The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-17
Representatives of Topeka In
dustrial Council
Declare Article "Unwarranted
DefamatOry and Malicious"
THEY WERE GREATLY EXCITED
AlthO the Statement Told the
Plain Truth.
The Article Was Calmly Gone
Over and Explained.

| Inc eultOr of this paper was called
upon today noon by four representa-
tfves Of the Topeka Industrial Coun-
Gil, namely, c. V. Tressner, J. w. De-
Croft, James o. Stevic, w H Kerle.
These gentlemen said they had a
grievance against the State Journal
growing out of the publication of the
following article printed in this paper
on Tuesday evening, March 10:
With the unexpected announcement of
DR.. c. B. Van Horn that he would not be
candidate for election to the board of
education, it is probable labor will be rep
, resented on the board next year unless
Scott Hopkins or some other business men
listen to the fmportuning of friends. Eff
forts are being made today to get out
full ticket against three representatives of
labor who have announced that they will
be candidates for school board Two mem
! bers of the old board, l.. NJ Jones, pres
| fdent, and p. W. Griggs, whose terms eX-
ptre, will be candidates for reelection.
Representing organized labor on a ticket
! prepared at a recent meeting of semi
political club
Frank Curry, proprietor of Topeka
Frank b. Brown. labor editor.
| Thrown conducts an unreliable alleged
| labor paper in Topeka, unmindful of the
truth; admits his education in the schools
went no further than the fourth grade; is
sentative of the better element in labor
| circles and is unworthy of and untitled for
the responsible position he seeks-Editor
| George Hughes, truck gardener, milk
dealer and single taXer.
| The North side is clamoring for a repre-
sentative on the school board and deter
mined effort is being made TO get Fred
Voiland to enter the
member of the present board announced
| late this afternoon that 1t was almost GER
tain James Il. MulIin, assistant foreman
date.
| These gentlemen are all. as this pa
| per believes, representative men in
| their callings, are capable and compe
| tent therein and are good citizens of
| intelligence and worthy of respect.
Mr.. DeGroff is a well known carpen-
| ter and has practiced his trade here
with credit for dozen years; he is
engaged on important interior finish
work on the beautiful new Masonic
! library. Mr.. Tressner is member of
stage operators union and at present
is in the employ of the city as book
| keeper in the office of Commissioner
Porter and is secretary of the Indus
trial Council. Mr.. Stevic is a printer
in the office of the Kelley Printing
company. Mr.. Kerle is a well known
carpenter and builder, a citizen of high
! standing and worth, who has been
| connected with his calling for 35
years, at least rs years in Topeka, and
has constructed many buildings in this
| city, particularly in the residence sec
| ton.
A grievance of Mr.. Kerle was we'll
| found ed in the fact that the State
Journal accidentally omitted his an
| nouncement except on one or two oc-
casions, and giving the list of candi-
dates on Thursday, his name was omit
ted thru no intention but thru cler-
| ical error.
! Both Mr.. Kerle and Mr. Stevic are
candidates for the office of commits
sioner of parks and public buildings
Mr.. Stevic declared justly that his
name had been misprinted. Errors
will happen II the best regulated
printing offices. Mr.. Stevic's name is
James o. and not James b.. as it
was unfortunately printed. Mr.. Stevic
complained that we had not printed
his announcement. The editor of this
paper asked him if he had ever given
the State Journal his announcement;
| he said he had not, but that it was
printed in the Capital. Well, the edi-
| tor of this paper, like these other
hard working men, does not always
| have time to read the Capital in the
NJ orning and we cannot be expected
/ to take for granted always even what
we do read in that newspaper. Peo-
| pie who work hard as these commit
teemen do and the editor of this paper
| has to, must do most of their reading
! in the evening.
! These gentlemen stated, before
| things were explained to them, that
the article above quoted in the State
| Journal was 'tunwarra nted, defama-
tory and malicious" 1t was certainly
not intended to be an article of that
nature, and the State Journal does not
believe it was such an article, and il
reprints it above for the purpose of
permitting the reader to judge whether
it was ''unwarranted, defamatory and
malicious.
The gentlemen claimed that of the
| four men named: namely, Frank Cur
ry Frank Brown, George Hughes and
James B. Mullin, only two of them
were members of the labor class
namely, Brown and Mullin. This, Of
course. is true. They said it should
not be called "a labor ticket"
Mr.. Curry, Mr. Hughes and Mr..
Mullin are all well known citizens of
good standing. Mr.. Curry has been
extremely active in the Chambe of
Commerce and measures identified
with the welfare of Topeka. Mr.
Hughes is not only single taxer'' by
which he is best known in Topeka a
gardener and milk dealer, but he is a
graduate of Oxford college, England.
and is son of Thomas Hughes the
author of the wonderful book tom
| Browns School Days at Rugby" and
| Topeka is honored to shave him as a
| citizen. Mr.. Mullin is strong per-
sonal friend of the editor of this
paper, who has known him for thirty
years. He is an intelligent, active
capable man; has been assistant fore
man in the Santa F'e shops for years.
stands well in the community and GER
tainly would make an able man on the
/ board if elected.
The four gentlemen who called on
! the State Journal today said that they
understood the State Journal had
some personal quarrel with the man
! Brown, to which it was replied that
: the State Journal has never mentioned
Brown in any way to its best recollec-