The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-23
SUED FOR ISLANDER
Horace Hagan Starts Legal
Proceedings to Prove That
He is A LOYAL DEMOCRAT
Two POpuIist Politicians are
Named as Defendants.
Guthrie, o. t, Aug. 22.-The Capital

Guthrie, o. T., Aug. 22.-The Capital
Says:
The greatest political sensation of the
Campaign in Oklahoma was sprung last
evening when it became known that
Farmer" Horace H. Hagan, member of
the territorial Democratic committee, had
fled a suit for $1,000 dmages against Ed
ward Cooper and Frank Stiles, two Of
the most influential PopuIists of Logan
county-and this is fusion" Mr.. Hagan
claims that the two defendants have in
5ured him $1,000 worth by uttering Ger
tain slanderous phrases concerning him
politically and he brings suit to sub
stantiate his reputation as a David B.
Hill Democrat
When the Capital man called on Mr..
Hagan last evening, the latter said:
Yes I have filed the suit not that
care for judgment, but simply to make
Cooper and Stiles prove their statements,
al Of which are base falsehoods. They
are telling that on the night Of the cleo
ton, 1896, in company with Sam Over
street, I went to the Third ward in this
ity and told the judges to count all mu-
ulated ballots for Dennis Flynn, the Re
Publican nominee. They have told this
greatly to my detriment and I therefore
filed the suit. During the campaign Of
1886 l was the chairman Of the Logan
county central free silver committee"
The State Capital man later called on
Messrs Cotteral & Horner. the attorneys
for Mr.. Pagan, and managed to secure
a copy Of the petition and charges in the
case as follows:
In the District Court of Logan County,
Oklahoma Territory.
PETITION.
Horace H. Hagan, Plaintiff VS.. Ed Coop
er defendant.
The said plaintiff complains OF the said
defendant and for his causes Of action
alleges:
/ That in the year 1896, plaintiff was
residing in Guthrie, in Logan county,
Oklahoma territory. That plaintiff then
was and for many years before had been
and now IS a Democrat. believing. hold
ing to and espousing the political prin-
cipes advocated by the Democratic
party. That among other principles ad-
vocated by the said party, at said time,
was the principle Of free coinage of sill
Yer. That at the time mentioned the
free coinage Of silver was political is
sue before the people Of the United
States and that the Democra tic party
ct said time in the usual way, trough
the machinery Of a representative pop
ular convention duly and regularly call
ed and held, had declared in favor Of the
free coinage Of silver at the minis Of the
United States at the. ratio Of sixteen OF
silver TO one of gold. That at said time
there We're various elements among the
people other than Democrats, who IA
vored the said principle of the free coin
age Of silver Tat among said elements
was what is krhrdiYnd, mukHRDDIIL
as what was known as the free silver
Republicans, as well as others. That the
Republican party of the United States.
in convention assembled, had declared
against said principle Of the free coinage |
o. silver. That by reason OF. the senti- /
ments existing among the people for and |
against said principle, and the said /
party declarations in favor Of and against I
the said principle political issue was /
framed to be submitted to the electors |
at the regular election to be held |
throughout the United States in the fall |
OF 1886
Q That said issue was commonly |
known and referred to as "the money !
question" That the said money ques- |
ton was the principal issue of the cam /
paign of 1886. That on account of the |
paramount Importance Of said money 1
question. the electors Of Oklahoma ter
litory. who were in favor of the free
coinage Of silver. combined or fused to
form one party and that said party was
celed and known as the free silver
party. That in said year. to wit. 1896.
the free silver party hedr a convention
In said territory and nominated as its
Oklahoma territory. Hon. J. y Callahan
candidate for delegate to congress from
of Kingdsher county. That the Republi-
can party Of said territory IN said year
held a convention and nominated as its
candidate for delegate to congress Hon.
Dennis r. Flynn Of Logan county. in
said territory, That in the campaign
which followed said question of the
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