The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-06

This week is likely to see the big
fight of the present session of the leg
islature. Something of interest will
take place concerning the establish
ment OF the proposed state oil re-
fnery.
The people in the southern part OF
the state are highly indignant at what
they call the flop of Governor Hoch
on the oil refinery proposition. They
think that he has allowed himself to
submit to the leading strings of
Speaker Stubbs, and they propose to
throw all their influence against Hoch
in the controversy.
1t is a fight which may have con-
siderable to do in determining the fu-
ture greatness of Speaker Stubbs. He
has thrown down the gauntlet to the
refinery forces. and with Hoch to help
him. will join issue with them on the
proposed refinery Mr.. Stubbs says
that the refinery. is moi - proper So
luton. Of the Standard Oil situation:
that railroad legislation must be de-
pended o. % bring relief
Down - shaw. Kan. tn farmers
and oil producers held a big meeting
saturday afternoon and revoked their
former vote of thanks to Governor
Hoch- The reports of the meeting
state that there was only one senti-
ment expressed; that of bitter resent
ment against Governor Hoch for his
violation of the promises which the
people in the oil company consider h
made in his message to the Iegisla-
ture.
If the senate this week takes up and
passes the bill appropriating $400, 900
Tor the establishment of 4 state oil re-
dnery, and throws the responsibility
for the defeat of the measure upon
Speaker Stubbs and the "administra-
tion" house, it is said that Stubbs viii
Immediately have the house rush
through all the administrati ton bills on
It's calendar. and check them up to the
senate There is some opposition in
the senate to some of the administra-
ton bills. TPe congressional apDor-
uonment bill is already tied up in
Fitzpatrick committee and NAV
never escape from that committee
Stubbs thinks he can put the senate
on It's good behavior by throwing upon
that body the responsibility for the
passage of the platform bills
It is expected that the house com
mittee on oil and gas, which went to
COmeyv1lle Saturday to "investigate''
the oil situation, will be ready to meet
without any further DELAY. and take
some lction on the bills which are
pend before it.
NJ .bers coming back to Topeka from
the homes after the Sunday recess an
Or 4 the same story. 1t is this
yuF people want the refinery
ne member from the western mart Of
e state who has been with the admin
fratiOn from the start said today:
Ih1s IS where Stubs will work his
political ruin. He has made a bad
break. My friends out home said to
me, You vote for the refinery. regar6
less of Stubbs or we viii take ye.Ir
head off along with his On the train
coming to Topeka it was just the same
way People were all cOndemning
Stubbs. I, for one. am for the state re-
fnery. I Will not allow myself to be
suspected of selling out to the Standard
OIL company"
Another member. one of the gas and
OIL committee. who is also a Stubbs
man, says:
Who is getting the Doodle out of
this deal? It is not the average mem
Der of the house. But we all know
what the Standard Oil representatives
are here for. Stubs opposition to the
state refinery is due simply to his rail-
road connections. He is under the
sway Of the railroads. and the Standard
Oil runs the railroads.
Another member says: THE ewes of
the whole country are uDOn Kansas
the country is waiting to see whether
this state will sell itself out to the
Standard Oil company as other states
have done I do not believe that this
legislature will be f'Stubbsidizeds or
Hochsidized- believe we will do our
duty and kill the Standard Oil in KAN
sas"
1t is reported that the people up in
Stubbs' home county Douglas, are
mad because of the position taken by
their representative They demand
radical action against the Standard Oil
and some of them are reported to be
writing letters to Stubbs telling him
they will beat him for reelection in the
next canpaisn unless he unloads his
present opposition to the will of the
people and gets in line.
Members Are Indignant.
While the State Journal reporter
has been writing these lines at his
desk in the hall OF the house Of repre-