The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-27
First District Congressional
Fight Is Bitter One.
Anthony and Stuart HurI
Charges Back and Forth.
STORM CENTER AT ATCHISON
Stuart's Part in the Boosting of
a Papers Circulation.
Case of John Dawson, Progress
sive, and Il. r. Committee.

CONGRESSMAN D. R. Anthony's fight
for denomination in the second district
has reached the point where friend
ships are forgotten and the LeaVen-
worth editor is busy explaining his own
acts in connection with the intercept
ton of private mail matter, alleged to
have been taken from the Atchison post
Office and used against Judge w. l.
Stuart in primary contest. War was
declared when the Anthony forces pro-
duced the records in an effort to prove
that Judge Stuart paid an Atchison
newspaper for moulding anti-Anthony
sentiment in the district. Now An
thony and his friends are busy with
their renlies and counter charges.
When the Atchison story was print
ed by a rival paper, the feenhg was
only intensified. For with the Chali-
nion-vhich the Anthony forces claim
ed had been subsidized by the Oppose
tion-began a crusade against AIltioilS
The Champion charged that Postnnaster
Casey had violated the postal regula-
+ion and had tipped the Information 20
-AnfhbTv. to whom Casey owed ms Joo-
Tr1is charge was met by the Anthony
7supporters with charges that Juuse
stuart was impeached by the 1888 iesIs-
IatI1re for election corruption. All inns
has happened in one week. II Is zen
days until the primaries ana win tle
factional feeling already aroused, the
Tay, Commandments and the beautl1uI
teachings of the Golden Rule are pelhs
FORGOTTEN by the men who feel per-
sonal interest in the outcome OF the
scrap.
the Atchison Champion that 1t would
support the progressive candidates, was
welcomed with much rejoicing by the
officials at the Bull Moose mead
quarters. The Anthony people sald
nothing But Just about this stage OF
the game. something happened. A post
office inspector visited Atchison. 1t was
learned that the Champions circula-
ton had made a sudden increase. so
the inspector Investigated this evil
dence of prosperity ana secured E1ultot
Pulliam's affidavit that Judge Stuart
had bought $500 worth of papers for use
during the campaign. The information
was forwarded to Washington.
Perhaps there might still be harmony
and good will in the First district had
not this bit of information leaked to
the news department of the Globe, the
Champions competitor. Last week the
Globe printed a facsimile of the Pull
liam affidavit and when the print shops
in Atchison closed that night there was
blood in the eyes of the rival publish
ers.
PuIliam flayed Anthony without
stint or mercy. He charged that
Postmaster Casey had leaked" and
that the contents of the sensational
affidavit were in the hands of the
Globe force in "a hours after the
document was executed. Congress
man Anthony tried to explain that
he secured the information through
the regular channels. But the heads
of the postal department in Washing
ton declined this opportunity to pose
as goats in a Kansas campaign. So
the Champion continued its TRADE
against the Leavenworth man and
blistered Postmaster Casey with all
the scathing language at the disposal
of the editorial department.
Things were not encouraging for
the Anthony movement and the alb
sence of an acceptable explanation
concerning the source of the PuIliam
affidavit was a bit humiliating and