Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-07-16
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Hazleton, Pa, July IA, 1s9

aation for representative. Various rea-
sons are assigned for the action taken.
some OF which, If true, are serious reflec-
| tions upon the person or persons for
whom they are intended.
| Ii, as a candidate also for the said
nomination, they refer to me, | take
| prompt exception and make emphatic
denial OF the truth of the charges. For
instance, DIR. Rutter and any other per
son familiar with the privileges must
know that candidate violates no rule
OF honor or politics by not publishing
| his candidacy in newspaper. In
| other words, that it is not incumbent
| upon him unless he sees fit.
The doctor next states that at the
| outset he found himself confronted with
money, trickery and false accusation.
AS candidate | owe it to the public.
as well as to myself, to state that | have
not, nor has any person for me, given
or promised as much as one cent for
support in this contest. have not nor
mas any person for me, caused liquor or
beer to be put into any district to carry
delegate. | have not, nor has any
person Tor me, with my knowledge
or consent, resorted in even a single
instance to trickery or false accusation.
to secure delegate or create sentiment
against an opponent.
If | have taken an undue or nm
warranted advantage of DR.. Rutt. r. I
ask that he name the occasion. per-
sons and circumstances. | assume that
DIR. Rutter will not say that, during the
three or more years of our acquaintance.
l have treated him other than as a
gentleman, and if he has information tn
the contrary, it is his duty as an honor
able man to give the author, that | NAV
have an opportunity to meet and refute.
a manly man has always commanded
my highest admiration, be he friend or
foe, and if | cannot make this nomination
without degrading my manhood and
citizenship, | do not want it. A citizen
who would likely be of any service to
the people when elected will not stoop
to the methods of one who seeks the
office simply for sake of the office.
The people of this district have an
issue. For twenty-four years, since
reaching voting age, have been Il citi
zen OF the district. The people, l take
it, know me thoroughly. If | am not a
mt and proper person for my fellow
Democrats to nominate, it is their duty
TO pay no attention to my personality,
bnt nominate some one more fitting, nor
do want, nor would l accept nomina-
tion on any other grounds.
The doctor further states that false
accusation was made against him in re-
gard to new county, for the purpose
OF defeating him. On this | have to saw
that l was asked by some persons how
Dr. Rutter stood on new county.
replied that l could not say what his
attitude was at present, but that during
the passage of the bill his brother, Hon.
Ill. Ii. Rutter, member of the house.
had told me that he had received Il let
ter from his brother asking him to vote
against it.
a month or so ago the DOCTOR in com
pany with Mr.. Daniel Boyle, of Freeland,
called at my office, denied having written
such letter, and produced denial from
Hon. Ill. III. Rutter to the same effect.
But the doctor at the'same time admitted
that his brother-in-law, a Mr.. O'Connor,
or Connor, of Wilkesbarre, had written
the letter in question, and that his name
(the doctor's) had been confounded with
the matter either through Hon. Ii. Ii.
Rutter'S mistake or mine.
l acknowledged at once that it was
possible that might have misunderstood
Hon. III. ii. Rutter's exact words. |
there and then told the doctor land Mr..
Boyle and he will no doubt admit it
that if his candidacy had suffered any
injury therefrom, he had but to express
the wish and | would make immediate
reparation by a,public statement of the
whole circumstances / am therefore
naturally surprised and panied at the
sentiments expressed.
1t had also better be mentioned here
that upon the occasion of the doctors call
he stated that he had been offered
all the money needed to meet the ex-
pense of the campaign and that one
OF the objects of his visit was to ask me
to withdraw and that he would defray
any expense had incurred.
replied that upon request of my
neghbors | had consented to seek, for
the first time in my life, a nomination
and election; that | had not received
nor been offered financial aid from any
source; that, while l thanked him, |
couldn't think of entertaining his propo-
sition; that, did | find it necessary to
withdraw, l would have no expense
which l could allow him to defray.
finally told him that my canvass would
be clean, that the nomination would
either come to me fair and square or not
at all, but that in the event of his nomi-
nation in the same manner he was well
come to call on me at any time for such
assistance as it was in my power to rem
der. Matthew Long.
Luzerne county, IS: