The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-09
Sentiment for Proposition Has
Continued to Grow.
PEOPLE HEARD FROM,
They Are Letting Representa-
tiVes Know Where They Stand
Agitation on This Question
EcIipses All Else.


for state oil refinery. The votes for
state refinery are in the house. but
without strong leader they are sus-
ceptible to stampede.
The way the thing has lined UP,
nearly all of the recognized leaders
IN the house are against the refinery.
Stubbs with his big stick is pounding
vigorously to get the members into the
fold. while on the other hand the con-
stituents of the members are making
themselves heard on the other side OF
the controversy. 1t seems to be a
case of the people VS.. the bosses and
the Standard Oil company.
The man whom the oil refinery
friends would like to have lead them
in their fight is Judge A r. Clark, OF
Rice, speaker pro tenn. of the house.
Judge Clark will vote for the refinery,
because his people have petitioned him
to do so, but it is said that his con-
victions are rather against such a
policy.
Glasscock, of Kansas City. is also
mentioned as a leader for the oil re-
fnery forces. He is a powerful
speaker. Ham, of Rocks, could prob
ably secure recognition as the head Of
the movement if he would go into the
thing heartily But Mr.. Ham has not
definitely committed himself on the
proposition so far Robert Stone, Of
I
show to be chosen, but he has gone
off on the leasing project, and may not
get back into line.
Now that the state refinery bill IS
actually before the house, it is cOnsid-
| cred probable that the Stubbs faction
will try to tie the measure UP in the
gas and oil committee for a week or
I'VE want to watt said one of the
opponents of the refinery bill until the
people of Kansas get chance to catch
their second wind They are excited
now, and they are sending in letters
and kilograms by the hundred. They
have the members of the house on the
run. and If the bill should come up for
consideration here now, it would pass
/ the house without a bit of doubt BY
staving the thing of until the end Of
the session, believe the bill can be
defeated
One of the members said today that
he had received rs letters and a dozen
kilograms in the past "a hours urging
him to vote for the bill. He was op-
posed to it Tuesday. Today he says
he will have to vote for it to please
his people.
steve Brandon of Butler has an ex-
PLANTATION for the food Of letters
which is coming in from the people Of
Kansas. He says:
'I was sitting over in the hotel the
other day, with a number of oil men,
who did not know me- They were
talking among themselves and I over
heard what was said. One of them
stated that the committee of the KAN
sas Oil Producers association was
sending out a thousand letters day.
urging people in all parts of the state
to get up petitions for the refinery
These letters are beginning to bear
fruit now and that is why the mem
bers are being SO flooded with remind
erS from their constituents"
Several of the members who stated
that they were opposed to a state re-
f1nery are beginning to change their
minds.
The State Journal has received from
its correspondent at Garden City a dis
patch stating that the people of Fin
ney county are unanimous ip favor or
a state oil refinery, and would instruct
their representative to vote for it.
In this connection Representative
Kinnison, of F'inney county, said today:
Il am opposed to an appropriation Of
S25, 900 to $50,000 for a state oil refinery,
for it would be too much like sending
boy to mill. But if a 100000 or an
$500, 900 refinery can be built and oper-
ated legally by the state am for 1t.
am satisfied that 80 per cent of my peO-
pie in Finney county are for such
eRepresentative c. NJ. Beeson, of Ford
county, today received the following
Ford county solid for state refinery
bill. Big petition coming. Do your
best" This was signed by a citizens
committee The petition which is COM
ing is said to contain the names OF
nearly every resident of Dodge City.
Funny Business Reacts.
The numerous josh bills intended
to ridicule the state oil refinery idea
are having their. reaction. They are
being carried to the extreme.
Wednesday, A. c. Husey, Of Wichita.
introduced a bill appropriating S115,000
to build a state brewery at the city OF
Wichita. It is provided that the state
brewery shall manufacture liquor for
mechanical and scientific purposes. The
bill is very funny. but 1t would have
been received with less prejudice at
some other time. As it was, there were
some of the members of the house who
got mad and wanted to throw the bill
into the waste basket without even Civ
ing it hearing.
There has also been bill intro
duced by Brandon providing for
state packing house in connection with
the penitentiary, and a bill by ThOmp-
son of Reno providing for state pack
ing plant in connection with the In
dustriaI school at Hutchinson. These
people will find that the state oil re-
hnery isn't a joke
Petition for Oil Refinery.
A petition containing the names of
over 200 citizens of Chanute was pre-
sented to the house by @. o. Nelson
of Neosho, asking that the house OF
representatives pass the state oil re-
This is the first petition which has
been presented to the legislature ask
ing for the establishment of a state
refinery, but if they all break lose
with 700 names attached the chief
clerk will have to provide some new
fling cases.
No School of Mines.
The ways and means committee re-
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