The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-14
CURTIS TO D0LLEY
Senator Tells Why He Has
BOIted Bull MOOserS.
They Must Come Out for Taft
if Want His Support

In reply to the charges by Chair
man J. n. Dolley that he has boltcd
the Republican ticket, United States
Senator Charles Curtis last night made
reply and declared that he will vote
and work for the entire ticket if all
the candidates will declare allegiance
to Taft. The Dolley-Curtis controversy
arose because of a recent speech by
Senator Curtis in Arkansas City IN
which he flayed Governor Stubs and
state ticket.
Replying to DoIley's charge that he
is not a Republican, Curtis says IN
part:
I'm your issue of September ID,
1912, you print a statement given out
by the Honorable J. n. Dolley, who
is Governor Stubs man Friday, ar.1
who is very much mistaken when ne
says l am boiling any Republican,
am supporting and advising my friends
to support every Republican on the
national, state and county ticket, but
I say that the Republicans OF Kansas
are under no moral or political oDll-
CATION to support any man who is not
a Republican and who is opposing the
Republican nominees for president
and vice president. There is nothing
personal in this matter with me- II
is question of principle. In my JUG
ment. a man who Will ask Tor tll7
nomination on a ticket when he openiy
admits he does not intend to support
nominees for president and vice preSi-
dent of the party, and who does NOT
indorse and stand on the national pat
form of his party is a political coward
and is unfit to be on any ticket. Aan
Mr. Stubs announced, even after ms
so-called nomination at primary
where he was repudiated by majority
of the Republicans, that he would sup
port the Republican nominees 1or
president and vice president. and that
he Endorsed the national Republican
should have supported
him.
..NEr. Dolley does not deny the charge
r make that Governor Stubs is not a
and he does not deny the
barge 7 make that Governor StubbS,
before the primary, August 8, 1917, hau
,olted the Republican nominees Iol
president and vice president ana ina
,e had refused to indOrse the platform
,doDted at the national Republican
convention. He says that I went into
he primary with Governor Stubps
when the truth is, announced my can
iidacy long before the governor maze
lis announcement, and the governor
made his formal announcement attel
"a rod given notice that he would not
support the Republican nominees IoI
president and vice president
1T was the only Republican candidate
or United States senator. and L recelV-
n A majority of the votes cast by the |
2enublicans for that Office and was en- |
tiled to the nomination, and was
vronged out of it by a dastardly law |
which the governor claimed in his in
erview in the Worlds. Work that he
orced through. Just to keep TINS
question before Mr.. Dolley, I desire to
ali attention to the following, taken
rom Mr.. Stubs interview
Lays Down Challenge.
ID I1J;,, ~,fl
If. Dolley, chairman, the candidates
or presidential electors, the candidate
or United States senator, the candi-
ates for congress in the various dis
riots and the candidates for the va
ious state, county and district Of
ices, I make this proposition: If the
hartman will reorganize the state
ommittee so that only persons shall
q members who are Loyalty support
1g the Republican nominees for
resident and vice president; if the
lectors will pledge themselves to
upport the Republican nominees for
resident and vice president, Taft and
herman; if the candidate for the
-nited States senate and the candi-
ates for congress will come out open
2 for such nominees for president
nd vice president, and agree to stand
n the Republican national platform,
nd if the candidates now on the Re
ubIican ticket for the various state,
ounty and district offices will come
ut for the national Republican nomi-
ees, I will join them, put in all my
me, pay all my own expenses and
-avel from one end of the state to the
ther advocating the election of the
ntire Republican ticket. This is
lir proposition and I urge Mr.. Dol
" as chairman, and the others, to
0me out and be men, show their real
1Iors. If they are Republicans there
Mould be no trouble. If they are |
OF Republicans. then they should
ave the manhood to get out of the
epublican column and take their
laces where they belong.
Very truly,
s'CHA RLES CURTIS"