Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-23
W|LDMAV COMES
BACK At LYBARGER
Makes Counter Attacks at Big
Rally in the Tenth
Ward

The Republicans of the Tenth Ward
held a rousing rally last evening, which
was attended by more than 200 people.
The meeting was preceded by a walk
around" headed by band and the
speaking took place in the large GAL
streets
The rally was addressed by Jesse e.
b. cunningham, Deputy Attorney Gem
eraI; James II: Craig. Deputy Secretary
OF internal Affairs; Joshua w. Swartz,
candidate for the Legislature, and his
colleague. Augustus Wildman. The
feature of the evening was easily the
speech of Mr. Wildman, in which he re-
piled with some vigor to attacks made
on him and held up the record of Jesse
Lybarger his opponent. Said Mr. Wild
Fellow Citizens and My Neighbors:
Twenty years ago, when little Schud-
demageYille was the only asset of the
Ienth Ward, L located here l have
witnessed its development from infancy
10 run manhood, so that to-day the
Tenth Ward stands the equal of any
OF the wards of our city: l have taken
great interest in its welfare, and dur
ing these years. both in its develop
ment and It's government. l have serv-
ed two terms in Common and one in
select Council as your representative,
and believe that you will agree with
me when | say that 1 have fulfilled my
duties faithfully and honestly, and that
my nrst consideration was always your
iAtCi btlnB Il Dulluer OF homes, i
have confined my work exclusively to
our ward, and in this manner have had
many business tranF ctions with its
| residents, and L challenge any man or
woman to say that / have broken faith
with them.
II am now accused by the so-called
Hunters and Anglers Association, in
the interest of one of the Democratic e
candidates for legislative honors, of
breaking my pledge to oppose the resi-
dent hunters license bill with me. l
| a G f,.t-
as man, and l know that you will be-
IeVe me when | make this assertion,
that made no man, or any set of men,
any promise prior to the. election of 1913
IN reference to my attitude upon this
measure: In fact, | was instructed by
the president of the association himself
that | might support the bill, provided
l could have several amendments in
serted which he submitted to me- Three
OF these amendments were adopted the
fourth being unconstitutional l pre-
sented separate measure covering this
| point, and the gentlemen who were so
much interested made no effort what
ever to have 1T acted upon in commit
tee:
MY Democratic opponent, without
any personal knowledge of the facts in
the case, has seen fit to use this false
hood in his campaign literature to dis
the, personification of purity, civic
Righteousness and cleanliness. Yet he
| has broken the Commandment, Thou
Sldil HOI pear IdlSe witness. / have
| had in my possession for some time
certain information as to the character
| of the person referred to, which l hesi-
| tated to use, because l believe in de-
cency in politics as well as in private
| life but since he has persisted in over
stepping the bounds of decency | will
submit to you the court record of Dau-
| phin County VS.. J. j. Lybarger, candi-
| date for the office of Representative in
| the Legislature from the City district
| In order to expose to you the caliber
| of the man who maligns and villihes
| me and asks you for your support on
the strength of it.
81 hold in my hand here record from
| the Dauphin County Court the follow
| ing: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
| VS.. j. j. Lybarger, No. 160-h January
Session 1900-Chas. II. Frank; January
| 10, 1900, assault and battery, true bill;
January IL, 1900, assault and battery
| tried and convicted; January 12, 1900
motion in arrest of Judgment for new
| trial; January 81, 1900 motion for new
trial overruled; June 20, 1900, sentenced
to pay fine of $500 and costs; Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania Ys..J J.
Lybarger, No. 100, January Session 1900
assault and battery, Bonita Adams, a
woman, convicted January IL, 1900,
costs still unpaid
Now gentlemen, whatever 1 have
| been, no man can accuse me of ever
raising my hands against a woman, and
| II l ever do | hope some one of you
here tonight will knock my head off,"