The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-01
CALLED HIM DOWN
Socialist Candidate Angered at
Secretary Denton.
Claims That He Purposely Mis-
spelled Name.
INTENTIONAL ERRORS.
He Says That Many We're Made
Last Year. ~
Frank Curry Answers Excited
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INTENTIONAL ERRORS.
Frank Curry Answers Excited
Member of His Party.

G. E. Denton has been secretary of
state for nearly four years and this
week received the first criticism of the
conduct of his office. 1t came from
c. R. D. S. Oakford, editor of the
Prolocutor, Socialist paper published
in Garden City. Oakford is sore be-
cause his name was misspelled in some
of the papers and one of his multitude
of initials left out and he jumps on to
Mr.. Denton with both feet as follows:
The Secretary of State, Topeka, Kan:
Dear Strive have been receiving
literature with all kinds of mistakes in
our names as candidates for the nomi-
nation of lieutenant governor and Sec
rotary of state.
The latest is addressed to Verne B.
G. Oatford and Charles Oatford. The
errors must come from your office as
the nomination papers were all made
out correctly and revised several times.
1 saw them myself and approved the
copy.
Last year there were q lot of inten-
tional errors made in the names of the
Socialist candidates and we think that
it is pretty dirty business for high
state officials when they see that they
are losing grounds to stoop to under
handed business and wilfully and ma
liciously change the spelling OF the
will be misled. l hope, Mr.. Denton,
that you can correct these errors with
out nv having to resort to publishing
the fact to the people through the
press.
VERNE v. Oakford is the nominee for
secretary of state.
Charles R. D. S. Oakford is the nom1-
nee for lieutenant governor
Both the above candidates are on the
socialist ticket.
When the Republican ticket Is MADE
out in your office and published there
is not a single mistake In the Initials
or the spelling of the names OF the
candidates. 1t is rather queer that
every Socialist ticket that has ever
been published from the secretary OF
states office has a number of marked
errors in both initials and the spelling
of the name 1 would respectfully ask
YOU to correct the errors from Wh1cn
solicitors and advertisers are getting
our names misspelled and the wrong
initials in them, and notify me of the
corrected copy so that we can at least
be the candidates whom the people
have nominated.
1 will proceed to give you column
first page illustrated in every issue of
the Prolocutor If you neglect TINS mat
ter and publish some tin candidates on
the Socialist ticket There is not a
Socialist candidate on the ticket that
would make errors so fragrant as these.
We may need a new secretary Of state
and if VERNE v. Oakford is elected by
the people of Kansas. she will not
change your name and add two initials
that do not belong there and leave out
one that does belong there in order to
keep the people from knowing who
the party is that is running, should
you come up as candidate at another
time. If she can not beat you fair, she
will not stoop to sculduggery. Yours
for the revolution.
CHAS r. D. S OAKFORO.
Now as the Protectors motto is.
mot for the empty platitudes of an
obsequious minion, nor for the pratt