The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-28

At the close of his address Judgo
Dale outlined his position Concerning
the Democratic nomination. He said he
did not want 1t and he would only con-
sent to make the race If he Is con-
WINGED that the people will also elect
legislature and railroad commission
in sympathy with him, so that he
would be able to enforce his views on
the railroad question He said he
would not run if il were simply to
beat anybody" and then have his
hands tied and not be able to do any
thing except look after the state insti-
tuuons and issue some notaries' com
missions.
The greater part of Judge DaIe's ad-
dress was devoted to the railroad ques-
ton. He spoke first Of the domination
of the late Republican state convention
by railroad influences. and then took
up the question of railroad rates. He
said.
Judge DaIe's Speech.
"In order to intellfgentIy place the
matter before you in its proper light,
it becomes necessary for me TO describe
to you the conditions OF things relating
to a certain organization known as the
boss buster railroad combination
which absolutely dominated the Repub-
Gcan state convention held in the city
Of Wichita, on March 10, last, and
believe I cannot describe il better to
you than by reading a few Of the many
articles written about il by some OF
the leading Republicans of the state,
and shall begin by reading you an ar
ticle from the Daily Eagle printed in
that paper the day before the holding
of the convention. which is as follows.
Another conference of the anti
machine leaders was held last evening
and the programme mapped out earlier
in the day was revised. As it now
stands, Stubbs is to be both temporary
and permanent chairman Of the con-
vention, and he viii be the whole thing
in the convention today This action
on the part of the anti-machine leaders
is intended to give Stubbs all that is
coming to him and clear the way for
the selection of J. r. BurroW for
chairman of the state central commit
tee. 1t goes further, according to the
opinion Of shreWd political leaders who
see in the selection of Burrow as
chairman Of the state committee the
reelection of J. R. Burton as United
States senator and in event of his con-
victiOn, the transferring Of his office
and the enOlumeuts thereof to Dave
NIulvane. who. in event of Furtorrz
conviction. viii be elected to succeed
him to the senatorshfp as soon as the
state legislature gets action upon it.
self This is what the auti-rnachin
leaders mean when they insist that the
'reformers shall take care in every
county and senatorial district TO see
that only men who are opposed to the
present state administration are elected
to the legislature
"a The first revolt against the caucus
slate was last night when the fedora
NADA DA tRlA4lAlEItAdA interests at THEtr
meeting in the Commercial club
rooms decided to take a nand in the
temporary organization of the conven-
ton and selected Tom Potter Of Mar
ion as their candidate for chairman OF
the convention. The fight viii be made
in the anti-machine caucus and the
leaders refuse to say what the result
will be in the convention if the request
is denied. Never befofe were the cat
tlemen and commercial interests Of the
state so determined to take so agrees
sive part in politics Never before
in the history of the Republican party
in Kansas was any convention so COM
pletely under the domination of the
railroads as the one that will convene
in this city and never before were
they so brazen in pushing their de-
mands- Two railroad attorneys are
holding up the convention and demand
ing to be sent as delegates to the ma
tional convention and their demands
will be acceded to. One Of the great
est railroad systems in the state is de-
manding that it have a representative
on the board of railroad commissioners
and in order to give Mr.. Curtis a stand
ing in one of the counties of his dis
trict, the convention will be held up
and deliver the goods and Mr.. Walker
will be nominated If il is in the power
of this combination to accomplish it,
while the commercial interests of the
state will be set at each others throats
in the hopes that each may be slaugn-
tered.
But this is all in the interests Of
harmony. In fact, there is to be Moth
ing but harmony at the convention.
How could there be anything else with