The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-09
TAKE GRIMES OFF
His Name May Be Dropped From
Republican Ticket.
Politicians Hint That There is
Such a Movement.
WAITING FOR PROOF.
Dispositions of Bankers Win Be
Taken at Once.
Filing of Suit in Usage County
Facilitates This.
DENIALS ARE MADE.
Topeka Bankers Say Charges
Are Untrue.
The Usual RumOr Concerning
Leland is Started.
DENIALS ARE MADE.
Topeka Bankers Say Charges
Are Untrue.
The Usual RumOr Concerning
Leland Is Started.

It IS rumored today that a movement
has been started to take Frank Grimes
name off the Republican state ticket be
cause of the charges contained in the
suit filed in Usage county Monday.
State Chairman Morton Albaugh re-
fuses to discuss the matter in any way
and the report has evidently had its
origin from other sources
A prominent Republican state poll
tician said today: If Mr.. Grimes is
guilty of this charge it will hurt the
ticket very much-if he is innocent it
viii help it."
If Mr.. Grimes be found guilty. the ver-
dict will of necessity be under the pro-
vision of the state law which provides
that such action as is charged against
the treasurer is embezzlement.
Proof of this character. even
though it be under the civil action which
has been instituted, would disqualify Mr.
Grimes from his place on thestate ticket.
It is charged in various quarters that
Cyrus Leland and the Baker managers
are behind this scheme to prosecute
Grimes. As a matter of fact Leland and
the Baker managers, w E. Sterne and
others, declined an urgent request from
the Democratic state committee to put
up part of the money necessary to pay
the expenses Of bringing the suit Mr..
Leland says.
I am not doing business for the Dem
ocratic or Populist state committee, SO /
don't believe am liable to the charge
of pushing this case. OF course there
are some people who would say that I
inspired it but fortunately for the state
those to whom I refer have no influence
and are not to be believed
w E Sterne said today. Il have heard
Of this case but none OF the Baker man.
ayers has had anything to do with it.
1t is fOOlishness for any one to presume
that we would touch this kind of
deal"
This suit was fled in Usage county be-
cause the prosecution desires TO pro-
ceed at once taking dispositions. The
filing Of the suit in another county af-
fords the privilege of proceeding at once
in this county with depOSitions which
will be taken by the attorneys interest
ed, the Topeka bankers being the per
sons to first be called upon. The officials
OF these banks will be requested to tell
what they know about paying interest
to Mr.. Grimes for daily balances of state
funds.
The prosecution of Mr.. Grimes for al
legged misuse of public funds was the
theme of conversation on street corners.
IN business houses, on street cars-in
fact. every place in Topeka last night
The sentiment seemed to be that the
case is brought for the purpose of
making political capital, an opinion
which caused the friends of the treas
urer to proclaim that they would not
believe a word of the charges until alb
solute and unquestionable proof is fur
nished TO support them If the charges
are true. it would matter little from
what source they emanated.
u the arrangement which is now be-
ing discussed, to have the hearing in
Topeka. is arrived at, there will be a
big crowd present 1t has been sug-
gested that all parties might be better
accommodated if Judge William Thorn
son would come to Topeka and hear the
application for the injunction and the
a nj hq =
not been reached but it is under con-
sideration.
A. B. Crum, who signs the petition.
IS the POpuliSt county attorney of Usage
county The provision of the state law
under which this case is field is para
graph 1929. General Statutes. which is
in fun as follows:
IF any state treasurer shall convert
to his own use. or to the use of any
other person or persons, body corporate,
association or party whatsoever, in any
way whatever, or shall use, by way of
investment in any kind of security,
stock. loan, property, land or merchan-
disc, or in any other manner or form
whatever; or shall loan, with or without
interest, to any company, corporation.
association. or Individual. any portion of
the public money; or shall deposit with
any company, corporation, or individual,
any portion of the public money. or
any other fund, property. bonds. secu-
rites. assets or effects of any kind, re-
ceived or controlled or held by him for
Sa4EhEEplnS. transfer OF QlSDuTSeIlSAAts
or in any other way or manner, or for
any other purpose; or if any person
shall advise, aid, or in any manner. par
ticipate in such act, every person 50
offending shall be deemed guilty of an
embezzlement of 50 much of said moneys
or other property as aforesaid as shall
be thus converted, used, invested. loaned,
deposited or paid out as aforesaid
Sections 1923, 1925 and 1926 are also re-
ferred to and are regarded as having
some bearing on the case. The first pro
vides for the monthly examination of
the treasury by the governor the audi
tor and the secretary of state and the
latter provides that this board if any
suspicion or necessity exists NAV sum
mon witnesses and compel them to testf-
~ upon any matter which the members
of the commission may seek informa-
ton
Another provision Of the statute fol-
lows The treasurer of state by AMI
with the advice and approval of the ex-
ecutive council may designate one or
more banks in the city of Topeka as a
depository for the collection of anv
drafts, checks and certificates of deposit
that may come into his hands on ac-
count of any claims due the state Each
bank so designated as such depository
shall be required to give security to the
state. to be approved by the executive