The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
Kenneth Raub, Nominee for
County Clerk, Quits Job.
Left Office for Lunch and Didn't
Return, Says Swayze.
DECLARE WAR At COURT HOUSE
Old Fight Opened Up in Letter
Sent by Present Clerk.
Bitterness of Campaign Indicat.
ed in Written Threat.

The intense i'll feeling between Oscar
Swayze, the county clerk, and Kenneth
Raub. his clerk, who was the success
full candidate for the Republican NOM
nation for county clerk, was kept
fairly well under cover until after the
election. Lots of voters knew about
it and it was well known around the
courthouse, but Swayze and Rauh
until last Friday noon.
That was pay day. Raub left for
lunch at noon with his pay check,
according to Swayze, and did not re-
turn. He took his keys to the office
with him and Swayze says he also had
two and a half days pay to which he
was not entitled.
Early yesterday Swayze wrote Raub
a letter demanding that he return the
pay forthwith. The alternative pro-
posed by Swayze was that he would
post the letter to Raub on the court
house. door and start immediate &C.
ton.
The keys and money were returned
and placed with the county treasurer
late yesterday afternoon.
Swayze's Letter.
Below is Swayze's letter to Raub,
which besides referring 10 the keys
and pay, tells some of the history of
Shawnee county politics for the last
two years:
Kenneth Raub, Topeka, Kansas.
Sir: have waited patiently for some
word from you as to why you were not on
duty since last Friday noon. Up to this
you that you intended to quit this office.
You were handed your salary VOUCHER
}9s5 0ef for I'M noon on PTiday the Ssth
you had cashed in the treasurers office
knowing. full well. from what 1 am now
der the full months service. Having given
you two weeks vacation in your campaign
bef supposed tS you would at least notify me
'You will return to this office at once
the keys to the building and office, and
retained, or l shall post on the front door
of the court house copy of this letter.
THE first intimation that 1 had that you
telephone message from your father; Sun
day, that you had been told by me that
intended to discharge yau August first ana
that you thought best to quit before then
If you did tell your father this, you stated
and repeated an untruth and you know it.
have never told you ut any time that you
would be discharged, and you know it. 1
had no intention, at any time, nor did 1, by
son to believe that you would be dis
charged August or at any other date, al
though you have by your false statements
endeavOred to anger me into discharging
you, have held you up for three and
half years, and have done the work yau
have been paid to do by night and Sunday
work, without a vacation, to keep faith
with those who wished you onto me- and it
is not likely that would furnish you 80
good a talking point in your campaign as
to discharge you. 1t would have been
much more becoming a man to have said
to me you were intending to quit, and de-
livered the keys, and draw pay for the
actual time employed
1.-THE keys and the amount oyerpaid must
be delivered into my hands this day or I
shall take action against you
Your best friend,
80 X SwAYZE.
County Clerk -