The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-14
NEAR THE LIMIT.
Mayoralty Campaign Already in
Advanced Stage.
Ridiculous Stories Circulated to
Weaken Mr.. Green's Popularity.
MAKES A STATEMENT.
Injustice of Charges Evident on
Their Face.
Tells Why lie Has Reason to
Hate Joints.
MAKES A STATEMENT.

Hurting bottles of naraschino cherries,
punch dressing for plum pudding and
| 5ellies preserved in cordials at Council
man Green the opposition to his mayor
atty campaign are trying to permanent
ly injure him with the people.
| Ludicrous charges are being circulat-
ed against Councilman VIM. Green.
! candidate for mayor at the coming
| spring election, with the purpose of
| hurting his candidacy.
The charges which have been fixed up
in fantastic shape from whatever little
| cloth existed are fashioned with the
idea of striking at the influence which
Mr.. Green has with the law and order
element of the city.
Each one of the three main charges
Is intended to show that Councilman
wtnks and connives to that end, pocket
ing whatever profit there may be in
such action.
The charges are said to be the work
Of over jealous friends of the opposi-
tion
Behind their hands they whisper to
the ear of the confiding: Mr.. Green
kills calves in the basement of his bus
mess building, that jellies and fruits
are sold put up in cordials which con-
tain as high as SO per cent alcohol, that
Mr.. Green has a son, Hartley Green,
restaurant, noted as a drinking resort.
Samples of a punch dressing sold for
plum pudding have been purchased
from the Green Grocery company of
which Councilman Green is the main
StOckhOlder and analysed by an expert
chemist and the dressing is reported to
contain heavy percentage of alcohol,
almost as much as is contained in
whisky.
Maraschino cherries which are put up
IL IH4I
passed through the hands of analyst
and contain an array Of evidence which
gleefully it is asserted is as condemna-
tory as that discovered in the punch
dressing.
The campaign is assuming tone
of bitterness. Candidates for the Of |
flee of mayor will hardly speak to
each other beyond a few more formal !
words which necessity requires of
them at times.
That charges of such a peculiar and |
ludicrous nature as are being ban !
died about to hurt Mr.. Green are only |
indicative of the feeling that is creep |
ing more and more in the situation.
Any warm friendship which might |
have existed between Councilman |
Holiday, Councilman Swendson and |
Councilman Green has been dispelled |
by the pending mayoraIty fight and |
has been superseded by a feeling of |
GOODNESS and even of suspicion. When
MI. Green was told or the cam pa1gn
which was being worked up
gainst him he showed considera Bile |
establishment as we'll as amusement.
81 have been here in the grocery
business for twenty years and 1 have
continuously sold the goods or prac-
-ically all of them, that 1 sell today.
serve the wants and demands of a
great variety of people and any we'll
'egulated grocery store in Topeka car
les the same goods that I do to meet
~ Safd |
Mr.. Green. "Maraschino cherries are
put up in a kind of cordial and great
many of the best people in the city
Use the fruit for ice cream and other
fishes. All kinds of people purchase
hem and some of the best temper
nee people in the city buy them. AS
ar as that punch dressing is concern
ID it is a new thing with me. I only
rot it recently from a house that I
lave been dealing with for years and
n examining it the other day it SEEM
ID to have decided liquor taste. Such
charges as are made are only laugh
lble. I do kill calves in the basement
If my building for the meat market
lround once each month and asks
low many we kill and we tell him.
That's all there is to that.
Il am very sorry that any refer
ence to any son of mine should creep
INTO this but I can only say this: That
did learn that my son was at one
line in the Owl restaurant and con-
lected with it. 1 got him out of that.
have walked the streets of this city
many times at midnight in search of
ny one son. have tried to keep him
With me but have been, unable to do
10. I have spent many hundreds of
loIlars, yes, thousands in his behalf
o get him started right. It's for all
II this that I have good reason to
late the joints and do. It is infamous
o bring charges of this nature to bear
gainst me. 1t is contemplate.