The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-24
Col. w. F. Sapp Hasn't Lost
His Good Humor.
Satisfied That Harris Will Be
Governor.
BURTON BRIEF FILED.
Attorneys Claim He Is Victim
Of Injustice.
Give Examples How the Law
Nay Be Violated.
BURTON BRIEF FILED.

lena statesman brought with him a
new ratio" says the Kansas City Jour
nal. 1t isn't Bryan's old is to l. which
IS now signing like an ali brake from its
double defeat. Sapp has something
fresh in the way of a ratio. The figures
are 10 to 1. And by its token Sapp sees
ain Aurora Borealis Gloria settling over
the crown Of w. A. Harris. and pro
claiming him victorious in this falls
Kansas gubernatorial campaign.
Sapp was the chairman of the Demo-
cratic central committee in,the Sunfiow-
er state for such long time. and paid
the bills for an equal number of de
cades, that he hasn't been able to get
over the figuring habit Though some
rumors are afioat that Harris and Far
reilly didn't take kindly to a suggestion
which BIZ made at Fort Scott relative
TO the handling Of the campaign he
betrays no loss of patriotism.
You just bet everything down to
your OLD chicken coOps that Harris is
going to win he said.
Seriously Do ycu mean it, was
Seriously Do I mean it," he ex-
claimed. II can show you. I'm in Mis-
souri,. and can show Aiissourians as
well as kansaDs.
And now beginneth the tale of the
ratio Of 10 to l.
lit Is just this way" said Bill. tilt
ing back his silk chapeau to an angle
OF 45 degrees THE best way to get in
formation is to get it from your home.
rom around you where you are ac-
H1isainted. Nov. down in my town. /
can name al least Is Republican bust
ness men who say that they are going
TO vote for Harris. They are Disguised
with the actions of the Republicans and
viii vote our ticket. I have made care
1ul inquiries for certain purpose right
P quite a good deal in different parts of
the state since the convention. In
places where I knew people and could
ask them questions I continued nv in
qulries. found everywhere Republi-
cans who viii vote for the Democratic
nominee Nov. I have figured out nv
findings, and the result shows me that
there viii be an average of ten Repub-
lIcans IN each voting precinct of the
Harris.
Now continued Colonel sapp.
There are in round numbers some
200 voting precincts in Kansas. Ten
Republican votes from each will give
zz-yOo votes for Harris. Every Republi-
can vote for Harris can be counted
twice, once as q. loss to Hoch and again
as gain for Harris. That makes fl7e
figure a 600.
And now said sapp jam1ning his
myers INTO the armholes of his vest
ana oufying his chin in his collar did
ever, just tell me. did ever a Republi-
can candidate for governor recaiys a
majority Of 1900 in an on-year in
There it is. Ten to one Ton +in,as
Zoo. Twice q. 900. Result: Next gov
efnor or Kansas is A. w. Harris.
49,. ana that isn't ALL said Sapp.
,. mere are just a whole lot of Repub-
means VINO won't vote for either Hoen
or Harris They will Just naturally
stay away from the polls and u-ol,;t
SeSt lneiE ballots a ali. They are
dlsgusted with the old party in Kan
sas. Just naturally Disguised. me
oon want anything 10 do with the
Whole busin ess
asked.
"Whoopee," laughed Bill. II know
nothlng about the questions, for
haven't read them. But as 10 +ba
principle of the thing; why. it is moth
ing but a scheme of the whole brncl7
70 1901 the people. The Republicans
nave declared for one thing in the
platform, IN favor Of the railroad in
ferests, and are now trying to saw
tnelr race by pretended lot OF SUR
outside the platform. that they don't
intend to carry out even if elected.
party that is afraid to declare in its
platform what is right cannot after
wards cure the thing"
Sapp announced that he was going
out INTO the campaign and take the
stump Tor Harris. I'm going to do
watch me-
A Washington dispatch says: The
orleI or the attorneys for J. r. Bur
ton in support of his petition for re-
nearing OF his case was filed with the
clerk Of the supreme court Monday
Ut emphasizes the contention that fbe
statute under which Burton was CON
victed is unlawful and that he was
Improperly tried on charge Of re-
ceiVing and agreeing to receive com
pensauOn. The brief consists NJ -
printed pages and is signed bv all Of
the lawyers who represented Burton
Wnen MS case was before the supreme
court last spring. 1t says IN part.
If the principle adoDted nv n ma
jofity of this court is to be controlIinr
In the future, is not every senator and
every member of congress guilty of a
crime VINO performs any service be-
Iore any of the departments under an
Asreement 70 receive compensation in
any way either in money or in 20
litical support
Take for Illustration: There is
pending before the pOstofice depart
ment the question of appointing a
postmaster for a city in Kansas
member of congress says to one of his
constituents: If you will support me-
FOR congress in the next political con
VentiOn to be held in Kansas in nv
district will make a personal an
peal to the postmaster general to Sc
cure your appointment. and in consfd-
GRAFTON Of the promise made BY the
constituent to give such support the
representative makes such special an
peal and Secures his appointment to
the position OF postmaster. Has he
not violated section 1882 of the
statutes?
1--WE present this application for a
Fehearing with all due Difference TO
the distinguished court but in the
honest belief that unintentionally
great injustice has been done Mr. Bur
TON and believing that it can do no
harm TO the administration Of justice
r a rehearing shall he granted and
sil OF these important questions are
faconsidered by the court"