The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-05
Mr.. STUBS IN IT.
Attempts to Control Political
Situation in Seventh.
Wants AnseI Clark to Be Given
Clear Field.
OPEN ON MADISON.
That Is the Latest Plan to Com
pei Peace.
Henry Allen Makes Formal Re-
ply to Stubs.

There is a pretty game of politics be
ing played down in the Big Seventh, in
which ". r. Stubs is taking an active
hand. Stubs is trying TO get things in
shape so that Ansel r. Clark will have
clear sailing for the nomination for lieu
tenant governor. and in order to force
w. ]. Fitzgerald of Dodge City to keep
out of Clark's preserves, he and some Of
the Seventh district boss busters are
planning an attack upon r. H Madison,
who has seemed to have a sure thing fol
the congressional nomination.
Madison and Fitzgerald are said to
belong TO the same crowd in the Sew
enth. The people who are backing Madi-
son are the ones who have brought out
Fitzgerald. Stubs was willing to keep
out Of the Seventh district congressional
fight so long as the Seventh district peo-
pie allowed his friend Clark to have the
undivided support of the district for
Lieutenant governor.
But when the friends of Fitzgerald,
OF Dodge City. induced him to make
fight on Clark the word was given by
Stubbs. and the Seventh district boss
busters have opened opened UP their
guns on Madison
The fight on Madison may take one OIL
% a
their support to Judge ". E Hutchin-
son of Garden City. who is the only
candidate against Madison OF they
may bring out a new candidate Ind
cations are just now that they Will ADOPT
the former plan. Hutchinson has a g0Od
start in the race, and some of the dis
patches which are being sent out indi-
cate that some powerful influence mas
put itself behind him, and is preparing
to push his candidacy. Here is a dis
fol rrr1f hpaT1 DTfnfa0 i'm
of the papers friendly to the boss bus
ter crowd:
Garden City. Kan. Feb 3.-The
friends and supporters Of Judge Hutch
inson i'm this vicinity are very much en-
Outraged over the increased prospects
of his nomination from the indications
coming from many parts Of the congress
siOnal district since the committee meet
ing last Tuesday. The fact that MS
friends on the committee were the only
ones who voted in favor of selecting the
candidate by the primary system has
already brought him the support Of
many who favor that method Of nomi-
mating candidates. His friends here
have organized to push his campaign
with their best efforts and vigor to
successful termination. The voters in
this end of the state are awakening to
the fact that it is time 10 break away
from machines and bosses and by a di-
rect vote say who shall be their candi-
date, as is being done in one or two
other congressional districts
Meantime the boss busters are taking
a lot of interest in the Reno county
situation. Reno county was where the
boss buster movement started, and the
boss busters are very Jealous of any at
tempt to put anybody but boss buster
ON guard. They thought they saw in
the candidacy OF L. F. Ryl1er for rail-
road commissioner. a deep plot on the
part of the Morgan crowd to regain
power, and consequently they win bring
out J. S. George for railroad comruis-
Eioner and possibly William Newlin for
auditor. Neither George nor Newlin
are very anxious to run. but they would
do so if the boss buster leaders so de-
creed.
Colonel r. NJ Chenault of Fort Scott.
who was in Topeka Friday night at
tending a. Populist state central COM
nittee meeting, gave out a rather re-
markable interview While in Kansas
City Saturday. He declared himself in