The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-23

I in Kansas on any stamping tour touched
one mouthful of liquor of any kind. In
addition to this I may mention that Inever
touch whisky at all, and I have never
trunk a highball or a cocktail in my life.
Every man who knows me knows this to
be a fact. Every man who asserts that
have ever been in even the slightest de-
gree under the influence of LIQUOR is as
sorting a deliberate and malignant false
hood, which he either knows to be false,
to be false. In Kansas the chief cireuIa-
ton of the stories is apparently being
given by an ex-United States senator
who during my administration was sent
to the penitentiary by the department oil
Justice In every case where the story
has been given circulation. it has been
derived from some source no more reput-
able than this.
Let me in closing thank you for hav-
ing brought this matter to my attention.
You are welcome to make what use you
wish of th4s letter. Let me repeat that.
with this letter published, every man has
access to the facts if he cares to find out
about them; and any man who has access
to the facts and who circulateS@ these
stories in any shape or way, or assists in
their circulation, is guilty of willful, De-
Hberate, malicious falsehood.
Faithfully yours,
.aTHEODORER OosEvELT."s
At Horton last night a 'rWilson
club" with $50 charter members, was
organized. Net only is the club boost
ing for the success of the Democratic
nominee for president, but 1t is pull
ing equally strong for ]. B. Chapman,
Dem ocratic candidate for congress in
the first district; and for J. F. Bailey,
the legislative candidate. officers of
the club are Peter O'Hara, president:
w. H. Wheatley, vice president; Will
Christner, secretary, and E. F. Hen
ney, treasurer. An effort will be made
to increase the membership of the club
to 1000 before the November election.
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speakers who will help the cause in
the Horton district. At present an eff
fort is being made to secure speaking
dates for Senator Gore of Oklahoma,
and for William Jennings Bryan.
The Roosevelt headquarters in To-
peka is flooded with requests for
speaking dates for the Kansas pro-
gressives. At least a half dozen of the
star performers. including STUDIOS,
spend a busy two weeks before tne
primaries. Governor Stubs will prob
ably devote his entire time to the cam
paign until the opening OF the polls
airy has not yet been announced. al
though he will likely make at least a
dozen speeches before the primaries.
While he has no opposition for the
in his home district, Con-
gresham Fred S. Jackson will devote
much If his time to home work be-
fore the primaries Will MI as
many dates in my district as poss1pIe
before the primaries" said Jackson,
"hut do not expect to make speeches
outside the Fourth. Because OF the
serious condition of my mother, VINO
is in a Topeka hospital, 1 will try TO
limit the number OF speeches. IN the
campaign as much as possible.
Several Topekans left yesterday
afternoon for Hutchinson, where they
attended the opening OF the progress
i've Republican fight last night. Among
the progressive leaders who went from
Topeka to Hutchinson to attend the
oratoricaI swatfest were: Governor
w. r. Stubs, Earl Akers, FRED ).
Jackson, J., L. Longshore. Tney re-
turned to Topeka today.
CONGRESSMAN Fred S. Jackson will
speak this afternoon in Eureka, his
home town. He is slated as the prin-
cipaI speaker at the Homecoming event
of the Eureka chautauqua. Thomas
w. Morgan, editor of the Ottawa Re
public, will also speak at the Eureka
meeting Morgan was publisher OF the
Eureka Messenger Is years ago.
Now that the progressives have won
their fight in the courts and are as
sured that the Roosevelt electoral can |
will find a place on the pri-
mary ballots, they will make the cam |
paign in Kansas a memorable event. |
Every progressive speaker, who can
devote his time to the cause, Will be
kept busy until the night of August 5 |
and the battle for success in the state |
will be waged around the charges of
in the Chicago national /
and the allegations that
United states Senator Charles Curtis /
the big interests and not
kansas in the 16 years he has been in /
congress and in the senate.
Congressman D. R. Anthony will |
speak tonight in Sabetha. Since his
return to Kansas, Anthony has been /
an active campaign for the re-
in the First district. While
Anthony has been quite busy in round
ng together his constituents in the /
First, William 1. Stuart of Troy, who /
s opposing the Leavenworth man, has
overlooked nothing in his ra0e for the /