The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-07
ID. r. Anthony, Jr., and Charles
Curtis Open Up.
Former Leads With Sensational
Personal Charges.
WOULD SELL OFFICE.
Says Curtis Offered Him Place
if He Paid Wizards Debts.
Topeka Congressman Makes De-
NAL of All Charges.

Curtis has broken forth furiOusly, and
may become one of the issues of the
coming campaign, especially In the
First district where Mr.. Curtis is can
didate for reelection
In the Leavenworth Times or sunday
morning d. r. Anthony, Jr-, makes
signed statement, giving his side OF the
controversy between Mr. Curtis ana
himself over the LeavenwOrth postoHice
appointment. He charges Curtis with
being dishonest, boodler and claims
that Curtis asked him to buy the post
office appointment by getting wizard
to retire in consideration OF paying
Willard's personal debts to the amount
of $500 He calls Mr.. Curtis "treach-
erous redskin" and various other cpl
thets and his statement is decidedly
sensational.
Mr. Curtis in reply admits that he
knew of the proposition to pay VIII
1ard's debts, but claims that the sug-
gestion came from Mr.. Anthony him
self Mr.. Curtis does not say that ne
discouraged any such arrangement but
he insisted that Willard should be sat-
isfied and persuaded to withdraw. Cur
tbs denies pointblank the report that
was printed in all the papers that he
attempted to compel Anthony to divide
the Leavenworth county delegation on
ne organization of the Wichita con-
NentioE.
Mr. Anthony's signed statement, as
published in his paper. the Leavenworth
Times, sunday morning, is as follows.
ga Personal Statement.
"The Topeka Capital contains the fol-
lowing statement given out by Con-
gresham Curtis at Washington:
1.-The publication of editorials APP
pearing in the newspaper edited by
Morton Albaugh, chairman of the state
Republican committee and also of the
Wellington News, owned by A. A. Rich
ards, an employe of the house at Wash
ington. in which it was claimed that 1
tried to hold up Postmaster Anthony
at the Wichita convention is false and
intended to do me injury.
I did not see either young Anthony
or his father at the convention. This
fact they both admitted to President
Roosevelt in the presence of Congress-
man Scott when in Washington several
days ago.
LIT is true that made efforts to Sc
cure votes for Greer as temporary
chairman, but I did not use the Leav-
enworth postoffice as a club to assist
in effecting this end over any one Of the
delegates from Leavenworth.
The appointment of Mr.. Willard
was held up ten days for the purpose OF
4. giving the Anthonys sufficient time 10
settle amicably their differences with
Mr.. willard and my friends in Leaven-
worth They failed to reach an agree
able settlement SO the president follow
ed my recommendation in the matter
These four paragraphs bristle with
ficatiOnS ever uttered by the shameless
breaker of the Horton agreement
whose word and whose promises, either
verbal or written, are well known to be
absolutely worthless. The writer dis
likes to engage in any personal contro-
versy over the Leavenworth postoffice
appointment, but such brazen miSState-
ments emanating from our First dis
trfct congressman compel a short and
plain statement of facts,-and for the
truth of this statement I venture my
reputation in Kansas and at Washing
ton for truth and veracity against that
of the Honora BILE Charles Curtis.
In the Curtis statement in the Cap
1tal, he first says: I did not see either
young Anthony or his father at the con-
Vention. This is the treacherous red
skins opening falsehood. AS matter
of fact, he talked personally with the
writer on half a dozen occasions, and
several times in the corridors of the
Carey hotel, where perhaps half a hun
bred noticed it. He demanded first all
then through his agents. half, and final
1y only ten, of the 81 votes of Leaven-
worth, to help him organize against the
friends of President Roosevelt, and our
next governor, w. ]. Bailey. Again il
the Hamilton hotel at Wichita in the
presence of others Curtis made person
al threats, in a childish manner, and
boosted Of what he would do to the
writer
'On the Monday preceding Wednes-
day of the state convention, in his Office
at Topeka, before he would discuss the
appointment, Curtis abruptly demanded
to know if Leavenworth would helL
him in the organization of the conven-
ton. Upon being assured by the writer
that the sentiment of Leavenwortf
county was for Bailey. and that we
were in honor bound, being instructed
to help Bailey organize. Curtis flew into
a violent passion. When reminded that
one year ago he had agreed, with al
the formality of an understanding be-
tween gentlemen, to appoint the writer
Mr. Curtis unblushingly avowed tina
when Leavenworth county went fol
Bailey it caused him to forget hi.
promise.
During the Wichita convention, Cur
tbs sent various of his accredited ennis
saries and political managers to m,
more than once, to say that if I would
line up part of Leavenworth county tn
postoffice matter could be fixed o
course he can now repudiate the action
of these agents, the same way he die
the agreement of his managers at Hor
ton.
THE statement that Iadmitted agree
ing to give Curtis half the Leavenwortl
delegation is another unmitigated false
hood The only admission made by m
was that the matter had merely beel
under discussion. The fact that Curti
never got a vote from Leavenwort
county is proof of this.
Failing in his efforts to induce an
of the Leavenworth delegation to tur
traitor, and break the Bailey instruc
lions, Curtis announced his plan of re
venge, which was to prevent my re
appointment. He even went so far a
to give out statements to this effec
which appeared In the Kansas City an
Topeka papers.
The last assertion of Curtis, that h
did not attempt to use the Leaven
worth postoff1ce as a club is as falls
as the rest. There are many things
connection with his disastrous and hu
initiating experience at Wichita, tina
he would doubtless like to forget.
THE truth is, that Curtis promise
at three different times to recommen
my appointment. The first time was i
Washington in March, 1901 The mex
was in his Topeka office, in Novembe
OF last year, in the presence of a wit
ness.