The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23

is that they serve the state at a loss as
members of the legislature and they pay
their political debts by appointing those
to whom they are indebted politically
to jobs, or help themselves by giving
members of their families clerkships
with little or no work attached 1t IS
true that probably nine-tenths of the
members of both houses served at a
financial loss-unless they boodled-and
this serves to ease the conscience Of men
who would not countenance such a
thing under other circumstances. This
is, of course, not valid excuse, but ii
is given as such by the defenders of the
system.
It has come out that George A. Clark
is the man who is out the cash on the
alleged Doodle attempt of Representa-
tive Dan Campbell who drew on a La
bette county officer for expense
money in getting through Dill rals-
ing the officials salary.
J. George Wright, an inspector OF the
interior department in the Indian Ter
ritory, who is the personal representa-
tive of Secretary Hitchcock, was in To-
peka day or two ago looking up
CampbelIs record Campbell was APP
pointed to a responsible job in the ter
ritory after the legislature closed When
he was indicted by a grand jury at
Oswego recently he secured leave OF
absence and came up to Kansas and
got the Indictment Quashed on techn1-
cality. When he went back to go to
work he was informed that he might
continue on leave of absence until the
interior department did little investi-
eating.
Wright went to Oswego. got an alb
stract of the testimony on which Camp
bell was indicted, and then came to To-
peka. 1t seems that George A Clark S
name was endorsed on the draft made
on the Labette county official which
was turned down by him. Wright ask
ed Clark for a statement of how it came
about. It is alleged that Clark was
passing a Topeka bank one day while
the legislature was in session, when
Campbell came out of the bank and
asked him to identify him in making a
draft. Clark went in and endorsed the
draft as a matter of accommodation to
| Campbell. The bank paid Campbell the
money on the draft. Later the draft
came back protested and Clark had to
pay it. So Campbell got the money for
Expenses" after all.
! Wright also saw numbeF of other
people, including Secretary of State
Burrow. who was endorsed as a witness
on CampbelPs Indictment, and Cover
nor Bailey, but whether he secured any
more valuable information concerning
Campbell is not known, as he refused
| to make a statement concerning the
matter.
State Auditor Wells intends to compel
all persons to receipt for their warrants
/ personally WHon EHe heat 1OSl o1dl III {
/ meets. Last winter some members re
ceipted for their clerks or members Of
their families, and clerks receipted for
members.
Charles Sessions is responsible for
this:
Captain Collins. of Miami, has been
custodian of the state house for about
two months It being the duty of the
custodian to know all about the stare
house, the captain was supposed to have
| found out where the principal offices, al
/ least were located within two months.
The other day James L. King, state IL
brarian, sent for the captain
Mr.. King wants to see you, SAID the
Who is King?" asked Captain Col
Inns.
1.-The state librarian replied the mes
senger- He wants you to come up to
the library"
where is the nbrary2'' the captain
asked in whisper
f. W Hocil, who wee fo- many years
a reighbor OF former Chief Justice
Doster out in Marion. makes the 1oi-
lowing comments on Dosters enoorse-
ment of Cleveland for the presidency
Truly, politics makes strange bed
fellows Our distinguished former Eel
low townsman. Judge Doster, has come
Tout for Cleveland for PRESIDENT a