The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-21

umpnant success OF the whole ticket,
and at the same time impose extra
work and worry on those who are called
upon 10 defend the party and carry it
to victory"
Another Republican paper which takes
a still stronger stand is the Spring Hill
New Era. This paper is published on
the line between Johnson and Miami
counties in the territory where Mr.
Kelly was raised and where it has al
ways been claimed everybody is for
him. Here is what it says:
It takes whole lot Of nerve for
party to nominate man for custodian
Of the states funds VINO mas been
officially declared short in his accounts
while serving his own county in the ca
pac1ty Of county clerk Especially is this
true when the officials making the IN,
VeStig2tlOn are of the same political
party. Taking the official report Of the
commissioners Of Miami county, nc
honest man can afford to vote for Kelly.
To vote for him is to give the stamp OF
approval to crOOkedness IN Official cir
cleS, which surely does not need en-
cOurasement. kelly's candidacy was
championed by Senator Burton, a man
very much after Kellys own heart. 1t
IS to be hoped that the voters OF Kansas
will exercise too much good sense to ell
courage law IeSSneSS by voting for such q
man. A rebuke should be given the COR
rupt clique that championed his cause.
and worked to secure his nomination
The honest voters in the Republican
party will not stand hitched to such a
candidate. Kelly deserves ignominiOus
defeat at the polls this fan. Here's
hopin'."
In another editorial the New Era says:
'The Topeka Capital walls long and
loud about the dishonesty of Tammany
in New York and endorses the nonina-
ton OF T. L. Kelly, an embezzler, for
state treasurer in Kansas. Oh. consis-
tency, thou art a-swinel"
Tho Der,,o<,,.a ~. ,,,,,, e.s,s.,,,,,1 .,vrs,,
ton in the Third district viii be held al
Girard on July 10. Congressman Jack
son Will be renominated by reclamation.
The Republicans went to Jaekson's
county, Cowley, to nominate Campbell,
and the Democrats viii go to Campbells
county. Crawford. to nominate Jackson.
Out in Mcpherson county the Popu-
lists and Democrats have fused and
nominated a ticket under the head In
dependent" It viii probably be placed
on the official ballot in that form.
Three leading members of the Prohibi-
ton party have been in LeaVenWOrth
the past week attending the Christian
Endeavor convention. They were Rev.
F. W. Emerson, candidate for governor;
Earl r. Delay, of Emporia, state chair
man, and Mont Williams, of Lansing,
who has been state chairman for many
years.
There are three candidates for repre-
sentative on the Republican ticket IN
Osborne county. They are; ]. B. Tay-
lor. E. N. Jones and John A. Morton.
Claud Duval. the fusion nominee for
secretary of state. who is noted for be-
ing a prohibition Democrat, is the sup
erintendent of what is said to be the
largest Sunday school in Kansas. Duval
is so popular that he ran Chester /.
Long a close race in the Seventh dis
trict two years ago.
St. Paul Dispatch: The Paola Times
is urging the nomination of D. H. Hef-
leblOwer for state treasurer by the Pop
ulists. Mr.. HeheblOwer lives in the
same county as Kelly, the Republican
nominee, who was found guilty of de-
fraudfng the county out of 81, 1929 while
he was acting as county clerk Of that
county Mr.. Heheblower has a clean
record and the Times claims he can
carry Miami county by 1900 majority
over Kelly.
the secretary Of states office under the
Ieedy administration, has been nominated
shalrs band While he resided in Topeka
Phil Campbell, who was nominated for
congress by the Republicans in the Third
district recently and who may put the
Third district into the Republican column
for the first time since the rise of Popu-
ism. CHANGED to be in indianapolis some
years ago when it happened a Republican
state convention was in full blast. The
convention was tied up, factiOnal. lighting,
and having a rough and tumble time OF it.
Some of the committees were still out and
all afternoon the convention had been
putting IN the time hearing speeches, and
this gave each side a chance to call out
their fayorites. These had about been ex-
hausted and the committees were still
out
Finally some fellow who knew Campbell
hoWled for him to make speech There
was nothing else doing and the~chairman
who was vexed and disguised, finally an
nounced:
I'VE viii now hear from some teller
named Campbell, I believe, and from Kan
sas I understand
There was a lun and Campbell stepped
forward to make a speech and the chair
man stepped back to get drink. Just
here Mr.. Campbell was up against the real
thing. There was a situations bowling
mobtof mad delegates in front Of him and
a chairman out"
It struck him suddenly. ingalls, had
but few days before skinned voorhees,.
Good idea. He broke out with pleasant
references to the episode. There was I'M
mediate silence. The delegates all wanted
to hear about it again. There was no de-
cisiOn about 1t and Campbell came out
successful. When he had concluded, the
chairman had returned and was astonished
that the convention had quoted down
As Campbell left the stage the chairman
said to some one: Where the devil is