The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-01
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the Republican state headquarters
some of these days. Mr.. White replied
that he might not be in Topeka for
some time and therefore took occasion
| to reply by letter. He enclosed the
check for 500 which he promised Chair
man Stubs some time ago when the
latter announced that contributions
would not be received from corpora
lions which expect in return favors
from the legislature state govern
ment- In his letter Mr.. White said:
THE Republican party is very dear
to me; 1 have voted it's tickets without
scratching now for Is years, all the
days of my majority I have seen-it in
pretty hard lines in Topeka, when a
going through the den of the 20 thieves.
\ and have seen it when so much OF
the campaign fund was in the hands of
grafterS that you had to get dollar
for legitimate expenses out of the state
committee with dynamite and crow
bar. But have never before this year
seen the state committee in so low
an estate that it could not afford print
ed stationery. So in heavens name
take part of the hundred dollars that I
am inclosing and go to some honest
heads. If you need more money for
stationery, draw on me for money.
Otherwise you are conducting the
campaign exactly to my liking; 1 have
no other fault to find. If at any time
you can think of anything you would
like to have said in the Gazette about
the campaign, let me know The Ga
Zette is absolutely at your service.
have no extra papers to sell, no side
lines to work and no string on my Of
fer.
Every campaign for the last three I
have offered the services of my lungs
to the state committee and every time
1 have been cordially thanked for the
offer by the chairman and every time
campaign has closed without call
upon me to make speech. This year
renew the offer and will agree also to
pay my own expenses, and hope that
you will take the earliest opportunity
portunity to use me. If any other
scheme of things should be started I
should die of surprise at the shock.
Seriously, if there is any place
can do any good passing the hat for
money or running any other errand for
you, call on me and don't allow any
thing for my expense account. Also,
you need not fear that shall ever ask
you to tell these things to the COVER
nor as a reason why 1 should be APP
pointed to office"
Congressman Curtis has issued
statement in reply to the address form |
ulated by the Republican editors who
are opposing his reelection in the First |
congressional district. He claims that
some of those who are fighting him are
doing so because he would not give |
them postofficeS. He also gives his YER |
sion of the contests in the various First |
district conventions as he has heard it |
told by his managers. His statement |
is as follows:
"At a meeting of the congressional |
committee for the First district of Kan |
sas, held at Topeka, at which each of |
the eight counties were represented, a |
was called to meet at the I
city of Holton for the purpose of nom /
mating a Republican candidate for con-
gress. The convention was to be COM
posed of 129 delegates, of which sixty
70 M
that meeting the members of the Ma
tional Soldiers home presented petit |
ton asking to be allowed to elect their
direct from the home. This |
petition sad request was presented to
Ma or FIR shard. who was leading the
fight aga inst me at the home. The COM
mittee after due consideration, granted
the request by a vote of five to three.
The primaries were held, and my friends
carried, beyond any question, Brown
county, IA delegates; Jefferson county,
IL delegates; Shawnee county ~ dele
gates, and the Soldiers home, 10 dele
gates; total, 81. At the congressional
primaries held at the Soldiers home the
ticket friendly to my nomination re-
ceived 594 votes and the Anthony ticket
only received four, ana at the county |
held at the home I received
$50 votes, while the Notwithstanding
ticket received thirty-one votes Yet
Anthony and the dissatisfied editors |
say he should have been given the del
agation from the home. / admire their
eheek. This gave me sixty-seven nom
contested delegates, which was two
more than was needed to organize the
convention and to nominate me for con-
yress.
There were two delegations of fifteen
Zach from Atchison county, and under
Ill the rules for governing conventions
t became the duty of the congressional I
committee to determine which delega-
ion had the right to participate In the {
of the convention. The
n of of five n (
decided in favor of the delegation head i
ID by Captain Seaton. This delegation
vas friendly to me. and it was the dele
ration that had been elected according
o the call of the congressional COM
nittee. There were five votes cast at
he primaries which elected the dele
rates to the county convention which
elected that delegation to where there
vas one cast at the primaries which
roted for the delegates which the dis
atiSfied editors claim should have been
ration the editors favor was not Sc
ected according to the call of the con- ]
sressional committee.
There was a contest in Jackson
and the committee by vote
# to 8, decided in favor of seating l
n the temporary organization the delR
.gation headed by Judge Lowell This
delegation was favorable to me. By
he way, the state convention sustain
ID the action of the congressional COM
nittee and congressional convention la
err on. With the 81 uncontested dele !
rates and % of the contested delegates,
t made 80 out of 129 delegates entitled 1
o participate in the temporary organi-
alton.
THE committee seated the ten dele I
rates from Doniphan and the Is from
Iemaha, against whom there was no 7
contest. and who were opposed to my
nomination.
There was a contest from Leaven- !
worth county, which, under the call,
ad 6n1oOafpG nf 10 IL T
iers' home. The committee decided in
aYor of IA delegates who We're in favor !