The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-05
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Stubs to Have Another Fight
for Life.
Effort Will Be Made to Defeat
Him for Legislature.
LEARNARD THE MAN.
Son Of Veteran Editor Wants to
Succeed Boss Buster Leader.
Brady's Seat in Legislature Is
Also JeOpardized.
THE MAN.

". R. Stubs will have to make an
other fight for his political existence.
oscar E. Learnard, Jr.. has announced
hat he will be a candidate for the
legislature from the Fourteenth rep
resentative district. which was repre-
sented in the last session by Walter
Roscoe Stubbs.
j. H. Mitchell has already an
nounced that he will be a candidate
against J. L. Brady in the Thirteenth
district. so the political fight in Doug
las county promises to be decidedly
hot. Brady is III editor of the Law
renee Journal, which is supposed to
be owned in part by Stubs.
It was believed that Stubs would
not have any opposition for renomi-
nation to the legislature. The victory
which he won over his opponents in
the Second district congressional fight
threw things crossways in Douglas
county. Stubs enemies were unable
to get out their anchors, and were
driven ahead of the political tornado.
They had about decided that it was
too late to make an effective cam
paign against Stubs. and were plan
ming to concentrate their energies IN
accomplishing the defeat of Stubs
friend, Brady.
It was tevfdently decided on short
notice that a fight should be made
against Stubs himself and oscar
Learnard was selected as the eandi-
date. Oscar Learnard Is the son OF
Col. o. z. Learnard, who was for
MANY years editor Of the Lawrence
Journal. OF course he has an uphill
fight to beat the speaker of the house,
but there always has been a strong
undercurrent Of opposition to Stubs
in Douglas county. In the last cam
paign there was no opposition to him,
and vet il is known that the election
boards found in h ballot boxes a
remarkably large number of ballots IN
which the voter had refused to cross
the name Of Stubs. Had Stubs been
defeated in the recent second district
congressional fight, his adversarles
say that he would certainly have been
defeated for reelection to the legis-
lature. But since he won that fight.
his grip on the situation has been
strengthened, and it may be impos-
sible to dislodge him at this time. 1t
has evidently been decided, however,
that 1t is good politics to make a hard
fght on him, and show that he does
not control his district without much
opposition.
The Douglas county politicians are
predicting the defeat of Brady they
say that it is as good as settled that
Mitchell Will win They declare that
Brady is not very popular, and will be
an easy man to beat.
A correspondent who signs himself
veteran from Lawrence. Kas., has
the following stanzas in the Garrett
When Farmer Smiths trump card is
He worries Walter Roscoe Stubs
Until that Civic League" pretense
Resemble less than thirty cents
IA our Farmer hates.
A fawning coward" he berates,
Nor fears to stand in public place
Denouncing braggart to his face =,
o red haired mani take up the cross
Imposed on every busted bossi
Forsake your chilly wild goose chase
And cease to dream Of Burton's place
The Third district congressional
convention meets today at Sedan for
the purpO of renOminating p. z.
Campbell by reclamation.
Congressman Campbell will attend
the convention, and make the Gus
tomary speech of thanks. The con-
vention promises to be harmonious in
every detail. It IS possible that Camp
bells boom for United States senator
will come in for some encourage
ment.
1t is likely that there will be a lot
of political fixing done at this conven-
ton. Politicians and o-f1ceseekers
from all parts of the state are present.
Charles F. Ryker, the Hutchinson man
who is a candidate for railroad ON
missioner, viii make his first invasion
into the territory of George W
WheatIey, the Third district candi-
date.