Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-18

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were intended 10 mislead the members
of the order. Mr. Salinger merely quot
/ ed from political, not, personal, letters
| to disprove and refute charges ana TO
/ show the facts in relation to statements
made by the opposition.
A controversy regarding the matter
| is not essential to the welfare OF the
order, but so serious are the charges
made that perhaps they should be re-
ceived other than by silence"
/ Mr.. Salinqer to MIR. Murphy.
Mr.. IS. l. Salinger said. when MS at
tention had been called TO Mr.. Murphy ,
interview charging the l<uehnle forces
with using political methods ana eA-
tracts from personal letters:
Mr.. Murphy mas told the press 'ha'
he was not beaten: also that he was
beaten by political methods, outside m
| fiuence and by the publication OF per
sonal' letters: also that he reufeo 10
| help Dowell and because Doweh was
threatened. He states too, hat the
new grand chancellor condemned the
methods used.
| "All there is to it is this: Murphy
land his manager used circulars. lhese
| circulars contained one falsehood at
least, viz: the statement that TOOK
p;ckett's second term for selfish rea-
sons-whoever told the one falsehooo
would have stuck TO 1t had l mace
mere denial: so I proved it by letters.
They were not personal letters unless
every political letter is personal. Muf-
| ply quit because he was beaten. he
| did not retire until within few hours
OF the actual balloting. If he did II fol
harmony he let in big lot OF bad blood
| first. He did not quit TO help DoWeli'
because Dowell was surSly elected pc
| fore Murphy quit, and elected because
| we agreed TO support him. II Murphy
| had votes enough 10 elect himself, ne
| had enough to elect DoweN, ana our
| alleged threats amounted 10 nothing.
1 He went into the interview business
| first and will now. if he does as he mas
done. complain because / answer his
| contention If the new grand chancei-
Ilor' should now condemn interviews
| srnnose this one alone will be meant
T snppose when he used the Des Monies
ma ners before the grand lodge that was
not outside influence. When the general
nrass the postmasters and outsiders
were used in every lodge that was not
the devil a monk would be, when the
devil got well the devil monk was ne
The very name OF Bernard Murphy is
guarantee that politics We're USED ny
him whenever politics seemed to lie
| useful.
.erhere is one plenary explanation
and 600 delegates took 1t home. Mut
phys campaign reacted and the uit'-
mate judgment of the delegates
favored Kuehnle almost unanimously.
Des Moines owes him nothing don
lobtect to her being grateful to him. not
withstanding she has not always SHOWN
gratitude when it was due 1t is poetic
Justice that she should show 1t once
when it is not deserved"
Murphy's Story.
| Recently In Des MONIES paper Ber-
|nard Murphy explains his defeat as fol-
lows:
II am perfectly satisfied with the re-
suits OF the election for supreme repre-
sentative at Council Bluffs. said Der
nard Murphy, of Vinton, yesterday IN
so far as my part in 1t was concerned.
have no regrets and l feel that nave
kent faith with Mr.. Dowell in stepping
aside and rot allowing tight TO De
ImatIe on him. He was entitled 10 Sec
ond term and there should nave peeh
no question about it. IL should nave
lbeen conceded TO him. but the sltua'ioh
|became such that the Sailnger-hueil''is
| faction was endeavoring 10 use MIN aS
! trading stock and threatening ms de-
feat unless he did certain Things
Ihaye no hesitation in concerning the
methods OF electioneerins employer ps
Saiinger and Kuehnle. and l regret thai
such methods, which We're those OF ioil-
tics and not of Pythianism, should De
introduced in the state order. Ihete
was not banker or lawyer OF proml-
Inence In the state or scarcely one thae
was not solicited BY Salinger anu
Kuehnle. The letters sant out from
Murphy headquarters. which were sen,
Inv Mr.. J. Tobin, of Vinton, and Frank
Porterffeld. of Atlantic, on the otner
hand. dealt only with fraternal matters.
AS a sample of the methods used on the
other side, Salinger sent out four
ma ga circular containing letters and ex-
tracts from letters used in past cam
paigns. These were personal letters,
often parts of letters we're used. which
rave a wrong impression, and unoer
any circumstances it was violation or
confidence. to use them at all.
1.-THE methods employed in the order
became so Objectionable that when
Senator Molsberry, the new grand
i chancellor took his seat he referred TO
them and expressed regret that they
Ihad been used. And II resolution was
introduced and referred 20 the judiciary
committee providing for the enactment
OF a statute against politics in the or
der. / believe. therefore. that this VIII
be the last time such measures VIII be
taken as We're in the recent contest. |
would have been glad lad Mr.. Dowell
been conceded a second term, as he de-
served to be, to have seen the situation
come to straight test of strength be-
tween myself and Mr.. Kuehnle. But
got out simnly because I did not be-
l1eve a whole state should be torn up
: over a fight in the order for the position
of supreme representative. In with
drawing my name Ir. Huff, of Musca-
tine made a speech that contained the
principles of true Pythianism."
Populists' State Convention.
Des Moines, Aug. 1s.-"Then you Will
low NJ Cod c~iveT