The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Chairman DoIIey Reports Def
cit in Campaign Fund.
Fred s. Jackson Replies to
Charges of the Taft League.

With the close of the campaign less
than a week away, Chairman Dolley of
the Republican state central committee,
reports that the committee has already
spent 81 225. p more than has been con-
trfbuted and that $1,000 must be raised
to protect outstanding claims. In re-
port of the financial condition of the
committee Dolley stated that a few free
viii cash offerings will be accepted
Receipts of the committee from candi-
dates and other sources have amounted
to s5,619.50 while the committee has
spent s7.844.74. or s2,22s-24 more than
has been received Claims to the
amount of $5644.74 have been paid by
the committee and an even 5000 is
needed to clear the account up to the
close of business Tuesday night. In
addition to this deficit. there is no pro-
vision for the expense of the final week
of the campaign
Congressman Fred s. Jackson of the
Fourth district. declares that the
charges by the Republican league that
he failed to make a report of expendi-
lures from his contingent fund and to
make public the fees from liquor prose-
cutions is an absolute n7fsrepresenta-
ton of facts. Jackson. in 4 letter to the
State Journal. encloses a copy of the
printed report.
This report shows that under Jack
sons administra ton the expenses of the
office were s39. S3015 OF this amount
S23. 59-52 was spent in the enforcement
of the antitrust laws. s6422 At was
spent in the enforcement ofthe prohibi-
tory law. 81 200 81 for extra helm and
special counsel except in the antitrust
cases, s1,652.59 was spent for travelling
expenses except in the prohibitory and
antitrust prosecutions, S4.145.84 was the
account for general Office expenses
postage and messages. and So. 249. 81 for
items included in miscellaneous law en-
fOrcements.
Jackson's report also includes a Iis+
of fees collected in countiS; where sDe-
cial or assistant attorney generals were
named to take charge of criminal prose
cutions. These Jackson's report saws
are as complete as he has ben able to
gather from his assistants In his re-
port Jackson shows that sI1 500 40 was
the amount of fees paid to prosecutors
IN LeaVenworth county alone from
January 1, 1907 until the fIinp of the
report February 25, 1911 In Sherman
county s7S1-50 was collected in iniunc-
ton, contempt and criminal cases OF
the Sz,6S7-50 collected in Atchison coun-
", JackSon's share from the prosecu-
/ tons was s1,256-50. Jackson declares
that he received no fees in Wvando++e
Cherokee and Crawford counties ex
cept one fee Of about $3.50 in Cherokee
county These include all fees received
from liquor prosecutions by Jackson
pamphlet. 80
IN his letter Jackson declares.
ne report also shows that the state
flent made in the Orr resolution that ~
/ travelling expenses for 1910 were So 55I. was
@ilIuily false 1t was plain garbling and
MSS atefnent OF an official document tue
auditors report. The traveIfng evpansas
Tor the year were 1851. 3g F-veryone Lrro1c-
the attorneys fees We're allowed by f.1a
court, paid by the law breakers ana weTe
Always matter Of public record
charges that Jacksons travelling ex
penseS ana receipts from liquor prosec j.
tlohs We're unusually large, are contained
IN a statement issued by the ReDIIbIican
League. In a recent editorial tbe no.
pendence Reporter charged that for o.le
year Jackson's travelling expenses Uye~a
s5a2l- Is and cited page 113 of the stare
AUDITORS report for 1a09-1O. This state
ment, jackson claims, is an absolute mis-
representation of the facts.
Democrat. resident of Dallas Tex. ans a
relative of Oscar Swayze of Toneka has
written to the Topekan that he himself is
almost persuaded to vote for Tart f,r
Taft article in a recent issue of the SAT-
urday Evening Post was the most schoi-
arIy and patriotic address he has ever
read Commenting on the national political
situation, Judge Firrnin wrote 10 Mr.
Swayze as follows:
The fight is cold between Taft and VII
SON with Taft little ahead in the indie
pendent vote. Personally I shall vote
with my state for Wilson: but I never
read a more scholarly and patriotic ad
dress. q more profoundly written article
from the Republican standpoint than
Iafts letter published in the Saturday
Evening Post week ago. Wilson's
speeches bear the same relation to ii that
freshman's idealisms do to the profound
work of a Aacaulay. and to Teddv's ful-
limitations, that the work of q Statesman
does to the essay of a schOoIboy The
fact is. If I We're not so absolutely and
unquaIifiedly a Democrat believing that
no good could come out of Nazareth, 1