The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-21
HOT WORDS PASS
Senator Fitzpatrick Makes Bit
ter Personal Attack.
Senator Young the Victim of
His Displeasure.
MAKES UGLY CHARGE.
Refers to Deal i'm Convention
90 Years Ago.
Mitchell County Senator Conn.,
plains of Injustice of Attack.

Today's session of the senate was en-
1ivened by a bitter personal attack
made by Senator Fitzpatrick on Sem
ator l. D. Young of Mitchell county.
He rather overstepped the boundaries
of senatorial courtesy when he declared:
Il say that the senator from Mitchell
is as up to date and as corrupt a poll
tician as ever infested a Kansas con-
vention.''
The primary bill came up for consid-
Grafton as a special order within few
moments after the senate convened this
morning. This consideration was in the
committee of the whole which was or
ganized with Senator Benson in the
chair. And a the outset of the consid-
GRAFTON Senator Young who, during the
debate ON the primary question yester-
day declared that he was not poll
tician," moved that the bill under con-
sideration be amended by striking out
sections two and four. These are the
sections of the Fitzpatrick measure
which provide for conventions to make
nominatio in case a majority or the
voters do not decide on any ne cdnol-
date fir the office.
There was a long and rather desul-
tory discussion on the motion in which
the sena tors who talked on the primary
proposition in general and the various
took occasion to retiterate their views
When everyone thought that a vote
was to be taken on the motion or Sen
ator Young, after considerable DEBATE
had been INDUCED in, Senator F1tzpat-
rick took the floor and made his sensa-
tional charge and thereby created the
real dramatic situation which has oc-
Cured in the sessions of the senate so
far.
Senator Fitzpatrick started off by
discussing the proposition OF priI1afy iI al;i1
which had been substituted for the
Stubbs bill was the better measure ana
was nearer in line with the ,,paii poi,na9S ID =
heen tried and which had been FOUND
to be generally satisfactory he IN
sisted that after the vote OF yester-
day on the bill, it should be passed IN
ito entirety for the purpose of letting
the hous consider the Ideas OF the sen
ators on the primary proposltion- ne
insisted that the motion made by SEN
ator Young would destroy the conNen-
tjon feature of his bill and that sucn
action would be in direct opposition to
the desires of the senators as We're ex-
said that if the bill went back to the
house in conformity with the action
taken by the senate yesterday II Woulo
still be known as the Stubbs Dill as
convention plan as a safeguard to the
primaries. -,
After discussing the merits of the
various primary propositions for some
time Senator Fitzpatrick said:
'.It seems to me to be impossible for
anv man to look and act as though he
was the impersonation of all the Vlr-
tues in the world. And 1t Is no won
der to me that the senator from Mitch
ell denounces the convention plan- IL
is a matter of public not that some
wears ago he was a candidate for the
Republican nomination for congress in
entered
agreement with the other candidates
that the votes he and they controlled
should be voted three times for one
of the other candidates and that II no
choice was made or on the second two
votes then the support of the three
delegations should be delivered to MIN:
There was further agreement that
the man WHO finally received the noml-
nation was to pay the expenses OF the
other candidates.
This reference by Senator Fitzpatrick
congressional district 20 years ago.
when Webb McNan and r. NJ. Turner
were among other candidates against
Mr. Young for the nomination. Me-
Nall finally secured 1t.
do you state those things as facts,
interrupted Senator Young, especial
ly that part of them that relates to the
paying of expenses"
us that all of the indictment that
is untrue?'' replied Senator Fitzpat-
rick. 'If it is untrue 1 withdraw 1t
but I want to say that the senator
from Mitchell (Senator Young) is as
corrupt a politician as ever infested a
Kansas convention. And further that
few men would have the temerity to
pose as reformers in Kansas who had
ever SO tried to thwart the will of the
people,
DO you assert that I made that
deal or that it was made by the dele
gates supporting me?' asked Senator
Young cit is not true if you assert
that I made such a deal.''
Senator Fitzpatrick replied such