The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-05
POLITICAL GOSSIP
w. Il. Stubbs Says That He
Wants to Quit.
Has Had Enough of Active
Politics.
NOT YET COMPLETED.
Movement for Clean Politics
Unfinished, He Says.
Says He May Come Back to the
Legislature.

W. h. StubbS is ready to retire as q
political manager. He has neglected
his business for several months while
he has been getting the Hoch move
n1ent under way, and. although he does
not say SO openly, he is disgusted at
the intrigues and unfairness of poll
ticians. While he thought the intrigues
were all on the side opposed to him he
was content, but when he found them
among his own associates he became
disgusted.
Mr.. Stubhs says that he does not
want to be chairman of the Republi-
can state central committee, nor does
he aspire to any political job. And he
is perfectly sincere In this declaration.
Stubbs is a man of affairs-big affairs.
He was not used to taking a back seat,
as he was compelled to do in the last
legislature, and he decided to '.go aft
err those who overru1ed him last win
ter. He has done 1t effectively. His
success brought to his standard every
disappointed politician in the state and
every man who was hungry for polfti-
cal pie and who knew he would not get
| it from the Bailey administration. The
Burton contingent lined up on the side
of Stubbs whether he wanted it or not,
and now it is taking every advantage
of his success.
And now every hungry patriot is
preparing to present MS claims lOf a
job under the Hoch administration, and
each wants Mr.. Stubbs' endorsement
All of which is disgusting and disap-
pointing to Stubbs-
This movement for clean politics
and good government is not yet ac-
complished," said Mr.. Stubbs to
State Journal reporter on a train going
into KaEsas City the night after the
Garnett convention. Results are what
count The election of Mr.. Hoch is not
success for the movement It will be
successful only when it is demonstra-
ted that under the Hoch adminisUra-
) ton taxes are lower than under the
present one and that politics is cleaner.
| If these results are not obtained this
u movement is a failure, notwithstanding
1.-THE election of Hoch. believe that
: Hoch will make a splendid governor
and that these things will be accom-
+. plished, but his election alone viii not
be success
LEGISLATURE? ?" Mr.. Stubs was asked
4 don't know" he replied. 1t de-
pends somewhat on the state of my
business-whether [ can't get away
from it or not"
financial sacrifice as Mr.. Stubbs, but
there is no doubt that the attention he
has given to politics during the last
: four months has been at a financial loss
l to him He told a friend that he pre-
sumed he was out $25. 900 because Of the
i fact that he had been Obliged to be
: away from his business so much while
engaged in the Hoch movement
2 when I started in this movement
he told a friend. 81 was doing busl-
/ ness of about 100000 a month. I had
roll I used to scarcely be away from
it a day. After I got into this move
ment I had to be away from it most
of the time I have had to attend to
what details I could by long distance
telephone and photographs, and let the
rest go That Jerusalem project down
J at st. Louis involves an outlay or near
ly half a million dollars, and 1 have
photographs. AS the work progressed
l they sent me pictures of 1t. and l was
: able to judge as to how things are go
: ing We have three men over in Jeru-
/ salem shipping stuff for that thing
For these reasons" continued Mr..
Stubbs, 81 will be glad when I get out
l of the responsibility of this political
movement. When l went into it didn't
! know what I was getting hold of. L
went up to Topeka last winter to the
legislature and got what thought was
: a cold deal from the fellows who We're
running things. 1 thought I saw
things could be improved in the way
the state government was run, and
! started in to do something. I expected
l to start it and then step out. But
, was like the man who got the bear by
7 the tall couldn't let 60"
Mr.. Stubbs expects to step aside after
} the state convention at Wichita next
l week and let the new state chairman
assume the responsibility he now has
as president of the anti-machine league.
= There is a disposition to draft him for
chairman, but he does not want it. He
. neither wants to neglect his business
Y nor does he like to mix up with the job
n hunters He will not criticise those who
s have been associated with him, but
s there have been a lot OF things done in
r the name of the anti-machine move
ment that do not meet with his ap-
prevail
e Stubbs will doubtless be one of Mr..
i Hoch's chief advisers during the next
administration, but he does not want
TO be compelled to assume the RESPONSE
bility for what is done. If there is any
jobbery or unfairness going on he
wants to be in position where it can
not be fastened upon him. He assumed
| that position at Garnett this week. He
advised a course which his opponents
admitted was fair.
'4I want to give Mr.. Stubbs credit for
his speech of acceptance at Garnett.
/ HE has rot agreed with Mr.. Bower
sock in his attitude"
At the same time Mr.. Stubs will not
come out in open criticism of those
with whom he does not agree in his
own ranks. While he undoubtedly be-
Z lieves that Mr.. Bowersock and Mr.. Bar
ker acted unfairly in refusing to sub
!. nit the Second district contests to
1 Chief Justice Johnston, he will not say
!, so. Then again, whatever Mr. Stubbs'
! personal opinion may be on the Kelly
7 matter. he will not criticise Kelly, for
2 the reason that Kelly has helped the
side with which he has been aligned,
and he thinks ingratitude is a crime.
L State Chairman Albaugh this week
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