People's voice., 1899-07-13
The Asylum Suit Filed.

securing the new insane asylum has
been filed in Clay county and TEN
porary Injunction has been issued to
restrain the state board Of charities
from taking deeds from Parsons for
the site and from certifying vouchers
to the state auditor and also to
restrain the board from making
contracts for the erection Of the new
asylum.
The suit was fled yesterday by
attorneys for the Clay Center bust
ness mems club, and is brought in the
name of the state of Kansas on the
relation Of the county attorney, ]. Fl.
Russell.
In the absence OF the district Judge
the probate judge issued the TEN.
pOrary injunction.
Service in the case was secured on
P. H. DOlan, member Of the board Of
charities who was passing through
Clay Center.
fhe politicians have been making
light of the charges Of fraud and
Doodle but the Clay Center people
charge in the petition that four
members of the committee accepted
Doodle. The men are not named.
The petition which is fled in this
case sets up the claim that the action
of the committee in locating the
asylum is void for the following rea-
sons:
"First-Because the committee was
appointed before the law went into
effect.
"SecOnd-BecauSe the house of
representatives did not approve the
speakers appointments Of members of
I the committee.
"Third-The law creating the COM
mittee is in contTayentiOn OF section
l6 article of the constitution.
"Fourth-That the act does not
authorize any person to purchase land
for the site and makes no appropria-
ton for the purchase of the land,
"Fifth-That majority Of the
committee did not at any time vote
for Parsons.
"SixJh-That twice before the
eighteenth ballot, upon which the
asylum was declared located at Par
sons, a majority Of the committee had
voted for Clay Center and the tellers
suppressed the votes.
"Seventh-That four members of
the committee fraudulently, and cor.
ruptly for consideration of money or
property or promises OF property by
them received or to be received voted
for the location Of the asylum 10 be
located at Parsons
The section Of the constitution
which it is claimed the law contra
vents follows:
no bill shall contain more than
one subject which shall be Clearly ex-
pressed in its title
This is the same contention which
A. A. Hurd raises against the validity
Of the court Of visitation act.
with reference to the sixth para.
graph Of the petition, it is probably
at first a peculiar idea, But this
claim is made in viewof the fact that
Representative Moore rep and
Representative Wright Pop claim
inaJ on certain ballots they voted for
| Clay Center. As Senator Anderson,
| Representative Bigham and Repre-
sentative Frank Reeder saw the votes
Of each as they were cast they will
swear that they voted constantly for
| Clay Center. This means that Moore
and Wright, had they voted as they
claimed they did, would have given
the asylum to Clay Center. Should
this point be sustained it will prove
that the asylum was located at Clay
Center, or that these men have mis-
represented theyole which they claim
T to have cast.
This suit will Stir up the animals
in Topeka. 1t will result in bringing
before the public the name of the
man who offered Tom Anderson
money to vote for Parsons. Major
Anderson says the public shall know
who it was when this case comes t
trial.
The real truth Of the Doodle charge.
will now be developed. II the Clay
Center people prove what they expect
10 the suit will furnish a sensation
which the people Of the state will
preserve as choice mOrSel Of gossip
for several years.