The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-01
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
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Visions Violation Of law in high
lplaces, or coming from whatever
fsources is treason to our government,
that must stand upon the laws Of the
land as its basis and surest safety. The
/ treason Of Jefferson Davis and his
/ Confederate cohorts consisted in violat-
ing their oaths of office as federal Off
GERS and in diSregarding the laws Of
our country. Violation OF law by high
officials must be rebuked. If permitted
to prevail and go unchallenger. and
all law ceases to have any binding
lIorce or power, then indeed an appal-
/ ling state of anarchy exists. No pat
Tiotic citizen who loves his country, mis-
! home, his family, society and his state
can support violatOrs of law to whom
official oaths mean nothing, and this
! by the highest court of our state
Rev r. A. Elwood. Of Leavenworth,
has decided to support Harris for gov
ernor, instead of Hoch Mr. ElWoOd is
| the man who wrote letters to HOch and
Harris some tins ago, and asked them
70 express themselves upon the pro-
hibitory question.
letter:
In view of the statements of this ar
/ ticle taken from The editorial column of
/ the Leavenworth Times this morning,
and believing I an exercising the pro-
per functions of my Office in so doing,
1 hereby make an earnest appeal to the
Christian Endeavorers of the state Of
Kansas to rise above partisanship and
to vote for these cand dates and this
principle in this falls election. Good
citizenship can only be advanced in this
state through the enforcement Of our
laws, and the reign of anarchy now
prevailing IN many of our towns can
Who VIII honor themselves and our
state by oDeyfng their oath of Office
in thinking more of morals than of
money and virtue than votes. Kansas
City, Kan. is not going bankrupt be-
cause these laws are enforced there,
neither viii Leavenwortb nor any other
city of the state. So in behalf of law
and order, in the name of Righteousness
it will mean untold benefits to the chill
dren and homes of our state, I make
this appeal I am for Law and Honor.
r. A. ELWOOD."
The Rev. Mr.. Elwood is pastor of the
First Presbyterian church at Leaven-
worth. The editorial f ON the Leav-
eny7orth Times was as follows:
"in the event that 1 am made COVER
nor Of this state and David OVermyer
is made attorney general, we propose to
see to it that every mayor Of every city,
every county attorney of every county.
every sheriff of every county, every
marshal of every city and every police
judge of every city shall do his full and
entire duty in the enforcement of this
and all other laws
Jim Chisham. the we'll known Atchi-
son politician, was in Topeka a few days
age. Concerning the political situation
in Atchison county, he said:
"1 believe that Hoch is going to carry
our county. Since he came over there
and made his speech, the sentiment has
changed and is now very strong In his
favor. Even Ed Howe has shown some
symptoms of supporting him The Joint
lists are all for him-that may strike
some people as strange, but it's a fact
and I understand that the jointists
Owe at Ieavenworth are also for him. "
The Civic league of Kansas city.
Kan. is Booming A. ". Stubs, a real
estate man, for candidate for mayor at
the special election to be held Decem-
Der IL. Mr.. Stubs is secretary Of the
Civic league and he is 3. cousin of W.
r. Stubbs the "boss buster" Stubs
is at. present lined up with the Prohi-
bitiOn party. In the past he was idend-
fed with the Republican party and the
Civic league will make an effort to
have him placed in the field as the
regular Republican candidate.
If neither of the regular political
parties nominate Mr.. Stubbs or some
he Will likely be placed in the field as
on Independent candidate.
Senator S. NJ. Porter Of Caney came
to Topeka "a few days ago
NJ A Low about some oil
and gas property in which they are all
interested Mr. Porter says he does no.
expect to answer the Stubs square deal
questions, in spite Of the fact that he
is classed as one Of Stubbs' strong
friends.
Il have received two letters from Mr..
TToutman asking my views, and I have
thought sometimes that 1 would write
to him. It would really be less trouble
to write what I think and get it of
md n d
ing me letters. The propositions which
this Square Deal league advance are
not new; they are the same things that
were before US ten years ago. Every
body is in favor of equitable assess
ment Of property, and the anti-pass law
seems to meet with general approval
As to the primary election business,
think that we might as well try it.
People want it, and while I think that
after they have tried it for ten years
convention system I am willing to
change. Tt simply means that candi-
dates must go through two elections
instead of one, and it means a good
deal of expense"
Paul Rochester. a member of the
last legislature from Scott county, came
to Topeka last week and fled with the
secretary of state protest against
the placing of George NJ. Knighton on
the ticket as a candidate for Judge in
the Thirty-third judicial district on the
Democratic ticket.
G. Polk Cline. a we'll known Pawnee
Democrat, also fled a written protest
against knightons nomination E. A.
Cornell, assistant secretary OF state, set
the hearing Of the contest for Tuesday,
October 2.
The judicial district consists of the
counties Of Edwards. Pawnee. Hodge
man, Rush, Ness. Lane, Scott. Wichita
and Greeley The story told in the
protests filed is that there were only
seven delegates IN the convention. and
that six of them were from Rush
county. The convention was held In
Lacrosse, the county seat of Rush. It
Is charged that the call for the conven-
ton was not issued by the officers Of
the Judicial campaign committee and
that there should have been fifty dele