The Topeka state journal., 1900-05-02
BATTLE RACES.
Anti Leland Crusade Carried to
Governors Office.
Demand Made For Pardon of
Pool Grinstead.
HUDSON is SPOKESMAN
Says Wathena Editor Is Victim
of an Outrage.
John SeatOn Says Case Is With
out a Parallel.
Plans to Carry Fight to Repub-
lican Convention.

zen. a. h-E1uOSOn, JOun 06dlOi4,
P. H Coney, o. H. Coulter, Mayor Dom
aid of Atchison, E. w. Stewart of Don
iphan county, ]. A. Hook of Brown ana
Tom McNeal of Topeka called on Gov.
Stanley today and petitioned for the
pardon of Pool Grinstead who is in Jail,
having been convicted of criminal libel
Gen. Hudson was spokesman for the
delegation, presenting the case to the
governor. He claims that Grinstead
has been prosecuted, and that the men
who are responsible are willing now to
quit, but can't let CO." and that Grin
stead will not apologize or retract, but
is compelled to suffer in jail for crimes
of which he is innocent.
"Grinstead is a victim of an outrag
eous proceeding" said Gen. Hudson.
There is no justice in his punishment.
He is in jail as the result of The politi-
cal manipulation of a. court
Mr.. Stewart who is a merchant of
Wathena, told how the Republicans
there are growing disgusted with Lee
landism- He said: ..Wathena has had
her educational facilities crippled. by
Lelandism; we as members of the party
have been compelled to submit to the
! dictation of the boss, and now one of
our citizens is locked up in Jail because
he has incurred the displeasure of the
| boss"
Capt. Seaton said: 'sGrinstead's case
| is without a parallel in modern history.
He is in Jail under the orders of a court
which is as putty in the hands of Le-
| land"
Evidence was submitted in personal
| statements by the various members of
| the delegation to prove the claim that
! Grlnstead is being prosecuted.
| This programme was carried out in
! accordance with the plan agreed upon
last night at a meeting of the anti
! boss league in the headquarters at the
Office block
Thpr-a was r1aooffT1or 1-aoco,, I1xy we'll
| attended, by the anti-Leland Republi-
| cans, to discuss plans for what the or
| ganizauon believes will be the over
throw of Leland in the state convention
two weeks from today in this city.
| Reports of progress were made by the
| visitors who were a part of the delega-
ton which waited on the governor Dy
| a. W. Smith and other members of the
| organization Captain Seaton was par-
| ticularly encouraging in his remarks.
He says the defeat of Leland is now as
| sured.
Asked if he would be the next nation
al committeeman from Kansas, Mr..
Seaton, snilingly said:
I do not know but I hope So
Gen. Hudson told the meeting that
there is no doubt about the success OF
the antl-i4eland movement Mr.. Hudson
says he has letters from hundreds OF
men, who express their approval of the
fight he has been making and offer
whatever assistance they can render.
AS dQNlCe VI the promoters OF the
anti-boss league to these sympathizers
is:
Keep up the fight INCREASINGLY"
I So the Organization extends and it is
assuming such proportions that the
managers now feel safe in making the
prediction that an overwhelming vic
tory awaits them in the state conven.
ton.
One of the side issues of this organi-
Zation has been an interest in the wei
fare of Pool Grinstead. Last night the
subject came up for discussion and tn,
meeting resolved by a unanimous vote
to send a delegation to ayait upon tn,
governor.
Some members of the anti-bos.
league expressed the opinion that tn,
governor, through fear of Leland wouIt
take no action in the matter. However,
the members of this delegation, actins
under instructions from the body which
created the committee. presented tn,
case to the governor. with as much of ;
show of anti-Lelandism as possible,
The governor called the attention o
the committee to the fact that no no
tice of the proposed application for ;
pardon had been published, accordin,
to law, in any newspaper
After showing the delegation tn,
statutory requirement that official pub
licatiOn of intention to make applica
tion for pardon must be made first. tn
governor assigned the case for a hear
in