Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22
PARTNERSHIP OVER.
BROTHER RICE GOES BACK ON
NEW FOUND FRIENDS.
As Revenge for Failure Of Jointists
to Elect Him He Gets Out Warrants
Trying to Pose as a Prohibition
ist Again.


have dissolved partnership. While
be hankered for office Brother Rice
fawned over Rohrer, sat up nights
with him, petted him and loved him.
When the people Of the Second ward
told Mr.. Rice that he could not be
elected the milk punch OF kindness
soured and he commenced to kick
Rohrer because he had not won.
Probably this town nor any other
town ever saw just such an exhibition
as Brother Rice has made of himself
in the past month.
On Saturday A. W. Rice swore out
warrants for the arrest Of G. W. Z.
Rohrer, Walter LOCKER, VIM. Mat
thews, Alfred Moman, c. L. Dean, G.
I. Estes, on a charge OF selling
liquor.
As witnesses are named those who
were most active in opposing his cleo
tion this spring. All the men arrest
ed gave bond at once and were re-
leased.
The history Of the affair goes back
a long ways. Once A. W. Rice was
mayor. During bis mayorship the
Joints were not closed except at in
tervals when the mayor had a spite
against some liquor-seller. 1t was
always some poor, iriendless man
who was attacked. The rich and
powerful were untouched. But Rice
posed as a holy prohibitionist. H.
fairly detested the jointist and was
the particular pet Of the ". G. I. U.
He kept on running for office but
his record was so unfavorable that
the people kept defeating him and
the more he egot licked the sourer he
got. Two years ago he ran for mayor
and ran as prohibitionist. He was
defeated OF course.
This spring, in order to get re-
venge on all the people who had not
voted for him, he wanted to be coun-
Gilman from the Second ward. What
was the surprise of the people to see
him seek the support Of G. W. G.
Rohrer and to see Mr.. Rohrer nomi-
nate him. During the campaign he
was a jointists' candidate-anything'
oh Lord, to get office. 1t was such a
change that there were many remarks
on it. The people knew then that he
had not been sincere in his previous
position. He trained for weeks with
his new found friends, used them in
his interest and pledged heaven
knows what in order to win. Well,
he did not win. The Second ward de-
feated him-not because it did moi
like Rohrer for it had already elected
Mr.. Rohrer councilman by a large
maiority-but because it did not like
Rice, especially in his new role as the
friend Of jointists, after a life tlm'
of professed prohibitionism.
After election Mr.. Rice commenced
finding fault with Rohrer because hi
had not elected him, although Ric'
ran within two votes Of Folk. Ther
he began to threaten revenge anu al
at once threatened to arrest the mer
whose help he had sought and fol
whom he had professed friendship
This was something but few mel
would do. 1t is not characteristic 0
honorable manhood to do thos'
things.
There are six joints running in tn
town by consent Of the powers tina
be and have been for several years
MIR. Rice's supporters plainly adml
that had he been elected he woul
have done nothing and that it is mer
spite work. Even they cannot Justli
it on any other ground.
Mr.. Rice went to the county attol
ney and proposed that Mr.. ROhrer b
arrested because Of his alleged interes
in the the Americus club. This seem
ed so malicious and direct a persona
spite that County Attorney Kane re
fused to do it. So Mr.. Rice went afte
a list. He finally settled on three
Rohrer, Estes and LOCKER. The firs
was for personal spite, the second o'
cause Estes is Republican, the thir
because Marshal Favor had LOCKER
support for reelection and becaus
LOCKER is Republican.
Matthews, Moman and Dean are al