The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-27

have won the confidence and esteem
of the bar and the people. We, there
fore, instruct the judicial delegates to
vote for his denomination.
1--WE commend the last legislature
for the accomplishment of SO many
reforms, and the enactment of 50 many
laws in the interest OF economy and
the republic welfare, and say Wei
done to the faithful member from
this county, Hon. J. T. White, who con-
tributed largely to the good work.
Judge Rees named his own dele
gates to the judicial convention.
Henry Allen, commenting on the
Second district primaries Saturday,
publishes the following signed editorial
In the Ottawa Herald:
AFTER THE BATTLE.
There are some comforting refiec-
tions, even in defeat.
In the congressional campaign just
closed, more than twenty thousand
votes were cast, and over ten thousand
of these voted for the editor of the
Herald.
The men who voted for me did so
upon what they conceived to be the
merits of my candidacy. None of
then, am grateful to reflect, voted
against Mr. Scott because thev
been led to believe that Mr.. Scott was
an unworthy man. I have always had
a notion that man to be happy must
keep his seIf-resDect and to do this he
other relations. The campaign which
closed Saturday. was remarkable for
the amount of personal attack and
campaign SANDER used by the man
ayers of the successful candidate
against myself. In the cities of the dis
tr1et where was known, or where I
could reach the voters for the purpose
of refuting these campaign SANDERS I
won. 1t is worthy of attention that 7
carried every city of the Second dis
trict save three, namely, OsaWatOmie,
Lawrence and lola. In Lawrence, the
home town of Mr. Stubbs I carried
three wards. In lola Mr.. SCOTS ma
jority was about 6OO"only So greater
than my majority in Ottawa notwith
standing the fact that Iola's population
is much greater than Ottawa's
My best comfort is in the splendid en-
dorsement given in this city. It is
especially gratifying In view Of the
campaign Of bitter and malicious per
senalities made here by Mr.. SCOTS resi-
dent managers. These efforts are too
familiar to call Cor particular mention
Some remarlzab bic Incidents disgraced
the campaign. At Baldwin City, Sat
lIrday, a negro arrived from Lawrence
loaded with whisky bottles. He went
around distributing liquor. saying that
Henry Allen sent him He was arrest
ed and later confessed in court that he
had teen sent to Baldwin by Mr Stubs
and others A week or so ago a resi-
dent of Ottawa Mr. McPToud. went to
D z
with falsehoods. He told former friends
of his that he was a neighbor of mine
and had learned from personal observa-
ton that / am bad citizen and un
worthy of the confidence of the voters
The man never lived neighbnr to me
but his nnanufacJuI ed ISLANDERS were
given currency by many men, becaus
the authcr Of them pretended to be a
/ preacher and christian.
In Fort Scott and Kansas City cir
culars were distributed in the night
time. violently attacking myself. A
( persistent and systematic effort was
made to poison the minds of the
voters, and the campaign will go down
/ in history as the rankest any man ever
made in the Second district. Ny com
forting reelection Is in the fact that no
+ retaliation in kind was made by my
self or my friends against Mr. Scott.
mo letters were written attacking his
character. no circulars We're dis
tributed in the night time against him,
and no scandal mongers were em-
I ployed to travel under the guise of
/ piety, spreading poison against him.
/ A majority Of the voters have ex-
! pressed their preference for hHr. Scott
/ That expression is a command to me,
+ and Mr. Scott viii receive whatever
] benefit may come from my efforts in
desire to take this method OF
+ thanking the thousands of devoted
] friends who gave me their assistance.
will not attempt to express my graft
/ tude for their unselfish and untiring
H. J. ALLEN.