The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-23

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free coinage of silver, or free coinage, as
it was more commonly known, was dis
cussed before the people, and that those
! who favored free coinage were solicited
! TO support and vote for the said J. 7.
| Callahan for said office Of delegate, and
| that those who were opposed TO free
! coinage were solicited to support and
vote for said Dennis T. Flynn for said
! office. That plaintiff was and is a be-
! lever in said principle of free coinage,
and in the said campaign Of 1896 sup
| ported and made public speeches in IA
vor of said principle and advocated the
election of candidates who were pledged
to said principle, and opposed the cleo
ton Of candidates who were pledged to
the opposite Of said principle.
B. That at said time in Logan colnty
in said territory, the electors favoring
said principle of free coinage formed a
party for the nomination and support Of
candidates for county Offices, who IA
vored said principle of free coinage, IN
der the name of the free silver party.
That pursuaE to the long established,
cases, the said free silver party, in Lo-
gan county, elected a committee, known
as the central committee, to manage the
campaign and perform such duties as are
commonly performed by such commit
tees in the conduct of elections. That
plaintiff was duly elected chairman of
said committee. That said position was
one Of trust and honor, calling for the
exercise of the highest fidelity and in
tegrity on the part of the incumbent.
That il was one of the duties Of said
office to advocate by every fair and
honorable means, the election of candi-
dates nominated by said free silver party,
whether county or territorial. That said
position was one Of great responsibility
and brought plaintiff into prominence
before the public. and because of the
confidential and iduciary relations exist
ing between the free silver electors and
plaintiff in his said capacity Of chair
man Of said free silver central commit
tee, people looked to and relied upon
plaintiff to honestly and conscientiously
carry out their wishes in regard to said
election. and to perform to duties Of
said position in such a way as to justify
electing him to said Office.
4. That at said time, one Samuel L.
Overstreet was the duly elected chair
man Of the central committee Of the Re
publican party of Logan county.
5. That at the general election, held
in Oklahoma on the til day of Novem-
her, A. D. 1896 ". 3. Herod and de-
PENDANT were duly qualified and acting !
judges of election for the Third ward in
the ity Of Guthrie.
G. Tat on the - day of -, 1900. |
at Guthrie, in said territory. the said !
plaintiff well knowing the premises and !
intending to injure the plaintiff in his /
good name, wrongfully. falsely. scandal
ously and maliciously spoke and pub !
Hshed there words of and concerning |
plaintiff to and in the presence of one !
John Engler and one Frank stiles and /
divers others persons there present, to- /
wit: THAT he (meanlng plaintif0 on /
the evening OF the day of election (mean- |
ing the general election held throughout |
Oklahoma on November -. 1886 end /
after the polls We're closed. went to the |
polls in the Third ward (meaning the
Third ward in the city OF Guthrie) In
company with sam Overstreet (meaning
Samuel L. Overstreet. chairman Of the
Republican county central committee of
Logan county, and told the Judges
(meaning ". 3. Herod and defendant.
the judges Of elecdon) to count all rnu-
dlated ballots Creaning ballots that were
not properly stamped and otherwise de-
fecuve under the law FOR Dennis Flynn
tmeaning that all mutuated ballots.
whether cast for him or not. should be
counted fer Hon. Dennis T. FLYNN as
candidate for delegate 10 congress from
Oklahomal
:. That by said language. the defend
ant meant To charge and did charge
that plaintiff had been recreant 20 his
trust in not working for the election II /
the free silver candidates. ard that while
plaintiff had rrofessed % be advocating
ana working Tor the election OF she free
silver candidates he was in fact IN favor
u and working for the election Of the
said Dennis T Flynn 10 said office az
delegate 20 congress, and meaning u
hs-se ana charging tia, plaintiff had
BETRAYED the trust reQosed in him 6y- The
free silver element in electiug him 10
No position - chairman Of the said free
silver central committee.
N- mat On divers other occasions. the
defendant has falsely and maliclousiy r.
7eated the said SANDER with the Ike
meaning as in the last paragraph as
signed.
8 That the whole ~ said statements
were false and were kouwn = ha saise
by defendant ana were made maloi-lss,y
and with The intent % lniura the pain
80.
lo. That BY said false. scanda,ous
and malicious statements. TIE piai.fig
has been greatly injured in ais crsil:
sd reputation and has been brought
into puhiic scandal and reproscf. 10 rs
ls'rase ore Thousand dollars aesa.
Wherefore plaintiff demands JUDGMENT
1slinst defendant for one tnoussnd dol
ars tsldaO and cost og suit
CoTTERAL q HoRNER.
Attorneys Tor Plalnin.