The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-23
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
Chairman W.R. Stubs Is Hurt
at Lawrence.
Thrown From Buggy and Has
Shoulder DislOcated.
MIR. HOCH NOT HERE.
LA
r. HOCH NOT HERE.
A Conference Is Held at Law
renee Instead.
Jerry Simpson Talks of Law
sons Frenzied Finance.

Thursday, as he mad peen aQVerlISeu "
do. Instead he went to Lawrence to see
w. r. Stubs.
Unfortunately for the proposed con-
ference, w. R. Stubs was thrown out
of a buggy just before the conference,
and dislocated his shoulder. This in
terfered somewhat with the plans. Mr..
Stubs was planning to entertain Mr..
Hoch at his; home, but instead of doing
this, merely received a call from Mr..
Hoch and ]. N. Dolly of Maple Hill.
In the evening Mr.. Hoch, Mr.. Dolly,
! Senator U. S. Griffin of the Jefferson
Douglass district and Representative
Brady of Douglas county, called at
the State university, and had long
conference with Chancellor Strong, and
the merpbers of the university faculty.
The conference at the university was
in regard to the needs of the university,
and the amount of the appropriations
which are desired from the next legis-
lature.
Governor Hoch, Mr.. Dolly and Mr..
Griffin attended the K. u. chapel exer-
cises this morning, and it is possible
that Mr.. Hoch will come to Topeka on
his way back to Marion.
Jerry Simpson, formerly of Kansas,
but now of New Mexico, entered the
"Frenzied Finance" fight last night by
declaring himself as supporter of
Thomas w. Lawson, says the ST. Louis
Republic.
He also declares he believes the
charge that the System spent millions
to defeat William j. Bryan for the
presidency in 1896 is true.
The formerNKansaS congressman is
in st. Louis with Director ]. w. Kin
singer of Roswell, N. M, to secure the
site of the National Fraternal Sanitar-
ium for Consumptives for Roswell,
Ixrhi0 oh iG
Lawson" he said in discussing
'Frenzied Finance lis lifting the lid,
and heaven only knows what we shall
find in the pot. 1t is bound to bring on
a change in industrial conditions and
will educate the masses.
II have no doubt that Lawson's
charges that the System spent millions
to cause Mr.. Bryan's defeat in 1896 is
Within a few weeks before the election
every sign pointed to his success.
Suddenly there was a change. 1t
mystified the leaders in the campaign,
but now we can understand that it was
the millions getting in its work
Prospects for the success of the
Democratic party after Lawson's reve-l
latiOnS seem brighter to me than they
have appeared for many years, and if it
takes advantage of conditions our next
president will be Democrat.
WHO do you believe would be logi-
cal candidate?' he was asked.
''At present" he replied, the strong
est man in the Democratic party is Mr..
Bryan. The masses are with him, and
sentiment in other quarters Will be with
him in the next four years.
why did you leave Kansas"
-Four years ago." he replied, Il was
at a political meeting in Kansas where
Senator Burton spoke.
In his remarks the senator declared
that Kansas was biting the dust and
trailing her proud standards in the
mire.
He said that he had undertaken to
redeem the state and place her among
the foremost of the great common
wealths of the country. L then decided
to depart and give him the opportunity
he desired.
II went to New Mexico and settled in
Roswell, where I intend to make my fu-
ture home. Within few months L hope
to see New Mexico admitted to state
hood
Mr.. Simpson and DR.. Kinsinger will
return to Roswell tomorrow to report
to the commercial club, whom they
represented in the sanitarium matter.
wy. Morgan has returned from his
trip to Cuba. He and Mrs. Morgan
started on their trip about six weeks
ago. Yesterday at the Hotel Baltimore
experiences. He said Havana is the
cleanest city he ever saw; that it has
not backslidden since the Americans
left He found very few Americans
Kansas political situation. he said:
Il haven't any particular plans of
my own, but 1 shall give my hearty
support to Mr.. Hoch and Mr.. Stubbs
in carrying out the programme which
they have outlined. 1 wasn't for Mr..
Hoch before the convention, but that
doesn't lessen my desire to see his ad-
ministration meet with success. 1t is
necessary for the future of the party
in Kansas that the pledges of the
Wichita platform be redeemed, and
while the legislature has big under
taking before it, I expect to see it
bring forth good results"
w. Y. Morgan and wife expect to
reach Hutchinson Monday, after a. visit
among relatives at Cottonwood Falls.
Mr.. Morgan says he stopped off in
Something was said about Roosevelt
and the crowd Kissed. He had found
one place where the president was not
popular.
Congressman Charles Curtis is ex-
pected home from Washington to
spend Christmas.
III. Richards, general attorney for
Missouri Pacific at Fort Scott. was
talking to the politicians at the Cope
land Thursday.
The state offices will all be closed
on Monday following Christmas. Most
of the state officers who have not al
ready gone leave for their homes to-
day. A good sized delegation of clerks |
will also scatter for the holidays.
Laundry on BIacl1weIl,s Island Burns. |
New York, Dec. 23.-The four-story
laundry building on Blackwell's Island !
was destroyed by fire early today. |
sixty-five Iaundresses were on the top
floor of the building when the fire
broke out but all escaped without in I
jury. The laundry was situated be- |
tween the city hospital. in which We're |