The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-07
.BUGHAN is
TURNED DOWN.
concluded from First Page.I

L1unCAuQeQ from EllSL El5Gl
side and giving afidavits letting light
on politics in their county. The Buchan
people stung by the revelations, also
gave out some inside history. The
pamphlet issued by the antl-Buchans
opens with this statement:
by reason Of a contest made against
the regular delegation from WyandOtte
county presented by what is known as
the Buchan delegation, we come to this
convention with our hands in q meas
ure tied. We ask you to bear in mind
that our delegation was elected By the
regular convention, held under the can
of the Republican county central COM
mittee, and that the contestants par
ticipated in the Republican county con
vention from 10 o'clock in the morning
until o'clock in the evening, and
when they found that they could not
rule they have attempted to ruin by
means of boiling and sending con-
testing delegation. We carried this
county against the combined influence
of packing house, corporations, Doodle,
illegal PRACTICES and by reason OF Vaf1-
GUS influences the Buchan men have
secured the support of the press and
have flooded the district with false
statements charging their own sins
upon our heads, and therefore we are
compelled to defend our acts and con-
test for our seats. Having full faith
in the business of our acts, and conn
this convention, we herewith present
you with the following evidence, in or
der that each member may for himself
judge and act.
"WniIe we could have multiplied
many times evidence of the same char
acter as the following, we have deemed
this sufficient to convince the judgment
of all fair minded men that We are
the legally and honestly elected dele
gates, representing the honest and loyal
Republicans of WyandOtte county
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presented is the following, Which is
made by w. b. Garlick. the street com
missioner Of Kansas City, Kan:
State Of Kansas, Wyandotte Coun-
w B. GarIclx. of lawful age. being
duly sworn, depOses and says that
prior to the Republican primaries held
in the Third ward of Kansas City, l. an,
on April 9. 1896. c. w Trickett request
ed this affiant to act as his proxy and
in his place as one of tie judges at
said primary it being impossible for
him to act on that day, and this aftiant
refused to act and upon the ground
that he believed the lives on the judges
would be endangered by the running
i'm of tough characters from the First
ward by the BuChan men. This afbant
acted as one of the judges at pri-
mary in the said ward two years ago,
when there was a. contest with Buchan,
and after it got dark the BUchan men
brought about twenty-five tough char
acterS from the First ward. and when
EIeE We're refused the privilege OIL VOL
ing they tried to put out the ughIS ana
attempted to steal the ballot boxes, and
revolVerS and knives were drawn and
some one called out to shoot the
damned JUDGES" This afffant had hold
of the ballot box and stuffed his I'm
gers in the slot to keep them from
stufing the ballot boxes and James f.
Getty sat upon the box and was held
there by w f. Bridgens to keep them
from stealing the box. A knife was
drawn to kill the said Getty. This aff1-
ant stated to those who We're selected
to act as judges that they ought to ar
range the room so that no voters could
get inside the room and compel them
to hand in their ballots through a win
dow if they desired to be sure of their
lives"
This is signed by w. B. Garlick and
sworn to before a notary public.
One anti-Buchan man said today
that The entire Buchan gang was one
of cutthroats and buns; disorderIy
characters and bOodlers who would
stoop to anything despicable in poll
tics
In contrast to all this. the Buchan
people brought charges of a similar
nature against the antis. They claim
that one of the strikers for the Oppo-
sitiOn was one r. e. Bullette, whom
they call a thief, a bum and a low
lived political ward ringster. They ac-
cuSe this man Bulette of fraud, ballot
box stufing. personal and desperate en-
counters with their men. intimidation
and so on through the category. Bull
lette is a Pullman porter and an anti
Buchan man. The Buchan people in
troduced amdavits and testimony show
ing that BuIette had been arrested for
theft committed against the Pullman
company for which he lost his job.
So it is 1T is gang against gang and
VVy-7p1offn continues a -1lffar
The WyandOtte factions comprise
over half the attendance at this con-
vention and the feeling is intense and
has been all the time.