The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-22
Club Fielding.
WOOD TO CAPPER
Topeka Architect Makes Reply
to Campaign Circulars.
inquiries About Reforms Affect
ing Printers and Architects.

ing Printers and Architects.
| When Arthur Capper's> circular letter
/ to the Kansas voters, reached L. M
Wood, the Topeka architect, it caused
Mr.. Wood it sit up and take notice &c
the extent of the formation of an
swers to some of the Capper queries
But the architect not only answered
all the Capper queries, but he submit
ted the Topeka gubernatortal candidate
an equal number of questions and Is
now waiting for his reply.
| In the first place, Wood understands
that Capper-with William Allen White,
| Governor Stubs and others-favors
| turning the state architectural work
over to K. U. students and to non
residents of the state. He is also ao-
vised that the Topeka publisher Ia
vors handling all county printing from
the state printing plant-making saw
| ing to the state. perhaps but hitting
the nocketbooks of several hundred
Kansas printers and publishers. Then,
too, there are the troubles within the
marty. Woods mind would be eased
| Nv a straightforward, direct answ0
| 10 these queries and the reply of WOOD
| To the Capper letter is in the tone IN
which he invites the Topekan to- re-
SR Under date of July 20. Wood sent
Capper this letter:
Arthur Capper, Topeka, Kan.
Dear Sir:-I am in receipt of your
letter with advance notices of the en-
| tertainment that you propose TO give
next fall, and shall endeavor to re-
nly thereto, as requested, making 1t
as plain as 1 can, so that you may
know where I stand. l believe that
is what you want to know.
Questions Asked Me.
| l. What are your politics?
2 Can I count on your support for
Governor?
g. Is my candidacy favorably re-
ceived in your neighborhood?
A. What issue do you think should
be most important in the next cam
paign?
In answer to the first question, !!
would say, that, being a descendant OF
the Macgregor clan, in Scotland, some
of whom fought with Cromwell in
England; some murdered during the
Ireland, in 1889. Afterwards, for eight
generations, Quaker-Whig-Abolt tion-
lists in Virginia, when that spelled
trouble, that I am a Republican, and
that there are no foot notes. connect
ed with that statement.
In answer to the second question,
would say, that it will depend largely
upon how you stand on some questions
that 1 have to PROFOUND to you; and
l have as much right to know where
you stand, as you to ask me the above
questions. At present am unable to
tell.
and Sherman at the head of your edi-
torial column, and support them by
your influence and vote, as the nomi-
nees of the Republican convention at
Chicago?
Stubs, in his candidacy for the United
states senate, when he has avowedly
cut loose from the Republican party.
and is endeavoring to steal the electoral
vote of this state, in favor of a man
who is not yet nominated?
''Third-If elected governor of this
state, will you approve Of a bill that
is now being formulated by Bill White
and Governor Stubs, which will pro-
vide for the abolition of the state
architects Office, and establish a de-
partment' at the university, under the
supervision of a Missourian, where
plans for all state buildings, likewise
plans for all school houses in the state
will be made free of cost to the dis
tricts, by incompetent assistance, in
the shape of students? In other words,
are you going to advocate policy of
going into the field of private enterprise,
and backed up by the states money
and power, rip up and destroy the Gull
rnination of a life's effort, in Kansas,
in building up an honorable business?
Fourth-Are you going to advocate do
ing the county printing, free to the coun-
ties at the state printing plant. If
you are going to do these things, sew
eral big publishers will have to join
the architects, and open picture shows.
or move out of the state in order to
get a chance to follow their chosen
calling. Besides. it would hurt several
Kansas City architects. because many
of them are living off Kansas work
Apropos of the situation just now.
would it not be a good idea for Bill
White to re-establish his Whats the
Matter with Kansas?"
1t is a lamentable fact, that one can
wrap a bit of barbed wire around the
end of a fishing pole. run 1t into the
brush, twist it around, pull it out, and
find a pop" on the end of 1t.
What's the answer! Cut the brush
by voting the str aight Republican
ticket.
In answer to the third query, /
would say that the immediate neigh
bors on each side of me are dead
against you, wffUe across the street,
one, Harold Chase, is for you. 1 don't
know how the others stand.
In answer to the fourth interroga-
tory, I would say that the most promi-
nent issue should be good, cleancut
Republicanism, without any frills, de-
pending upon that party to bring the
country through safely, as it has al
ways been able to in the past, and to
which ct point with pride " Respect
fully yours. L. NJ. WOOD.