The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-21
story of that Ohio County Free-Silver
Club shown to Be n Tissue of
Barefaced FalsehOOds.
SOME GROTESOUE UNTRUTHS
THIRTEEN NAMES USED WHOSE
OWNERS CANNOT BE FOUND.
Alleged Peace Justices Who Attested
the Several Afidavits Have No
Existence Anywhere.

On Aug. u the indianapolis Sentinel
printed statement that on Aug. a free
silver convention was held at Rising Sun
and that a club of $50 former Republicans
had been organized and declared for Bryan
and free silver. The Journals correspond
ent at Rising Sun denied this report. and
on Aug. IL the Senintel printed the append
ed affidavits:
Louisville. KY. Aug. IA;
Personally appeared before me w NJ.
Benton, OF JefersonyIlle, Ind who. being
duly sworn upon his oath, says that he was
at Rising Sun. Ind. Aug. s. and delivered a
speech there and for free-sllver conven-
tion. and that $50 Republicans declared Tor
wv. NJ. BENTON"
Subscribed and sworn before me this
l4th day of August, 1886
'(Seal) ". n. STRANGE.
Justice of the Peace.
Madison, Aug 10.
Personally appeared before me j. F.
Pressley. who being duly sworn upon his
oath. says that he is a resident of Ohio
he attended free-SiVer convention in Rts-
ing Sun; that he was formerly a Repub-
iiican. and that he with l49 other Rep1b-
licans, l50 in all, declared themselves Tor
Bryan. and that he was elected official re-
80 - - j. NJ. PRESLEY"
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this
'tSeai) w. c. PEALE,
Justice of the Peace"
columbus, o.. Aug. 13.
Personally appeared before me w. II.
Layman. who, being duly sworn. upon his
oath says he is "A travelling salesman for
Bacon x Co., of Boston, Mass. and that he
was In Rising Sun. Ind. Aug. 3. 1896. ana
that l50 Republicans joined a club and de-
clared themselves for Bryan. Affiant fur
ther says that he is Republican. and that
reports published in certain papers in re-
gard TO the club are false. and he positive
~ knows the Indianapolis Sentinels article
of Aug. H. 1896. TO be true.
wv. II. LAYMAN"
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18th day of August, 1896 - -
Justice of the Peace
Cochran Aug 15.
Personally appeared before me NJ Bisell
w. Harley. Lewis Brown A. Wilson. Frank
Mangat. Il. e. Dye, j. E. Garwood. G.. W.
C. Allen. w w Paddock and w. w Short.
who. being duly sworn. upon their oaths
say they are residents of Ohio county. and
at att Rising Sun, Ind, Aug. 5. and that they
have always voted the Republican ticket,
and that they. with 131 other Republicans.
to the contrary are false. H. Bissell. W.
Harley, Lewis Brown, ~. Wilson, f. Mar
rett, f. L. Dye, ]. E. Garwood, G. w. Knit
Allen, W. w Paddock W. w. Short
Subscribed and sworn TO before me. un-
wv. T. TRIMBLE.
Justice of the Peace"
Concerning these affidavits the Rising
Sun Recorder says:
1T is only necessary 90 say that none Of
the names above are residents of Ohio
county. that no meeting or club meeting
of any description was held in Rising Sun
on the Sth day of August. that w. Nj. Ben
ton did not deliver a speech at that time.
and not a Republican or Democrat Joined
any club on that day; that no political
club of any kind exists in Rising Sun or
Ohio county. The justices of the peace
named above are no douDt purely fictitious.
AT the Democratic convention of Ohio
comfy held in Smiths woods Aug. 10 the
Official report of the proceedings. signed
nished the Recorder for pubicat ton, con-
tain the following paragraph:
r. l.. Davis in his remarks denied that
any meeting was held in Rising Sun Aug
s. 1896, at which IL has been alleged 150
Republicans Joined "a Bryan silver club and
that the whole thing was fairy tale
I'VE do not publish the proceedings be-
cause the same appeared in the extra edi-
is chairman of the Democratic central
committee of Ohio county and his expos
ure of the fraud is just, proper and honor
able
OF the Madison affidavit the Courier of
that city says:
THE Indianapolis Sentinels report that
l5O Republicans in Ohio county have turned
over TO Bryan is a campaign lie. 1t is SUP
ported by an alleged affidavit dated MaCi-
Justice of the peace who doesn't live here
and never did. Madisonians who have re-
Gently been to Rising Sun say they know
this report is lie out OF tue whole CLOTH.