The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-23
TWO MORE ADDED
Republican Papers Still Refus-
ing to Support an Embezzler.
Logan Republican and Lakin In
vestigator the Latest.
DEMAND SOME ACTION.
Republican Managers Should
Not Ignore the Issue.
People Have Outgrown the
Yellow Dog Idea.

OVYAC n0v0 VuO6 OWn UMO
Yellow Dog Idea.
Two more Republican papers are
added to the list of those that refuse
urer, because of his bad record and the
charges against him by the county COM
of Miami county. They are
the Logan Republican and the Lakip
Investigator. The Investigator makes
this comment in its last. issue.
TT will be noticed that none Of the
pa pers which took down the name of
Tom Kelly for state treasurer have been
Influenced to put it back by reason of
-xelly's explanation"
The Logan Republican publishes tn.
fOllowing:
IF T. T. Kelly is innocent of the
charges made against him, he is GER
tainly very much prosecuted man.
But whether guilty or innocent his rec
ord is very much in the dark and he is
Kansas to turn the funds of the state
over to him for safe keeping. His own
statement gives the public no light. He
refuses to withdraw his candidacy on
the grounds that it would be an adj
mission of his guilt, but he does not
give a satisfactory reason for paying
over to his county $1,32499 of his own
money, which he says he did. That
was strange thing for county officer
to do who didn't owe the county any
thing.
Garnett Eagle: The Republican pa
pers of Kansas should take some con-
certed action in the Kelly matter. A
committee of their number should be
sent to Paola to report. The Eagle
will take the report of committee of
any five we'll known editors in Kansas
There is Ed Hoch. would make good
rI,,i,- nd Lao
W. Martin and A. P. Riddle. and John
Gilmore. Let these well known men go
to Paola and report and we believe
every reliable Republican newspaper in
Kansas would stand by their report. II
Kelly is guilty he should be forced Off
the ticket II he is not guilty he should
be elected by the biggest majority ever
given candidate in Kansas.
Here is a pertinent inquiry from the
Rice County Eagle. a fusion organ: If,
as many Republican papers assert, Tom
Kelly's embezzlement insures his cleo
ton, why in the name of all that's mys-
terious don't all the Republican candi-
election sure-if the party is built that
way.
The Almena Plaindealer says: 1--WE
have noticed that the State Journal is
very cl1ary about printing any COM
lican paper, and PoDulfst, too. for that
matter, that prints anything derogatory
of Kelly is sure to find a reprint of its
article in the Journal. We know moth
ing about the charges against Tom
Kelly, but we do know that the Journal
is very diligent in its efforts to get him
off the ticket"
The State Journal refuses to support
Kelly because 1t believes him guilty OF
stealing a large sum of money from
Miami county while he was county
clerk of that county, and that he is
therefore unworthy of the trust of the
people of Kansas to the extent of sew
eral million dollars. 1t has published
every word that Mr. Kelly has given
out in his own defense or anything
that would in any way clear up the
charges against him. The comments
favorable to Kelly" in the Kelly news
papers. referred to in the PlaindeaIer
are largely made up of abuse of the
State Journal for refusing to support q
man whom it believes to be thief and
who stands convicted as such by the
county commissioners of Miami county.
The comments" referred to do not in
any way tend to clear Kelly of the
charges against him. Mr.. Kelly has q
personal organ which carefully pub
Journal publishes the news in the
Kelly matter, regardless Of who may b
benefited by it: for instance. it is the
only paper which published the actor
OF the MITCHELL county convention Ia
vorable to Kelly. On the other hand, II
by no means publishes near all of the
anti-Kelly matter which appears II
both Republican and fusion papers. As
a matter of fact. there is more of q
fight on Kelly among Republicans WHIT
believe he is guilty of the charge:
against him than there is among ths
fusionists.
The Republican county central COM
mittee in Cowley county, Ed Greer's
home, have passed resolutions "deplor-
ing" the conduct of Republicans who
will not support T. T. Kelly for state
treasurer in spite of his official misdo-
been nominated by a Republican CON
vention he should be supported regard
less of his record, but they do not say
anything in defense of Kelly or attemp!
any explanation of the charges against
him. The resolution was as follows:
THE Republican central committee Of
Cowley county, duly convened for the
furtherance of Republican success il
this campaign, sends greetings to thu
Republicans of the state, with the in
formation that the Republicans of thi.
county bow to the will of that party al
expressed in all conventions, believing
the majority should rule, and that aftel
nominations are made that all Republf
cans should endorse such action at thu
polls, and we deplore the sconduct of thu
so-called Republicans in Kansas WHIT
are knitting the Hon. Thomas T. Kelly
whose manhood and integrity 1t were
well if they would for once in their live:
emulate, men who are likewise knifinf
the Republican nominees for the legis
| lature, who may not be pledged to vOt'
for their choice for United States sen
ator to succeed Senator Harris Sucl
treachery to the Republican party ough
not to be forgotten or condoned by thu
members of that organization
| The fusionists are still without a can
didate for state SUPERINTENDENT Of pub
| lie instruction, but both the Populis
and Democratic committees will NEE
next Monday to fill the vacancy. F. q
Powell, of Nickerson, who was nonf
mated after William Sense, of Wichita
declined, has formally declined the nom
!, nation, and that opens the way for tn
state committees to name some one els
for the place. Two candidates are sug
gested. One Is C. H. Kutz, Of Shawne
county, and the other 10 J. C.. Simmons
of Smith The meeting Of the commit
| tees Monday will come at an emporium
time. That will be the day on whic
President Roosevelt win be here and tn
fusionists will have an opportunity t
see him
The Populists of Kansas will doubt
less read with interest an interview
given in Washington few days ago b.
ex-senator Marion Butler, Of Nortl
Carolina, chairman Of the national Pop
ulist committee. He predicted that Il
1904 the Populist party will have a ma
| tional ticket in the field Independent
Los, han .