The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-14
Republican Papers Not Satisfied
With Kelly Nomination.
Demand That lie Disproye the
Charges or Withdraw.
SHOWING is DAMAGING.
Lincoln Republican Says One of
Two Courses is Open.
Should Withdraw or Send Men
to Jail Who Exposed Him.

There are some Republican papers in
Kansas-among them number Of in
nuential ones-who are anxious that the
Republicans should have a candidate
for state treasurer against whom there
is not a proved case OF efnbezzletil5At-
rrhey are joining in the demand that
Thomas T. Kelly whom the Republican
state convention at Wichita nominated
for state treasurer either disproYe- the
charges against him or Withdraw from
the state ticket.
one of these is the Lincoln Repubh-
can. one of the most influential Repubn-
can papers of the sixth congressman
district In it's editorial columns this
week it says,
'.The commissioners Of Miami county
have again cut loose on Tom Kelly,
Last Mondays State Journal contained
nearly four columns OF matter on lne
subject it being a detailed report py the
county board. The showing made is
most damaging. Unless Ar- Kelly SENDS
every one of the men connected with the
expose TO jail for libel he should WIFI
draw from the race for state treasurer
They either have a plain case on MIN
or else ne has on them They have
made their case and it viii stand unless
he disproves the charges VIII he 90
There are other papers which this
week published clipping from Barney
Sheridan's Democratic paper, the Paola
Spirit. to prove Kelly's innocence. All
during the fight against Kelly his
friends got their ammunition from this
source The Republican papers OF
Kelly's county knew his record and re-
fused to support him, but he has re-
ceiyed the support of the Democratic
organ, and this is the paper that Kellys
friends are now quoting. How the ar
ticle is disseminated over the state is
shown by the following from the Leroy
Reporter:
This paper has received from the
state treasurer's office report Of a re-
cent editorial in the Western Spirit on
The nomination of T. r. Kelly for state
treasurer. Mr. kelly's triumph under
the serious charges brought against him
is no proof of his innocence. but simply
shows what political combine, backed
by noisy rOoters. can do in a oOnven-
tion. The fight on Kelly is continuing
In his own party"
The same Democratic paper, the West
ern Spirit, this week contains an edi-
torial column and q half long in
kelly's defense. It makes no real de-
fense of Kelly, because this apparently
cannot be DONE but it seeks to shield
him by claiming that there have been
other officials who have gone wrong As
sample of the logic of this defense
IS the following:
zone would thing to hear some unctu-
Gus Republican politicians talk that
Kelly is not only very guilty, but the
very first guilty one of their party III
all its history. Many Of them whose first
silverWare, first feather beds first horses
and first cooks were stolen from Demo
Gratis in Missourui under the cloak of
war. are now rolling their eyes cloud
ward and praying for the mountains to
ran upon their grand old party be-
cause the report of a searching political
investigation sets forth finally that T T.
Kelly the Republican nominee for state
treasurer, owes Miami county SPAS
He@ each and all Of these Republican
worthless voted for Garfield for presi-
L fGzG q nd al
nature showed he stole 1929 from the
United Statesl"
No denial is entered that Kelly is not
guilty of embezzling the amount
charged against him. which BY the
way. the Spirit would lead its readers
10 believe is thousand dollars less
Jtan IL is, inasmuch as the county COM
missioners of Miami county have al
ready turned into the treasury the
thousand dollars which Kelly put up as
q bluff when the Investigation COM
menced- The Spirit might also have
cited the case where the Republicans
of Kansas voted for Honest sam LaD-
PIN for state treasurer after he had
had charges of croolzedness proven
against him, and an embezzlement fol-
lowed
Can the Republican party afford to
take its chances with Kelly2 Is the Re-
publican state central committee will
ing to make a campaign in defense of
not try to disprOve the charges-of rob-
blng Miami county of 81 324 SO while he
was county clerk of the county2
The BelOit Daily Call contains the
following about the Kelly matter:
Some Of the Republican papers of
the state are making determined fight
against Thomas T. Kelly. the nan the
Republicans nominated at Wichita for
state treasurer. That party has evi-
IDENTIFY made great mistake and frre-
specrlVe of politics. we think it should
nave SHOWN more respect for the people
or the state of Kansas than to select
as q candidate for one of the most i'm
porJant and trustworthy places on the
ticket an Individual who while serving
q FORMER trust resorted to the most
despicable means for increasing the
salary of his Office. As a matter If
ract, ne proved himself to be the mean
est kind of a fraud. and such petty
stealing as raising vouchers from 81. 40
TO 3ll30 and from SIS to S66 ought ia he
sufnclent to shake the confidence Of
even his stauuchest friends and ad-
nerents AS natter of fact it can NOT
be excused. and if he is not taken off
the ticket. we intend to hammer him
down in Mitchell county and see to II
Ihat his record is shown up in its proper
light"
boom has been started for Webb
mcNall FOR the fusion candidate for
speaker of the house in the next leeis-
ialule-it the fusionists win the house.
There is said to be a row in the 90
ciallst party. There was one last wear
too, The Socialist party isn't very big,
put It IS big enough to have a row. ali
rlsnl Ihis time the row is over the
gubernatorial question Some Of them
want to endorse Craddock for governor
because ne is Socialist. Others want to
nominate straight ticket
]. l. Brady. editor of the Lawrence
World, who was recently defeated for
the Republican nomination for member
OF the legislature from his district after
hard fight, blames his defeat on tc
congressman Bowersock He says Bow.