Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 21, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 April 1900 — Page 1

THE RENSSELAER SEMI-WEEKLY REPUBLICAN.

VOL XXI. NO. 60

HI THERE, BLACKGUARD BRINGHAM

“Rooler Me” and all tie to of Tour Cheating Can?! Here are Those Affidavits Which Prove Who the “Liars _j and Villian-” Are. Every Allegation of Crookedness in Wolcott’s Pretended Nomination Is Here Sustained by Sworn Testimony of Unimpeachable Witnesses.

This Was Plain Highway Robbery. Rose Lawn. Indiana, March 29, 1900. A. L, Miller, of Lincoln township, Newton county, Indiana, says that at the Republican Senatorial Convention, held at Goodland, Indiana, on Tuesday, March 27, 1900, for the purpose of nominating the Republican Candidate for the office of State Senator for the counties of White, Jasper and Newton, he was duly appointed and accredited delegate for Lincoln township, in Newton county. That as such delegate he was entitled to cast and did cast the vote of said township at the said convention. > That at said convention, on the first pnd only ballot, when the votes of the delegates from Newton county were taken, he cast the entire vote of said Lincoln township for William H. Coover, of Jasper county. k. And The said A. L. Miller f urther says that at said convention, he held a credential duly signed and executed by Daniel Odle, chairman of the Republican committee of Colfax township, in the said county of Newton, appointing him, the said A. L. Miller, as proxy, to cast the vote of Colfax township in the said convention, and that when requested, he produced his said credentials before the Newton oounty delegates, and the same were ruled out and disregarded by the delegation, and the vote of said Colfax township, was not by the affiant or any delegate, or alternate or citizen of said township cast in the said convention. And that, had the affiant been permitted to cast the said vote, he would have cast for William H. Coover, A. L. Miller. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 9th day of April 1900. M 4NN Spitler. Notary Public.

Why the “Rooters” Hooted.

State of Indiana ) Newton County J ss David M. Pulver, being duly sworn upon Oath says: That he was one of the duly authorized delegates from Beaver township, Newton oounty., Indiana, to attend the Senatorial Convention held at Gobdland, March 27th, 1900, and as such delegate he did attend said convention and cast the vote for which he was authorized to cast, that he did not believe the vote of said county was being properly oounted by the Chairman Will H. Ade. Daniel M. Graves, also a delegate from Beaver township, sought to challenge the vote of said county but every time he tried to talk Will H. Ade, and other rooters for Wolcott would wave their hats and shout so that no one could be heard, they did this to keep the vote from Newton county, being properly taken as in my judgment it would have shown a very different result had it been properly counted, I also voted one full vote for William H. Coover. David M. Pulver! ' Subscribed and sworn to * WtfW Before me this 31st day of March, 1900. Daniel M. Graves, ’ * Notary Public.

RENSSELAER [ASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY APRIL 13, 1900,

Stole this Man’s Vote Bodi v. ' • | State of Indiana ) Newton County f Albert D. Peck, being duly sworn upon oath says: . That he is a resident and legal voter of Newton county, Indiana,; and' has been for a number of years, that he has resided in the town of Morocco, in said county for the past ten years, that he attended 1 the Senatorial Convention held at j Goodland March 27th, 1900 and; in that convention he held the! proxy from Lake township, in said j county, and was entitled to cast the entire vqte of said township in said convention, and the vote was not cast by himself or by any citizen of Lake township at said convention either by proxy, certificate or by his consent and that the vote as announced by Will H. Ade, as chairman of the Newton county delegation, in so far as it relates to Lake township, was unauthorized and illegal as he had no right to cast such vote and was not agreed to by me or any one in* my behalf as I verily believe. Albert D. Peck. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 31st day of March 1900. Daniel M. Graves, Notary Public.

And Ade Said “Holler Boys.”

State of Indiana ) Newton County ss Daniel M. Graves, being duly sworn upon oath says: That he was a duly authorized delegate from Beaver township, in sMd oounty, to attend the Senatorial Convention held at Goodland March 27th, 1900, and as such delegate he did attend the said Convention and cast his vote which he was authorized to cast, for William H. Coover, that before the convention A. L. Miller, a delegate from Lincoln township, told him he was going to vote for Coover, and during said convention he told him that the chairman of the Newton county delegation wanted him to divide his vote and cast one half for Wolcott, but he would not do it, but the said chairman said he would take the responsibility himself and counted halt of it for Wolcott, without his consent; that when the vote of Newton county was announced this affiant sought to challenge the vote, but when he would try to talk Ade would* kay “holler boys” and they would make so much noise he could not get the chairman to recognize him, they did this so the vote could not be rightfully counted and placed where it belonged, all of which is true as affiant verily believes. Daniel M. Graves. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 31st day of March 1900. Frank Davis, ■ Notary Public.

Township Not Represented, But They Swiped the Vote.

State of Indiana ) Newton County j i Benjamin T. Davis, being duly 1 Sworn upon oath save: That he was duly selected delegate from McClellan township, Newton county, Indiana, to attend the Senatorial Convention which waß

held at Goodland, March 27th, 1900, that there was no alternate selected at the > time selecting the delegates to said convention nor was there one appointed, that this Hffiant at said time held the credentials as a delegate to said convention, that he did not attend said convention in person or by proxy, and that no person had a right to cast the township vote for any candidate at said convention. B. F. Davis. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 30th day of March 1900. Daniel M. Graves. Notary Public.

But little comment is needetLon the above affidavits. They have conclusively proven that there was no nomination made of state senator, at the Goodland convention of March 27th, or if there was, it, was Wm. H. Coover, of Jasper county. The pretended nomination of Eben H. Wolcott was brought about by force and fraud aigl can not and will not be permitted to stand. The Republicans of Jasper county repudiate it, asone man, and so also all of northern Newton and many in White county. The story of the method by which it was brought about has already been fully told in this paper. A gang of schemers from ,Kentland originated and carried out the disgraceful robbery. Their purpose was, undoubtedly, to have a mau in the state senate whom they could rely upon to help them continue their legislative fraud against the rest of their county, on the county seat matter. Mr. Coover would promise only to be fair to all parties, and that did not suit them, so they determined to steal the nomination for E. H. Wolcott. To carfy out their scheme they deliberately stole 11-thirteenths of the delegate vote of Lake and Colfax townships, which were represented by delegates with legal proxies, who wished to cast the vote of their townships for W. H. Coover, in accordance with the wishes of the Republican voters of those townships. They also stole the same proportion of vote of Colfax township, which was not represented, at all. This however, was not enough, and to secure their pretended majority for Wolcott, they deliberately held up and robbed A. L. Miller, the duly elected delegate from Lincoln township, ’and counted half of its vote for Wolcott, against the wishes of the delegate, and of the Republicans of his township, who were unanimously in favor of Mr, Coover. Having consummated this robbery, in order to- carry it out they resolved the convention into a lawless mub, in which the chairman was either their confederate, or a helpless cipher. With shouts and yells and beating of drums they drowned every effort made by their own outraged delegates for a fair count, and to every demand made by delegates from other oounties for a verification of their vote, they replied in the same way, and also by threats and attempts at violence, in which last outrage tlieir principal instrument was one E. R. Bringham, a big, hulking, cpwardly, foul-mouthed bully, from Goodland. Mr. Miller, whoso affidavit as above given, puts the finishing touches on the complete chain of evidence against these political bandits, is a respectable farmer, of Lincoln township, and the statement made by the bandits that lje is not a resident of that township is false. It is reliably stated, that after the convention the swindlers gave him to understand that be must go borne and keep his mouth shut, or he would get hurt. Further, that they have since been threatening him with prosecution if he inade the

affidavit, which he has made, and is above published. It was only what was to have expected of this lawless gang, that having carried as they thought, their point by robbery and violence, they are trying to retain it by threats and blackguardism. Mr. Coover, as honorable a man as ever ram for an office, is .receiving some of this abuse and villification. But The Republican having, by its fearless exposure of the swindle i and its firm stand against accept-

ing a nomination made by such means as binding upon the party, been the principal agent in its overthrow, it is naturally the chief target of their abuse and villification.

Various persons have contributed articles to this abuse and among them is one ostensibly written by E. R. Bringham, above referred to. In this article he admits himself a bully and demonstrates himself a blackguard, but more than ought else, writes himself down a fooL. He does this because he distinctly

gives his case away by admitting his ruffainism at the convention; and by also admitting that he and the smoot her Kentland gang whose tool he is, stole the votes for Wolcott in Newton county to offset alleged stealing of votes for Coover, in White county. This last would b 8 no defense if true, and most distinctly it is not true. Not a single v<>te was cast for Mr. Coover either from White or Jasper counties, that he was not fairly and honorably entitled to

A Golden Wedding.

Saturday, April 7th was the 50th wedding anniversary of Jacob and A**Lucia Keener, of Fair Oaks, and old residents of Union township. The event was celebrated at the hotel of their daughter, Mrs. Francina Lambert, at Fair Oaks. “Uncle Jake” was born April 7th, 1824, in Union Co, Ohio, and married Lucia Harrington on his birthday April 7th, 1850. She was born Mar. 24th 1830, and their respective ages now are 76 and 70 years. Their living children are only two Mrs. Lambert, above mentioned and Mrs. Minnie Cleaver, of Rensselaer. They have lived in Jasper county a great many years, having been here so long that when Keener township was organized, and then embraced much of what is now Union tpwnship was named in Mr. Keener’s honor. Besides the two daughters, there were present at the golden wedding ,5 grand-children and 3 great- grand-children. The company was called into the parlor at half past eleven o’clock and Mr. A. E. Pierson delivered a short speech upon good citizenship and eulogizing Mr Keener and wife very highly which was certainly their just dues. After which they received quite a number of very useful presents,' mostly presented by their children and grand-children. Then came the feast of good things. A table running the full length of Mrs. Lambert’s’dining roem was loaded down with the very best of good things to satisfy the appetite. Seventy persons partook of the grand repast and talked of the wedding dinner of 50 years ago. Mr, Keener said the present one was the best. After congratulations and many good wishes the guests departed happy and refreshed.

Notice. Easter Clothing, Shoes and Glove, Sale Saturday April 14th. Chicago Department Store. Girls, don’t forget to oall at the Meyer Sisters to see the Miss Hobb’s hat, the popular New York fad for girls.

Kendallville Rochester & Western Again.

This Most Oesir-ible East AndWest Route Still a Possibility. Most of our readers will remember the visit here, the latter part of November, of G. H. Tenney and another party, in the interest of what is known as the Kendallville, 1 Rochester & Western Railroad. Mr, Tenney a gentleman of much railroad experience, and of wide acquaintance among the capitalists of Boston, was organizing a project for a road whose present proposed terminuses are Kendallville, this state, and Gilman, 111. Mr. Tenney has been sick" with a chronic heart trouble, much of the time since his visit, * but is now on bis feet again Today, there is in town, representing his company, R. A. Hamilton, of Goodland, a civil engineer and exsurveyor of Newton county. Mr. Hamilton reports that Mr. Tenney has made great progress in organizing the movement. Has the money in sight with which to build the road, and the contract signed for much of the material. He is looking over the route, judging of its advantages and finding out the feeling of the people. The rout© is through a fine and fertile country, free from completing lines, and taps any number ofgood railroad connections. As to the feelings of the people along the whole route, we think Rensselaer is a fair criterion, and here the people are most earnestly in favor of it, and will be ready to do anything in reason to secure it. Tue question which will naturally arise just at this juncture, is, will this project interfere in any way with the movement foi the Gifford road? And if we get one of these roads, would we want the other?

Our answer is that they do not conflict at all and we want them both and want them bad. Either of them will do us a whole lot of good, and both will do a whole lot more. Both of these roads would put Rensselaer on a 6ure road to a steady and rapid growth, which would put us at once in the position of one of the best and most promising cities in Northwest Indiana.

The Three I Loses Swift’s Business.

Nortn Judson News: The 3-1 railroad has lost the Swift meat business, which formed a principal part of the traffic of the line". The reason assigned for this change is that since the 3-1 bought its new engines the size of the trains has been increased to a capacity which causes serious delay in passing other trains, owing to short sidings. Nearly all the meat shipments are for export, and it has been the 3-I’s business to deliver the trains to one of the eastern lines, connecting with the seaboard, where the meat was transferred to boats. Last week the delay of the 3-1 resulted in failure to connect with two boats, which of course the Swift people will not stand for. The business is now handled by the E. J. & E. belt line and delivered to the through lines.

Easter Sale. Bring your whole family to the Clothing Shoes and Glove Sale Saturday April 14th. Chicago Bargain Store. Monogram’s at Fendig’s Drug Store. Chicago’s greatest seller—“ The Monogram” a five cent cigar. Sold at Fendig’s City Drug Store

REGUIAR WEEKLY EDIT IGN

Tuesday Night’s Railroad Conference.

B. J. Gifford was in town Tuesday night, as previously announced, and a railroad conference was held at the'Makeover House, between him und members of the various committees, heretofore appointed. About the only definite result of the conference, though that was of considerable importance, was the renewal, by Mr. Gifford, of his positive promise to build a line through Rensselaer to Remington, on the basis formerly proposed namely a bonus of $30,009 and a free right of way. Farther Mr» Gifford agreed to give plenty of time to our people and Remington } to enable the matter to be properly canvassed and an election held. His own words were, to “give us all the time we wanted,’’ but the general understanding reached was that four months would be ample time in which to descuss the matter and to hold the election. In regard to his alleged offer to build to Wolcott, Mr. Gifford stated, iu effect, that no matter what other lines or branches be may build or contemplate building, he will keep his promise to. build through Rensselaer to Remington, if the terms of his offer are complied with by the people of the two towns. Mr. Gifford declined to consider auy other route into town than the one previously selected by him, nor would be favor the suggestion that a larger Jump be paid him, and he obtain the right of way himself.

Joe Sharp Defends the Keeley Cure.

Mr. Editor please mark these names dowp iti black aod white. Robert Dowler, Amzie Laßue, Dr. Horton, Fred Phillips, John Callow, James Babcock, J. P. Warner, Frank Henkle, J. A. Sharp. I take the liberty and assume the authority to mentioned the above names, as persons who'' aye not among the nine-tenths of the Keeleyites who have returned to drink. I know the boys do not wish to pose as any great shining lights, nor do they wish their light hid under a bushel.

My friend who made the remark at a temperance meeting that 90 per cent of the Keeleyites of Rensselaer had returned to drink; I know he meant no harm, and only wished to bring out his point, but he was greatly mistaken in regard to the number. We do not wish the public to feel that we are a stumbling block to the good cause of temperance. Ido not see how anyone who loves Christianity and believes in prayer can doubt but that the Keeley Cure is a blessing sent from God in answer to the thonsands of loving mothers and patient wivee, at least it looks so since there are over 200,000 homes made happy through the Keeley Cum Ten years.ago the Ministry doubted and the doctors hooted; but they know different now, and that it is no experiment. Rev T. DeWjtt Talmage in speaking of the Keeley Care says: “The Keeley Cure has saved where nothing else under Heaven would, it has on it the mark of the approval of the Lord God Almightv.” Respt.

Marriage Licenses.

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A great Glove Sale for Easter Saturday April 14th. Chicago Bargain Store. Do you enjoy a good smoke? Get a “Monogram 9 ’ at Fendigs City Drag Store.

J. A. SHARP.