The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-13
THEY ARE COMING
Anti Machine Republicans Here
for Their Meeting.
w. II. Stubbs Says That 75
VIII Be Here.
TO TSSHE DECLARATION
70 ISSUE DECLARATION
1t VIII Declare Against Ma
chine Rule, He Says.
j. H. Richards, Missouri Pacific
Attorney, Takes Leading Part.
This is Boss Busters Day.


Tonight the much-advertised meeting
is scheduled to take place in the dining
room of the National hotel. The sup
porters have been arriving during the
day and little caucuses have been the
general order. Incidentally it looks as
though some of Governor Bailey's
friends as we'll as his enemies are COM
ing in.
Colonel Thomas Benton Murdock,
high chief advisor, was on the ground
early. He was far ahead of w. r.
Stubs, chairman of the present move
ment, and Senator Buttons successor
in New Jerusalem movement, who did
not get in until noon. B. r. Leydig
who is credited with being a member
of the Ell Dorado Union of Boss Bus.
ters, is here, but with him is c. L.
King, who is an appointee of Governor
Bailey on the board of directors of the
penitentiary.
Just how many came on transporta
tion and how many paid fare it is i'm
possible to say. 1t is known that 9TH
ers were asked to come in on free
invited by United States Ma rshaI
Mackey. Colonel J. H. Richards, who
is Senator Burton's manager in Bour-
bon county, and who is also general
attorney for the Missouri Pacific for
the south half of Kansas, has written
to a number of Republicans in his
jurisdiction, principally local attorneys
for the Missouri Pacific, calling atten-
tion to tie fact that he has recently
sent them transportation for 1904 and
asking them to meet him here today
on matters of Importance at present" "
Colonel Richards does not refer to the
meeting, but as he was in the midnight
conference held at the Throop last
4.
cided upon, it seems likely that the
purpose of his request was to get them
into tEe boss busters convention.
w. r. Stubbs, who was made chair
man of the movement by the confer
! ence last week, says it is expected that
nearly every county in the state will
be represented in the convention to-
niEht.
4 think there viii be seventy-five
/ people there" said Mr. Stubbs "Ot
course, 1 don't know just how many
but 1 think it will be a representative
meeting all right
! What are you going to do at the
meeting?" he was asked.
I'VE will issue a declaration of inde-
pendence from machine rule, for one
thing" he said. What else we will dc
don't know just yet
| Mr.. Stubs said he expects 25 or Sc
| Republicans up from Lawrence to at
tend the meeting. Among others will
be Colonel Learnard, editor of the
Lawrence Journal. Mr.. Stubbs engaged
/ quarters for Colonel Learnard at the
Copeland as well as for himself.
Colonel Learnard is one of the few
! Republican editors who are fighting
Roosevelt. His position is shown by
the following editorial in his paper:
'aThe zeal of the state central COM
mittee to get to the head of the Roose-
velt column is likely to encounter al
adverse turn before the national CON
vention meets. There is a growing SEN
timent among the less demonstrativt
elements of the party that the present
incumbent is quite too damboyant fol
the public safety, and by the time the
national convention is due a very for
midable competitor by the name O.
Mark Hanna, of Ohio, is likely to ap
| pear upon the scene"
The boss busters meeting is suppos
ed to convene at o'clock but it will
probably be later than that, consider
able later, in fact, because the dining
room of the National will still be il
use for supper at that time.