The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-29
WAS IT A TRICK?
New Light on OsaWatomie Anti
Bailey Resolutions.
IL. b. Smith Explains How 1t
Was Done.
WAS A POLITICAL PLAN
Adjutant Given Slips Contain
ing Printed Resolutions.
Believes That q. A. X. Will Re-
scind the Action.

Lie IL -CA4AS Ol 0Ot0InOE bS4l10y at Us
awatomie allege that the resolutions
passed recently by the Osawatomie q.
A. r. post condemning the governor for
turning down w. A. Limbocker for ap
pointment as justice of the peace at
Manhattan, were passed by some sort
of chicanery when only six or eight
members of over so were present, and
that the post as whole does not en-
dorse them. It is asserted that the ac-
ton will be rescinded at the first regu-
lar meeting of the post.
1t hardly seems reasonable that any
representative body of old soldiers would
criticise the governor for not appointing
to an office of trust a man who is un-
der indictment by federal grand jury
for alleged fraud in connection with PEN
sion matters.
The State Journal is in receipt of the
following communication from Osawa-
tonne on the subject:
ITO Editor of Topeka State Journal.
In the last number of the Osawato-
mie Globe (Democratic) there is publish
ed string of resolutions purportinG to
have been passed by Osawatomie post
No. 80, G. A. r., which resolutions are
strongly cOndemnatOry of Governor
Bailey for an appointment he has made
of a justice of the peace in the city of
Manhattan, choosing for that office
man who seems to be well qualified in
preference to a member of the G. A. r.
who appears to have a bad record.
In conversation with other members
of the post and all the members L have
SO far seen, have not met one single
member but who strongly condemns
the resolutions, and the fact is also
made apparent that the resolutions
were passed at post meeting when
only about six or eight members were
present and some of them opposed this
passage
It have talked with such leading
members of our post as Captain Reuben
Smith, Major ]. B. Reming gton, Charles
Smith, Jake Anderson, q. l.. Ackerly
and others and they are unanimous IN
the resolutions condemnatory of Gov
ernor Bailey do not express the op1n-
ions or the wishes of the G. A r. IN
this community; in fact they are of the
unanimous opinion that the resolutions
were inspired by some hidden hand to
create a prejudice against Governor
Bailey and thereby enhance the chances
of some one else who asplreS to a re-
nomination.
sour adiutant (who is not well ac-
ouainted here) was given list of the
names of other posts and slips OF the
printed resolutions and requested to
mail copies to said posts, and TINS ne
did until he found out the nature of the
nolitical trick. This post will undoubt-
edlv rescind the resolutions. Very truly,
II. B. SMITH
National Committeeman D. w. Null
vane has gone to Washington to take
hand in the federal judgeshlp- -Which Is
expected to come up soon MI Mulvans
/ has heretofore been for Charles Blooo
Smith for the vacancy on the federal
bench. but if Mr.. Smith is out OF the
race If is supposed that Mulvane Will be
for LOOMS
The state printing board. which is
oon1nosed of Secretary of State Burrow,
state Treasurer Kelly and Attorney
General Coleman. has commenced 10
pare the acquisitions for printing IN or
der to keep the states printing pliis
within the appropriation made by the
legislature The board commenced py
cutting off a thousand envelopes order
ed by the G. A. r. department, ana the
publication of general oroer Oh tiie
LIST of promoted and discharged mem
hers of the Kansas national guard
| The big cut will come when the pub
1ication of state reoorts comes up. ~
| is these which have made the stare
nrintine bills run high more than any
| thing else. The reports that cost more
| than any other are those of Secretary
| Coburn in the department OF agrlcnl-
fnre hut there will be no pairing here,
| for it is generally recognized that these
reports are worth far more than their
cost. and even with the large editions
now published there are not near
! enough to supply the demand. The BIZ
ennial report of the state labor bureau
cost $4,000. and the last report OF the
educational department cost over SS'-
600 The latter, however. was tne I1rSt
! exhaustive report ever made by that
department and another of this char
acter probably will not be asked for
| for several years.
probably the most useless printing OF
any magnitude done by the state is
the publication of the legislative jour
nails If the journals were printed DAY
by day as the legislature does its work
and corrected at the time, it would be
much cheaper and more satisfactory.
Two or three hundred copies of each
days proceedings in each house could
be published at the time and at the
close of the session bound in BOOK
form This would be ample for the
needs of the state. At present the sec
retaries of each body are paid large
sums for preparing the Journals aIter
the sessions close. and several thou
sand copies are published at heavy ex-
pense to the state. most of which lie
unused in the basement of the state
house.
The appropriation for this year for
printing is $4,000, and for next year
$4,000. OF this years appropriation
SIS 500, or a trifie more than one-th1rd,
has been expended. The fiscal year.
however. is Just about one-third gone
/ OF this amount over So, coo was for the
publication of the laws passed by the
special session of the legislature.
William Allen White is supporting
Congressman Curtis down in the Fourth
district for reelection in the First. He
has the following good words to say for
Curtis in the Emporia Gazette:
1.-The Kansas friends of Charles Cur
tis, congressman from the First dis
trict. will be glad to know that he is
| to have one of the best chatrmanshlps
in congress this year. If he gets the
c|a airmanshin of The Indian affairs
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