The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-07
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INDIGNANT PROTESTS

The people of the state have taken up
the fight against the location of the new
asylum at Parsons and letters protest.
ing against the action of the committee
have already arrived at the office of the
governor.
The governor is out of the city and
the office employees decline to furnish
information concerning the protests.
However, the people of the state want
the governor to interfere and see to it
that justice prevails.
AUDITOR COLE HOLDS KEY.
Considerable interest is just now man.
ifested in the attitude of State Audi
tor George E. Cole in auditing vouchers
to pay out the money appropriated for
the insane asylum. Mr.. Cole held up
the vouchers for the members of the
special session because he believed the
session was unconstitutional. He was
freely criticised for this action. In the
present contingency there are charges
of Doodle; crookedness and general fr-
regularitieS in locating this asylum to
such an extent that it has become a
state scandal. Public men are involved
and the net is slowly being thrown
around some of the men who represent
ed the state in carrying out the pro-
visions of the law locating the asylum.
No one pretendS to claim that the COM
mittee has fulfilled it's trust far
the legislature is concerned because it
is not denied that it was the general
understanding that the COMMITTEES
should give the asylum to the western
part Of the state. This has not been
done and there are charges of Doodle in
the air.
Governor Stanley and the attorney
general are demanding an explanation
They want these charges cleared away
They insist that the scandal should be
aired and the guilty persons exposed.
The man who rules the situation is
the state auditor. Should he hold up
the vouchers there will be legal pro-
ceedings and the men who have been
smarting under the charges of having
been bought will have the coveted op-
=bOx 70 tI0ec fqfe hat
are all honorable men.
Mr.. Cole declines to discuss the mat
ter.
Mr.. MOORE'S DENIAL.
r. B. Moore. the Republican. who seems
to be in the most embarrassing position
or any member OF the committee at this
time, declined Tuesday to talk for publ
interview, which follows:
Mr.. Moore was asked regarding a story
a newspaper at South McAilister. /. r,
for his son. G; j. Moore, student at the
II have heard that story. sai1 Mr..
Moore. "and 1 brand it as a lie"
at a newspaper?'' was asked. ~
Yes sir l wanted t,i d to ., buy a paper for
Who told you about the South McAl-
Pete Foley?"
Did Foley go with you to South Nc
'iYes. but he did not help me make the
may buy it for my son. If l do. ri pay
my own money. ] say that Pete Foley did
not put up a cent. and L want you to
quote me correctly"
The day Pete Foley came to Topeka to
attend the meeting of the committee
which located the asylum he said he had
bought newspaper in South McAlister
the day before.
EMPLOY LAWYERS.
The asylum committee appointed
before the legislature adjourned. The law
authorizing the committees appointment
was not published, until several days after
the legislature adjourned. Therefore. at
the time the committee was named there
was no law authorizing it, and il il
claimed the work of the committee has
therefore been void and without warrant
of law. The defeated candidates are con-
templating a suit raising this legal ques-
ton, and Parsons is frightened sufficient
this DrODOSitiOQ.