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Show SMI WHITES LETTERT0W11EELER Democratic County Commissioner Commis-sioner Is Emphatic in Communication. DEFERRED HIS ANSWER Brands Charges Made as False and Without Any Foundation in Fact. County Commissioner Charles F. Still-man Still-man yesterday joined the Democratic-Progressive Democratic-Progressive letter-writing squad, and with considerable emphasis informed County Commissioner Jesse H. Wheeler that he had no reason for assuming that Stillman ever tried to make an alliance with A. H. Crabbe, Republican county commissioner. commis-sioner. Mr. Stillman uses rather harsh language toward his brother commissioner and insists in-sists that it was Wheeler and not himself who planned and effected an alliance with Crabbe. He denies the charges Wheeler . made against him In a communication j some davs ago and takes issue with i Wheeler in a number of other statements made hv his fellow commissioner. : Mr. Stillman's letter follows: ! I believe the time has come when I. in order to maintain my self-respect and the esteem of my fellow citizens, j must replv to charges which have been made by you. by the press and by un- informed gossipers. Accusation Made. As earlv as December 27. 1914. a long article appeared in one of our , newspapers, which presented my pic ture and set forth in unveiled language lan-guage the accusation that I had i formed an alliance with Mr. Crabbe ! looking to a division with the Repub- i licans of the appointive offices. That I article quoted vou to the effect that ; vou had heard I was negotiating with Crabbe for a division of the offices. ! and that vou had naturally lost eonfi- ' denr-e in 'me for that reason. That j article also quoted Mr. Crabbe in such a wav as to Intimate that he. too, con-; con-; firmed the charge made in the article. In your lengthy letter addressed to i the Democratic county committee In i replv to its letter you suggest eight instances in which the Democratic pai-tv has ruthlessly broken its plighted plight-ed faith with the Progressives. I am not concerned with the vapid and loquacious lo-quacious generalizations which you make in that letter, but I am very seriously concerned in the personal charges which you make against me in two of vour supposed instances. In the seventh and eighth instances, ' you suggest that 1 was negotiating with Commissioner Crabbe for a dlvi-: dlvi-: sion of the appointive offices in such a way that you should be entirely left out of consideration, and that when the appointment committee had agreed upon a f;iir compromise I refused to accept that compromise. You end by siiying: "I had knowledge of his (that is. my) conference with Mr. Crabbe at this time, and such knowledge, knowl-edge, to my mind, explained the attitude atti-tude of Mr. Stillman." j Should Have Proof. j No rational person can read this part j of your letter without coming' to the j conclusion that you have in your pos session evidence to prove that I had i formed an alliance with Mr. Crabbe 1 prior to the 4th of January', an alli ance made for the purpose of dlvldlng-i the appointive offices of this county, and an alliance which should entirely disregard you and your wishes as cuunty commissioner. Let me say here that the reason I did not answer the article of December Decem-ber -7. IS14. was not of my choosing, fur I wa advised and strongly urged by leaders of my party, to whom I j looked for counsel, that the time had i riot yet come for me to speak, and at some more opportune moment in the j future I might raise my voice in self- ! defense. I chafed at the time under this restraint, and desired as an hon- orabie man to plead by cause before ' the public, but I deferred to the coun sels of my leaders and kept my peace. Now, however, I can maintain my silence no longer; r, therefore, address tins letter to yuu, and indirectjy to the pres arid the public at lar;re. in order that my fellow citizens may know the stand which 1 take in this whole proceedings pro-ceedings and choose between yuu and me. i I brand as absolutely and utterly falee the charge in the newspaper ; article printed December 27, 1914, and the insinuation and intimations con-; con-; ta ined in your reply to the letter of . the Democratic county committee, thar I ever approached Commissioner Crabbe with the object, of forming an alliance with him, and that I ever at j any time negotiated with Mr. Crabbe ! for a division of the offices wherein you were riot to be considered. Demands Evidence. Y,e ry stat e men t con t ra ry to this . made by you and the press is totally without fou ndn lion, and if you have, fir anyone else hss, at thin'time anv evid"n-e whatsoever to prove that I at t '-in m-cottated with Commlsplon- ; er Crabbe for an alliance with htm in order to squeeze you out. I call upon you to produce ft now. For my own part, 1 have the testimony of witnesses wit-nesses who were present at every siniflo conference i ever had with Commissioner Crabbe, and out of the mouths of iliosf; witnesses I can prove exactly what transpired. It may enlighten you -ah well as tho public to know ibat T have never request-; or sought an Interview of any sort wit h Commissioner Cra bbq . r'Iatli to a tiivislon of the offices. I The only Interview that ComrnivRlon-r Crabhe and I hn touh!ncr the h- j h 'Jon of offh ialft by the county i corijrnisKlorKTs took .lace at my home, and at the t-uchx and solicitation of Commissioner Crabbe and not of my-flf. my-flf. 'Die talk at that interview whs 'ntirHy f'-neral arid congratulatory, find I defy you or anyone He to prove that anything was fh by me ji t that time which could b o n -j n trued hp a proffer of an alllaiK-e i or t ha t could b; const rued in any om unfair dalln. Th" truf.r, H that I r-ru:-;cd utterly j to nttcrid n dln;i.-r party nrTanKM ! bv Cornmilor-er Crabbe for Jbo pnr- j pnsr, ff -oiiHlderlm,' certain appoint ment on t he irround t hut ho had j h'-'-n 'Jti;'li!c to H'i'-iire your attr-nd- ) a ice a t. t ha t time. I C laims Collaboration. I :iitir-I'. "nMrm the letter of February Feb-ruary I, KtJ-V written by Dr. T. J. j Jfr.y, !, wh'-rcin tie uiKb-rlonl; to "t j the puiilic Mralitht on certain point to;;chi i x yon ft nd no-, a rid upon t hN l'-M"r and tjic oth'-r evf'b-nre. now li 'be p"SM.-;on of the publjr, it win f to rn.-- !l Is clear, beyond the Hliaf.'ow of n donbl 1. Tha ' you ii nd not T flrwt mrolo the thr-.-if to Join Mr. Crablm If It proved tnrp'ivult'hs to H;ii)ro Vh;it yon j v(.nt'-'t oth'iv:b:-, j ?. '''hut vou nod not f c;,rrb-d on tl.r. j,f-!.-,';,U-t,r- vIfh l orn;nl'int'ifier Crabbe for no alllanrr. vhi-di Hhoulrl i-f-n i- fcrla In i, ,j ' jlrr u-u t to cr- i t.iln "rn-::.!n a , r m ' i . ir to t,e wlh--l of vr.u: oimJ CouMrila'doner t'ru'.b.., 3, J hat you u nd not X actually c;i rrled out nuch riegol l;i t lonM a rid r'on',ummited your Mlliancn with Mr. 'r;ibbe ;ir,d by sr doing have nli'iwn such a diKM-Kard for ny principle, tlic element of honor and )-i:-:n;i I pride, ah one could f"'are..y hope to III id In grown ma n. Vou. Mr. W I ice(:r. lj;ive win ip"d yrmrs-elf nhoiit wiih ji mantle of in-ir-rlghleoii!nen and nay tf) he pui,r at lart": "pehol'i, r ;im the o,ilv true fmlrlot; all other-; aro mnnicr. feltH. " I am perfect!' v.IMinn to ci(e tt lo Mie J-idk'ment or mv I-llow dii-y.fttH dii-y.fttH ;i k to win 1 1 icj' or not you ;n e n gnj.ter pat i lot lliiin I. V.-nr" rer.pe. fiullv. (r-'lfcnedj C K. HTII.ITAV. Ct'idy c'oinuilR:. loner, |