The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-21
CRIMES BOOM.
Rumor That He Would Be Ma
tionaI Committeeman.
Lawrence World Asks That He
Be Recognized.

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Frank Grimes has boom for ma
tional committeeman himself. although
he himself recently gave out the an
nouncement of d. W. Mulvane's can
didacy for reelection. Mr.. Grimes
boom was started by the Lawrence
World. A good many people thought
the World was not serious in the mat
ter. but it insists that it is 1t says:
Some of the papers have an idea
that the World was just funning when
it nominated Frank Grimes for ma
tional committeeman. There never was
anything more serious. The Leland
fellows have about all that is going.
and it is no more than fair for the
Burton fellows to have a chance at
something. However, so long as they
insist upon pushing to the front man
whose only claim to the office is the
length of his pocketbook, there will be
serious objections. The position of ma
tional committeeman is an important
one; that is, it is for the right kind of
man. 1t was worth a good deal for the
state when Leland had it, and it has
not been worth anything since Mulvane
got It, If the Burton crowd insist upon
having the committeeman, it is no more
than fair that they should have it, but
1t is also fair to insist upon a repreSen-
tative citizen, a man who would be
something on the committee. Grimes
would be power. He has been
power wherever he has been, and his
selection would mean that a man who
understood the game of politics had
been placed to do the playing for Kan
sas. Certainly we were most serious
in nominating Mr.. Crimes"
Ewing Herbert, of the Hiawatha
World, proposes to start a magazine on
October 1. 1t will be known as Her
bert's Magazine.
Judge w. L Stuart of Doniphan coun-
ty, whose candidacy for congress against
Congressman Curtis occasioned SUCH Il
furore among Mr.. Curtis friends few
weeks ago, was in Topeka Saturday
afternoon. OF course he was making no
breaches in Mr.. Curtis congressional
fences in Shawnee county. He is re-
serving his efforts along that line Tor
his own judicial district. 1t is under
stood that he has Mr.. Curtis fences
pretty well down in Nemaha and Doni-
phan counties, and it is race to see
which can dig the most post holes ana
get up the most barb wire m Brown
county When asked about the Brown
county situation Judge Stuart said:
Il think 1 will easily carry the county.
have been on the bench there for five
years, and the people know me to be
bona fide candidate. Notwithstanding al
legations to the contrary. So 1 do not
fear the outcome in Brown county,
Mr.; Curtis says he proposes to carry
the fight in Nemaha and Doniphan
counties. What about that?"
Il am willing" said Judge Stuart with
laugh. 1T will keep him busy and
my friends will try to keep him inter-
ested.'
The lola Record takes exception to a
recent interview of John Francis, repre-
sentative from Allen county, in which
Francis intimated that ex-Congressman
Funston is running for congress In the
interest of Henry Allen. and that while
Funston will have the Allen county
delegation it will really be for Bower
sock for second choice. The Record says
that Funston will be allowed to name
the Allen county delegation and there
will be no questions asked as to second
choice.
1t looks as though the World will
soon be the only newspaper in Law
renee which will be supporting the Re
publican party in Kansas. The Ga
Zette has been booming Senator Har-
ris for governor in opposition to Gov
ernor Bailey, and now the Journal APP
pears to be getting ready for bolt AT
least a long editorial in it's Saturday
issue bears the usual indications of
bolt. The editorial is signed by Colonel
o. E. Leanard personally, and it says:
THE Republican party of Kansas is
the legitimate offspring of the old
Free State party of territorial days to
!
commonwealth and the material pros
perity that has come to us.
'Inheriting high ideals, love of free
dom. love of pustice, love of country,
imbued with the idea that public office
was public trust and that dishonesty
in public affairs was closely akin to
dishonesty in private affairs. and that
| the violation of official oath like the
violation of other oaths. was perjury,
| it entered upon it's eventful career.
Without assuming or presuming
| that each Individual member, or every
official upon whom responsibilities were
imposed. were faithful to their trusts
| it would be safe to say that the con-
trolling element the dominating spirit of
the party was earnest and sincere and
unselfish in the efforts for good govern
ment.
1.-THE great change that has come,
eliminating in the present state of de-
moralization and disgrace has been of
slow and insidious growth, until it as
sumed such proportions that its sudden
discovery startled and Inundated the
people at the disgrace that had befallen
them. Public offices have come to be
regarded as personal perquisities to be
bought and sold with impunity, public
officials with shameless disregard of
the common honesties of life. paying
their debts both personal and political
by securing positions of pecuniary
profit and when the list was complete
and no more places to fill, by foisting
their hungry relatives in bulk upon the
public, without the semblance of de-
/ cent reserve.
| IAN example is afforded in the case
| of the 200 or more supernumeraries that
were stalled in the state treasury by the
late notorious legislature and fattened
from the public crib. the details of
i which constitute q chauter of Derfidy