The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11
Meeting Will Determine Stand
ing of Stubs Movement.
Planning to Hold Another on
Kansas Day.
NOT IN AUDITORIUM.
VIII Then Be Occupied by the
Poultry Show.
VIM. Allen Whites "InteryieW''
With Gov. Bailey.

The meeting called at the instance OF
W. r. Stubbs and J. N. DoIIey on
given up holding their convention on
Wednesday evening won't be
held in the Auditorium. In
stead they have decided that the
dining room of the National hotel will
be more available and they have en-
gagged that for the meeting and besides
the State Poultry association has the
Auditorium.
Upon the size of the boss busters
meeting this week depends the future
OF the movement. Unless there is q
representation from a good portion OF
the state and unless it is evident that
those who are behind the movement
are men of influence in their home
counties, the movement will be a fat
failure.
There is now talk that another .scon-
vention" viii be held on Kansas Day,
when there will be a big crowd of Re-
publicans here anyway. If the meeting
Wednesday night is small it may be
inferred that it was only prelimi-
nary and that the big convention will
be held on Kansas Day. At that time
the Auditorium will be in use for the
| Midwinter fair
The Holton Recorder makes this per-
tinent comment:
| "1nasmuch as j. L. Rristow is a
| product of the so-called Kansas ma
chine, certainly the machine is not all
bad. The same process of reasoning
would lead us to the conclusion that
as Tom Kelly is a product of the So
called anti-machine, that aggregation
is not all good by considerable major
ity''
Lincoln puts in a bid for the Sixth
district Republican congressional con-
vention this year. 1t promises to enter
tain the convention in good shape.
The Republican congressiona; com
mittee in the Second district will meet
in Kansas City, Kan, next Saturday
to fix the time and placea for holding
the Second district convention, which
will decide whether Congressman Bow
ersock will have another term in con-
gress. H. ]. Allen of Franklin, ex-
Congressman Funston of Allen, and
Nat Barnes of Wyandotte are the can
didates against Bowersock.
The Emporia Gazette publishes this:
Fearing that there might be some
misunderstanding about Willis ].
Baileys attitude on the gubernatorial
nomlna ton, Gazette reporter today
!, neIQ the FOLLOWING conversation with
him over the long distance phone. To
the question as to whether or not he
would run for governor If unanimously
nominated, the governor replied: IT
am sure that square plus two Xxx "
plus y-square is equal to the potency
of the Wichita convention less the age
of Ann. don't see how there can be
any doubt of my meaning"
Yes, but governor" insisted the
reporter, 'if you are nominated and
elected and bucked and gagged and
sworn in. what truth is there in the
report that you intend to resign after
moving the capital to Doniphan county
and making Leland vice regent?"
we'll unused the governor as the
telephone droned its buzzinE during a
moment of apparent reflection, IT am
exactly where 1 was, before I was
where I am, though of course being
where I was before is no reason why
should not be similarly located. It
seems to me that can say no more.
have written three hundred and forty
two letters, interviews and lay editor
ials on the subject. They convey my
meaning clearly" The Gazette is
therefore able to say with absolute
confidence that Governor Bailey has
been drafted, and that the fight against
the Great Red Dragon is now on. Hoch
der Bell telephone company!
B. J. Sheridan protests against
Hearst as the Democratic candidate
for president. 1t looks very much now
as though Kansas will be for Hearst.