The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-26
ANOTHER FORGERY,
And Reason to Believe 1t Is Not the
Last One.
THE LAST DESPERATE EFFORTS
or the bryan Menaser,to Stem, the Tide
by Misrepresentation and Forged Lets
ters--Cne of tho noldsst the Francis
Letter Denounced as = Forgery by that
Gentiemam-I.n,t Day Sensation. 10 .bo
sprnnE-GeorGe W. Francis. a nit,avit.

CHICAGO. Oct. 25.-one misfortune
after another follows the Bryan sener-
al management in It's efforts to array
employees against employers aud to
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. In the last days OF
the campaign. The attempt to have
silvcr!te parade In the streets Of Chi
cago next Saturday IN defiance OF the
refusal of the chief Of police to issue a
permit because he feared riot. having
been finally prohibited by the upper
courts, and Chairman Hanna, OF tho
Republican national committees having
exposed the plan OF the Bryan manage
ment TO precipitate conflict and create
disorder other schemes have boen set
on foot to arouse prejudice in labor
circles. Bryan managers are now per-
fcctinS a series OF charges against tho
sound money and Mckinley manage
ments to tho effect that they arc dis
patching men all over the country to
hire voters to remain away from the
polls on election day. These charges
are bald and apparently specific in de-
tail. but they are honeycombed with
forgery and signed by straw men.
The closing days OF the campaign are
TO be marked by almost hourly sensa-
tons and charges OF the most visionary
character from the Popocratic national
committee. ~
Another Forgery.
Wide circulation has been given. dur
ing the past ten days. TO a forged letter
purporting to have been written by one
George W. Francisco Plcrre,s. D.. from
Southport, England, to his friend John
James. in Howard county, Indiana. In
his letter Mr.. Francis is made to say
that Martin & Co.. cotton manufacturers
In Manchester, England. secured a sub
scrlpdonfrom their employees for money
TO send to the United States in aid of the
election OF Mckinley, on the ground that
free coinage OF silver at 16 to would be
an injury TO Great Britain and British
manufacturers, and other workmen.
Mr. Francis Is further made to say: .T
came to England Republican,, but I
will go back a free coinage man, We
must vote and work for Bryan. regard
less OF what party we represented here
tofore." This letter was read in the
Bryan Free Silver club rooms at Koko-
mo, and telegraphed thence to all free
silver papers, with the statement that
the letter and envelope were in the hands
OF Allen W. Carr, OF the Democratic
state committee, and will be printed in
fac simile. This telegram appeared In a
free silver evening paper in the city OF
Chicago.
Like most of the other silver matter
current, this letter Is a forgery, pure and
simple, as appears by the following afIl-
davit Mr.. Francis is the proprietor OF
the Northwest Hotel in Pierre, S. D. He
IS 4 reliable citizen and good Republic
can. but is daily receiving letters from
individuals from all parts OF the United
States, asking whether the letter Is
genuine. In reply to all such letters he
desires the widest possible publicity to
be given to his affidavit regarding IL:
Tho Affidavit.
3 State OF South Dakota, County OF
Hughes, ss.-George w. Francis being
first duly sworn, upon his oath de-
poses and says that letter purporting
to have been written by him from
Southport. England, under date of Oc-
tober ], 1896, was never written by
him, and IL such a letter was ever
written 1t is and was without his
knowledge. and II 1t purports to have
been signed by him. 1t Is n forgery.
That at the time said letter was writ
ten he was within the City OF Pierre
and the county and state. aforesaid.
where he has resided for several years
past; that he has not been In England
since the year 1879. and while he per-
sona'ly knows the John James who Is
alleged to have received the letter in
question, he has not had any commun.-
cation with him since the year 1859.
Atiant says further that he makes
this odldavlt voluntarily; that he Is ami
has been during the entire campaign a
Republican, and Is opposed to the FREQ
coinage OF silver at n ratio of 16 to /, as
proposed by the Democratic Chicago
platform and that he expects to vote
for William Mckinley for President at
the coming election.
GEORGE W. FRANCIS.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this 2lst day OF October, 1896.
B. J. BINFORD, N
Notary Public, South Dakota &