The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-22
SWAYZE "FESSES UP"
Admits He Has Helped Sound
rels Into Office.

The Independents held meeting at
Rochester school house in Soldier town
ship last night. The speakers were F.
H. Foster. Oscar Swayze. l.. A. Steb-
bins and H. G. Larimer. S. F. Joy pre-
sided.
Mr.. Swayze said in part:
Il acknowledge it is to my shame that
have helped some scouaarels into OF
flee through my ballot, because they
were on the Republican ticket | owe
no political debt now and what l once
owed have paid thrice over with heap
ing measure 1 shall open q new set OF
books; my conscience will be an active
partner in my political business from
this on, and I propose to let my con-
and believe / will profit by the change.
1t will at least be some satisfaction to
know that l will have no excuses to
make to myself"
II has been a matter OF pride win
me to be stickler for party unity and
party harmony. But l want to say 70
you that party harmony can never be
gained by such methods.
1T has been said and will be said, on,
SWayze is sore because he was defeated
in 1901; ii he had gotten the nomination
then he would never have kicked III
admit that l am sore: but my warming
to the members of the committee before
the primaries were called in June, 1901,
my objections to making a campaign
against the biennial election law, my
consistent and vigorous opposition to
the filing of bogus certificates has prov
en- that l was not altogether unmlndful
of what has now become a universal
protest against gag rule.
With no claims of being saint, with
no claims to being a prohibitionist. or
anything else that l am not | still claim
TO be "a Republican. My efforts in the
past have been to keep the grand old
party at the front. and l have voted
for some pretty yellow men on my tick
ct, and have never scratched a name,
but il the Lord spares me until Novem-
Der 4, 1902. l will break my record on
behalf of q better ReDublicanism. and
with the full conscience that l am doing
my party a service
At MuIligan's school house in the east
end of TecumSeh township there was i
largely attended meeting, at which the
speakers were D. H. Branaman, Urian
earle and Frank H. Stahl Master
Harold Parr sang his campaign songs
with the usual great demonstration OF
approval and was recalled so many
times that ne was finally compelled to
| decline to further respond to an enco1 G,
but he came forward and made speech
which made great hit with the audi
ence, which was as follows: Mr.. Chair
man, ladies and gentlemen: never
tried to make a political speech before.
but I think l can make one as good as
! Bert Lucas. All l want to say tonight
is this, just vote for Stahl and Stebbins
l thank you for your attention. Good
evening"
II. ii. BfanaInan, WIeO was the prln-
cipal sDeaker, said in part:
Many Republicans supported Galen
Nichols two years ago. because he ex-
pressly promised them that if elected he
would enforce the law to the best of his
ability They had their misgivings as
to Whether BE would do it, but they
deemed it only fair to give him chance.
I While President Mckinley carried this
! county by something like $500 majority
Mr.. Nichols only had about 900 majority
which shows conclusively that the sus-
picion Of hundreds of Republicans that
Mr.. Nichols would not enforce the law
was so strong that they refused to sup
bort h.-p. ellis record CO two years in
office shows that those owho suspected
that he would not enforce the law were
co--cct-
In a conversation with member of the
! police force recently he told that no
man could stay on the police force in this
1 interfere with the present wide open policy
! Of this administration. and that the lead
ing jointists and gamblers of this city
had repeatedly boosted to him that they
are now in the saddle and running the af-
fairs of this city and county and that they
propose to continue to do it. by electing
| men to office who will do their bidding
| He fur Their told me that these same men
| were constantly going to The various
members Of the police force and impress
ing upon them the fact that they are in
in any way interfere with their busFless
they viii have them removed from offics
Immediately"
The independent meetings to night are
shop. addressed by w S. Eastman D. IL
Blanaman and L. o. Stebbins; in tbs
second precinct of the Third ward to hl
addressed by Thomas Page. T. F. Carver
house to be addressed by >. L. Bolmar
Otis S. Allen and ]. NJ. McCauley.