The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-16
KRAMER TO AMRINE.
Wagstaff Secretary Makes Hot Reply
to StubbS Clerk.

Secretary Joe Kramer of the Wagstaff
campaign committee today issued the fol
tions Amrihe has been indulsihg IN late
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ed to your friend, The Topeka Daily Cap
ital, for your valuable analysis of. Mr.
Wagstaff's keynote speech. I was IN Iced
surprised to learn that you were for Coy,
ernor Stubs, and to note that you could
SO completely annihilate compat:tr-.
You say something in this wonderful
document of yours about the oaslc pr:n-
ciples of the Republican party and the
correct standards of Republicanisn: You
dent Mckinley stood for.
Now, Mr.. Amrine, man of your abil-
be better known by the members of the
Republican party of the state of Kansas.
Mr.. Amrine. Just hoy long have Xcg
viii you kindly tell the Republicans
of the state of Kansas in Just what ,s cam,
.'isn't it a fact that you We're rank
Pop in 1900, and was throwing mud at
this ideal president of every true Repub-
throw mud at Mr.. Wagstaf?
you say that Mr.. Wagstaff's campaign
seem to be taking it very seriously. If
it is not serious, will you explain why
Governor Stubs has found ait It nee
commissioners office in the state house
into political headquarters. where the
faithful members of the pie counter meet
on each night to plan ways and means
to check Tom Wagstaffs lead in this
race?
paign committee is composed of Mr.. Gibbs
his executive clerk; Mr.. Leahy, his Dem
lev as advisor; and that each of you
are at present spending most your time
in the state house building MT: Stubs
the duties for which the taxpayers of the
state are paying you
Z note. however. in this wonderful
analysis of yours, that you pass very
lightly Mr.. Wagstaff's references to taxes:
h Si, Of people are writing the state
auditor to know why it is that they must
paw higher taxes this year than they
the state, while not single taxpayer has
written or asked for one of your valuable
treatises on Republicanism?
Now. Mr. Amrine, is it not fact that
the only true reason you have today for
being for Mt STUBS o n is that hi y snd are
sWiil you explain % the tax payers of
for the state for the fifteen hundred dol
lars per annum you 1raw from the state
treasury?
that you do not perform for the state
of Kansas single dollars worth of work
are paying you, but that you are used
at their expense to build up Mr. Stubs
rs it not also a fact that your ex-
penses on your valuable excursions for
Mr. StubbS to state institutions are paid
out of the governors contingent fund,
this money being paid you in addition to
your salary?
the legislature in 1909 an increase in his
contingent fund from $4,000. as it was un-
der Hoch, to $4,000. you will remember
that that body kicked (for you know, to
sneak the Kansas language, the COVER
nor's contingent fund simply means a
Wad of money that he don't have to ac-
count for very hard), but the governor
| told the boys that he just had to nave
| that $4,000 SO that he could swat flies,
| etc.
NOW Mr. Amrine, you are a member
| of the legislature and you were awfully
close to Governor Stubs at that time,
| and / suppose you were actually next.
| Did you not help the governor to get his
Increased contingent fund, of which you
today are a beneficiary?
ssOf course, Mr.. Anlrine, you are for
Governor Stubs, and will be just as long
as that salary and contingent fund lasts
But, friend Anlrine. watch out for that
contingent fund. During the past week
there has been several fellows writing
rice things about Governor Stubs and
knocking on Mr.. Wagstaf. and on inves-
] LEGATION 1 find that most of them are in
| on that contingent fund. At the rate it
| is going. 1 am .awfully afraid 1t won't
last long. Take the advice of an old
friend. You will have to hurry