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Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-30

basket and subsequently destroyed. Later
in the day fifty-five Republican ballots
were taken from the box and burned.
Straight Democratic ballots were substi-
tuted for these 40 Republican ballots and
Mr. Jamison, who was then, as now. the
Republican candidate for prosecuting at
torney, was defrauded out of that num-
ber of votes in the Fifty-second precinct.
Joe Shannon, Ed Findley and all the
other gangsters are against Mr.. Jamison
now, as they were against him two years
ago. They want Lowe in the prosecuting
attorneys office, because they need him in
their line of business. The election cases
are not all disposed of. Indictments are
still hanging over John May and several
others of the alleged election crooks. Mr..
Lowe has promised to dismiss these in
dictments if elected.
The gangsters also want the office of
county marshal. They were not satisfied
with Joe keshlear, because he would not
obey their orders, and they turned him
down. 1t has always been customary in
Democratic county conventions to give Off
cialS a nomination for a second term. But
the rule was violated in the case of Kesh-
lear. The excuse given by the bosses was
that he was holding stolen office, but
McCurdy and other gang nominees were
holding stolen offices. By their action in
refusing him denomination, Joe Shannon
and John P. O'Neill and the other bosses
made Joe Keshlear bear the disgrace re-
sulting from the election frauds Of two
years ago.
While denying Joe Keshlear a renomina
ton. General Gang Manager Joe Shannon
and Boss John P. O'Neill nominated Dep
uty Sheriff Bob" Stone, who, during the
past two years. has been an office associate
with men indicted for election crimes, who
were given deputyships by O'Neill. The
gang wants Stone elected as a matter of
course.
The gang also wants Thomas F. Gala
han and ]. w. McCurdy elected county
surveyor and county collector respectively,
but they are displaying the most anxiety
over their candidates for prosecuting at
torney. county marshal and sheriff. Should
it become necessary to sacrifice any of their
candidates, they will throw them all over
board except Lowe. Chiles and Stone.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-30

now occupies through the glaring frauds
practiced by his Democratic associates in
1894. He said also that McCurdy after
wards became bondsman of several of
the Democratic gangsters who were indict-
ed for stealing the election. MIR. Smith
expressed the opinion that the county ju-
dietary should be non-partisan. Mr.. Sloan,
who. like Mr.. DeBord. was cheated out OF
his office by the Democrats, spoke for the
whole county ticket. Mr.. Eylar told of
his part in running down the election
thieves. Messrs. Sears and Lake cautioned
their hearers to be sure and elect Repub-
licans to the legislature. as their votes
would mean the election of Republican
senator.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-30
THEY WILL VOTE RIGHT.
Union and Ex-COnfederate Veterans
VIII Not Cast Their Ballots
for Gang Candidates.

for Gang Candidates.
To the Editor of the Journal.
In a recent issue of the morning gang or
gan I notice an effusion over the signature
of D. ]. P. Witt who boldly announces that
he is president of the Non-Partisan Club of
Jackson county, Mo-, whatever that may
be. Being president of this superb organi-
zation, the learned doctor essays to speak
for the veteran soldiers of this community,
and undertakes to commit them, indtvid-
ually and collectively, to the candidates of
a county campaign which is dominated al
most wholly by such great reformers as Ed
Findley Ed Jirou. Joe Shannon, Bill Ad-
Ter, Johnny ONeill, John May. Charles 8.
Owsley and Jim Pryor. The doctor does
not tell the people how he. as president OF
the Non-Partisan Club of jackson county.
expects to herd the old soldiers in the
kraal of Findley. May ct al. nor does he
say, in fact, why his non-partisan club
should belle it's name in it's sturdy adher-
ence to the ticket dominated by Reformers
O'Neill and Owsley. if, indeed, the presi-
dent of the club is authorized to commit it
to the support of that ticket.
Notwithstanding the dear brothers asser-
tions to the contrary. the fact still remains
that the old soldiers of both armies in
Jackson county are going to march to the
polls in solid phalanx on election day and
bury the villainous gang which the doctor
seems delighted to support, but against the
foul stencil of which he has to hold his
aristocratic nose when he rubs against any
of them, So deep and under such an ava
lanche of honest ballots that old Gabriel
will be well winded before they wake
They will be buried face down. too, so that
when they begin scratching they will 60
in the direction that all honest people
want them to go. d. c. VERMILYEA.
Kansas City, Mo-. Oct. g, 1896
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-30
STAMPS AND BUTTONS.
Some OF the Collections Which Have
Been Made by Enthusiastic People.


From Harper's Round Table.
Two hundred thousand sets OF the 1850
issue of the Nova Scotia stamps have
turned up. and the entire lot is said to have
been sold to a syndicate of Canadian deal
ers. The find is so large that prices on this
set must fall very much. The veteran
dealer ]. w. Scott, states that fifteen
years ago he purchased several hundred
sets lacking the &c. from a gentleman in
Ottawa at about 80 cents per set. The &C.
has been the commonest OF all TINS issue
during the past decade.
rhe Geneva exhibition has been Il great
success. The stamps were well shown,
and the local committees made things
pleasant for all visitors. The exhibition
closed with a grand dinner, to which 125
gentlemen sat down.
There were So Zurich 4 rappen. SO Geneva
10 centimes, 81 Vaud 4 centimes shown, al
most all of which were in used coalition.
These are the stamps worth from S1OO to
5000 each but the bulk of them were IT. the
albums OF eight or nine exhibitors. Pastor
Ienhard took the gold medal for the best
Swiss stamps, Stanley Gibbons the gold
medal for the best collection of any one
country. He exhibited his Trinidad and
ST. Vincent collection, worth $4,000.
A collection of 20.000 buttons. including
specimens of those worn on all the uni
forms of the world, has been left by a rich
Englishman named Hamilton. who died re-
Gently in Vienna. He had also brought to-
gether $50 fans. which had each belonged
to beautiful women. Another fad of Eng
lish collectors is the buttons OF servants
bearing their employers coat-of-arms.
The button craze Is rapidly growing, and
probably will reach its climax early in No
vember, after which time 1t will gradually
die out. Several collectors have over 300
different buttons. In every variety Of shape.
size. color. design and motto. The buttons
were sold early In the season for $50 a
thousand. but the price has gradually
come down to 81 a thousand. Specially
handsome buttons are SO thousand. The
sidewalk peddlers sell them at cents each.
or three for cents.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-30
REsoRTlNG TO FALsEHooD.
Popocratic Managers Trying to Sc
cure Paraderx Saturday Night by
Announcing n Speech by Bryan.

Announcing a Speech by Bryan.
The Popocratic managers are writing
their own condemnation. They are scared
to death over the outlook, and are moving
everything possible to get crowd to the
free silver parade here tomorrow evening,
SO that it will not fairly show their weak
ness They are not content with depopulat-
ing Clay county and Lafayette and haul
ing in voters from Sedalia and Lexington
free of charge to take part, but in order
to induce others to come they have re-
sorted to downright lying and are having
the report spread broadcast that William
Jennings Bryan, Popocratic candidate for
president, will speak here after the pa
rade. They know the report is false; they
have not even the slightest grounds for
the announcement. 1t is put out to draw
people here and thus help swell the free
silver crowd that cannot be gathered from
the local supporters of the cause. 1t was
bad enough for the gang to import men to
march in the Jackson county parade. but
to deliberately spread the report that
Bryan was to be here is getting help under
false pretences, and is just as dishonest
and disreputable in politics as 1t would be
in business matters.
Over at Argentine, Kas., yesterday, the
Popocrats had bills scattered all over the
city announcing the parade here, and
calling the citizens of that place together
to get in the parade and help the cause
along At the foot of the bill in large
letters was the announcement that William
Jennings Bryan was to be present and de-
liver an address after the parade. This
statement is untrue and was known to be
untrue when placed on the bills. The man
ayers, who are wise without wisdom, i'm
agine it would be great stroke OF policy
to thus attract the people and dupe them.
II they are present they will serve the
purpose of the Popocrats, and the manipu-
lators are utterly Indifferent as to how
they feel about it after they get back
home.
This species of dishonesty is quite in
Gratis. They are afraid to let the real test
of the voters of Kansas City be made;
they realize they could not approach the
splendid parade of the sound money
forces, and they have resorted to dis
reputable trickery in order to bolster up
their tottering cause.
The report was also given publicity at
Fort Scott, Pittsburg, Chanute, Law
renee and other places in Kansas, and
voters were attracted by the announcement
of the presence of Bryan and would have
come had they not heard OF the real facts.
Whatever the parade may amount to in
numbers, it cannot be taken seriously as
any correct indication of the feeling of the
voters of Kansas City. The large portion
of those who will ride and march in the
parade will come from out Of the city.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-30
A CAN to Labor Unions.

c. Cunningham and ]. Hahn. a sub-com-
mittee of a labor committee on the Popo-
cratic parade tomorrow night, have issued
the following call: 1.-The committee of fif-
teen on general arrangements for the Sat
urday night demonstration extends a most
urgent invitation to all members of organ
lied labor to participate in the same. All
members of organized labor intending to
participate IN body will report to the
marshal at Seventeenth street and Grand
avenue by 7:30, when positions in the line
will be assigned. Let the turnout be =
good one"
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-30
About the Way 1t 1. Now.

From the Chicago Post.
"I tell you. sir. 1t Is absurd to talk et
there being no Bryan money to bet" said
the man with the long beard. II have lots
Of II. but no one seems to want any of IT."
''I'd like a little-' yelled two or three
men in unison.
THAT'S the stuff" returned the man with
the long beard. IAN I want is something
that's fair and I'll take the anti-McKinley
end of 1t for all you want to put up"
What would you call something that's
fair?" asked the thoughtful man in the
background.
Well" answered the man with the
beard slowly. 'T wouldn't mind betting
that Mckinley won't have a plurality OF
more than $4,000 IN Illinois. There" he
added as the crowd began to move away;
'I knew you were bluffing ali the time
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-30
GALLANTRY DIDN'T PAY.
And the Man Who Came to the Rescue
of a Woman Got Badly Left.


of a Woman Got Badly Left.
From the Chicago Post.
After he had bathed his eye in cold water
and put a bandage over 1t, and had used
up a good supply of arnica and court plas-
ter on other parts of his anatomy. he con-
sented to explain what had happened.
'You see, I've always been a believer in
gallantry," he said, land make it a point
to chip in whenever l see beauty in dis
tress.''
VERY creditable," commented one Of tho
listeners.
Don't you believe 1t for minute" re-
turned the young man who had tried to be
gallant. 'If there's one thing that wise
man will steer clear of it's anything in this
rescue line. and from this time on I'm go-
ing to be wise"
swhom did you try to rescue?" asked
one Of the crowd.
'.How in thunder should I know" re-
torted the man who was In need or re.
pairs do you suppose I could see any
thing after I got that? Judging merely
by the feeling, I tried to walk away with
a steam roller in active operation"
He was getting somewhat excited and
angry, so no one ventured any assertion
for fear he might shut up tight and refuse
to tell the story.
WELL" he said. at last, ''you see. It
was lust this way: 1 saw a big, husky.
mighty pretty girl. and 1t naturally riled
me. She kept telling him to leave her
alone but he kept pestering her just the
same, and once or twice he caught her
BY the arm and tried to make her go with
him, and anything like that sort OF makes
a man mad, you know. 1t looked like an
easy game to go against, too. for he was
drunk, SO 1 decided to take a hand in
But he wasn't SO drunk as You
thought" suggested the man who thought
he could tell the whole story In advance.
He was worse than I thought"
Then maybe he was one Of those fel-
lows who fight best when they are drunk"
He couldn't fight a little bit. and 1 had
him licked to a standstiN inside OF three
minutes"
.'Then where did you get that eye?" was
the rather pointed question fired at him.
Just as 1 had him finished" he an
swered "the girl called me a slob-sided
dude and cut in with a right-hander that
blinded me- Then she informed me that
if Jim wasn't drunk he could lick six OF
me- and before I could recover from my
astonishment she landed on my chin. That
little girl that I was trying to protect
from insult and violence at the hands of
a big bully did me up in a little less than
half of one round, and then went over and
took his arm and led him away.
He adjusted the bandage over his eye
again and limped away with the remark:
..Whenever you hear OF a case that calls
for gallantly and courage You let me know.
I want to keep away from 1t"
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-30
CANDIDATES SPEAK.
Tell Third Ward Voters of the Frauds
N-N v>,w~

of Two Years Ago.
A number of the Republican nominees
delivered brief but telling speeches at
rally held last night at SO7 West Twelfth
street They were William NJ. Sloan, can
didate for marshal; Henry Smith. candi-
date for judge of the circuit court; W. Ed
Eylar candidate for marshal: F. NJ. De-
Bord. candidate for collector; Frank W.
Sears, candidate for senator from the
Fifth district: Rush C. Lake candidate for
representative from the Fourth district.
and DR.. c. P. Cathcart. candidate for
coroner. Alderman P. 8. Brown and A.
N. Church made speeches, too. Mr.. De-
Bord told the audience that Collector Nc
Curdy. his opponent, obtained the office he
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-30
Democratic Meeting. Tonight.

Third regiment armory, Twelfth and
Troost-W. S. Cowherd, Frank P. Walsh.
+. c. Farr will preside.
Wigwam-Judge Henry N Ess.
Lees Summit, Mo.-1:30 p. Hutchinson
Clark.
1892 East Ninth-W. S. Cowherd, ]. n.
Harvey, c. NJ. Howell.
1ndependence-GeneralB Byron Sherry.
Bales hall, Twelfth and Porter road-w.
S. Cowherd. Amos H. Kagy.
1vanhoe Park school house-H. ]. Lat
shaw, r. B. Garnett.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-30
Rebuked Election Thieves.

The headquarters of the Colored Sound
Money Club. so Independence avenue, was
filled last evening by enthusiastic voters.
The speakers of the evening were Henry
Hyde and A. A. Jones. The speeches were
for honest money. protection and a rebuke
to the local political thieves.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-30
THEIR EFFORTS ARE FUTILE.
state omcials and Others Trying to
Prevent the Annihilation of the
POpOcrnts in Kansas CITY,


PopOcrats in Kansas City.
The troubles of the Democrats are in
creasing rapidly as the campaign draws
to close and the state committee is fear
full of the worst disaster. The unprece-
dented growth Of the sound money element
in Kansas City has given them no small
amount of grief and they have sent many
people here to study the situation and do
some whipping in to counteract the in
fuences that they admit have swept the
local Democracy off its feet. Secretary
Leseuer and Auditor Seibert were both in
the city yesterday. as was also Mort Jour
dan. and they talked with many of the
Democrats over the situation and condoled
together over the gloomy prospects. The
Popocrats are badly frightened over the
almost certain defeat of Lon Stephens and
are fearful that his defeat Will carry others
down also. Yesterday they met some Clay
county Democrats. who told them that the
Populists of Clay county were fighting
Stephens. They got little encouragement
anywhere.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-30
PREDICTS A LANDSLIDE.
A washinxton Correspondents Inves.
tigatiOn Leads Him to Believe
Mckinley VIII Win.

David ]. Barry, the New York Suns
Washington correspondent, who has been
touring the disputed territory of the coun-
try since the opening of the campaign. was
in the city yesterday. having just come in
from a trip through Kansas. He is of the
opinion that landslide will take place
Tuesday and that Mckinley will go in by
the largest majority of any president for
many years. He says the Popocratic or
ganization in almost every state is in a
chaotic condition, there being nothing up
to date nor tangible about it. The man
ayers are depending on tidal wave of
sentiment. for which, he declares, he cam
not find the slightest grounds. He left last
evening for Iowa and will then go to IL
linos.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-30
VIGILANCE WILL BE NECESSARY
GanEsters Must Not He Permitted to
Tamper With the BALLOT Box
This

GanEstera Must Not he Permitted to
Tamper With the BALLOT Box
es This Time.
Kansas City. Mo-. Oct. %, 1896.
To the Kansas City Journal.
I notice in this mornings issue of the
Kansas City Journal an article which tries
to involve the present county clerk, T. T.
Crittenden, Jr., in the election frauds sup
posed to have been perpetrated in the
county clerks office Immediately after the
election Of 1884. Mr.. Crittenden being a
friend of mine for many years, I desire.
while opposed to him politically, to correct
the statements made in your paper. for the
reason that it does him an injustice. Mr..
Crittenden did not take charge of the office
of county clerk until the 1st day of Janu-
ary, 1895.
Before he would accept the ballot boxes
from his predecessor he requested Mr.. l..
F. Mccoy, a Democrat, and Ross Guffin. Il
Republican, to be present and seal under
their own signature each and every ballot
box as he received it from his predecessor.
When the recounts were instituted in the
contested election cases, I was present in
the county clerks Office as the representa-
tive Of the Republican candidates, and at
the request Of Mr. Crittenden examined
every ballot box and examined the sigma
ture of Mr.. L. F. Mccoy. with which 1
was familiar, to satisfy myself that the
boxes had not been opened since they were
sealed by Mr.. Mccoy and Mr.. Guffin, as
above stated. Every ballot box was
found to be in the same condition it was
when sealed by Mr. Mccoy and Mr.. Guffin.
While the ballot boxes were open Mr..
Crittenden himself took personal charge
of them and permitted no one-not even
his deputies-to handle the same unless l
counting the ballots the box containing the
same was Immediately re-sealed in my
presence and my signature affixed thereto.
Mr.. Crittendens efforts to preclude any
possibility of tampering with the ballots
were greater than could have been rea-
scnably demanded and l am sure that if
the same precautions will be taken else
where as will be taken by Mr.. Crittenden
at the coming election to prevent tamper-
ing with the ballots and ballot boxes the
Republican party need have no fears for
their security. Yours truly,
A. g. Marley
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-30
Against Fraud. and Free Silver.

st. Paurs church, at the corner Of Fourth
and Locust streets. was the scene of an
enthusiastic sound money meeting last
night. The hall was filled and the speeches
of D. L. Robinson and Benjamin McAllister
on sound money and a reputation of the
election thieves were roundly applauded.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-30
Hon. H. p. Fari. Will Speak.

Hon. H. P. Faris. Prohibition nominee for
governor of this state, will address several
Gospel temperance meetings at various
places in the city on Sunday.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-30
Meeting Atherton.

Preston Roberts, Jr.. R. Reese, ]. G. v.
Redmon and r. r. Adams spoke In the
Atherton school house last night. They
talked for the Republican county ticket
which will get many votes from that sec
ton of the county. Mr.. Reese. who Is one
Of the best informed men on financial sub
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-30
Why She Left.

From the Detroit Free Press.
Mora. you didn't stay long at your new
place.
Nm: thin haythen people ixpicted me
ter clane 'leven bikes iv'ry mornin' before
breakfast" e..
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-30
INDoRsED THE TICKET.
scandinavian Club, $50 Strong, APP
proves of the Republican

The Mckinley Scandinavian Republican
Club. with membership Of $50, met last
night in the hall at Sixteenth and Penn
streets and indorsed the Republican ticket
entire. Because he objected to one nominee
on the county ticket, H. 6. Eastman re-
signed the presidency of the club. His
resignation will be acted upon at the next
meeting.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-30
A. 8. MARLEY.

Investigation made during the recounts
of the ballots in the office of County Clerk
Crittenden resulted in disclosing the fact
that on a number of occasions the recounts
of the contents of certain boxes were not
finished when the Office was closed at night.
The boxes that were opened were put into
the vault, or supposed to be put there, and
the work of recounting was resumed the
following morning. During all that time
gangsters made the office of the county
clerk a loafing place and some of those
engaged in making the recounts were not
above suspicion. AS previously stated, the
ballots in some Of the boxes were shown
by the recounters to have teen tampered
with Even Mr.. Crittenden's vote was
chanSed.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-30
DISTRICTS, BOUNDARY LINES.

ScnafOF10I ana HepfebentHt1Ve TeFFI-
tories Once More Defined.
For the information of many inquirers
the Journal again gives the boundaries of
the two senatorial and six representative
districts into which jackson county is d.
vided. The districts are as follows:
The Fifth senatorial district is composed
of the First, Second, Third, Sixth. Seventh
and Eighth wards of Kansas City and all
that part of kaw township north of
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-30
DUFFY MALT WHlSKEY CO.,
Rochester, n. Y.

jects in the city, made speech for sound
money. which likely fell on stony ground,
for Atherton Is Populist stronghold.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-30
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