W. G. Don Carlos, on the
pUpulist ticket IN place of L. P John
son, their nominee for prot ate Judge
After this agreement, we were asked
by the popullst people there to sup
port the largest part of their ticket, as
shown by the letter and affidavits,
and to issue circular letter to the
democrats to that effect; and Mr.. F.
O. johnson stated that he was as much
or more interested in the state ticket
than the county; and l made the re-
mark that we wonld Issue the letter
urging our people to support Mr.
Tadlock and Mr. Adams whom we
had agreed to place as nominees on
our ticket, and we, as secretary and
chairman, had no power to go further
than to fill vacancies, aud that we
were giving two for one already a