The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-13

ulist Croker of Wichita, and County Attor-
new Boone is on in earnest. Yesterday the
war began anew. S. b. Amidon. a Demo-
crat of this city, was appointed assistant
attorney general by Populist Attorney
General Little. In the same mail with the
appointment came two letters exactly
alike.
One of these was letter to Willard
Boone, telling him of the appointment
The other was an exact duplicate of this
letter, but sent to S. b. Amidon, to APP
prise him of precisely what had been said
TO Boone by the attorney general IL is
generally understood in this city. and Mr.
Aminon fatty refuses to deny it. that he
Mr.. Amidon) is the attorney for the same
liquor establishment in which VIII
lard BDone charges that Rufe Cone has u
partnership.
AS will be seen later when Mr.. Amidon
was asked if he had been or was All at
torney for the liquor establishment in
question, Mr.. Amidon politely informed a
reporter for the EAGLE that it was nobody's
business.
There is no doubt but that Amidon was
appointed at the dictation of Rufe Cone,
the Populist boss OF this part of the stale,
and Chief OF police of this city.
BOONE OPENS FIRE AGAIN.
1t was generally talked on the streets
among Cones friends that the appoint
ment OF Amidon would shut Boone off F"
But il hasn't shut him off 4 bit aud he
sent a broadside into Cone last night
which would make that boss vince if he
WIS susceptible of wiacing. Boone came
out and said fatty that Cone was drunk
again night before last; that Amidon was
the attorney for the Cone liquor business;
that Little told Boone that Cone was not
fit man Tor Office, and that Cone him
self bad made a proposition to Boone
which was of such nature that Boone
could not accept it.
Boone also demands that Attorney Gen
eral Little and Assistant Attorney General
Amidon show thSir sincerity by institut-
ing proceedings for the removal of Cone
from Office for gross misconduct
The Republicans are simply standing
back and watching the fight, confident
that before Bone and Cone are through
with each Their a great majority of the
people in S, dgwck county will decide
that the only thing to do is to vote the Re-
publican ticket.
SAYS CONE WAS DRUNK AGAIN.
A reporter Tor the EAGLE, soon after the
announcement ot the appointment, called
on County AT orney Boone
"In what ligE; do YOU regard the APP
point ment of Mr. Amidon?" the county
attorney was asked.
"Mr. Ani,ion was appointed By order of
Rufe Cone" sid County Attorney Boone.
"Mr Amdon j. attorney Tor Mshan Bros
Mr.. Gone Is a silent partner in Mahan's
establishment. Mr.. Amidon WAS not ap-
pointed tor protecting the community or
enforcing the law, but for the purpose of
protecting Cones business. Mr. Cone, |
chief of police, WAS at the Manhattan |
hotel Thursday night drunk and smashing |
hats The matter has been reported 10 me |
today at least fifty Times Such disgrace
full scene as that upon the part of the chief F,
of police Is enough to make any city in /
any state ia the union blush with shame. |
''And when Attorney General Little says |
he knows uoi hing Of the condition here he |
is mistaken, for eau stat from my own |
personal knowledge that Mr.. Little is fully |
aware OF this dl~grac-ful condition of I
affairs. In his let er ne says: i have F!
heard no hing from Wichita; 10 com
plant HIS been made TO tuis /
Office by any citizen This Mr. Lit, lie |
knows, absolutely and u1Qualiiiediy |
knows, is net the case. Because he |
showed me himself complaints that were !
filed in the attorney generals office COM |
planning of the joints running In this city |
and also petition for the appointment of
an assistant attorney general That was
some tim" in 1893, Hnd the attorney gen
eral, Mr.. l. till, told me himse f that he
had urqualifiedly refused to appoint an
attorney general
THE appointment of the present assist
ant attorney general was made on the ap-
plicaf ion of Rufe Cone.
ATTORNEY General Little in reference to
l..
best of faith shows his position in the
matter.
LITTLE SAID CONE WAS TOUGH.
"Not having thu FORTH ude or the courage
of an official of the people to answer my
letter as "A pubice official should do he
gave i 10 the public. for the express and
only purpose, in my Judgment, of avoid
Ing answering IT,
"Wny? Because he knew of his own per-
sonal kpowleder that many of the charges
] preferred in that letter were absolutely
true.
'He knows that about the middle of
1893 | told him of the condition of things
here in this city. aud NJ. Little further
knows that a, a time when we We're dis
CuSsinC Rule Gone as pubilc Official ne |
himself SAID:
"'Of course we all know that Rufe Cone !
Isn't exactly the kind of a man to mold that |
Kind of al office. but You see he stands in /
with ;he roucher element; the jointists /
and the gamblers, ami he can 90 US a /
power of good among that class when We /
need their votes
In The same conversation he said: /
With Fort Scott, Wichita, Kansas City |
and Leaveuworth we eau make a strong 1
showing
CoNf MADE BOONE PROPOSITIONS
'.Mr. Little further knows that | told /
him that MIR. Cone said 10 M: Ii YOU |
commence any more cases against the /
whisky men they will get I'D mob aud !
mob you,' and aSain, the whisky men can
hire a man from the territory TO sing any
man who swears against the Joints nv nav
in, his fare and giving him 50 Tor the. lob
s.Mr Little also Knows that then and
there AT that time | told him that Con-
was a typical buffer and that he could 1
not bluff me under any circumstances
II want TO announce TO Mr. Rufus Cone
mere and now that can show by evidence,
and which is not the evidence of |
gamblers or thugs. that be made 1
me some propositions IN reference 10 /
q Certain LIQUOR business IN This city and /
that told him that | was SURPRISED a. I
him, very much surprised at hin, ana
coul id have not hing 10 do with IL IN any /
way shape or form.
Mr.. Gone further knows that ne mas
absolutely and unGualifiiedIy taken money
from the liquor men in THIS city for pTotrc- 1
ricn which he agreed TO afford them
Now as there Is an assistant attorney
general appointed for this county 1 pro
pose to see that be has no time Ia s"srs TX