The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-06
BUCKLES IN RACE.
Brown County Man Is Out for
Congress-.
Admitted That He Is a Curtis
Man.
PLAN TO SAVE COUNTY.
Curtis Friends May Thus Keep
1t From Stuart.
Case BrOderick of Holton May
Also Be III.

Hiawatha. Kas.. Nov. 6.-Judge r. F.
Buckles. of this city, will ask for the
delegation from Brown county to the
First congressional convention. AS Mr..
Buckles is an ardent Curtis man. this
is a practical admission on the part of
Mr.. Curtis that he has lost Brown
county, and is now seeking a home
man who can carry it in his interest
The entrance of Judge Buckles into
the congressional race in Brown coun-
ty will make the contest there between
Buckles and Judge Stuart of Doniphan
county 1t will be interesting now to
note the attitude of the Hiawatha
World. which has been Congressman
Curtis organ in Brown county.
This will not be the first time that
Stuart and Buckles have been oppon-
ents in political contest. Five years
ago when Stuart was a candidate for
judge the first time, Buckles ran
against him for the nomination. but
Stuart won in the judicial convention.
Judge Case Broderick, of Holton, has
not yet announced his candidacy for
congress, but the Curtis contingent is
fighting him for fear he will do So If
A1AC0CiAChl ouOu1u get 1ICO IQ6 race II
seems pretty certain that Mr.. Curtis
would be cut out of Jackson county, and
unless Mr.. Curtis can carry Leaven-
worth against D. r. Anthony he cannot
afford to lose Jackson. Last week the
Holton Tribune. Mr. Curtis organ in
jackson county, intimated that it had
some rather damaging political letters
of Mr.. Broderick's which it might pub
Hsh some time and which would create
sensation. This week Mr.. Broderick
publishes an open letter in the Holton
Recorder, directed to the editor of the
Tribune, inviting the Tribune to publish
any political letters of his which it may
have. In this letter Mr.. Broderick OPEN
1y declares that he is in accord with
both the Republican state organization
and the Republican state administra-
ton. In view of the fact that he may be
an important factor in the First district
contest, the letter is cf~considerable in
terest. 1t is as follows
Dear Sir:-In your Tribune of last
week you insinuate that you have or
can procure damaging political letters
written by me and say that you will
publish them later. Why not publish
them now? The public has long demand
| ed some readable matter in your col
umns I take it that you refer to let
| tefs written during the campaign of last
year. If so l will state that those letters
We're not all literary gems but some of
them treated OF live issues, VIZ: the cur
rupt use of money and intoxicating II
quors to influence political action. They
spoke for official integrity and common
decency in politics and in public affairs,
| just what you have been teaching and
protesting to believe for years. Now it
remains to be seen whether, when you
publish these letters. you will endorse
these sentiments or whether your more
recent association with the political
bosses has so far stultified your convic-
hot will fr11-F
back and in effect renounce your for
mer principles and teachings. ~
II have written many letters regard
| ing public affairs and public men, an6
Ication of any and all such letters
which in your judgment will interes1
your readers or improve the columns ol
! the Tribune. To facilitate the matter o.
publication hereby release any person
! or persons holding any political letter
or letters written by me from any i'm
! piled obligation of confidence and con
| sent that the same be turned over tc
you for publication.
| sfYou seem to be much distressed
about what you are pleased to call the
machine I suppose you mean the Re
publican state organization OF whlcf
Mr.. Albaugh is the head, or you may
mean the state administration of which
Governor Bailey is the head. If yor
mean either one or both of these ther
YOU need not trouble yourself about my
position, for /. am in sympathy VIII
both l am in accord with the state
administration at Topeka and the ma.
tional administration at Washington
If this be treason, according to youl
views, make the most of it.
! sThere has been much political con-
| tention in Jackson county during the
last three or four years, and I am not
certain that the people will now be in
terested in what was said in past cam
paigns, but the publication of these
| letters will doubtless please you i'm
mensely and satisfy your conception o1
model journalism. The effect of suct
publication will produce no sensation
or harm. so I insist upon it being done
at once. provided the then representa-
| tive to the legislature from this county
and candidate for denomination ad-
visas the same.
"I hand you this letter to treat as
you like and retain a copy for publi-
| cation. Very respectfully.
CASE BRODERICK.