The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-05

ords that Mr.. Stubs and a majority OF
the members of the house did not rally
to the support of the senate provision
leads me to believe was correct.
Mr.. Stubs statement that he has
not devoted as much as one days time
in the past three months to the Second
congressional district also belongs to
the category OF falsehood. He has
spent more time than that in writing
pieces for the newspapers during the
last three months. I think it would re-
quire more than a days time TO read
all Of the various communicate with
which he has burdened the Kansas
City and Topeka and Second district
papers, touching my congressional can
d1dacy within the last three months.
personally know that he has spent
more than days time in attempts to
induce certain Republicans in Wyan-
dotte county to enter the congressional
race Tor the purpose of breaking down
my following in that county. I can, If
ne desires, give him the names of two
or three individuals with each OF whom
he has spent at least a day. refer
to these facts, not because they are i'm
portant, but because they indicate that,
in the high moral campaign which Mr..
Stubs is making against me, he is
taking no counsel of Veracity.
The statement in the article that he
has no personal interest in Mr.. SCOTS
success Will be generally recognized as
an effort to work a confidence game
upon the republican voters OF the us
trict. Mr.. Stubs is a candidate for the
United States senate. At least d dozen
reputable citizens of his own town have
told me that he has approached them
repeatedly within the last few weeks
and told them that my nomination in
the Second district would materially in
Jure the chances which he now believes
he has for becoming United States SEN
ator. He has explained that If Mr.
Scott is nominated for congress in the
Second district Mr.. Scott will aid him
in his senatorial ambition.
He has pleaded personally with sead-
ing Republicans in Douglas county
and elsewhere to aid in defeating me
for this reason. He seems to have for
gotten that 'trafficking in offices is as
bad as traffiedng in money and is to-
day openly trafficking in the eongression-
al office of the Second district to fur
Their his senatorial candidacy,
Mr. Stubs statement that there is
no personal quarrel between himself
and me is a bit of unetuous mendacity
There has been a personal quarrel be-
tween Mr.. Stubs and myself ever since
1903 when l. as d member of the state
central committee from Mr.. Stubs dis
trict. refused to indorse Mr.. Stubs ap-
pOintment as a regent of the State uni
verSity. and insisted upon the appoint
ment of Mr.. Alec. c. Mitchell of Law
renee. I explained at that time that
my support of Mr.. Mitchell was because
1 believe him to be a better man in
tellectually and otherwise for the high
position than Mr. Stubs. This ex-
PLANTATION was never satisfactory to Mr..
Stubs, and he has persistently, on ev-
cry occasion. sought to do me injury
since that hour. 1t viii be remembered
that he fought me two years ago in very
largely the same manner that he is
fighting me now. He assailed me last
winter in the legislature upon the floor
of the house in most cowardly and
malicious speech. knowing that I had
no opportunity for reply. And he has
since taken so conspicuous part in
the newspapers and elsewhere against
my candidacy that the statement of this
morning that he has not spent SO much
as one. day in the congressional con-
test in the Second district will be CLASH
fed properly by the public.
"In fact. Mr.. Stubs spirit of malice
and vindictiveness in the Second con-
gressional district contest and his self
interest in the outcome of that contest.
are now so well known that I dare say
the public has come to place about the
correct value upon Mr.. Stubs utter
ances touching myself.
H J. ALIEN