The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-28
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Mr.. e. w. HOch Stands by w.
Ross Stubs.
Says His Theory Is in Harmony
With Situation.
MUST TRUST PEOPLE
Have Faith That Confidence
Isn't Misplaced.
j. L. Brady Defeats Senator
Henley i'm Douglas.


E. w. Hoch endorses the position ia
ken by Chairman W. R. Stubs rela-
tive to his attitude toward the nominal
ton OF Republican candidates for the
legislature. Mr.. Hoch says that while
he is anxious for good men to be sent
to the legislature. who will carry out
the pledges of the Republican plat
form, the personnel Of these men must
be left to the Republicans of their re-
spective counties. Mr.. Hoch says edi-
torially in his paper this week:
THE position taken by Chairman
Stubs with reference to the nomina-
ton of legislators is entirely in har-
mony with the spirit and character of
the man, and perfectly in harmony
with the theory of politics of which he
is and has been such a distinguished
and successful exponent One of the
issues involved in the preliminary con-
test in which Mr.. Stubs took such a
conspicuous part, was the enforcement
of the state committee from factlonal
politics. For Mr.. Stubs to use the
official position he holds to control
| legislative nominations, would be high
ly inconsistent He is absolutely right
in combining his official acts to the
legitimate sphere of his office, and in
using his craftsmanship for the good
Of the whole party and not in behalf OF
any faction in it. He feels, profoundly,
as does the writer, the very great i'm
portance of the next legislature being
composed of men of ability and char
acter. men fmbued with q real spirit or
reform. men who will honestly and
earnestly endeavOr to redeem the party
promises embodied in its Wichita plat
form. But neither he nor the writer
can assume to dictate what particular
man in each representative or senator
/ iaI district will best subserve these
4 good ends. This decision must be left
! to the Republicans themselves in these
various districts. Upon them rests this
great and grave responsibility ana not
upon Mr.. Stubs or upon the head OF
| the ticket. With US, the words ma
chine and anti-macnine must be ELM
mated from our vocabulary The Re
publican state platform is an honest
platform. 1t means something IL was
not written for buncombe- Every pro
position in it should be crystallized into
law and all will be if the people send
the right kind of men to the legislature
If its promises are fulfilled the state
will be greatly benefited and the party
| greatly honored and strengthened. II
not, the party and state will sufTer.
The issue is clear and distinct II IS
tremendously important But It IS not
n contest. in detail, in which Mr. Stubbs
as chairman. or the writer as a candt-
date, can personally participate We
must trust the people. We nave talln
that this confidence is not misplaced
Time alone can tell.
Apropos the protest against the
nomination of A L. Gilbert Tor state
senator in the Doniphan- Brown as
I trict which has been filed with the
/ state contest board by o. J. Nugent'
Mr. Gilbert writes the following open
letter to Nugent:
.fPowhattan, Kas., May IS, 1904
''NIr. o. J. Nugent, Hiawatha, Kas.:
"Dear Sir-Concerning the sena-
toriaI trouble, I understand that you
are making the following statements;
81 That my nomination was more
unfair and irregular than the one that
was made by you and defended by the
Brown County World
80. That S. z. Friend was induced
to vote for me under promise of his
being made deputy treasurer OF
80 That I signed written agree
ment with the Doniphan county peo-
ple to do whatever they might say.
"a That you never told me that
YOU would support me if I would
promise to help you get the Hiawatha
IS. That Mr.. Friend left Hiawatha
in a clandestine manner without the
knowledge and against the wishes OF
rs. That Mr.. Friend voted against
the instructions Of his delegate. Mr.
LANCE, after agreeing not to partici-
pate.
believe to be absolutely false, and
without any foundation whatever
81 will make you a proposition
which, if you are fair, you will &C
: cept. If you Will name one man ]
will name one, and we will let these
two name a third, and if I cannot
prove to the satisfa action of this COM
mittee that these statements are alse
1 will agree to withdraw my name and
save you the expense of conresting my
nomination.
Come now, my good Christian
friend. either make good your talk OF
= | else quit your talking.
t Yours truly, A l. GILBERT"
The Republican county convention
in Mcpherson county is in session
this afternoon. The principal contest
is over state senator. The senatorial
district is made up of Harvey and
, NicI !strson counties, and + is Nc
I.hcrso ms turn TO name the senator
Grattan, John F. Hughes. H I. Max
cate that Hughes will prC badly be
nominated on the first ballot. He car
ried three-fourths of the country pre-
cincts giving him over a hundred
delegates. when 90 viii nominate
Gratian carried all but five of the q
dele gates in the city Of Mcpherson
but that is about all
J. L. Brady won in the fight for rep
resentative in the Thirteenth district
Of Douglas county in the primaries
, Friday. defeating Senator a. Henley
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