The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-25


When this happened . great went from the
postoice from Senator Brewer and from
Chronicle ana they with being beusht with
Reess They have been roaring ever since about
paper which h.. been added to the long sup
porting But there IL not word Of truth - these
Chronicle man saw he was being worked for sucker.
and quit believe that the Rsflsstsr and its aSish
keep bowling purchase It Il fully to
the Refectors idea what eonstitusss de-
When the Reflector c1aims that the enrenisls
the position taksn ana that the people
Is speaking very wide the facts All Newspaper men
well understand that newspaper can deliberately
To do so would be to invite destruction
the support OF goodly number Of the people o. II Will
not dare to take the position
wish you that the Chronicle has this
backing. IN communication with many Republicans
them living right in Abilene who assure me that they
will give Judge Rees their support The Chronicle 10
earnest in their opposition caderhsaA
Notwithstanding its place Of publication ~ Mr Smiths
cause nsS doubt sincerity a. oppenant,
of Calderhead partly they recognise his
they think has som. hop. of winning tn. fisht
And why do some Of them doubt Mr. smiths sincerity:
they not believe that genuine opponent
Caiderhead the Abilene Reflector snA
men as Senator Brewer They can believe that
genuine would his prin
Brewer. And they very well that
because dealer been snorsd and thsy
right there and witness the evidences day
is true in Abilene r. in town whers there
two Republican papers that they are almost con-
stanty quarreling that denies the afusncs Of
the other Hence will be able to estimate at its full
worth the charge Of the Reflector that the Chronicle
influence. the Abilene Reflector
the dictator Of Republican politics in Dickinson
years Influence put to test As every
In the district knows. the chrenics won
in that fight the Reflector was defeated The
he
Hector represented the machine And will find that
fight Chronicle will be Endorsed By the
pie of Dickinson county
Reflector all of the other caiderhead pspsrs
including the Marysviile NswA which gets the
sripes when calderhead takes pills. making great
"reachery" Of the Chronicle end
YOU have been told much about great ndsna
ton meetings that been county
effort IL made to to believe that these
great uprisings people in their
nature If you ever did At undse.ved. They
not. Every of them was worked up" ny an
agent from Abilene for that purpose.
and In cases meeting held. but the sgcnt
with his already prepared resolutions which
people sign. Even in Abilene. MT Smiths
home a town Of six thousand people. were cniy
sixty present after the most strenuous drummns
express their unutterable and awful Indignation.
It looks II Mr.. Rees would have more votes
in Dickinson county than MI Smith The smooth game
the Calderhead crowd in keeping Mr.. Smith in the
game Is failing OF Its purpose
that exploded about RAess right TO Tor Con-
They telling the people that II they vote for
will not be countsdwi be thrown sat-
not be that this exploded stsry will find be-
levers at this late day. All OF the newspapers which
publishing statements well that they
they have AL read the opinion Of Attorney
General Jackson that point That opinon been
widely published easily obtained
who desires to see it. Newspapers which keep
peating such statements wlfully trying de-
the people
The CAidsrhead must getting desperate when
they resort to such tactics the abovs mentioned
scheme and when they charge every nsW0paDse watch
supports Rses with having been influsncsa ~
The plain truth Is that the tired OF Cal
Aerhead They had enough OF him. They want
progressive They recognise Mr.. chat
When the newspapers out Mr.. Rses. they
did they the people for whom they
talk and who their patrons Mr.. Rsss Il using
in his campaign the purchase of
for infuencing their edtors He II making his
psign honest and gsntlsman He 10
amply qualified mentally the position:
your respect morally; and his friends you
port him because he represents correctly the
great questions before the public
Yeurs respectfully.
A. r. RDpGR
Minneapolis Kan. July H. 1sea