The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-01-15
Mr.. M'NEELY'S SHARP STICK.


The Evansville Editor Gets After Men.
There is one member Of the Fair
banks camp who is very hot, says
the Indianapolis Sentinel Of Sun
day. This is no less person than
Editor J. H. McNeely, Of Evans
vile, who has been in the city dur
ing the past week mingling with the
crowd in the interest Of the Fair
banks candidacy.
When Mr.. McNeely first came to
the city the first Of last week he
was an enthusiastic Fairbanks man
and was not particular who found
lit out. He was for Fairbanks first,
last and all the time. During his
conversations with various persons
who were also here in the interest
of the indianapolis candidate, Mr..
McNeely happened to find out that
there had been numerous promises
made as to the appointments, and
three other persons claimed to have
been promised the collectorship at
rerre Haute in return for services
rendered at a time when they count
ed. From that moment the wrath
of Mr.. McNeely was great.
/ Since that time Mr.. McNeely has
been telling his troubles. He has
told how, when he was a delegate
to the national convention at ST..
Louis, he voted for w. T. Durbin,
lof Anderson, for national committee
man in return for the explicit prom
Use that he was to get the Terre
Haute collectorship, and this prom
Iise had been made to him by Mr..
Fairbanks, Mr.. Durbin and Mr..
Gowdy. He had favored +. H.
!, Nebeker for the place because he
considered him as the best politician
|, in the state, but he had been won
!, away from his choice by the allure
, ments Of the relationship, and since
, that time had been fully relying up.
) on the iull6llment of those promises
: made to him. 1t was on thu
g strength Of this promise that hi
/ came here last week in the interests
e of Mr.. Fairbanks, and only to fine
that the same job had been prom
ised to at least two other men, wh'
: were here at work for the same man
! "They don't need to give me
job unless they want to-" said Mr.
e McNeely. II can live without it
| own half interest in the Evans
r Vile Journal, which is enough 70
It me to live on, 80 l am independent
q but I'll say to you that if they don
d keep their promise to me there i
9 going to be some fnf fly. The.
It have some more pro misses out, too
= which they have to fill. l hear tina
d there are two or three men VIII,
n have been promised Hawkins plac
Il as United States Marshal. Tha
'e| place belongs to Sam Kercheval
'e| and was given him in return for hi
It vote for Jack Gowdy for state chair
y man, and know it. Sam didn
D. have any use for Jack Gowdy, br
Re voted for him when that job wa
m promised him. They'd better kee
se their word with him, too. HiraI
Id Brownlee gets the district attorne,
er ship, instead Of Joe Healing, as II
Ell price Of his withdrawal from tn
or race in favor OF Fairbanks, and Il
es other places are promised in Il
he same way. l don't care wheth
vel they give me q job or not"
n Mr.. McNeely's charges ha'
Il caused something of sensation
ty inner political circles. His stat
d. ments are credited, as he is know
as to have been on the inside Of t
nd Fairbanks circle for some tim
,us During the past few days, howev'
Tor he has been threatening rebellio
led His statement as to Mr.. Brownlee
ty, somewhat surprising, as it was g
on orally believed that Mr.. Brown
IAN was TO be given the judgeship Of
ere Grant county superior court, viii
100 is to be organized by the press
the legislature, and the Fairbanks GRO
ey. has relied upon controlling Cover
a Mount to appoint Brownlee, v
in would be recommended by the
vas II this is the case it would Sc
that Mr.. Mount is not being ALLOW
10; to remain on the outside Of
senatorial fiRht.