The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-24
SHELBY COUNTY FALSEHOOD
THOROUGHLY VENTILATED By THE
JOURNALS CORRESPONDENT.
Nests of Untruths in Hancock, Hamil-
ton, Newton and Upton Coun-
ties Also Uncovered.
70 the 1naiananoliz journal.


present free coinage of lies which is be-
ing engaged in by the free-silver organs Of
this State and their correspondents. The
article in question states that the 'esti-
mate of this county shows that there are
300 Republicans who voted for Harrison
in 1892" who will support Bryan and
Sewall in November" The truth of the
matter is that a careful poll of the entire
county by voting precincts shows just hf-
teen Republicans who have openly said
that they were for free silver and would
vote for Bryan. The sentiment in this
county just after the Chicago convention
was aIarmingly for Bryan and Sewall, but
now the talk has completely changed and
numbers of men who feared to talk for
sound money are free to express them
selves since they have found that they
have company.
Further in the article IL says: "In one
precinct in Washington towpship the fol-
lowing lifetime Republicans have re-
nounced their party and will vote for Bry-
an and Sewall" and list of twenty-five
names follows. The representative Of the
Indianapolis Journal to-day went down
into that township and personally inter-
viewed nearly every one of the twenty
two. The history of the origin of that part
show how some papers collect their news.
The first publication of this list of names
was made in the Columbus Herald, a Dem
ocratic paper of Columbus, Ind The list
came from the son of an ex-office holder
in Washington township and was sent to
Columbus with the names classified under
| the headings of the former political parties
TO which the men belonged Republican,
| Prohibitionists and Populists. The Shelby
| Democrat of this city published the list
! it appeared in the Herald 1t was sent
| from this city with the rest of the article.
| dropping out the different classifcations
| given by the Flatrock correspondent of the
| Herald, and made TO read lifetime Repub-
| licans." regardless of the truth OF the
| list as published by the Sentinel but seven
| of them have been Republicans lately.
| Charles Deiwert, when asked if the charge
| regarding him were true, said he would
like to make an affidavit, which he did as
| follows:
Personally appeared before me. jus
| tice of the peace in and for Shelby coun-
| ty, Indiana, the undersigned. Charles Del
| vert, who, being duly sworn according TO
/ law, says: / am a voter in the southern
| precinct of Washington township, Shelby
| county, indiana that the publication of
| of this township as a Republican who ia
| vored free silver and would vote for Bry-
1 an anu ScWdn was uSeQ WITHOUT my con-
| sent and is absolutely untrue. L am
| Republican; am in favor of sound money
and will vote for Mckinley electors at the
| coming election. CHARLES DEIWERT
| Subscribed and sworn TO before me, this
JOHN. j. WHITE, ]. p"
]. d. McFerran. a grain buyer at Lewis
Creek, was justly indignant at the use
of his name in that way, and character
izde the publication as an outrage. OF
| ha asked 70 hau ha fOl
lowing statement published:
Lewis Creek Ind, Aug %
ITO the Indianapolis Journal desire TO
| say that the publication of my name in
| the Mckinley platform and saying instead
that | would support Bryan. was, made
edge and [ still further want to saw that
It Is q falsehood Of the basest character
snd that Il not had 6een ,bo
has brought almost disaster and destruc-
| ton to our country. J. ID. MFERRAN.'
Aaron Waggoner was seen at his home
on the Norristown pike. and when asked
| the question if he had authorized anyone
| to use his name as being for Bryan and
| free silver said:
| II am Republican and have never told
| anyone that / would vote for Bryan In
fact, i have not made up my mind whom
| / would vote for OH the currency question
yet. j do not believe that there is as much
.
| would make us believe.
Hill Fair. another Republican in the list.
was seen on the streets here to-day and
said:
IT will vote for Mckinley and the Repub-
| lican ticket this fall if ] am alive on cleo
tion day L have not authorized anyone TO
| use my name as being for free silver and
| Bryan. and the same be said of my
son. Charles Fair. for talked 10 him only
| a day or ago and he declared to me
how he would vote
William Debaun. another Republican
mentioned in the Sentinels list, was seen
here to-day and said that the publication
as far as he was concerned, was "a lie
and wholly untrue" Said he:
when the campaign first opened and be-
fore the dust was fairly out of my eyes
| did talk a little for free silver. That
cry is only got uD to confuse the ReDub-
licans and throw dust into their eyes and
to lead them astray. / never told anyone
that | was going 10 vote for BRYAN and
free silver. but have always said whenever
asked, that l intended TO support McKin-
ley.
George Law stated that he was for sound
money and would vote that way.
The list mentioned as Republicans has
nine Prohibitionsts William Coleman. ono
of the leaders of that party in the town
ship, denied the charge of the Sentinel en-
| phaticaly. and when asked If he had said
that he would vote for Bryan said:
| do you think / am a fool? There Is
| not a drop of Democratic blood i'm my
veins. My son Tad, who is also mentioned
| in the dispatch. is i'm the same position
| We intend TO vote for Levering, and if We
! do not / think we will vote for Mckinley
| Neither of the three McKnights mentionef
| will support Bryan. either They expect
TO vote the same do None of us
has ever given any authority 10 use our
| names.
Charles A. Hawkins, of Winterrowd who
| is the national committeeman from Wash
ington township. when seen at his home
| said:
Il have been intending to answer thai
charge against me, but have neglected "a
do so. / feel that have been grossly mis-
represented In this matter. for / have never
given anyone authority to use my name In
| such a connection.
He asked to have the following published
so that his friends over the State would
know just where he stood:
'''Winterrowd, Ind, Aug. %
1T has been publicly stated by differen
! papers that 1 intend to vote for Mr.. Bryan
! never have made such statement