The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-30
A CURTIS REVOLT.
Address Issued by First Dis
trict Republican Editors.
Names of Is Are Signed to the
Document.
FRAUD is CHARGED.
Claim That Curtis Was Not
Fairly Nominated.
Acts Of Holton Convention Ex'
haustiVely Reviewed.


fifteen Republican editors Of the First
congressional district are signed to the
mnti-Curtis address which was issued
by the anti-Curtis editorial meeting
here Friday afternoon. Eight OF these
editors were present in person; others
were detained at home and sent prox-
les and a number of others telephoneo
those in charge to sign their names 10
the address. Besides these fifteen II Is
known that several others are against
Curtis.
The signers of the address are as fol-
lows:
NJ. NJ. Beck. Holton Recorder. jack
son county.
J. A Constant. Sabetha republican
Herald, Nemaha county
II. ]. Calnan. Kansas Chief, Doni-
w II. Jordon, Seneca Tribune, Nema-
ma Geo e n Harrison, Circleville World.
P. L. Briney, COTS Advance, Nema-
Ia county. x-,5at+a
n T. Hun. Netawaka Times, jack
son county. ,,,,,,,.
a. W. Themanson, Wathena RepuDil-
can Doniphan county.
w. B. Harris, Kelly Reporter, Nema-
Pert Howard, Hiawatha Herald,
Brown county 49,. T.af
Atchison county. $500.
Chas. Remsburg. Potter kansan'
Atchison county. -~,..
W. H. Heynen, TonsahOAle NIL
I,eayenworth county .,,.
G. r. Aries, Leavenwortn 1lihes'
Iseayenworth county.
The following are known to De taVOr-
able to the movement Out couAo Hoe NC
Nv fo1RnhOnR.
Pool Crinstead, Wathena Times, Don
E. l. Marker. White Cloud Globe
E pa e. Gordon, Horton Headlight,
Brown county. -
ferson county -.
The reports brought in indicate that
in six of the eight counties in the dls-
trfct there is tremendous revolt
against Curtis, and in the remaining
two he will not receive near as large
a majority as he did two years ago.
The address issued by the Republ1-
can editors who were here yesterday is
for the purpose of showing why they
will not support Congressman GURUS
for reelection. They believe he Sc
cured his denomination by fraud and
that his reelection upon such a NOM
nation would simply encourage fraud
and theft in politics therefore, they
will not support him. The address is
as follows:
To the Republicans Of the First Con-
gressional District:
1.-THE undersigned Republican edi-
tors of the first congressional district,
believing it to be a public duty to OPP
pose the election of certain candidates
whose names will appear upon the
Republican ticket to be voted for or
against at the ensuing November cleo
ton, deem it but common fairness to
our patrons and to the Republican vot-
ers of the District that We frankly
state the reasons for our conviction.
EARLY last winter, and before the
candidates for congress as against
Charles Curtis, had canvasSed the dis
trict, the congressional committee, be-
ing in accord with the new political
movement which was being promoted
and organized in the state for the pur-
pose. as has since been demonstrated.
of controlling the political destiny of
the state by any means necessary to
accomplish this end, called the con-
gressional convention to meet before
either the state or national conven-
lions, and nine months before the en-
suing election, which as regards time
was unprecedented and done solely for
the purpose of precluding a discussion
of the public record of the congress-
man. Not only was the date of the
convention as fixed by the committee
unfair and unreasonable as to time,
but the committee, without warrant of
law. and to obtain an unfair advan-
tage. undertook to segregate the Sol
authorizing the inmates to vote, to be
treated as a township in Leavenworth
county for the purpose of holding con-
ventions and elections. This was a DO
litical intrigue which no board or court
has attempted to justify or palliate
This order of segregation stands out
In this campaign as one of the first
acts in an unrighteous revolutionary
movement, which has neither law, pre-
cedent nor enlightened political con-
science to support it
1T was we'll understood from the
beginning that Mr.. Curtis could carry
neither Leavenworth Nemaha nor
Doniphan counties, but it was hoped
by his friends that through certain
influences Atchison or jackson county
could be controlled, which. added to
Shawnee, Jefferson and Brown conn
ties, would have given him the nomi-
nation, but might not have given
him majority of the new commit
teemen. Apprehending that some
court might have the Independence TO
inquire into the fragrant abuse of
power of the committee in ATTEMPTING
the segregation of the home and right
the wrong, other steps had to he
taken to contravene the public will
SO bolt was organized by a small
minority of the Atchison county COM
mitteemen, separate and independ
ent primary was called by this des
perate minority, and through il dele
gates were sent to the congressman
convention, where they voted with