The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-05
STUBS Is IN IT.
Representative Plummer Tells
Of His Ambitions.
Lawrence Man VIII Be Senator
II He Can.
THINKS HOCH WILL WIN
Says IF Governor Tries His
Success Is Certain.
Some Gossip About the Kansas
Politicians.
THINKS HOCH VIII WIN

SUING GOSSIP ABOUT the Kansas
Politicians.
G. w. Plummer, representative from
Jefferson county in the last legislature.
was in Topeka. Saturday with his fam
ily. While Mrs. Plummer came to To-
peka to do her spring shopping. Mr..
Plummer came here to talk to the state
house politicians. Mr.. Plummer has a
boom for state superintendent of pub
lie instruction. which started during the
legislature and has been lurking around
ever since.
7 am not yet prepared to say what
I will do about the state superinten-
dency,' said Mr.. Plummer. 7 don't
feel like getting out and making a fight
for the place, and putting money into
it. but if the field seems to be reason
ably clear, I shall probably be q. can
didate. I don't hesitate to say that
would like the place if I could get it,
but it will be some time before I can
tell just what it is best to do
Mr.. P1ummer was one of Speaker w.
R. Stubbs' stauneh friends during the
session of the legislature, and he says
that Mr.. Stubs is making all prepara-
tions to get the job of United States
senator.
Il was down at Lawrence not long
ago." said Mr.. Plummer, land while
there talked to a number of people who
are very close to Mr.. Stubs and know
exactly what he is planning to do.
They say that Mr.. Stubbs is planning
to be a candidate, and that every move
he is making nowadays is calculated
with that end in view.
1t is my idea that if Governor Hoch
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United States senate he will get the
place without any difficulty. I don't
know whether he is planning to run. If
Hoch does not get into the race, think
Curtis. with the chances favoring Cur
tis.
Personally. I am expressing no pre-
ferences, for I may be a member Of
do not care to decide at this time what
I VIII do. I think it can be set down
as reasonably certain, however, that NJ
r. Stubs win be q candidate for the
senate"
Congressman Charles F. Scott is in
vading the enemy's country" He
went to Ottawa few days ago, and
was the guest of Gen. J. N. Harrison
there. General Harrison will manage
Scott,s fight in Aliens home town. It
! is considered certain that Mr.. Scott
will make an energetic fight for
Franklin county. He will be aided by
H B. ParanOre a doctor at Ottawa.
| is under political obligations to Scott
/ General Harrison is lighting Henry
Allen because Allen supported J. H.
Ransom of RansornvilIe for repre-
sentative in the last Republican pri-
maries, when Harrison who is from
Henry Aliens own ward was a. can
didate for the place.
o-,,e. 1,- re,,, ,-.oa;,-a,5 e.ov,, r-,,,
porfa that Justice E. W. Cunningham
| is now recovering slowly, and was able
to sit up for about half an hour last
Saturday. Tt is considered that there
| is now no doubt of his ultimate recov-
cry
/ L. D. Hart, of WestmoreIand, who
was a candidate for state auditor two
years ago, and who has been men
/ toned by some of the people of his
i locality as q probab BILE candidate at the
next state convention, has put his
boom to rest by a definite announce
ment that he does not expect to be a
candidate. Mr.. Hart is now the post
master at Westmoreland-
Leavenworth, Kan, June 5.-Leav-
/ enworth county Republicans have four
/ candidates for the next state ticket.
Frank ]. Ryan, now clerk OF the dls-
| trict court, is a candidate for secre-
tarv of state; J. NJ. Cory, county treas
urer. for state treasurer; ]. NJ. Gill
man, county superintendent, and G.
w. Kendrick, superintendent of city
| schools, for state superintendent OF
+ public instruction.
G. W. Mcknight Of City is now be-
ing doomed for the job of state sena-
tor Mr.. Mcknight was state senator
from his district from 1900 to 1903
i and was president of the State Bank
ers' association two years ago; He has
been in a bank at Junction City since
1 1873. Several papers have doomed
him as a candidate for state treasurer
4 The Concordia Kansan says; Tt IS
! said that George Clark whose term OF
+ ONCE as state printer will expire on
July 1, may re-engage in the .newspa--
per business in Junction City. instead
Of coming to Concordia, as stated some
Mr.. Clark tells his friends here in
/ Topeka that he has not yet decided
/ what he will do after leaving the Office
OF state printer.
7. McFan, who has for two years
been state cattle inspector at Arkansas
city. has been transferred to Corey
vile. No one has yet been named to
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