The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-10
Henry Allen Says Roosevelt
Co mpaign Was Cheap.
Cost Only Twenty-Eight Hun
dred Dollars to Garry State.
WILL Be ONE BIG RACE
Two Active Candidates for
State Treasurer's Job.
May Also Be a Scramble for
Lieutenant Governor.

Henry Allen. president of the KAN
sas Roosevelt club, declares that the
expense of the Roosevelt campaign in
this state just closed totaled only So
500. Most of this money was spent
for postage. printing, telephone and
telegraph and expense of speakers, ac-
cording to Mr.. Allen. In his Beacon,
Mr.. Allen refers to the Roosevelt eX-
pense account as follows:
"Charles F. Scott of the lola Reg
lister is demanding that the Roosevelt
managers print list of their cam
paign expenses. 1t wouldn't take long
to do it. The Roosevelt headquarters
spent about $2,s00, most of it for
postage, telephone, printing and Of
flee rent. A few dollars went to pay
travelling expenses of workers.
"Of this $4,000 about $500 came
from the Roosevelt national head
quarters, $500 was contributed by
wildly enthusiastic friends in Kansas
and we owe $500 which will be con-
tributed by other enthusiastic Kansas
men, some of whom are pure patriots
and some either have held or are now
holding or hope at some future time to
hold public office.
eff Mr.. Scott wishes to join this
class and will send us his check for
SIS we will give him an itemized
statement of how every penny was
spent, and list of all the donors
to the little fund. and he can then
print the entire nefarious statement
in his paper and the cost of it will
be cheap enough. The statement Will
be accompanied by as many oaths as
he likes from Mr.. Harris and his 9TH
er associates at the headquarters who
handled the fund and an oath bound
statement from the president of the
Roosevelt club to the effect that he
believes the office force is telling the
truth about the matter.
IF, as Mr.. Scott indicates, there is
a strong demand for this information
the S25 we are asking is cheap enough
for the sworn affidavit, and we sure
do need the money.
owe believe that if we had mill
lion dollars in slush fund we couldn't
have bought half the Taft men any
way Like Mr.. Scott they are set in
their ways"
Earl Akers has resigned his place as
executive clerk in the governors ONCE
and is now at work getting up his petit
tions for state treasurer and will send
them out over the state at once. Akers
has decided to make the race.
The race for the nomination for state
treasurer will be a warm one. Walter
Payne, bond clerk in the treasurer's
Office for many years, is a candidate,
and has been for year past. Akers IS
just getting into the race. Akers has
been editor and owner of the Stafford
Republican for many years. He got
into the political game a little more
than year ago when he won the race
for clerk of the last house of repre-
sentatives. He made many friends in
that position and later Governor Stubbs
appointed him chief clerk in the office.
Akers is a good mixer and is an active,
competent young man. He will make
great race in the August primary and
he has a strong man to beat.
The other state Office for which there
will be a contest among Republicans at
the August primary will be that of
state superintendent. Supt. Fairchild,
who has held the office three terms with
great credit. will not again be a candi-
date. Lee Garrison, D. w. Ross and
Eli Payne are candidates.
1t is not likely that there will be a
ia "a.