The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-30

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superintondens of Public Instruction H
ROLL OF HONOR !.
Governor L. ID. LeweIIing.
state Treasurer " H. Btddle-
The state executive council has placed
$4,000 in the hands of the state board of
health for the purpose of excepting
cholera out Of Kansas"
This paper on Saturday told how State
Treasurer Biddle had refused to allow
the State Board Of Health to use the
$4,000 Appropriated by the last legisla-
ture to keep cholera out of the state, for
other purposes
THE story leaked out this morning
that the State Board of Health has at
last got majority of the members Of
the executive council to place this $4,000
at their disposal in a way that Mr.. Bid
dies protest won't stop them from get
ting the money
It appears that as long ago as last Fri
day four members of the state board of
health went before the executive coun-
Gil aud pleaded and threatened and talk
ed their sweetest and finally succeeded
in persuading a majority of the council
that it was necessary to give them the
$4,000.
These four members of the state board
of health in pleading for the
money went 50 far as to assure
honor as gentlemen and as
physicians that il was absolutely neces-
sary that this money be used at this time
to improve the sanitary condition of the
state TO keep cholera out of Kansas"
1t is understood that when it looked
doubtful about the council giving in,
these mem bers Of the board Of health
threatened to resign as members of the
board of health unless they were given
this money to aid them in protecting
oh xxyo oh
out away off in Europe. its nearest ap-
proach to the United States being at
Dantzic, Prussia
The executive council, or at least
majority Of the council. finally gave in.
and the IS, 600 was placed at the disposal
Of the board Of health, to be used in
keeping cholera out Of Kansas" At
torney General John I. Little, Secretary
of State r. ;. Osborn, Auditor Van B.
Prather and Superintendent of Public
instruction LII. y. Gaines voted to allow
the $4,000 to be used, while the other
members of the council, Governor l. ID.
Lewelling and State Treasurer W. H.
Biddle voted no, and insisted that their
protest against the giving up of the
money be entered on the record of the
council.
1t was just before the executive coun-
Gil took this action that DIR. II. A Dykes
secretary Of the state board Of health as
sured a STATE JOURNAL reporter that the
board was going ahead without the IS
0OOs and would do its best to improve
the sanitary condition Of the state
The action OF the council is a reminder
that last year the state board of health
used $4,000 Of the $4,000 special appro-
priation 70 prevent cholera and that there
was no cholera nearer then than New
York harbOr- There was a slight ex-
cuse then for spending the money: but
there appears not the slightest now, for
wasting $4,000.
According TO the vouchers on file in
the state treasurer's Office, the $4,000 was
distributed last summer among the mem
bers Of the board of health as follows.
The items being the different checks as
they were drawn:
DR.. IL. Y DYKES. S4OO; E. Swartz. 5000;
A. J. Andffelng f2OO; j. p. Stewart, $500:
=. r. D-d'gnHn;y. 5000; +. Swallow,
s16430, and ess5. 20; 81. 4. Dykes. s2 ,0,
E NJ Hoover, $500; H. A Dykes. 5000
DR.. Dykes name appears three times;
20 he got $500 of the amount
hen the action of the council was
learned today it was suggested in poIiti-
cal circles that it was possible that this
$4,000 was to go into the Populist cam
paign fund
When JOURNAL reporter asked Chair
man Breidenthal about the matter be
said: 'No. sir; not one cent Of state
money Will be used in our campaign
am keeping complete record Of ali
money used IN the campaign. both as tc
whom il was received from and to whom
paid and for what purpose; and Mr.. Ter
cher. the treasurer Of the committee. viii
keep a record with which mine mus
correspond Not one cent of state. money
will be used BY the committee or will bt
used in the campaign unless it is used
by individuals.
~The state board Of health in not 3
Populist Institution and, anyway. we are
protesting against that money being USED
IA that way. Bob Secretary SempIe