The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-16
STILL AFTER ALLEN.
Cyrus Leland Tries to Cripple Him in
Congressional Contest.

Cyrus Leland evidently intends to
crush Henry Allen if he can and he has
given out a new statement claiming
that George Clark and Allen divided the
profits of the state printers office.
There are few people who know the
cause of the Leland-AlIen feud. 1t all
started over a woman employe of one of
the state Institutions while Allen was
chairman of the state board of charities.
AS Allen tells the story a young woman
stenographer from Leland's home coun-
ty was discharged. Leland demanded
her reinstatement and when the sup
erintendent refused he demanded of
Allen that the official be dismissed.
Upon Aliens refusal to comply with his
demand the former boss denounced AL
len and has been doing so ever since.
This is the latest story r. printed in
Kansas City papers:
ICY Leland gave out the details to-
night of the Allen-Clark state printer
deal. He was discussing politics with
crowd of statesmen and newspaper men
at the Copeland Things drifted to the
congressional fight in the Second dis
trict
q I don't see how Henry ]. Allen will
get very far with his boom for con-
gress,' said Leland. since the exposure
at the W'nfield asylum. Allen admitted
he had let the superintendent draw
money unlawfully. man running for
A fellow with scars like Allen has got
had better take a back seat. The Win
field exposure ought to silence him po-
litically And that state printer deal
won't do him any good
What are the details of that deaI?'
was asked him by one of the states
men present. 81 told the story in a
general way last winter" said Leland,
Allen, George Clark and Ed Hoch
were candidates for state printer.
Allen and. Clark belonged to our crowd
and Hoch was lined up with the other.
We soon discovered that if our forces
were divided HOch would win. Some
thing had to be done. I talked the
matter over with Allen and we agreed
that he or Clark would have to step
aside. division of profits was dis
cussed. He said he was willing to go
asked me to see Clark. I did So
Clark fell in the scheme but wanted
to be printer. Both claimed to be the
strongest The situation was can
vassed. 1t was found that Allen could
deliver all of his men to Clark while
Clark couldn't deliver his men to
Allen. So the deal was made for Allen
to get out of the race and help make
Clark printer. Clark was to receive
$4,000 a year as salary and then divide
the profits of the plant with Allen.
The arrangement was very satisfactory
to Allen. He told me if it would give
him some money TO spend III MS con-
gressional fight. Several men knew of
the deal
''Some of the members had to be
told of it so as to hold them in line.
1 can give the names of all those who
were ON if Allen denies the story.
After the combination was effected
Clark managed to beat Hoch by one
vote. A few months later I met Clark
and asked him if Allen was getting
much out of the deal yet. He said that
he wasn't getting very much yet, as
| they were still paying for the plant.
From what [ learned from other
sources I am safe in saying that Allen
and Clark cleaned up about 100000
each out of the job during the two
years they had it,
But Allen may deny the story"
81 dare him to do it, retorted Lee
land. ST will prove it by a half dozen
men who know all about it. [ don't
want to drag them into the matter I'M
less it is necessary. When I made the
charge in general way last winter
Allen giggled it away, but didn't deny
| it. Let him attempt to deny it now
1 will produce the evidence And there
is more to come on other things if he
wants to start something"