The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-05
Some Pertinent Questions People of Kansas Would
Like to Have Answered at Once.

Corrupt influences and offers of mon
ey were made by those favoring Par
sons to secure votes to locate the new
asylum.
Major Anderson, of Topeka, a mem
Der of the locating committee was Of
fered 50. 900 for his vote.
The papers are now being prepared
for an injunction suit to be brought
against the state auditor to restrain
him from paying out the money appro-
priated for the new state insane asylum
which was located at Parsons.
It has not been determined which
court will first hear this case. An
court is suggested. but the idea is to
file the suit in the district court of
Shawnee county.
The parties backing this suit are
those who were disappointed in secur-
ing the asylum. Clay Center is said
to be the principal mover. although an
effort is being made to keep the entire
proceedings secret until the suit is filed.
The papers in the case will be accom-
panied by some startling afhdavits to
sustain the allegation that Doodle was
used to secure the asylum. There is
one thing certain and that is, it is pro-
posed to go to the bottom of this mat
ter and ascertain if Parsons secured
the asylum in an irregular manner.
There is but one way to reach the mat
ter. and that is by getting it into court,
and for this purpose the injunction suit
ed he
pers in this case was done in Topeka
yesterday and is being continued to-
day, although the parties who are in
terested in it disclaim all knowledge of
such proceedings.
That Doodle was offered there is now
absolutely no doubt. Major T. J. An
aerson says he was offered $1,000 to
vote for Parsons several weeks ago.
The offer was made to Major Anderson
by a friend of men in that town who
were anxious to secure the asylum 1t
was made before the committee visited
Parsons.
Several attempts were made to sub
sidize Major Anderson. He was urged
to take the money, the argument be
ing made to him that he could pay off
all his Indebtedness and be free from
financial burdens
L.
If the man who offered Major Ander-
son the money has any desire to secure
satisfaction he can get it in court, where
the major is ready to tell what he
knows. He now declines to talk for
publication. but said:
IF this thing ever gets into court, 1
will open up
The man who offered the money to
Major Anderson has been one of his
friends for years and. he says, lives in
Topeka.
The men who voted for Clay Center
were Frank Reeder. Major Anderson
and Representative Bigham of Morris
county.
Senator Lewelling promised to vote
for Clay Center when his vote would
locate the asylum there.
Representative Moore, Republican. of
Marshall county betrayed Clay Center.
town in his own congressional dis
trlct- Mr.. Moore was pledged to Clay
Center by his own word and that of
Senator Fred Stocks and CONGRESSMAN
Calderhead. There is a mystery about
Mr- Moore's conduct which he will have
an opportunity to explain when this
matter gets into court, where it is 60
ing, very soon, too. Just before the
committee convened to take the first
ballot Mr.. Moore went to Dell Valen-
tine, and said:
How many votes have you now?"
-Four With yours. FIVE" replied Mr..
Valentine
I'm glad of that" said Moore. We've
got 1t sure. I am with you first. last
and all the time
The Clay Center committee says that
the men pledged to vote for Clay Cen
-
Decatur. Righam of Morris, Anderson
of Shawnee and Moore of Marshall
TAey claim that the men first and last