The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-23


the matter before voting for him. Were
1t not for assuming the role of advisor
we would say to you all to scratch
Kelly and vote for Hefleblower. Indi-
Spring Hill New Era: The Topeka
Capital is becoming a very reckless
apologist for Tom Kelly. The Capital
slops over SO that nearly every week it
has to correct statements made in his
favor This week the Capital calks
itself again by saying that Kelly was
sick in a hospital when his county held
primary election with Kelly as the
main issue and lost out overwhelmingly.
The facts are Kelly was in Miami
county for a week or ten days previous
and the day of the primaries A week
later when the resolutions were passed
Kelly may have been in the hospital.
for he knew he had been skinned po
litically and was in need of some re-
pairs. The Capital is making itself
very cheap and ridiculous dupe OF
Kelly to allow him to furnish it copy
and pay for 1t at SO much per line.
Anything seems to go into the Capital
that has money in it for the publishers.
Jewell County Monitor: The charges
against Thomas 7. Kelly, Republican
nominee for state treasurer. are still
unrefuted. 1t is true that the alleged
offense is said to have been committed
ten years ago and just discovered. a
sad rebuke to the county commissioners
and county treasurer of that county.
There is strong fmprobability that the
commissioners would cancel two war
rants for over 500 each drawn to the
same firm for the same thing and not
discover it, and 1t is equally strange
that the county treasurer should cash
two warrants of that nature without
discovering something wrong. Then
there are a few raised orders which
might as readily have been done by the
treasurer as by the clerk. but the for
mer is not running for Office, therefore
the general public is not interested in
election to very important Office ana
at the same time is charged by the peO-
pie of his own county with a very Sc
riOus crime. He owes it to the party
to clear himself of the charge or get
off the ticket. He may be innocent and
still unable to establish the fact, in
which event he should not expect the
party to be held responsible for his un-
fortunate predicament. Mr.. Kelly has
been in hospital in Kansas City for
several days. where he underwent a
surgical operation. He will be home
again next week, and promises to then
isfactory to his friends" We hope he
may be able to not only satisfy his
friends, but the general public.
Ottawa Herald: Since the action of
the Miami county Republicans last
factory explanation of his record as
county clerk. This is all that is requir-
ed of Mr.. Kelly-an explanation that
will explain the charges and satisfy the
public. The explanation was promised
at Wichita, when Mr.. Kelly was nomi-
mated and it should have been given
before this. 1t should not be DELAYED
any longer.
The Atchison Globe also comments
as follows on the nomination of Kelly:
Dcvnr t.ti
nominated Tom Kelly for state treasur-
er- There were serious charges against
him, and his own county repuciated
him. He was nominated because so
many half-Euilty men are anxious to
help the under dog: because so manv
men are onlv half honest themselves
and are anxious to assist one of their
own kind
Nov there is a movement on foot to
take Kelly off the ticket. Hundreds
of good Republicans have baked at
Kelly, as they have a right to do. ana
he has become a troublesome problem
all to oblige lot of fellows who should
have cut no figure in the councils OF
the party.
Judge F. w. Sturgis. of Concordia.
who was for MANY years on the district
bench in Cloud, Republic and Washing
ton counties. was in Topeka yesterday
looking up legal authorities in the state
library. He says that the sentiment
among the Republicans of Cloud county
is for Stanley for United States senator,
Notwithstanding the fact that Charles
N. Peck, the legislative nominee. is
counted as a Curtis man if Calderhead
has no show.
"A man could get up fight on nearly
every quarter section in Cloud county
by going around declaring for Curtis -
said Judge Sturgis. THE Republican
nominee for the legislature in Cloud
county is counted for Curtis because ne
is the local attorney for the Rock Is
land up there, but the sentiment OF the
people as a whole is against Curtis, and
is particularly for Stanley. If a candi-
date had come out and made the race
for representative on the ground thai he
would support Stanley for senator he
would have been nominated"
G. c. Clemens says that as soon as he
can get his business affairs in shape he
proposes to make an Independent cam
paign against the Independent ticket in
Shawnee county He is not paying any
attention to his candidacy for attorney
general on the Socialist ticket. He has
retired from state politics but is still
receiving many letters from Socialists
over the state, which are intended for
the secretary of the Socialist state GEN.
tral committee.
Grant Harrington. who is in charge Of
the fusion legislative campaign, esti-
mates that the fusionists will elect 80
of the 125 members of the lower house
in the next legislature.
John Daum. an old-time Democrat
who has been nominated for county
commissioner by the fusionists of Saline
county, refuses to run.
The State Journal is in receipt of 2
communication from Senator James L
Allen, of Doniphan county, in which he
denies that he has ever declared that
he would not vote for Mr.. Curtis for
United States senator He says:
4 desire to correct statement which
appears in your paper of the Goth inst.
in which I notice that you say State
Senator James Allen. of Doniphan. has
lately announced that he is not for Curtis
for senator Why he suddenly changed
cannot be clearly understood. Soon after
the last legislature adjourned Allen Is