The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-12
FULL OF CHARGES.
scott-AIIen Fight develops Into s.NEud
Singing Period.


rumors of the use of money in the Sec
ond district congressional fight. The
charges are apparently being stirred up
on both sides, but the lrst public deela-
ration on the subject was at the Charles
F. Scott speechmakin in Lawrence last
Saturday night
When the chairman rose to open the
meeting he read a statement signed by
R. K. Doolittle, stating that Doolittle
had been given SIS and promised SIS
more to use in Wakarusa township to
defeat Scott in the primaries. DooHttle
said he returned the money to an un-
named friend who gave it to him because
he learned that Allen had accepted a
division of the profits of the state print
ing office and had, while holding state
office, lobbied against the stitching ana
binding bill to reduce expenditures OF
the state. Mr.. Scott, in his address. re-
TERED briefly to the statement of Doc
little, expressing surprise. He asked
If Doolitle was present. DoOlittle arose
How long have you lived in this eoun-
ty, and where do you liver, Scott asked.
Since 1853 . replied DooIittle. 4 live
in WakarUsa township
"Have. you ever held Officer"
4 have been township trustee and am
now road overseer," was the reply.
Was this money to be used in your
road district, your township or over
all of county2'
Doolittle replied: 1T was to be used
all over the township.
Then Scott, handling the matter care
fully to avoid personalities as much as
possible pointed cut that this Indicated
the use of $500 in this country. which
Allen has no hope of carrying. If a
candidate or his friends are willing TO
spend that much in this county, sald
he, how much more would they be
willing to spend in a doubtful county,
where liberal use flf money might decide
the result2''
Scott opened his speech with an hours
discussion of the Philippines and Japan.
His audience followed him with much
manifested the greatest enthusiasm
when he turned his attention to condl-
tons in this district
Scots charges against Allen VIII
tend to open up a good deal OF per-
sonal animosity in the campaign Wnlch
has been but slightly smoth cred thus
far The papers down IN the seventh
district have been talking Tor some
time about the alleged grating OF
Mr.. Scott while a member of the state
senate and also while in congress
The charge is that while a senator,
Scott appointed his wife as his private
secretary and that she merely came 20
ToDeka and drew her pay at the end
of the session. It IS also claimed that
Scott hired Leslie Wallace to run the
lola Record for him, and PAID MN the
500 per month for his services which
the government allows each congress
man for clerk hire.
The INDEPENDENCE Review quotes
Mr. Scott as admitting that ne ap-
pointed his wife as his private seere-
tary, but he claimed that she had
worked at Topeka during the Whole
session The Review comes back with
the statement that this was true Of the
session of 1898, but quotes w L.
Brown as authority for. the statemen
that Scott appointed ms wiIe as ms
s'Brown said that after Mrs. Scott s
appOintuent as clerk to senator scout
she was not at the capitol at all, ana
that Senator Scott wished to OBTAIN the
vouchers for her salary himself with
out having Mrs. Scot attest their cor
rectness before him; that Mrs. ScoI
was in poor health at the time and
unable to come to Topeka, but tnat she
recovered sufficiently near the close OF
TN q session to come I'D to IOpekS,
make affidavit that the state owed her
the amount claimed and draw her pay
nv understanding was that TINS was
t4e only clerical service Mrs Scott per-
formed during the session OF 1S95.s4f
This story is incorrect then Mr.. Brown
told me a barefaced and inexeusabIe
faIsehood: if it is correct it places MI
Scott in a most unenYlable hght1a4lo
far the more SO that by telling a story
which NAV De dDEO4ulGiX II lAG 40 ~
the session of 1893, he has sought to
convey an impression that would be
utterly false as to the session OF 1879
The PIeasanton Herald discusses the re-
mort that Scott used his congressional
c1erlxsbfp here to pay the salary OF the
man he left in charge of his newspaper at
lola, as follows: .4.
to the editor of the Herald says;
The law provides that each menbef
of congress shall be allowed SlV0 per
clerk hire. me law requires
simply that the congressman shail eApeha
the allowance in the employment OF suci
clerical help as his OIlclai duIes may
Now. let US see how Mr.. Scott has
lived up to this law The congress OF !9V4
adjourned in May. Mr. scout, accoralhs
to the house clerk, drew SlU9 per month
from Nav until Decen1bef-untll congress
reconvened. During the time MI Walisace
gooftts 71rivafe secretary, was managing
the lola Register, Scotts private pusl-
ness VIII Mr.. Scott say that Wallaee
salary was paid by the Register. And II
50, will he state that t1e soo5 was . pal3
out for clerical help as the law requires!
When congress reconVened A|ece sll
1904 Congressman Scott went 10 " ssIlln5-
ton and left Secretary " altace N lola IN
charge of the Register. From December
until March 4 Mr.. Scott. although con-
e@reese v5as in session did not appoint
clerk Nor did he appoint q successor TO
Wallace until last May or June-aItef we
criticised such gratis # Mr.. Scott was
NOT era ftiney why did he for many months
fail to appoint Mr. Wallace successor
The fact that Mr.. Scott, while state sena-
FOR man his vife's name upon the senate
payroll should convince any republican
that the Hon. Charles F. Scott belongs to
that school of politicians who Is after eV-
erxr4h8nsy in sight the public be damned
1--WE believe that Mr.. Mcdonald IS hon
est and sincere in his statements IN the
y hove letter. But how can Mr., Scott eX-
plain the fact that he used $40 OF this ap-
preparation, which the house clerk says
the law requires simply fhaq the con-
gresham shall expend the allowance N
the employment of such clerical help as
his officiai duties may make necessary,
ADDRESS. IN Ioleasantan he said he did this.
And if he appropriated the $40 a
month who can tell where the SGD per
month Went2
UNUSUAL BOND ISSUE.