The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-26
CAPPER HOLDS
BRIDE MONEY
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ton will be asked TO tell about the
defeat OF the Stone liquor Dill curing
the recent session of the Kansas legis-
lature. Recently Speaker Stone de-
clared in a public speech that Z:mmer
had come to Topeka with $1,000 OF
Kansas City liquor money and spent
a month here lobbying against liquor
legislation.
Charges by the governor in formal
statement today concerning the use OF
money in Kansas City elections, is the
first direct charge of use of funds In
several statements, the use OF money
has been limited at. Now the COVER
nor comes squarely to the front with
a claim that $500 said to have been
used for corrupt purposes mas peen
turned over to him.
"A reputable citizen of Kansas CITY
brought to my office an envelope con-
tanning 500 which he informed me
was money used in the recent cleo.
tion," said Governor Capper. "A nan
dozen Kansas Citians have repeated
to me stories they inform me are
common gossip in Kansas City, in
volving the payment of sums ranging
from 500 to $4,000 in the recent city
campaign"
Smalley Has 1t All.
All of this information is now in
Smalley's possession, the governor
said. He will direct Smalley to call
witnesses concerning the matter and
the hearing will be resumed as soon
as a transcript OIL evidence dlIedOy
taken can be made.
While the governor is not personally
concerned with the case of Mayor
Green, he declares that he has not di-
rected that this investigation be
stopped. Il did not ask for an exam
ination of his administration" says the
governor, referring to the Green case
Neither have l required Mr.. Smalley
to stop his inquiry
The governor in a formal statement
Ir1c a x cleo
ton case said:
THE statement in a Kansas City
paper that 1 instructed Assistant At
torney General Smalley to call off his
investigation of Mayor Green's admin
iStration and turn over to the city at
torney the evidence he had obtained,
is incorrect. So far as l know the
governor has no authority to GUST a
mayor. I did not ask for an examina-
ton of his administration, neither
have l requested Mr.. Smalley to stop
his inquiry while acting as assistant at
torney general.
81 understand Mr.. Smalley has full
authority, under the state law, to eX-
anime into any alleged violations that
may be called to his attention. The
only suggestion made by me to Mr..
Smalley while he was here was that he
go Thoroughly into the numerous re-
ports of election crookedneSS that
have been coming to this office for
nearly two months. I have a right to
inquire into this because the election
commissioner is the governors APP
pointee and the governor is supposed
to see that the election commissioner
holds clean elections.
Wants the Facts.
ga reputable citizen of Kansas City
brought to my office an envelope con-
tanning 500 which he informed me
was money used in the recent election.
A half dozen Kansas CitianS have re-
peated me stories they inform me are
current gossip in Kansas City lnvo1v-
ing the payment ofasfr1s ranging from
500 to $4,O0o9in the recent city cam
paign- - -
Mr.. Smal1ey has all this informa-
tfon and 1 have requested him to get
the facts.
Robert Stone, speaker of the house
of representatives stated recently to
an audience of three thousand people,
in this city, that Election Commission
err thinner came to Topeka with &c.
SOC of Kansas City liquor money,
spent a month lobbying against leg
islation intended to more effectively
enforce the prohibition law and sue
ceeded in defeating the law on the last
night of the session. 1 have asked
Mr.. Smalley to Investigate the matter
and have told him it would please me
if he could get Mr.. Zimmer's friend,
Conrad Mann of the Kansas City
Brewers association, to come before
him and tell what he knows about the
effort to defeat legislation in Topeka"
The governor has indicated that he
will not go to Kansas City personally
until the present investigation is con-
cluded. This week S. NJ. Hawkes., as
Sistant attorney general, spent a day
in conference with Smalley in Kansas
City and late Tuesday afternoon
Smalley was in Topeka in conference
with Governor Capper. 1t was follow
ing this conference and the publica-
finn of a 6nf that the
had ordered a suspension of the hear
ing, that a statement was issued today
throwing new light on election condi-
lions in Wyandotte county.
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