The Prescott daily news., 1914-03-24


 He has issued a circular letter right on the eve of the election that is full of false statements from one end to the other. He states in the outset that 1 know, that he has always been consistent in his politics. If chasing from one party to another IS consls- tent, then Bush is consistency to per lection. He was a notorious Repub- lican in Pike county and was elected to office for six years on that ticket. He came to Nevada county and here he has been everything but demo- |crat until recently, and he does not claim now to be one, but rears back with much gusto and says that he stood still and Six Million Democrats have come to him. What do you think about such monumental Gall? What a bunch of Loadstone! He says, That since 1 have affiliated with the Democratic party for the past four years that I have been true to that party; that have supported it's nominees" Let's see if he has? When 1 was nominated Mayor of Prescott in March 1910, Mr. Clyde Marsh, a sober gentleman and a staunch democrat was nominated for City Marshal. Did Bush support him ? No. He signed petition for drunk en Republican. A nigger lover. A professional crap shooter, in order that he might get on the ticket for city marshal. He worked hard for his election and succeeded by two votes. And when the tickets were being counted he broke into the cleo ton room to see that his man was not counted as he claimed. Then when the council had given his man a thor ough trlal and he would not get sober and attend to business, they attempt ed to oust him from office. Who came to his rescue? The Great Prohibit tionist, J. o. A. Bush. Volunteered his services as a lawyer and held him in office until the people got tired of it and was going to have The Mar shal indicted for Mis-feasance and Mal-feasance in office, which brought about his resignation. Does this look like being true to the party and sup porting it's nominees?
 He refers to my having run for of flee so many times. He gets that as crooked as his other statements. never ran for sheriff in 1892, and he knows that there is not a word of | truth in the statement. l did not run for Representative in 1898, and Bush knows that is not true. 1 did run for Representative in 1900, and when Bush says that 1 run on the whisky | ticket, or any other ticket, he utters falsehood as black as hell itself. 1 never voted for whisky in my life and never will. l ran in 1902 and was defeated by Hon. P. F. Chappell, one of the most popular men and astute politicians in the county at the time and was beaten less than one hundred votes. l was elected to the legisla- ture In 1904 over Prof. Luther Bryson one of the best men in Nevada county. l always had the honor of being beat en by gentleman and Democrat
 It is true that I was beaten by Mr.
 Whaley, a most splendid man, for my second term. There were six of us in the race and beat four of them.
 He states also, that 1 was nomi- mated Mayor of Prescott by con- ivention of less than fifty men and without opposition. Here he is des- perate again. He was not there, or else he makes this statement without any regard for the truth, just like he made the others. That was the big gest convention pulled off in Prescott 1 for years. Every business man in town was there and the big mills were there. Over two hundred voters in that hall that night, and further, I was opposed by Hon. M. W. Greeson one of the best men in Prescott, and l only beat him twenty votes. More substantial improvements were made under my administration during the two years than had been done for years before. We had quite bitter fight over the removal of the old de- pot and the building of the new one, which made me unpopular with some, and they joined others that had had some unpleasant dealings within my courts and defeated me. But all of these men are now my warm personal supporters in this race. By the way, Bush was my attorney in this fight and swore by me then and supported me in this race. Was 1 bad man then, when the City of Prescott was paying him fee, or have 1 become bad since l have seen fit to oppose him in this race.
 The most damnable and malicious statement that he has made in the whole circular, is that l refused to support Gov. Hays after he was nom mated. Bush does not know and how could he know how 1 voted? But Uich to ctata rirbt hara that ha a