The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-08-22
WAS GENL CONtY DRUNK +?
COT, M'REN NOLDS DRIVES a
NEGRO FROM THE wOODPiLE.
HURLS SOME VERY KEEN JABS
Al yIncen, aud ms uireiings Who bfoke
~ the Cuban Meeting az Island Park
-Teits some Things which Wil
Make the Vincent crowd Vince
And rwamiry Twenty Miles
Away

Editor Leader. Since MIR. Vincent,
Of the Representative, makes a vile
attack on me in card, would like
to give few facts:
Nearly three weeks ago Mr. TWAIN
ley and myself began 10 talk our sym
paiictic Cuban neeting Our night
was set. 1t happened TO fall on the
CiNev day. Then we were asked to
participate anu make the two events
in one. We consented on this condi-
ton: Coxey by day, Cuba by night.
rhen we went 20 work aud collected
money for the two principals, free
silver" sympathy for struggling
Cuba 4" We had engaged Rev. Rogers
TO speak first in our meeting. Then
L. o Cassidy was TO follow,
Friday night meeting was called
in Nincent's office. One Of the com
mittcemen said: eve will have Coxey
at night also. MIR Twamley and my
self then entered our protests The
claim Of the committee was that 1t
was disgrace for the PoPuiist party
10 listen TO Cassidy. Our reply was:
The populist party has nothing 10 do
with this movement for Cuba TAT
Cassidy is an Irish exile and il he
WlNiltN ID NlttAN W INV NAtHf NA Ahfhhh
freedom, yuu shat, not prevent him
Then they forced rs into a compro-
mise - that Of letting CoXey speak
from 7:2O TO $40 This we agreed to,
under protest Then ! acted as Their
marshal Of the day and piloted their
parade through without hitch Al
this time. J O'Clock, went home and
STAYED until . o'clock, when ! went to
the Okla hotel aud met CoXey and one
of the committee. CoXey wanted
some ale. We all three went 20 a cor
ner saloon and sat for over one hour
talking. CoXey let himself out free
and complete-.he drank two bottles
Of London stout The committeeman
only drank soda water. | drank two
glasses of plain, unadulterated whisky.
Then CoXey went To the hotel. !
went home. AT z o'clock | went out
To the park There was a man at the
bridge turning the wagons back
"Who ordered you 10 do ths?" said
"Mr Vincent" he replied. Then |
went on getting just a little bit mad
der under the collar each succeeding
moment. for ! saw the job they had
set up on us. waited until twenty
minutes past eight Then ! went to
platform and slid To the committee:
''Start your meeting. for at promptly y
$3.50 the gavel falls and begins cuban
meeting" Then the announcement
was made that "ooxey will speak
from the public square" This was
precisely what we had expected Then
said to Mr. Vincent: "Iou are
chairman and | demand you forbid
this thing. You have no right 20 do
il under the circumstances lie re
piled; "lou have insultcd the com
mitteee."
So under this subterfuge they broke
up our Cuban meeting for which the
citizens bad contributed. Tins, "mul.
tum in parvo" is the whole story
II ] was drunk, as asserted then II
was Coxey and one of your commit
teeman who got me SO and there wa
method in the act
Coxey talked for one hour privately,
and white | do not wish 10 betray any
trusts, yet IL insisted upon, ! will
give the Cincinnati Enquirer the sub
stance OF that talk which ] assure vol
will not enhance his chances OF clec-
tion in Ohio
As for Mr. Vincent / would not be
his tool in the Eith ward--drunk OF
sober, am neither tool, or fool
Now, boys, carry this war into
Africa II you like. You did get your
Cuban money. Then, il you insist
upon II, your committeeman got m,
drunk. Now shame on your whole
outfit for such unprincipled proceed
ings, which believe to have beer
done premeditate ily
RoRERT McREYNotps.