The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-13
Bristow Letter Being Used as
Campaign Material.
Was Written to Supposed Friend
In Leavenworth.
HAS ABOUT RUN DOWN
Mulvane Stubbs Controversy
Has Another Turn.
Natf0nalC CommitteemanCharre
Square Dealer With Graft.


Square Dealer With Graft.
5ocular letter written by 7. I.
Bristow to a Leavenworth man whom
he supposed was a personal friend has
peen placed In the hands of Bristow's
enemies and is being printed in the
papers hostile to Bristow as a sam
pie OF the kind Of q campaign Mr..
Bristow Is making.
1t Is reported that Mr.. Rristow was
talking to this Leavenworth man some
time ago, and said that he didn't know
whether 1t would be worth while to
make much of fight in Leavenworth
county. on account of the known
machine" tendencies of that county,.
Ine man assured Bristow that he had
| many friends there, and that If he
would come into the county he would
see that he got acquainted with those
friendly to him.
So when Mr.. Bristow was sending
out his petitions. he sent some to
this Leavenworth man with personal
| letter commenting in a joking way
about the Leavenworth situation as
previously discussed. This letter fol-
| lows:
| Il enclose you some petitions which
wish you would quietly hand to
some good. honest square dealer, who
/
United States senate. Would also be
| glad to have you send me a list of q
Few good men in your county who
would be in sympathy with my candi-
voters list or a workers list, but the
names OF few patriots who are
| against the Long machine.
| with kindest personal regard, I re-
main yours truly,
| 81. L. BRIsTow."
The next that Mr.. Bristow heard Of
| this letter it was printed in Mort Al
baugh's paper at Kingman, as a sam
| sending out with his petitions Since
| then a similar piece has appeared in
the Fort Scott Republican. Kansas
City Journal, and other papers un-
friendly to Bristow. The purpose is to
make it appear that Bristow is trying
to fasten his senatorial boom to the
square deal campaign.
All of which goes to prove that 1t
won't do to try to joke with ones sup
posed friends about political affairs.
when you have to put it in writing
The joint debate which has beenI
going On between w. r. Stubbs and d.
w. Mulvane seems to be about run
down. Neither man seems able to
think OF anything new to say. and they
are simply whanging away with their
old stories which everybody knew all
about long before the controversy
started -Stubbs accuses Mulvane Of
getting $500 for heading off a fraud
order and Mulvane accuses Stubbs of
drawing the extra pay which the state
allows to the speaker of the house
when he wasn't entitled to draw 1t,
both of which charges have been
thoroughly exploited The contestants
some nice fresh scandals II they ex-
pect to hold the attention OF the
public.
The following is a statement given
out Saturday by Mr.. Mulvane:
| "In answer to my statement that 'in
neither speech nor interview could the
state committee induce him to say 3
kind word for Governor Hoch or any
of the Republican state ticket Mr..
Stubbs replies that he voted straight.
This statement is not susceptible OF
proof. He does not deny the charge
that he refused to assist in electinE
| truthfully deny that he went SO far as
| to say, during the campaign. that he
hoped Hoch would be defeated
! "I charged him with having drawn
member of the legislature while
preaching economy In reply he says
| that in five years he has received from
the state $500 It is not a question as
to how much he received, but as to
| whether he received more than was
| due him Section 8039 of the general
| statutes of 1905 reads:
| 1.-THE speaker Of the house of rep
| resentatives shall, in addition to his
per diem and his mileage allowed him
| as a member of the house, receive for
| his services the sum of SO for each day
| that he shall actually preside as such
| speaker, and in case of his absence or
| inability to attend the sessions of the
house, the speaker pro tenn shall re-
ceive such compensation
"Mr. Stubbs under oath claimed ana
drew pay as speaker for fifty days. The
house journal shows that he presided
as speaker on nine different days.
| "Mr Stubbs says he has devoted the
greater part of his time for five years
| in an effort to eliminate graft and
| grafters from our political system.
Has he?
| ton to this statute:
| "'Every officer who shall by color of
his office unlawfully and willfully ex-
| act or demand and receive any fee or
| for any official act done or to be done.
| that is not due, or more than Is due.
| or before 1t is due, shall upon convic-
| ton be adjudged guilty of a misde-
meanor. punished by a fine not exceed
| ing $500. or by imprisonment in the
county Jail not exceeding one year. or
by both such fine and imprison-
ment-
T. A. Noftzger senator from the
Thirty-seventh district, was in Topeka
Saturday on legal business. He said:
ST am not going to be q candidate
for reelection to the state senate. and
1 have quit politics. / am practicing
i law I have heard Of only one candi-
date mentioned for senator to succeed
me and that is Judge Frank Price
"I am for Leland for governor, and
| believe he has good chance to win.
I can't see any reason why Miller
/ should get into the race.
There is going to be a hard fight
on Fred Dumont Smith in the Thirty
eighth district. If the opposition to
Smith can get together, the chances
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