The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-03
He TELLS WHY.
Editor Beck, Of HOlton, Gives
Colleague a Few Pointers.
His Reasons for Not Supporting
L. T. Kelly.
HE CAN AFFORD IT
Not Necessary to Support Dis.
honest Republican Nominee.
Chairman Albaugh Announces
Result of First Ballot.

Up at Holton there are two Repub
hcan papers, the Recorder and the Tri-
bune. The Recorder is a Republican
paper of 35 years standing, while the
Tribune is of more recent origin. The
former is fighting T. t Kelly, while
the latter is trying to support Inn. IT
speaking of the opinions of the two
papers the Recorder this week says:
| THE Tribune believes that Mr.. Kelly
should be supported unless weightier
arguments can be produced than have
yet been brought against him 1t would
be interesting to have the Tribune de-
/ fine just how 'weighty an argument
should be to influence that paper. Mr..
Kelly has been declared guilty of hlch-
ing the county out of $1,326 by the de-
cision of the county commissioners, two
of whom, previous to the investigation.
were hs warm personal trends, by rails
ing county warrants, which is equiv
alent to forgery. He has admitted his
guilt by paying back, after some eight
years, the ill-gotten money into the
county treasury.
THE Republicans of his own county
have declared their belief in his guilt by
asking, through the nearly unanimous
action of the county Republican com
mittee, that the state central committee
take Kelly off the ticket We have i'll
our possession letters from as good men
as there are in Miami county declaring
that Kelly will not get over 10 per cent
We do not see just how welghtier ar
guments in favor of refusing to elect
such a man state treasurer could pos
lsibly be presented. However, we do
not set ourselves up as a judge or CEN
sor over the opinions of the Tribune
We realize that there is quite wide
margin of difference between the posi-
ton of that paper and the Recorder
The Recorders standing as a Repub-
/ lican paper IS pretty firmly established,
and the editor does not feel the neces-
sity of whoOping it up for defaulter OF
public funds to prove his Republicanisrn.
He proved it by wearing the uniform of
a solder of his country and carrying Il
gun when the editors of the Tribune
were in swaddling clothes. He proved
/ it by working and voting for Garfield,
Blaine and Harrison, when some who
are now disposed to call him down were
4 working and voting for Grover Cleve-
land and John P. ST. john He was
fighting for the principle of protection
and sound currency through all the
years when others who now assume to
dictate were cOntending for free trade
and the free and unlimited coinage of
silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. We can
afford to denOunce and refuse to sup
port a dishonest Republican nominee.
Perhaps the Tribune editors feel that
heretofore performed what seemed a
plain duty of giving the facts in the
Kelly matter to its readers, has had no
disposition to quarrel with those who
are QlSDOSeQ TO support hetlY, ana
we claim the same right we accord to
others, to act in the matter as our con-
science dictates. But under the circum-
stances we hope the people will not bear
down too hard on the Tribune"
The Republican state committee has
just completed a poll of fifty-three
counties and taking the returns from
these counties as a basis from which
to figure, Chairman Albaugh estimates
that the Republican majority in Kan
sas this fall will be about $1,000. Two
years ago these fifty-three counties
gave the Republicans a total vote of
Sc, 165 and the fusionists 70,840. The poll
just completed gives the Republicans
at present 5000 and the fusionists 81
455. While the Republicans have only
| a slight gain, the fusionists have suf-
fered a considerable loss, according to
this poll. The boiling Populists have
largely gone into the socialist party.
1t has generally been supposed by a
good many Republicans that the Re
publican majority would reach 10000 or
more. A poll, however, is a very I'M
} certain guide. and the result may be
considerably different. The total vote
this year may fall off $4,000 from that
two years ago, and the size of the ma
/ jority one way or another. depends
, largely upon which side will have the
most stay-at-home voters. Chairman
Albaugh believes that the Republicans
will generally turn out, as he thinks
there is more enthusiasm among Re
I publican voters than among the fus-
ionists. The stay-at- home vote is a
very uncertain quantity, however
The hfty-three counties polled by the
Republicans were: Atchison, Barber
Barton, Brown, Chautauqua, Comanche
Dickinson, Doniphan, Douglas, Ed
ward. Elk, Finney, Ford, Franklin
Cove Greenwood Hodgeman, Jackson
Kearney, Kingman, Lane, Lyon, Mar
2 ion. Marshall Mcpherson, Meade Mont
? geometry, Morris, Neosho, Ness. Norton
/, n pa ffex ton
!, Rush, Scott, Seward, Shawnee, Sheri-
dan, Smith. Stafford. Stevens, Thomas
Trego, Wallace, Washington and Wood
! son. These are supposed to be repre-
sentative of every part of the state.
. Nearly every Republican paper in the
state is this week welcoming Conner
! Davies, of the Concordia Kansan, back
r into the Republican ranks. There are q
; few who are hanging back and are
rather reluctant about having valu
I able fatted calf slaughtered for Conner
: | The majority, however, republish his
piece" an tuncnig his return to Re
publieanism and welcome him will
open arms Here is sample from thu
4 | CORTLAND Register:
1T is with an unusual degree o
: goodwill that the Register welcomes
: Conner Davies and the Kansan back t,
= the Republican party. Conner is one o
q the strongest and best newspaper mel
: in the state approaching almost a
; close to our ideal as does Ed Hoch. Tn
- party has need of Just such broad. de
cent, liberal, progressive editors as MI
n Davies, to help keep the party in mo
e ton and to assist in keeping off tn
: birds of prey. Yes, the Republican par
e ty can use plenty of such men and ca,
! use all who honestly believe that TIL
S country's best DEVELOPMENT win com
r. through the influence of that party. MI
IS Davies has Just begun to do his bes
/ work an the newspaper field and can b
Ie depended on to do woman service 70
It many years
a
n Some of the newspapers of the stat
are having a struggle with the frs
n name of Justice Burch- the new nomi
/ nee on the Republican state ticket. ]
k is Rosseau.
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