The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-07
That Is What is Indicated by
Poll Today.
House Is Overwhelmingly for
the Measure.
ONLY "a OPPOSED.
There Are II in the Doubtful
List.
Sixty-three Who Are PrOnOunc-
ed in Advocacy.
WANT 1T DONE RIGHT.
Only Few Favor the Expert
mental Plan.
Mr.. Stubbs Takes Fling at the
Democrats.
Says That They All Want the
Refinery.
WANT 1T DONE RIGHT.
Only a Few Favor the Expert
mental Plan.
Mr.. Stubbs Takes Fling at the
Democrats.
Says That They All Want the
Refinery.


A poll of 1Os out of 124 members
of the house of representatives on the
state oil refinery question gave the
following result:
For the refinery. 63
Against the refinery. "A
Doubtful / {
Not seen or absent ..-.-.-..-- 20
Included in the list of those who
are given as flor the refinery are all
those who favor a state refinery of
some kind either through lease of an
existing property, purchase of a plant
under the penitentiary plan, or the
establishment of an experimental
plant as recommended by Governor
Hoch- The latter plan. however, does
not seem to have much support.
The following is the way the mem
bers of the house lined up this morn
ing:
For the state oil refinery: Adair,
Banks. Bergman. Boggs- Brierley,
Brown of Brown, Brown of Sherman.
Burke, Clark of jefferson, Clark of
Rice, Cones, Cowan, Crocker, Curran.
Dali. Dawson. Eddy. Elstun, Ffeser.
Fisher. Fraser. Glasscock. Goebel,
Grass. Guyer, HiIdreth Holden, Hol-
dren, Jones of Trego. Josserand,
Kerns. Kirkland. Lacy, Lander, Land
ergin, Leland. Lupfer, Mcbride, Miley,
Pomeroy. Potts, Plurnmer, Roger,
Rochester, RObinett, Schmidt, SeaVer,
Skinner, Sourbeer, Stitcher. StOber,
Stone. Steckel, Taylor, Tredway, Trigg,
Turner. Warren. Wycoff-63.
Against a state oil refinery: Ala
man, Archer, Beekman, Benson,
Brady, Brandon, Creech, Hackney,
Hamersly, Hulett, Huseys Hussey, Kin
arfE 1ar1-aa NT1rv-r Clr-r~
Perdue. Peter. Phenicie, Policy,
Pralle. Young, Stubbs-24.
Doubtful: Adams, Barnes, Bird,
Hall. Ham. Howerton, Matthews,
Mueller, Ohlhausen, Ossweiler, Prin-
gle. Rhodes. Richards. Roush. Scher-
merhOrn, Thompson, Welch-17-
Not seen or absent Beeson, Crum-
", Ewen. Jones of Norton, McGilli-
hill, Wilson, Farris, Harrison, Hask-
ms Jeffries, Myers. Pawling, Ransom
Stannard, West, White-20.
OF the II Democrats in the house.
there are nine for the refinery, three
against, one doubtful and four not on
record. Thus it is evident that party
lines are not cutting much of any fig
ure, though it might be supposed that
the Democrats would lineup solidly in
favor of any proposition which tended
to increase the legislative appropria-
tions.
There are quite a good many repre-
sentatives from oil counties who an
nounce that they will oppose the bill
On the other hand, the state refinery
is getting strong support from the short
grass country.
Even if ali of the absent and doubt
ful members lineup sOlidly against the
state refinery idea, it viii give that side
only 81 votes. 1t seems likely that this
absent and doubtful vote viii at least
divide equally, in which case the re-
finery would set 81 votes and the anti
refinery a.
When Speaker Stubbs was shown the
State Journals poll this morning, he
did not have much TO say. Glancing
over the names he said:
Democrats all want it, I See''
The poll shows that the big guns"
of the house are all lining up against
the proposed refinery, while the mem
bers who don't do much but vote are
fiocl1ing to its support This is not say
ing that there are not a number Of
strong leaders in with the refinery
crowd They have such men as Speaker
Pro Tenn Clark, Glasscock, Goebel
Kirkland, and Stone. all of whom-even
Goebel the Democratic bellwether-
stand we'll with the administration
The upheavaI seems to be due TO the
G 1and of the people Of Kansas for
refinery, and there is a spirit of
minaton to give the people what
L want. regardless of the dictation
O le administration machine.
he following expressions OF opinion
re picked up this morning while the
: tate Journal reporter was making the
poll of the house:
". P. Hackney. Cowley: Il am op-
posed to the refinery They came around
to me before election down in my coun-
ty and offered me the solid union labor
vote if I would support this bill
turned EN- down, and 1 stand pat on
that decision"
J. W. Bergman, Clark: I'VE Ger
tainly want some sort of action to curb
the Standard Oil company. The state
refinery seems to be about the best
plan"
J. H Sticher. Woodson: I certainly
favor the establishment of a state oil
refinery if it can be done legally"
w. a. Clark, Jefferson: -'The people
seem to want the refinery. and I shall
vote to give it to them
A r. Carlz. Rice; Il have a petition
signed by $50 people in my county ask
ing me to support this measure. and I
shall do So
Geo. B Cones. Nfeade-Seward: I'm
for the state refinery. and we haven't
any oil in our county. either
F. G. CroclSer. Chase: I favor leas-