People's voice., 1900-10-04
County.
Those Sumner County FlOppers.

Those Sumner County flOppers.
As a preliminary to another attempt to
steal the election of the state as the Re-
publicans did in 1890 and 1894 they are
now making extensive and false charges
of large numbers of Populist and Demo-
cratic voters who have decided to vote
the Republican ticket this year. On
Sunday of last week there appeared in
several of the Republican dailies an arti-
Gle of this character concerning changes
that have taken place in Sumner cornty.
Thirty-four persons were named in the
article referred to and the claim made
that every one voted the Fusion ticket in
1896; but would vote the Republican tick
ct this year, We have been able to get
definite information concerning twenty
nine of these and give below the result of
of this investigation and challenge con-
tradiction.
A. Graft, the leading hardware and im-
plement dealer of Sumner county, has
always been Republican. Did not flop
with his party on the silver question in
1896. Never claimed to be either Dem
ocrat or Populist. Still believes in the
free coinage of silver and will vote for
Breidenthal.
W. W. Welter voted for Long two
years ago. Runs little paper at Belle
Plaine. There is another paper in the
the same town independent in politics.
The business men are nearly all Repub-
icans Promises of increased advertis-
ing patronage and support is responsible
for any change.
E. N. Bishop of Belle Plaine township
Is substantial farmer and is still an
earnest and consistent Populist. Will
support the ticket.
James Mordy of Belle Plaine is an En-
glishman and has changed on account of
the Boer war.
B. L. Beebe of Creek township was al
ways Republican. Never supported
Bryan.
A. J. Banks voted for Bryan and the
Republican state and local tickets in
1896. Brought back to Mckinley by a
job as census enumerator.
o. W. Julien turned Republican in
1897 because he found it necessary to do
so in order to secure the position as su-
perintendent of the city school at Milan.
Many others have been compelled to
change elsewhere in the state for the
same reason.
Prof. E. Kelly Of the county high
school talked free silver in 1896; but
voted the Republican ticket, as did John
l. Anderson Of Wellington.
NJ. S. Mayes of Wellington will vote
the whole Fusion ticket and make
speeches as he did four years ago for
BRYAN.
H. B. Lowe of Caldwell has always
voted the Republican ticket.
Geo. S. Hill was a resident of the
Strip in 1896 and therefore did not vote
for Bryan. Did not participate in any Of
the Fusion meetings.
Levi Myers was always an independ.
ent voter. Never was counted as Flu.
sionist though voting some Of the ticket
sometimes. Has just received an in
crease in pension and feels under obliga-
ton to the administration for it.
Ed Tinkham Of Wellington is Prohi.
bitionist. Never was Bryan man. Hi:
father is strong Republican and Ed
never did get very far away from hi:
early teachings.
W. E. and Ed Franklin of South
Haven were always Republicans; sup.
ported that ticket in 1896.
George, Josiah and. Arthur Scott Of
Bluff township were Republicans and
supported the Republican ticket in 1896
From the article appearing in the Re.
publican dailies we quote the following
Hector McEachern of Downs town.
ship belongs to family that casts foul
votes. They have heretofore been the
stffest kind of Populists. He was in
Wellington yesterday in search of Re.
publican literature to help convert his
fellow Pops, and reports all the Nc.
Eachern votes for Long and the entire
Republican ticket"
The only foundation for the above is
the fact that Hector McEachern did pay
2sc for Republican paper. Every one
OF those mentioned is today stanch
Populist and will support the whole tick.