Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-02
BARNETT REPUDIATED.
Men Of the Tenth Refuse to Ger
tify For Him.
Republican State Committee Fails in Its
ksssss Effort to Suppress "Cold
Foot" Truths.

Pittsburg, Oct 24.-"I have nothing
to say in reply to the charges the Phil
adelphia Record makes against me
They have been made before. They
are not worthy of attention SAID
Lieutenant Colonel James e. Barnett
the Republican candidate for state
treasurer, at Indiana tonight.
In an interview he pretended to take
no cognizance of the story. But at
Washington it was different.
BARNETT ASKS VINDICATION
Under pretense that he did not care
about the exposure, he telegraphed
Color Bearer Harry Cundall and an
other by name of DR.. W. Denny, Com
pany H, stationed at Washington, his
home, to prepare petition refuting the
charges of lodging and cowardice made
by The Record, and to have it signed
by the members of Company H, who
are now at their homes. This was done
as directed by Mr.. Barnett.
HE is SAD OF HEART.
Immediately upon receipt of Colonel
Barnett's telegram the few friends he
has in the regiment there began work
The petition was prepared In the office
of well known attorney, four copies
being made. They were Immediately
placed in the hands of barnett
friends, who were started on the hunt
for signers. They reported tonight,
when word was sent to Barnett. He
is sad at heart
Out of the go or more members of the
company here less than one tenth of
this number have signed the state
ments. The pronounced opposition OF
the soldier boys is most surprising.
1t was the first opportunity they had
of going on record against their su-
perior officer, and they have been
forced to do this by the Republican
managers.
ONLY FOUR MEN TO UPHOLD HIM.
So far as can be ascertained, only
four signatures were obtained. The
company is almost unanimous in it's re-
fusal to testify on behalf of the Col
onel, and the boys allege that dozen
names cannot be secured
One of the soldiers said this even
ing that he would not say anything
detrimental to the Lieutenant Colonel
nor do anything that would hurt his
candidacy for State Treasurer, but he
could not testify to something which
he of his own knowledge knew to be
untruthful.
Others expressed themselves in the
same manner. The friends of Barnett
realize now the serious blunder which
has been made by those who have
placed these papers in circulation, as
1t has done Colonel Barnett's cause in.
finitely more harm than good by fore.
ing the soldiers to go on record in a
matter which they claim would have
not been brought into political use.
A "COLD-FOOT" RECEPTION.
Lieutenant Colonel Barnett was not
enthusiastically received at the home
of Attorney General John P. Elkin,
though that gentleman tried hard to
secure him great demonstration.
No members of the Tenth reside here,
but the people know Barnett from the
boys of the adjoining counties, who
were with him in the Philippines.
None of the Ia members of his flag
party would discuss "The Record s.
charges, and none would even deny any
of the specific allegations made by
The Record" concerning his conduct
at the battle of Guiguinto, where he Is
alleged to have crouched behind rice
dyke and pointed the way to Company
/, of Greensburg, to the firing line.