The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-24
Fight on Fred Jackson in
Fourth District.
Barber, the Shawnee Democrat,
Against StubbS.
TAKES STAND BURGE Dill
Burge Was Beaten in Primaries
by TrOutman.
Notes on Men Who Are Taking
Part in State Campaign.

Part in State Campaign.
It was the morning after the defeat
of the Orr resolution in the 1911 sen
ate at Fred S. jackson called the
newspaper reporters to the attorney
! generals office and submitted to an
/ interview in which he pledged him
self to do the very things that the
resolution asked q special committee
to do. That thing was to lnvestigafe =
Jacksons contingent funds while ne
was attorney general, to investigate
the special fees received in liquor pros
ecutions and make public the 6ndings.
For some reason. however, jackson
never made public these fees and now
20 600 copies of JacksOn'S newspaper IN
tervieWs and promises are being cir
culated in the Fourth district where
Re is seeking reelection to congress.
James w Orr, of AtchisOn, was the
man who introduced the resolution t"
investigate Jackson's fees and con-
tingent fund expenditures. The reSo-
luton caused a storm of protests from
the administration crowd in the house
IN the midst of the fight, A. L. Barrier
representative from JackSOn'S home
county offered a substitute resolution
which would put the Orr document on
the shelf. But Barriers previously pre-
pared document was beaten, the OF
resolution passed the house after
most bitter contest and was at onc'
messaged to the senate where 1T was
made a special order. Jackson h1mseH
worked for the defeat of the resolu-
ton in the senate. Several anti
administration senators voted for the
defeat of the resolution and Jackson
won. The next day he declared that
he would on his own motion maze
public the very facts sought to be
revealed by Orr's resolution.
Now. tha. promise, coupled WIN
charges concerning Jackson's eXces-
rive travelling expenses, is being cir
cuIate0 in his district. A circular IS
sued this week by the Republican
League gives the full particulars OF
the transaction.
Samuel E. Barber. Democratic nomi-
nee for state senator in Shawnee coun-
ty. does not appreciate the attempt OF
a morning paper to mislead the Demo-
cratic voters with an inference that
Judge Thompson is displeased with
BARRIERS stand on the United states
senatorial question And Barber, who
calls the papers attention to the over
whelming defeat of Stubbs in the Shaw
nee county primaries, reiterates his
statement that under no circumstances
viii he support Governor Stubs for the
United states senate Barber prefers to
he governed more by the voice of his
home people than by the sentiment of
the state at large and believes he will
better represent his district by full
fllment of this promise. The defeat of
N. 3. Burge Republican, who made the
same statement before the Shawnee
primary, does not deter Barber.
The constituticS of the United
States requires United States senators !
to be chosen by the legislature of the
several states" said Barber. And the /
election of United States senator is /
one of the important duties before the |
legislature. AS a candidate for |
tOrial district. feel that 1 should ad- !
wise the voters of the district of my
of what should govern me |
in the discharge of this important duty, |
should I be elected in November.
The people of my senatorial district !
at the August primaries, expressed their |
of Governor Stubbs' can
didacy and the majority against him |
was large. No one will question that |
the sentiment in Shawnee county is un-
alterably opposed to Stubs for United |
States senator Knowing this fact my |
position is that so far as he is concern
ed the incident is closed; and that no
man pretending to represent this county |
in the state senate should disregard the |
wishes of the people so forcib1y and de-
cisiveIy expressed at the polls. And |
repeat the announcement that [ have
already made-under no circumstances
will I support Governor Stubbs for
United States senator.
My opponent has pledged himself !
to defy the will of the people of this
senatorial district notwithstanding the
overwhelming vote of the district for
Charles Curtis as against Stubbs, and
declares that if the vote of the state
s for Stubbs, he will not observe the
Will of the people in his home dis
rict but will vote for Stubbs. In other
words he is not satisfied with the YER
lict of Shawnee county in the August
primaries, declines to be bound by the
lecisiOl of his party voters and admits
hat if the people at large gives Stubs
a majority. he will disregard the |
wishes of his home district and vote i
or him.
while the duty of electing a United
states senator is one of the important /
iuties before the coming legislature.
here are other matters of vital i'm
1Ortance 10 The people of this county
md state. AS a business man, think
here are already too many laws on
he Kansas statute books-Iaws that
all for increased taxes without Civ
ng proportionate benefits to the pro-
1erty owners. While I will vote fol
md support any meritorious measure,
will be my aim to help repeal a num-
Der of laws that now increase taxation
Without comforting benefits to the peo
de"
er lawyer, was in Topeka Wednes-
lay night and declared that Clay coun-
y viii return a majority against the |
Bull Moose candidates