The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-21
Frank Grimes Advice TO Pratt
County Man.
Had Been an Unsuccessful Ap-
pIicant for Position.
BE ON POPULAR SIDE.
Called Attention to "Treatment
You Have Received.
LeaVenW0rth Central Committee
for Bailey and Anthony.

Frank Grimes is not earning his sal
ary as "eommitteeman-at-l for
the anti-Bailey movement. His job
is to see that the letters which go out
from the boss buster headquarters go
to the people who are ''a1l right" He
isn't doing 1t. Some Of the letters he
has been sending out are already COM
ing back to Governor Bailey or his
friends.
Governor Bailey has Just received one
of these letters which was sent to q
Pratt county man. This letter shows
the animus of the anti-Bailey, boss
buster, Burton, barnacls movement.
The man to whom it was written was
an applicant for a place when Bailey
first became governor, but Governor
Bailey did not see his way clear to ap-
point him. Mr.. Grimes evidently
thought the man would be sore" but
that is where he made a mistake. AS
soon as the Pratt county man received
the letter he turned right around and
forwarded it to Governor Bailey, ac-
companied by a letter disclainling any
of the feelings attributed to him in the
letter. The letter said:
IF you wish to be on the popular
side, it is well for you to give your in
f1uence to the anti-machine side in
Pratt county. The primary is Satur-
day afternoon, as you know, and
hope you will be present and do what
you can for its success.
IT have not forgotten the treatment
you received at the hands of the ad-
ministration in your application for an
appointment which you should have
had. NOW IS. A CHANCE TO GET
EVEN"
The Get-Even organs this morning
published a statement that w. 7. Nor
gan. editor of the Hutchinson News.
refused to publish notice OF a Hoch
meeting down there, even though Carr
w. Taylor offered to pay for It at ad
vertising rates. Today Mr.. Morgan
made this statement concerning the
matter to the State Journal:
The News published a notice of the
Hoch meeting as a matter of news,
without charging cent for 1t. Some
Of the Hoch people came to the busi
ness manager of the News the other
day and wanted to hire some advertIs-
ing space in it. What they wanted to
publish do not know, but as the News
does not sell advertising space for
whisky advertising, for political pur-
vertising, they were turned down.
Whatever news there is to be publish
ed about politics on either side we pub
lish without pay"
This movement is a eliminating
protest against the skull and cross
bones in politics."-E. W. Hoch.
NOW IS A CHANCE TO GET
EVEN. ."-Anti-Bailey letter.
Leavenworth Kas, Jan. 21-Ths
Leavenworth Republican county COM
rnittee met Wednesday afternoon and
declared for the nomination of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, for the denomination of
w. j. Bailey for governor, and pledged
the united support OF the county to D.
R. Anthony, jr., for congress A ma
caucus previous to the full committee
meeting and offered to allow Mr.. An
thony to name the congressional dele
cation in committee, but he declined
this, saying he favored having fair
and open contest.
When the committee was elected in
the fall of 1902 it was strongly in favor
of Congressman Curtis, standing 26 for
him to against. Both, sides made de-
termined efforts to control the commit
tee today, and the first test OF senti-
ment came over the election of q new
chairman to take the place Of D. J.
Keller. postmaster at tns SoloieTs
home, who resigned just as soon as the
committee was called to order. The
Anthony faction supported Eugene
Lysle and the Curtis element John Nc
Kee. Lysle won by vote OF II 20 II
for Mckee. Two of the Anthony side
did not come in time for this vote
The committee decided to ignore the
action of the congressional committee
| in attempting to segregate the soldiers
home precinct from Leayenworth coun-
ty. and issued a call for a county con-
/ yention for Friday, January 29, to elect
the full twenty-four votes from the
county and twentYfour to the state
Convention. The one county convention
| will select both delegations.
| 1t was decided to conduct the pri-
! raaries under the Kansas primary cleo
ton law and to appoint supervisors for
! the wards and townships
The resolutions declaring for Roose-
welt for president, Bailey for governor
| and Anthony for congress were adopted
| with twenty-five committeeman voting
for it and only two against.
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