The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-27

angry tones, which caused all business
in that vicinity to be suspended, de-
manded of the reporter whether he
wrote the article above referred to.
The reporter admitted that he did.
The following conversation then
took place, which was overheard by
Robert Stone W. r. Trigg, represent
tative from Anderson county, Charles
Sessions, of the Kansas City Journal,
and a large number of other people
in the vicinity:
where did you get your informa,-
tion?" demanded Stubbs.
"I can't tell you that until I get or
ders to do so from my employer
WELL by -, I demand that you
tell"
4 can tell all right If it becomes nee
1T will - soon become necessary,
or youn get off this floor. I'll see that
er I'm going to be misrepresented in
this way
do you deny the truth of the state
ments? ?''
4 say that nobody ever heard me say
but do you deny that the story is
true?"
..That don't make a - bit of diff
ference. You'll either tell me where
you got that information or get off this
fioor''
If you deny that the story is true.
I viii print d denial from you; you can
wish"
truth i'll it. and I'll see to it that you
get orders to tell where you got your
information, or get off this fioor.''
This interesting conversation took
place while the house was in commit
tee Of the whole About 30 or 40 mem
bers were present.
AS soon as the committee of the
whole rose. Mr.. Stubbs got the floor on
a point of personal privilege. He had
COPY of the State Journal in his hand.
He read the headlines Of the article
complained of, and denounced the story
as a fabrication from beginning to end
Then he said he wanted the repreSen-
tative of the State Journal to state to
the house what authority he had for
printing such an abominable falsehood-
The representative of the State jour
nal. who was busy taking down Mr..
Stubbs' speech at the time, responded
that he would be glad to do so when
the house extended to him the privilege
of the floor.
Mr.. Stubbs thereupon made a motion.
which was seconded by P c. Young. OF
Wilson, that the State Journal repre-
house where he got his authority for
the story The motion carried, with a
few dissenting votes
The representative of the State
Journal, -appreciating the high honor
which had been 50 suddenly thrust
upon him. informed the house that he
had obtained his Information from
member of the house whom he be-
lieved to be perfectly reliable, and
whose name he would be glad to fur
nish to the speaker, or to the house,
when instructed to do so by his en-
ployer
Robert Stone of Shawnee then made
a motion that it be the sense of the
house that the owner of the State
Journal be requested to.furnish to the
house the name 9f the lnfornasat.
This motion carried with few dis
w. P. Hackney of Cowley had
meantime been scribbling away at
some resolutions. which he sent up to
the reading clerk in sections, hot from
his pencil The resolutions were as
follows:
''ResoIved, That the representatives
of newspapers enjoying the privileges
of this floor be requested to refrain
from publishing false statements OF
and concerning men and measures IN
this house
that such reporter or reporters be re-
fused the privileges of this house.
These resolutions were adopted, and
after dispOsing of a few routine mat
ters the house adjourned
After the adjournment, the State
Journal reporter attempted to secure |
from Mr.. Stubbs definite statement |
Of Just what statements in the article |
he held to be untrue Mr.. Stubbs was
very mad and did not want to talk |
about the best information that ne |
seemed able to give was that the
whole story was false from top to bot
TOM He denied that he was IN any /
deal, and he said that nobody had
ever heard him say anything against
the railroad bill.
The Investigation" Resumed.
At 1O:3O this morning Speaker Stubbs
the disturbance about the
'deal' story. He had summoned Sena-
-or Fred Dumont Smith from the SEN
ate to aid in the discussion.
Speaker Stubbs took the floor ana
made motion that the representative
If the State Journal be called upon to
make a statement about the aft1cIe-
The motion was carried
The representative of the State Jour
lal asked the speaker to make his
.harges more definite and certain
Stubbs said:
What do you mean here in these
headlines by saying 'Stubbs will lead
he forces in its favor !?
Il did not write that headline
Aren't you reporter for the stare
Ournal?"
7 am. and I do not write the head
ines"
This seemed to surprise the speaker.
lie evidently was not pnoroughly post
d about newspaper customs Then he
fsWeii. Wen here's a part down here which
avs .Stubbs in a deal Did you write
hat2"
Il did"
state your authority for those state
nents."
These statements were made on the
uthoritv of the other party to this al
eyed deal, Senator Fred Dumont
smith He made these statements sub
tantially as printed in the state Jour-
al at the supper table OF the copeland
otel on last Friday evening in the
resence of a number of witnesses. He
lso made a similar statement. | am
to several other parties.
tor smith for a statement of his side t
f the case. Senator Smith said:
I learned at noon on Friday that the
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