The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-05
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
Continued from First PaEe.1

charges against Mr.. Kelly, coming from
his own home, and while they may not be
f nbea nere for whom 81 men apolosy
whatever Is necessary. Why should the
Republican party take upon itself Mr.
him best?
The Socialists held their state conven-
ton at Emporia yesterday and nomi-
lows:
For supreme court justices
For the two-year term-Charles Go
rusch OF Olathe.
For the four-year term-H. n. Ben
son of Grainfield.
For the. six-year terms-C. R. Mitch
ell Of Scranton. F. L. McDermott OF
Fort Scott and F. J. Arnold of Wichita
For congressman-at-large Mat
ignon Of Scranton.
For governor-A. s. McAllister of Her.
ington.
For lieutenant governor-John M.
Parr of Topeka.
For secretary Of state-J. C. Barnes
of Beloit.
For state treasurer-J. c. Taylor of
For state auditor-w. J. Mcmillan OF
Usage City
For attorney general-G. c. Clemens
of Topeka.
For superintendent of public instruc-
tion-Mrs. Luella R. Kreybill of Par
sons.
The call provided for 47o delegates III
the convention, but less than half that
number actually participated Mrs.
Kreybil was the only woman delegate
present, and she participated in the dis
cussions of the convention. The design
adopted for the party's emblem is two
hands clasped across globe represent
ing the world.
A. 8. McAllister, the candidate foa
governor, is a Rock Island engineer,
\, h. l<~,x L.
is popular among the railroad men who
know him and in Harrington where he
lives.
In ''write-up" of W. J. Bailey, soon
after his nomination for governor, the
Kansas City Star said wv. J. Bailey,
Republican candidate for governor OF
Kansas, has pronounced ideas about
personal honesty. He believes a man s
word should be as good in politics as II
business, and if a mans promise is not
as good as bond in business, he doesn't
want to deal with him. T. T. Kelly, an
other man on the ticket with himself.
was charged with irregularities while
holding county office years ago. Make
him prove it or lock him up in jail for
criminal libel was Bailey's advice
Don't fool with a man who charges
you with dishonesty. If he can prove
it, keep still. but if he can't prove it.
make him admit that he can't or show
the public that he can't"
The Miami County Republican copies
the above and then comments on it as
follows:
1T seems almost impossible to believe
that Bailey and Kelly are on the same
ticket: Each is the opposite, the an
tithesis of the other. One is the per-
sonification of integrity. the soul of
honor. Not even a breath of suspicion
has ever attached to his fair name. OF
the other, it is sufficient to say that our
county commissioners have carefully
and impartially investigated his record
as county clerk, have found him guilty
on sixteen counts, and by a unanimous
| vote declare that he robbed the tax
! payers of the county of more than ST.
300. Should newspaper editor or any
! other man publicly accuse Bailey of dis
| honesty, our gubernatorial candidate
would come down upon him like a car
load of brick, and the offender would
either take it back or would soon be
placed behind prison bars.
But here are county commissioners
farmers, business men, professional men
| citizens, practically everybody publicly
procle aiming and repeating that Kelly has
| robbed the county right and left. Ht
has been branded as a thief, and re.
branded and branded again, till he is
now as completely covered with marks
! and remarks as the tattooed man thai
exhibited with Barnum's Greatest show
on Earth And does he bring his re
vilers into court? Does he criminally
| prosecute these "assassins'' of his char
| acter? Does he come down like an ava
| lanche on his accusers, and in a whit,
! heat of anger drag them before the bal
of justice? He has been asked invited
coaxed, urged. defied to do so but all t.
no purpose. The reason he does not il
SO plain that even the dullest mind cal
see and understand it. He knows onl,
too well that every accusation mad.
| against him can be prevent
THAT is one point of difference be-
tween our candidate for governor ant
the would-be state treasurer. Examined
from the standpoint of personal integ.
rity, they are widely separated az
the poles. Morally speaking, the dis
lance that lies between Bailey and K ely
is as great as the gulf from Paradise t.
Hades."
1t has been recently reported that Mr.
Kelly intends to wait until shortly be
fore election and then bring libel suit.
against the parties who are responsible
for the charges against him. This would
not allow a trial until after election bu
would allow his friends to defend hin
just on the eve of election. Afterward.