The Topeka state journal., 1912-08-31
Republican State Ticket Is a
Strong One.
Chairman DolIey Rests Cam
paign on Candidates.
KNOWN BY THEIR WORKS
Challenges Democrats to Make
a Comparison.
Talks of Republican Candi-
dates Candidacy.

Chairman J. N. Dolley of the Re
punhcan state committee today de-
clared that he was prepared to chal-
lenge the business or public record of
every Democrat who is opposing a Re-
publican for election to the state office.
1t Is on these records, Dolley declares,
that he viii make the fight for the
election of the entire Republican state
ticket in Kansas this fall. If the Dem
ocrats refuse to submit records, the
republican chairman threatens to
have them aired in the campaign
speeches before the election.
Since his reelection to the chair
manship of the state committee, Dbl
ley has been busy collecting facts and
ngures- He is paying but little atten-
tion to the row within the party and
is basing his fight on the records of
the Republican candidates and their
service to the public in the years they
have been in public life. On the ar
gument of a straight business PROPOSE |
tion and a real saving of dollars to the
state, Dolley will conduct the fight for
the election of the entire state ticket |
Il challenge the record of any
Democratic candidate for office for a
comparison with the record of his Re |
publican opponent" said Dolley today, |
as he outlined his plan of attack in |
the coming campaign. The record of
the Republican candidates iS open to |
inspection. On these records of real
service, real saving of dollars and cents t
to the taxpayers, for time actually /
spent on the job and for tre personal /
interest in their work, no state has
ever elected a set of men who have |
given more to the public than the men
who are candidates this year There
is not a Republican candidate whose
record will not compare most bril-
liantIy with that of his Democratic
opponent and I challenge such a COM
parison. If the Democrats refuse 10
compare the service, the record and
the work of their candidates with that
of the Republican nominees, then
will be in a position to make such COM
parisons myself and will do it.
Running on Their Records.
Then DolIey related the service per-
formed by the various state officers
who are candidates for reelection ana
the record of the men who are seek
ing election for the first time. 1t is
on the record established in the state
house in the last four years. however
that polley declares he will make his
fight in the coming campaign.
''Fyverv department has been system
atized in a manner that characterized
tk. operation of great private corpor-
ation," said the chairman, and every
official has been as faithful to his work
as though it were his private business
instead of that of the public. 1 think
I am safe in saying that the organiza-
tIon and system displayed in the differ
ent departments has improved forty
per cent in four years. For time spent l
their department a model, the officials I
have never been excelled in any state t
and I challenge evidence to the con- {
trary. Every man who is holding
state house job today is Spending from '
eight to ten hours a day at the desks q
that were deserted not so many years i
ago. Kansas has elected and nominated /
a set of Republican candidates whose ]
record for business success cannot be f
Impeached or questioned and they have {
hos fO he Sfa "a -
In the fight to come, Dolley threatens a
to meet the fight on the Republican
state ticket with a comparison of the &
public and private records of the oppos- I
ng candidates z
THAT comparison said Dolley will +
ook well on the first page of any news t
paper in the state. 1t will show that
Kansas is getting more for her money
than ever in the past. Every office in
the state house is open for inspection, :,
every department is subject to investi-
ga ton And IN investigation will show
rat my statements are true
High Tide of the Bolt.
Dolley believes that the efforts of the
men who propose to bolt all or a part
If the state ticket has reached high II
ice. He will now fight to put the party
back in line and re-convert the recruits
IF the Regulars leading the revolt
Il have just sent several hundred let
ers to the state, congressional and leg O
slative candidates." said Dolley, "and in
n a few days things will be in fine fl
shape for the fight. Reports which + ST
nave been able to receive. indicate that r.
he candidates are preparing to do good :
iervice- have heard of TIE organiza- Z q
ion of no rump committees in the =,
counties and believe that they will work If
for the ticket" II
The presidential controversy is a | vi
rs tier in which Dolley refuses to par
icipate. Iii
The state committee will look after ii
he state, congressional legislative and pi
ounty candidates. said Dolley. The d.
residential fight will be left entirely in ca
he hands of Mr.. Stanley and Mr.. SC
White the Republican and Proorass;1-. az
Ia tional committeeman. We will take p'
10 part in it and our speakers will be u
to talk for the state and :.
peal tickets :.
Every mail is bringing new requests in
OF speakers, but the schedule of regu- M
ar speaking dates for the candidates in
Till not be attempted for several DAYS.
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