The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-23
ALWAYS DEFENDING
Uncomfortable Position of the
Populist Leaders.
They Can't Make an Aggressive
Campaign
Because of Govern0rLewelling'
s9Spsd BIunders.
BREIDENTHAL TALKS.
What He Would Do IF He We're
Governor.
Would Discharge All the Police
Boards.
KEPT In HOT WATER
BY the Squabbles of the Cover
nOr's ApDOintees.
A Grand Mistake Ever to Have
Fished Lpwelling
Out Of His Obscurity atWichita,
Kansas.
KEPT IN HOT WATER
BY the Squabbles of the Cover
nor's ApDOintees.
A Grand Mistake Ever to Have
Fished Lpwelling
Out Of His Obscurity atWichita,
Kansas.

The constant reiteratiOn of the charges
that the policy shop people of Kansas
City, Kan, are furnishing campaign
funds for the Populists Is matter that
causes the most worry in Populist cir
cles. John w. Breidenthal says not
single cent has been received from them
that he knows about, and those who
know Mr.. Breidenthal will believe this
as concerns him personally, but the
skirts Of others in the State house are
not 80 easily cleared.
Mr. BreidenthaI doesn't tell every body
about it. but it il known that "a long ago
last ID 'csmbe be had unquestIOnabIe
evidence that the policy and lottery Aen
Of Kansas City were anxious TO give up
money TO he administration.
1t WAS prior 10 that time that he sent
Guy E. Hathaway. man who soon after
wards became a deputy bank commis-
siOner. to Kansas CITY with a letter au-
thorfzing him TO solicit stock subscr4p D.
ti0us to the "PopulIst Press aud n News
Bureau Company Hathaway, 50 Char
mau Breidenthal afterwards learned, ac-
cepted money 10 the amount of $500
For what purpose il was paid 10 ham is
not known. He received the money
from two sources, $10J from one aud
1920 from the other, but none Of il ever
reached headquarters, because as soon
az Hathaway received the money he
went a tear" and lost all the money.
Soon after Hathaway had been. ap-
pointed deputy bank commissioner.
Breidsnthal learned Of this transact ii
and tie new deputy was asked 10 re-
sign forth with"
hathaway refused to resign and de-
MED the charges, but BreIdenthal would
not listen to has denial.
Finally in a tit Of desperation Hatha-
way said threateningly: "If YOU insist
I'm,
pose that - old one-arned boOdIer
across the hail." (neanIng Fred Closel
Breldenthal Told him that was ..all
-ighi; to go ahead. as that was just
what he would ike 10 see done, and say
ing that, he figured up uathaway's
salary and gave him a certified voucher
for the amount due him to date, and let
him 40.
Fred-Close has not been exposed. and
Chairman Breidenihal now says that II
was just one OF HAthAway's bluffs"
Before leaving the bank commission
er's Office Hathaway admitted having re-
ceived $lOO Of the money he is charged
with getting at Kansas City.
hile almost every state department
has during the present stale adIninistra-
tion been Charged with accepting money
from the lottery and policy men. Chair
man Breldenthal stands alone as the only
man in his party who has not been &C
cEsed of some crime or disrepuiable act.
Mr Breidenthal apparently does not
believe In boodling, aud if he had his
why about it. Governor Lew elIinR would
wipe out All state connection with the
Missouri river cities tomorrow, bv abol-
lshing All the metropolitan police boards
ne law does not compel the governor b
20 appoint police cOmmf fssiOners, and if
he would dismiss those boards he
would relieve himself of a great deal Ct
worry and-save his party managers lots
OF trouble.
As it is now, the Populist state central
cOmmNfee is II WAYS on the defensive
aud Is Abz e-cnstantIy busy explaining
why : ssare not responsible for the'condi-
tions which exist IN these border tOyrus
" here the boodling, liquor and gambling
elements run the towns
Governor Lewelling and Chairman
BreidenthAl do not agree on this point
and unless something happens to change
the governors mind the police boards
will stand
Lewelling lacks very much Of the po-
litical wisdom. and perspicacity OF the
party clsjeftain, JOhn ~. BreIdenthal. Al
most every charge that is made against
this administration is due TO some stupid
blunder Of the governor il his appoint
ments. Leading P0pulists say that Lew
elling hasn't tile faintest idea whether a
man Is "a rogue or an honest man. They
say his Intentions are all right, but that
he hasn't sense.
When public attention is called to his
blunders, he grows mulish aud insists on
standing by his mistakes. Many Popu-
lists regret that they went so far out Of
their way at the Wichita convention to
take up an unknown man. when there
were plenty of good men in the party
who were known, aud whose policy as
governor could have been relied on.
Chairman John W BreidenthaI said to
q STATE JOURNAL reporter this morning;
sAf al the stories have heard are true