The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-25
Declared Fair SPork BarreP'
Charges Untrue.
TROUTMAN BROUGHT PROOFS.
Told of Trades and Obligations
and Many Threats.
First Tilt i'm State Fair HOStiIi.
ties Today.

Complaining to the senate of the
Journal had feasted at his table and
had returned to Topeka only to oppose
the Hutchinson fair bill, piling abuse
on the newspapers, the commercial
| organizations of Topeka and the city
as whole, Emerson Carey, senator
| from Reno county, made one of the
most inopportune, and uncalled FOR
| talks ever heard on the senate floor
| this morning.
l. He denied with ridicule the pork
| barrel charges brought by the news
papers of this city in connection with
the location of a state fair. A few
minutes after he had completed his
| arraignment, James Troutman, sena-
| tor from Shawnee county, arose and
| stated that he had been told by five
| members of the senate of the obliga-
| tfOnS they had to Carey and one sena-
tor reviewed to him. he said, dis
| tinct trade of votes commonly known
as pork barrel"
In addition to these methods used
by the promoters of the Hutchinson
fair, Senator Troutman said that
members of both the house and SEN
ate had been threatened by Hutchin-
son supporters if they declined to
vote for a state fair in that city.
Senator Troutman stated that If
| the senators would relieve him from
ASOeD
of the case to the entire body of the
senate.
The Reno senator opened hostilities
by rising to a point of personal privi-
lege, walking to the front of the room
near the press table and half reading
and half reciting a note-prepared
speech.
He failed to state the advantages OF
fair in Hutchinson, he did not ask
that his bill be brought out on the
c,s6 6ar-sl Inv
given it-instead he threw abuse into
the city, the Commercial club, the
newspapers and the general support
of this city for a fair-and took as the
keynote the fact that the Hutchinson
Commercial club had entertained a
State Journal reporter at dinner and
at his home-and the newspaperman
came right back to Topeka and worked
for the Topeka fair. Think of it! At
ter he had been fed twice in the salt
city and had been given a ride in Car
eys 60-horse power automobile!
Judas Iscarioti" Carey called him.
Senator Troutman made master
full speech in answer to the charges
from the Reno senator.
II am not going to hold a grudge
against the senator or senators who
do not vote with Topeka in this fair
fight" he said. "In fact, a good ma
jority of the members in this house
have promised me to vote with Topeka
but if they do not keep their prom
ises, it will be their broken promise,
not mine.
''I will not say that there has been
a pork barrel in this campaign. But
I will say that there is every 1nd1ca-
ton of it, Five senators told me they
were under obligations to the senator
from Reno for state fair votes-one
man told of an absolute trade. Others
have been threatened.
1.-THE senator said he was asked for
a contribution by the Topeka Com
mercial club a short time ago. This
is untrue-never has he or any other
senator been asked for a contribution
of this kind
"He speaks of the many state insti-
tutions in Topeka. OF course To-
peka appreciates having these institu-
tions here. We have wanted them and
we are glad we have them. But L
want to say that every institution IN
this city has cost the business men
and the loyal citizens thousands OF
dollars in money and time. 1 have
figured it-Topeka has spent nearly
S1OO0,000 in money and bonds Tor the
privilege of having these state depart
ments and locations.
This is simply a part Of the convincing
and earnest speech made by the shawnee
senator. His talk was to the point, packer
by facts and was received with approval
by the senate.
The tilt this morning was only a curtain
raiser to the main fight which undoubt
A Reno supporter was absent today-an-
other will be absent this afternoon and
the measure will not be brought out until
the full force is hand.
Despite the fact that Carey has solid
bunch of promises for state fair votes.
the senate is becoming disgusted with
the scrap. The contention between the
two cities has pervaded the atmosphere
of the upper house for four weeks or
more and there will be feeling of relief
when the vote is taken. If the senators
would vote like they feel-laying aside all
promises, and agreements, Kansas would