The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-31
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Horton Headlight Joins the
Anti-Kelly Papers.
Satisfied That Mr.. Kelly Should
Be Defeated.
FACTS ARE TOO PLAIN.
No Doubt That He is an EN-
beZZler.
HOItOn Recorder Makes a Few
Pertinent Comments.

AS election day approaches still moro
Republican editors who have been
struggling with their cOnsciences over
the Kelly matter, have allowed their
consciences to win and have decided
that they cannot support man whose
official record shows him to have been
criminal. Last week it was the Linds-
borg News which came out against KEEL
ly. Now the Horton Headlight has join
ed the list of anti-Kelly papers. 1t
says:
"As the time of election draws near it
is very evident that at least one person
on the state ticket will go down in de-
feat We refer to T. It. Kelly. The
Headlight has tried to keep out Of the
mess and has taken little part in the
matter, but the convincing evidence of
the guilt of Mr.. Kelly is hard for good
law abiding citizens to swallow. We
have talked with number of Itepubli-
cans of Horton and nine out of ten say
they will not vote for him. There seems
to be no doubt that Mr.. Kelly is guilty
of appropriating money belonging TO
Miami county. He was accused of a
shortage and returned 81, ,3249 The
commissioners of Miami county have
lately investigated Keny's accounts and
find that he still owes the county S403.01.
The people living near Kelly are all COLI
vinced of his guilt W. A. Neff, VINO
was raised near Willis. but moved to
Miami county. within four miles of the
home of Mr. Kelly, is in Brown county
visiting his father. He will not vote for
state treasurer. He says he has irves
tigated the Kelly matter fully and is
satisfied that he is a thief. Mr.. Neff
adds that he is a strong Republican but
that he is too good Republican to vote
for a man like Kelly. He SAYS the feel
ing toward Kelly is very bitter in Mi
ami and Johnson counties and that he
will not get a hundred votes in the two
counties. AS the Headlight stated some
time ago, no one will lose anything by
the election of Mr. Kelly He will be
placed under sufficient bonds to make
any shortage which he might make
while in office. But yet is 1t good policy
to elect a man known to be ( chief? The
Republicans have one of three things to
do: Vote for a thief: vote the fusionisI
ticket or not vote at all. Better the lat
ter"
In commenting on the foregoing the
Holton Record says:
THE Recorder received a few days
ago a letter from George W. Breen, who
has been for many years a highly re-
spected citizen of Miami county. and is
an educated, cultured gentleman, q
graduate OF an eastern university and
an old veteran. The letter came Inso-
licited and we believe was written solely
in the interest of honesty. gos1 politics
and for the good of Republicansiru- The
letter agrees with what Mr.. Neff says
about the situation in that county. Mr..
Breen says that in his precinct where
there are S4 Republican voters all but y
are against Mr.. Kelly.
"A few days go we met a gentleman
who for years was a citizen Of Miami
county and whom we know 10 be per
fectIy reliable. He informed US that the
three commissioners who conducted the
investigation and found Kelly guilty OF
robbing the county, are intelligent and
respected citizens and good 4evel headed
business men and that he haG no doubt
in the world that their findings in the
Kelly matter was according to the facts
in the case
'sThe Recorder has nothing against
Mr. Kelly either personally POLITICAL
ly For the past three or four rlonths
we have been trying to find some good
reason why we could support Eim, but
we are compelled to say that every fea-
ture of the investigation we have quiet
ly made has tended to prove that he is
guilty of everything with which he is
charged"
Atchison Globe: Congressman Curtis
does not seem to be well posred on. s.7cal
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