The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-07
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But as I can perceive no political
reasons for further silence on this sub
Jeet, / want to express my conviction
based upon my experience as the head
of this department, that it would be
entirely proper for the next legislature
to provide for the disposition of all the
state funds so as to receive interest on
the balances in the hands of the state
repositories, and / see no good reason
for restricting the state treasurer to the
use of Topeka banks exclusively, as
the law now stands.
''In the past I have neither favored
nor opposed any measure along this
line. The Francis bill only covered the
funds in the general revenue. Outside
of Mr.. Francis himself it was not SUP
ported in good faith. The men who
were vociferously clamoring for it We're
using it for two purposes. They want
ed to en1barrasS the tax bill with eX-
traneous matter and they thought SUCH
a bill would belittle the dignity of this
department and possibly injure me.
kept my hands of. They never intend
ed to pass the bill and never reported
it from committee on which they had
a majority. l hope the state conven-
ton will pledge the party to a state de-
pository law and I will do all in my
power to further it,
Another contest in the convention viii
be over the nomination of supreme
justice for the place now held by JUS
tice Atkinson. The leading candidates
are Justice Atkinson and Clark A.
Smith of Cawker City, and the chances
are about even between them Atkin-
son will have the Third district solid,
and Smith will have the Sixth solid. j.
G.. Slonecker of Topeka and S. L.
Ryan of Hiawatha are also candidates,
but the chances are that either Smith
or Atkinson will be nominated
Ottawa Herald: The state convention
next week will have an embarrassing
task before it when it reaches the con-
test case from Miami county and is
compelled to pass on the legality of 7.
Z kelly'S delegation selected in Mr..
Kelly'S own private county convention.
No one who has inquired into the facts
of the Miami county convention be-
lieves that the Kelly delegation to eth
er the congressional or state conVen-
ton has a semblance of legality to
stand upon. Mr.. Stubs did not believe
it at Garrett. Mr.. Bowersock did not
believe it. The Kelly delegation was
seated because the case was desperate.
Mr.. Bowersock had to have it. At
Wichita a caucus of the Hoch league
is to be held before the state conven-
ton. This caucus is to devise addi
tional means for purifying the politics.
of Kansas. Incidentally it will discuss
how Mr.. T. T. Kelly can be renominated
for state treasurer without much show
of opposition. If, however, Mr.. Kelly's
boiling delegation from Miami county
is not recognized, Mr.. Kelly will be in
the humiliating light of having an OPP
posing delegation from his home coun-
ty. The fact that this delegation repre-
sents the honest sentiments of large
majority of Miami county people will
not make the situation any the less en-
barrassing for Mr.. Kelly. If the Hoeh
league carries out its intention it will
have to seat his Illegal delegation. By
so doing the movement which was con-
ceived in purity will endorse brazen--
ly illegal method of selecting a county
delegation, and name for off1ce a man
who has been convicted by his own
board of county commissioners OF gross
official misconduct.
Emporia Gazette: Mr.. Grass who
thought he was a candidate for treas
urer against Tom Kelly has retired
from the fight. He did we'll; he would
have been beaten humiliatingly by
confessed forger and embezzler. Kan
saS Republicans desire that kind OF
man this year just as they desired the
Burton kind of d man four years ago,
and when they get "sot'' there is no
breaking them loose. Kelly will prob
ably not live out his official term or
office, to which he will be reelected
overwhelmingly, without disgrace
When this was said by sensible people
about Sam Lappan, his strikers and
factionalists claimed he was being
abused. When this was said of Burton
there was great Indignation. Yet sensi--
BILE people know that Lappan, Burton
and Kelly are all off the same piece of
goods; that you can't break pup OF
sucking eggs, no matter now ne may
promise to be good. Mr.. Grass in get
ting out of the way OF the Prlnclples
and Policies of Reform, showed more
sense than he did when he got into the
race. But flesh is weak, and all flesh is
Grass.
Atchison Globe: Cy Leland and his
friends control the state committee.
Why not throw out enough delegates
at Wichita to defeat Hoch? The prec--
edent was set by the congressional
committee in the First district
The Topeka State Journal tried to
get several candidates for state treas
urer in the field in opposition to Treas
urer Kelly, and thought it had man
in Mr. Grass, western Kansas BANK
er, but that gentleman has finally told
the State Journal that no one has any
show against Kelly, and the effort will
probably end with this candidates
acknowledgements Journal
The Topeka State Journal has not
tried to get any one out. It has simply
presented the facts about Kelly. It is
up to Hoch and the delegates at Wich-
tia to show if the movement really
means purity in politics"
Walnut Valley Times: H. W. Grass,
who was a Republican candidate for
state treasurer, announces his with
drawal from the race because the Hoch
machine has the nomination cinched
for Kelly. This leaves the only oppo-
sition to Kelly the Democrat-Populist
nominee, and it is sincerely to be hoped
he will beat Kelly.
Beloit Call: This is a year of reform
and honest politics in Kansas, and to
turn down men of the strict integrity