The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-26
How State Printers Have Di-
vided the Profits.
q, Dwight Thacher Made First
Deal.
e. III. SNOW ANOTHER.
Jerry Simpson Forced Him to
First Payment.
Side Lights on Some Past
Political Steals.
]. H. SNOW ANOTHER.

State printer partnerships" are com
ing to light with amazing rapidly since
w. r. Stubs. Cyrus Leland, and others
expressed their horror and indignation
al the CIark-Allen compact.
1t has developed that E. H. Snow SC
cured the office of state printer by
means OF a trade with 3 E. Kies. Of
Wichita. one Of his chief opponents.
The terms Of the deal were that Kfes
was to get half the profits Of the plant,
but Snow, it is said, went back on the
seal after Kies had delivered the votes,
and refused to nay a cent until Jerry
Simpson came to Topeka and compelled
Snow to dig up $500 for Kies.
In the same campaign, there was
similar deal pending between two of
the other candidates, George Crane ard
Or. s. 1LcLallin. Crane had all the Re
publican votes, but no show. Of election
aEcLsaInu was editor Of the Advocate,
and the most sorupulous man In he
tEopulist party. Crane offered to deliver
10 MOI salhn all the Republican votes,
provided hEcLallin would have all the
work done at Cranes plant. and share
Ehe profits. McLallin turned down the
proposition. because he thought II
H7ouldnHt look right Dick Chase OF
f5owiay county vns also g candidate Tor
state printer and he offered McLalIin
w3ded he would divide profits on the deal
and this offer was also declined by Nc
IaIin lGCIallin might have made
fimaelf rich out Of his leadership OF the
Fopuligt movement, but he wouldn. 90
anything which was in any way AKIN 10
political bargaining. He was offered the
Job OF election commissioner OF Topeka
but he figured out that he had NOT
brought his family to Topeka ana estab-
aished a legal residence here quite soon
.s-F- al lie n OfEtCe.
Nobody else had thought Of this, out
Mel. allin refused the appointment.
II has also developed that T. Dwight
Thacher entered into partnershlp
with NJ H. NeWlin, Jas. s. Crew ana
81 o. Thatcher to operate the printing
plant. John NJ. Newlin Of Lawrence
says Of this affair:
II am surprised that any one should
question the transaction between Henry
Allen and George A. Clark on the
state printer deal. 1t is exactly what T.
Dwight Thatcher did, and no one ever
questioned his honor or his lntesLley.
when Mr.. Thatcher was elected state
y,rinter. it was well known that he was
q Door man. 1t was necessary 10 nave
an expensive plant, and he had no mon
CIV to buy 1t. He had to have $zoUJV,
or he could not do the work. My father
Nahlon H. Newlin loaned him $4,000.
Solon o. Thatcher loaned him 81. wv
and James S. Crew loaned him SosO0O.
The three men gut the money IN ana
shared the receipts of the Office, becom-
- Mariners with T. Dwight Thatcher.
This. as understand it, is exactly what
Henry Allen and George clark are
charged with doing
two TEACHERS and Mr.. Crew was no
secret. 1t was considered legitimate
fair business undertaking. II was wen
known that the four men shared IN the
profits Of the state printing. Every
body knew II. and no one ever dream
ed of criticizing the act Of any Of the
-FOUR men, And the state printing paid
so well then that at the end Of a year
Mr. Thatcher bought out all three Of his
partners. The deal between Allen and
Clark was exactly the same as the one
have mentioned, and no man then
questioned the honesty or the propriety
Of 1t. and nobody tried to keep it Sc
There is not much doubt that every
state printer who has ever held office.
71p to the present state ownership
regime, could tell a similar story 1t
IS easy to get enough votes to elect one
to an office when the proper induce
roents are held out, and that seems to
be the way state printer deals have
been engineered in the state OF kansas
CONGRESSMAN Scott is said to have
made a deal with William Mechanism in
VVvandotte county by which Scott is to
help McCamish land the nomination
for county attorney, while MECHANISM
helps Scott get votes in the congress
sional primary.
McCamish has the support Of the
Civic league. a temperance oFgantza-
tion headed by Myron Waterman, for
rnerly Of Topeka. II Mechanism can
throw the support OF this body to Scott
ST will be Of material benefit to the
lola candidate
The candidacy for congress of L. E.
Clorston Of Greenwood county seems
to have struck a snag. At the meeting
Of the Greenwood county central com
Tnittee Saturday, the candidacy OF N
Miller for congress was endorsed BY a
vote of j 5 to 8. This seems to leave
Clogston out on a limb. for it is doubt
full whether he could get his own coun-
ty under existing conditions.
A committee from the Commercial
club Of Lincoln, Kan, was appointed
some time ago to draft resolutions
concerning the fight which Carr Tay-
Tor Is making against the railroads
and the resolutions presented have
been adopted by the club. The resolu-
lions are as follows.
"Be it Resolved, BY the Commercial
club Of the city Of Lincoln, Kansas
That we extend to Carr w. Taylor oul
hearty sympathy in his earnest anc
valiant fight for the peoples Interests
in the railroad rate cases held before
the board Of railroad cOmmissi toner's
and that we commend him as q public
servant for his faithfulness and hon
esty against the entertainments Of cor
porate greed.
1--WE commend him also for his gooC
showing made single-handed in hi
night against a large array Of the fines
legal talent that the railroads can en-
ploy. and we believe that he SHOULD
be given all the assistance needed IL
dght well the battles of the people.
WILLIAM r. LYON, Chairman
ID e. McCOLLUM,
stW. e. MENOHER.
Committee
Kansas City paper announce,
that 'sDock" Shiveiey has decided no
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