The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-09

state headquarters and look after the
political interests of the people as close
ly as certain former campaign commit
tees have looked after the interests of
the railroads. A speakers bureau will
send men out to talk for the people,
and Kansas is sure 10 have a red hot
campaign, and it is one of the possibili-
ties that there may be a petition candi-
date for lieutenant governor. For it is
well known that the alleged endorse
ment of F1tzgerald's position by Stubbs
was spurious. Stubbs makes no secret
of the fact that ne regards Fitzgeralds $
statement as entirely unsatisfactory.
James A. TrOutman, the chairman
of the Square Deal Republican Club,
is out of town today, and consequently
no statement could be secured from
him concerning the proposed nomina-
ton of railroad commissioners and
lieutenant governor by petition.
letter from Lacrosse, Kan, to
the State Journal says:
Judge E H. Madison, the Repub-
Seventh district, has declined the chal-
lenge of o. H. Truman of Lacrosse,
the Democratic nominee for congress
in the same district, for a series of
joint debates on the political issues of
the campaign"
Frank Pomeroy, the Republican
nominee for the legislature from Jack
son county, has announced in an inter-
view that he will not reply to the ques-
tions asked by W. R. Stubs.
Mr.. PomerOy says that Jackson coun-
ty is not In the jurisdiction of the
league, in the first place, and in the
second place he has neither the time
nor the inclination to advertise Stubs
boom for United states senator, or Jas.
A. Troutmans boom for governor.
There is a good deal Of demo-
goguery about some of these reform
ers.' said Mr.. Pomeroy said. Il re-
member very we'll when PrfngIe's anti
pass bill was before the house, in 1905.
It had been made a special order of
business, and if It had gone to a vote
1t likely would have passed. But Bob
Stone moved to put the special order
of business over. MI Leland moved
to amend by pOStpOnfng consideration
of the special order till after the pass
age of the appropriation bills. Stone
accepted the amendment, and the mo-
ton carried, which killed the antipass
bill.
However, Stone ducIed the roll call,
so that he does not appear on the rec
ord as having voted to kill anti-pass
legislation. But Stubbs voted for the
Leland motion, and Mr.. Leland says he
Neland) made the motion at Stubbs'
request So here are two reformers
Stubs and Stone, now making q great
fuss about the pass evil, who opposed
pass legislation at the only time in the
states history when a bill for that pur-
pose was made possible by advance
ment to the position OF a special order
of business for specific day and hour
Those kind of politicians can't die
tate to me how I shall coRduct my cam
paign, nor tell me what I shall stand
for. So far as Stubs and his league
are concerned, ! am in accord with the
sentiment expressed by Hon. Bill Hack
ney."
It is reported that ex-senator J. R.
Burton is thinking of starting a weekly
newspaper in Topeka. which will be a
reform organ The friends of Bur
ton are said to be trying to raise S10,-
600 to put the enterprise on its feet.
Burton wants to reform the United
Safes senate. He IS said to be con
vinced that senators should have moth
ing to do with federal patronage.
c. A. Stockslager, who was nominat-
ed this week by the Democrats for gov
ernor of Idaho, is a Kansas man He
formerly lived ius Galena and was q law
yer and miner there. He was mayor Of
the town for two years and in 1885,, Pres
ident Cleveland appointed him territorial
judge of Idaho. He went to the western
territory and remained there after his
term of office expired, becoming a citi-
zen. He is well known in Kansas min
ing circles and by lawyers who were
practicing in the state fifteen years ago.