The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-01
ALLEN BRANDS
CHICAGO STORY
AS FALSEH0Ob
Governor Says 1t Looks Like
Attempt to Hide Real Issue.
Friends Would Not Dare Barter
Jobs With w. e. Wilson.
IMPEACHMENT TALK OUT TO-DAY
SEQ. w. Hanna, of State Bank.
ers, in Backfire ON Governor.
Bitter Feeling Over Custer Pro.
ceedings Announcement.
IMPEACHMENT TALK OUT TO-DAY
SEQ. w. Hanna, of State Bank.
ers, in Backfire ON Governor.
Bitter Feeling Over Custer Pro.
ceedfngs Announcement.

In no uncertain tone, Governor Al.
len this afternoon branded as q false
mood the famous Chicago story con-
cerning the alleged action of his
friends In barterfng with Bank Con,
missioner Wilson for votes for Fred
Stanley as national committeeman in
the national convention last month.
The answer to this story that has
stirred up Kansas politics for the last
three weeks came today following the
published interview with George w.
Hanna of Clay Center, a member OF
me executive committee of the State
the governor with impeachment pros
ceedinss owing to his belief in the
Chicago story"
The so-calIed Chicago story
spreading like a prairie fire among
Kansas politicians. is quoted by Hanna
as indicating that friends of Governor
Allen went to Walter E. Wilson and
Offered him his reappointment as bank
commissioner if he would swing the
colonel Fitzpatrick and the ]. B. Lower
votes Tor national committeeman from
Dave Mulvane to Fred Stanley.
"a Falsehood," Says Allen.
Governor Aliens friends and his
administration have been bombarded
with the Chicago story for two
weeks. Not until today did the gov
ernor heed the charges. His answer
short and to the point, not only denies
the charges but places the story at
the threshold Of Commissioner Wilson
and charges that, In a sense, II is q
backfire in an attempt to throw a
smoke screen around the investigation
of Wilson's office and the custer pro-
lceedings against him.
/ The Governors Interview.
Governor Allen in his interview to-
day said.
$50 far as I am conrerned, the rtory
10 an absolute falsehood. No friends Of
u1ine ever came to me with such q
| proposition. l do not believe have
| a proposal Of that kind. It sounds like
| rather laundering effort to switch
| attention from the gravity OF the re-
port and becloud the real fssue-wffch
/ Is the administration of the bank CONF
mfssioners office"
The impeachment proceedings, if
brought. would be based upon the al
| legged action of Aliens friends in Chit
cago in attempting to barter. the job of
| Walter z. Wilson. state bank commis-
| sioner, for the two votes of Fred r.
Fitzpatrick. Salina, and J. B. Lower.
| Washington, Fifth district delegates.
for Fred Stanley. of Wichita. national
| A second charge that may be
brought against the Kansas governor
| il Impeachment proceedings are fnsti-
tuted, as Hanna threatened. will be
| the alleged action of Aliens friends at
the Chicago convention in offering to
| bury the bank report and thus givo
Wilson a clean bill of health IL he
would use his influence to throw the
Fifth district delegates to Fred STAN
! ley.
rs there anything worse contained
| in that committee report than the at
J tempt to barter the bank commissioner
| job in return for the vote of two dele
gates to help re-eIect a national COM
mitteeman. as was done at Chicago by
friends of the governor" Hanna asked
today. IF you want purity and high
conscience in the administration OF
public. office. just give little thought
to that. This may result in inpeach-
ment proceedings against the gov
ernor"
State Bankers to Fight.
| That the Kansas State Bankers as
sociation plans to employ attorneys
| to aiG in the defense of Wilson and
possibly to prosecute Governor Allen
for his alleged misconduct of a public
| office was admitted in Topeka today
| by members OF the association A
meeting of the executive committee of
the association will be held in Topeka
in few days to plan out a course of
action relative to the hot fight
promised in tfle attempt OF Governor
Allen TO oust Wilson from office