The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-08
He GOT THE CASH.
III. A. Low and A. A. Hurd Tell
of Campaign Contributions
Latter Says Mr.. Stubs Solicited
Santa FEES Help.
NO DEAL WAS MADE.
Story of Conference and Agree
ment Denied.
70 DEAL WAS MADE.
Mr.. Stubs Denies He So
licited From Railroads.

NJ. A. Low, general attorney for the
Rock Island railway, and A. A. Hurd
of the Santa Fe, in signed statements
to the State Journal, deny the report
that they demanded certain conces-
sions from w. r. Stubs in the mat
ter of railway legislation before MAX
ing their campaign contribution in 1903
Both say Mr.. Stubs received their
| money. Mr.. Hurd say he solicited his
contribution personally.
Mr.. Low says that he sent in the
Rock Island contribution to Mr.. Stubs
but there were no conditions attached
| The following is Mr.. Lows letter:
| To the Editor of the State Journal
About Those 1900 Contributions.
| Under the above heading, in your
issue of yesterday, you print the fol-
4 lowing:
| There is also some interesting his
tory about the $1,000 contributions made
py the Santa Fe, Rock Island and I'm
| ion Pacific to the Republican state CEN
| tral committee the year that Mr..
Stubbs was chairman. and this is also
| a political story which has never been
fully explained to the general public.
| After Stubs had been elected chair
| man of the Republican state commit
| tee. M. A Low, of the Rock Island, A.
| A: Hurd of Santa Fe and N. H. Loomis
VI lHS OluOn IdClilC CdlieQ upon MIN.
| Each one of them had in his pocket
| a check for $1,000. They had a long,
| earnest conversation with Stubbs in
l which they rendered him their contri-
buttons to the Republican campaign
| fund, and wanted him to agree to GER
| tain things concerning the attitude of
the Republican party on matters of
legislation affecting the railroads Mr..
Stubs. 1t is said, refused absolutely
to make any promises concerning what
Low and Mr.. Hurd put their checks
back in their pockets and left Mr.
Loomis, however. turned his check
over to Mr.. Stubbs as an unconditional
contribution to the campaign fund
Whether or not Mr.. Low and Mr.
Hurd sent in their checks later on the
same terms is not known, but it is
supposed they did. At any rate, it is
probably true that the Republican state
central committee received $4,000 from
the three railroad companies in the
1903 campaign, but if they did receive
they money, it was an unconditional
| contribution.
w. r. Stubs is said to be getting
ready to make statement about the
Democratic charges rejecting on his
acceptanee of railroad money. When
the statement is made public, it will
probably be substantially in confirna-
ton of the above facts"
So far as I am concerned, the
statements are without any justifica-
! |
such meeting as that referred to, or
any meeting, to discuss with Mr. Stubs
the subject of campaign contributions.
At no time prior to making the contri-
button referred to did I have any con-
, versation with Mr.. Stubs respecting
: 1T. l was Informed that the COMMITTEES
needed money, and that it would n
glad to have contributions from the
railroads, and, thereupon, sent in my
check, making no conditions or request
whatever.
My personal relations with Mr.
Stubs were then, and still are, some
what intimate. but he will bear wit
ness that have never requested much
less demanded, that he favor or oppose
any railroad or other legislation.
J M. A. LOW.
Topeka, Kan, Oct s, 1908
To the Topeka State Journal:
I notice in last evenings issue of
r your paper an interview with Mr.. Carr
w. Taylor of Hutchinson, Kan, and
Y in this connection appears the follow
2 in statement:
Il after Stubs had been elected
chairman of the Republican state
committee, NJ. A. Low of the Rock
Island. A. A. Hurd of the Santa Fe
and N; H. LOOMS of the Union Paci-
f1c called upon him. Each one of
: them had in his pocket a check for
: one thousand dollars. They had a
q long, earnest conversation with Stubs
u in which they rendered him their
L contributions to the Republican cam
: paign fund and wanted him to agree
$ to certain things concerning the at
7, titude of the Republican party on
i matters of legislation affecting the
n railroads. Mr.. Subbs, 1t is said, re-
!. fused absolutely to make any prom
II ises concerning what the party would
I. do. Thereupon Mr.. Low and Mr.
n Hurd put their checks back in thei1
= pockets and left. Mr.. Loomis. how
I ever, turned his check over to Mr.
e Stubs as an unconditional contribu.
II ton to the campaign fund. Whether
: or not Mr.. Low and Mr.. Hurd sent IN
their checks later on the same term.
is not known, but it is supposed the,
Il did,"
s I desired to say that the above
statement is absolutely unQualifiedly
: and maliciously false.
. Shortly after Mr.. Stubs was elected
= chairman of the Republican state cen.
= trail committee, he came to me in tn,
s rotunda of the Baltimore hotel, a
ed in conversation with Mr. s. w
e Moore, then assistant attorney of tn,
Santa Fe at Kansas City and nov
r general solicitor of the Kansas Cit,
& Southern railway, and asked me i
ID the Santa Fee railroad would contrib
De ute to the campaign fund of the Re
l. publican party, and said that he un
Y, derstood it had been the custom o
Q, the road to do so at least some time
m in the past. / told Mr.. Stubs tina
Or that was a matter over which 1 ha,
l. no control whatever and was entirel,
S outside of my jurisdiction that il
le could only be determined by Mr.. E. d
% Kenna of Chicago, who was then tn,
Z. first vice president and general soil
10 citor for the company.
e 1 said to Mr.. Stubs that if he de
= sired me to do so, I would take tn,
matter up with Mr.. Kenna the mex
70 time I went to Chicago and let hin
m Know what IL lythlhg, the coihpan.
III would 40, or ne preferred ne couiC
+ take the matter up with Mr.. Kenn;
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