The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01
FILES thinner CHARGES
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were not registered as voters of the
precincts in which they acted as
judges and clerks.
Il. In ncglectIng the duties of your
office and being absent therefrom
during the registration of voters and
have been made for the election to
follow, and turning all of this business
over to deputies who were we'll known
to you to be obstructing legal regis
tration of voters, and who willfully
refused to register legal voters, thus
depriving them of the right to vote.
IS. In changing the place of cleo
ton without notice to the voters or
without giving them sufficient notice
of the change of place of election, the
same being done for the purpose of
DISTINGUISHING the voters.
IS. In permitting the judges of
election and clerks thereof to use and
to have and give 20 voters intoxicating
liquors at the polls on election day.
a. In personally electioneering for
certain candidates on election day to
the neglect of your duty to see that
a fair and impartial election should
be held, and one free from law vio-
lation.
IS. In shutting your eyes to the
misconduct and partisan work of
parties who were judges and clerks,
work of your office, and failing, ne
glecting and refusing to enforce the
election laws of the state and to take
any steps to see that elections were
conducted in an orderly and decent
manner in Kansas City. Kansas
WilIful Neglect of Duty.
80. In willfully neglecting the
duties of your office by coming to To-
peka and lobbying as an agent for
the brewers and liquor interests of
1915, for the purpose of defeating leg
islation of vital interest to the people
of the state and which made for good
government and the enforcement of
the constitution Of the state of
Kansas
10. In wil1fully neglecting your
duties just prior to the city election in
April, 1915, in Kansas City, Kan, and
coming to the city of Topeka and
there Headquarters for
the brewers of Missouri and entertain
ing their representatives and friends
and using intoxicating liquors and dis
tributing the same for the purpose OF
influencing legislation by paying per-
sons and individuals, some of them
at the time in the employ OF the state,
to work for the defeat of legislation,
particularly for the defeat of the law
known as the Stone bill, and that all
Of this was done in the interest of the
law violators and in the interest of
The liquor dealers of Missouri, and
hat during all of said period you will
fully neglected the duties of your of
ice as commissioner and was absent
rom the office during the time when
your presence was most required.
I'll. That during all of the time you
we're lobbying against legislation, as
lbOve set out, you were not registered |
Is lobbyist and were lobbying in vio- |
alton of positive statute of the state. |
"All of the acts hereinbefore set out, |
except those mentioned in relation to |
obbying, occurred during each and |
very election held in Kansas City |
ince your appointment, and partiCu
arly during and prior to the April |
election, 1915.
''These charges having been made
Lgainst you, you are notified that a
tearing of the same will be had before
ne at my office in the city of Topeka,
m the 9Th day of August 1915, at ten
o'clock a. M, and you are notified to
.ppear at said time and place and
make answer to said charges. |
Witness my hand this 1st day of
uly, 1915.
ARTHUR CAPPER, Governor"