The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-06
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I'VE attended the Wichita convention
and upon a personal appeal from, Kel-
ly, made while the vote was being taken
for treasurer, asked the Pottawatomie
county delegation to assist him. Kelly
claimed that we should give him some
votes because his wife was from Potta-
watomie countryside having once re-
sided in Wamego. We so suggested to
the delegation. and at the same time
introduced Kelly to some of the dele
gates. When the vote was called the
delegation divided, some being against
Kelly.
.'Since the convention the county
commissioners of Miami county. where
Kelly as county clerk has been found
to be short in his accounts over $1,000
which he has paid back to the coursS.
made statement that cannot be other
wise than conclusive condemning Kelly
and there is but one thing for the Re-
publican voters of the state to do and
that is to demand that Kellys name be
taken from the ticket and another sub
stituted. We sav this in all kindness
to Kelly. 1t cannot but jeopardize the
result of the election. And as good
Republican Mr.. Kelly should see the
handwriting and quietly submit. It's
his only way out. Defeat stares him in
the face. We take his name from the
ticket
In his recent explanation Mr.. Kelly
pfdc6S SpeCldl StItSS Oil the TACT tildt illS
books were examined by w. H. Moore,
a special accountant. about the time he
went out of office, and were found cor
rect. The Ellsworth Messenger throws
some light on the efficiency of Moore in
making an investigation in Ellsworth
county about the same time he did in
Miami. 1t says:
1.-THE w. H. Moore referred to by the
commissioners of Miami county is the
same person who made an alleged in
veStigation of the records of this cC|l-
ty about nine years ago He came here
upon some ones recommendations, made
a contract with the commissioners, and
proceeded to investigate by employing
an assistant or two to help him in run
ming over the books. After two or three
months work he submitted a report
December 20. 1894. showing the ACCOUNTS
In the treasurer's office to be correct.
A few months later Geo. Levitt. county
treaSurer-elect, accepted the Office from
his predecessor, and took a due bill for
an acknowledged shortage of $500.
''An examination of the treaSurer'S ac-
counts made in November. 1894, less
than a year after Moore had reported
all correct, disclosed shortage of $780,
900.
Yes. the people of Ellsworth county
know w. H. Moore and are not sur
prised at his work in Miami
The Democratic state committee has
been assured that w. j. Bryan will
make five speeches in the Kansas cam
| paign this fall. There will of course be
| a great clamor for these five dates. The
Bryan where his speeches will do them
the most good.
A formerly of Kansas girl. Miss May
Scott, has been nominated by the Re-
publicans of Idaho for state superin-
tendent of public instruction. She was
born in Allen county, where she grew
to young womanhood. She graduated
-~.s- T..
1892, and afterwards went to idaho to
teach She has served during the pasr
two years as a county superintendent
and is now nominated for state office.
All the state officers. candidates on
both state tickets. all state senators and
candidates for the legislature have beer.
invited to attend the inauguration of Dr..
Frank Strong as chancellor of the state
university.
Advance proofs of the Republican
handbook for the state campaign this
year have been issued. and the book
| itself will soon be published.
! James A. Kimball, member of the Re-
publican state central committee: John
| L. Bishop, chairman of the Saline coun-
! ty central committee, and c. B. Kirt-
| land, Republican nominee for represen-
tative from that county. were in To
peka yesterday comforting with Chair
man Albaugh with reference to CAM
] paign speakers. They especially wanted
| to make dates for Bailey and Henry
Allen to speak at Salina. Allen is ex-
ceedingly popular UP there. :
| Indications are breaking out here and
! there along the Republican river that
Conner Davies will soon be back within
| the Republican ranks. 1t would not be
| at all surprising if there will be an oc-
casion for killing the fatted calf on the
occasion OF the next Kansas Day BAN
quet- 1t is rumored that Col Davies is
| still holding his allegiance to the Popu-
| lists of Cloud county owing to his
| friendship for some of the candidates
on the county ticket He has cut loose
| from the state organization and his
! brother Republican editors in northern
| Kansas are getting ready to welcome
him back into the Republican party af-
| ter election.
Some time ago before the Farmers
| Advocate had it's late unpleasantness
| with the secretary of the Populist state
central committee and cut loose from
| the Populist organization, it asked Sen
| ator PETER what was calculated to be
series of embarrassing questions. Sen
| ator PETER answered them in straight
forward manner and as the position
| of the Advocate has shifted somewhat
it gladly publishes his replies He says
in part:
/ Your reference to the late Kansas
| Democratic platform as a thoroughly
Populistic document, argues too much
| In the first place. if it is an honest
| statement of Democratic sentiment is
! there any good reason why the Demo
! Gratis of Kansas should not unite with
the Populists, seeing that their num-
Der is comparatively very small? Or
the other hand, the, Democrats having
earlier held their convention and adopt
ed their platform, why don't the Popu-
lists, who agree with them and endorse
| their creed. vote with them withou
| fussing over it? Why go to the trou
BILE and expense of maintaining two
party organiza tions when one platform
| answers for both?
You ask me to tell the readers of tht
Advocate about my relations with thu
| Republican, party. Well, IN the frs
place, the Republican party does no
owe me anything and hence I do no
| ask it for anything I have done tht
party as much harm, probably, as an,
other one man, and it paid me back il