The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-27
Republican Cattlemen Meet in
Topeka Today.
Will Endorse a Candidate for
Railroad Board.
POTTER OR STANNARD.
One Of These VIII Receive
the o. K.
Will Ask the State Convention
to Accept Him.

At a meeting of stockmen being
held at the ThrooD hotel this after
noon, new candidate for member
ship on the state board of railroad
commissioners will be endorsed.
Indications are that the stockmen's S
candidate will be either c. H Stannard
of Emporia, or Tom Potter of Pea
body. Both have a good many friends.
There are about hfJeen or twenty of
the leading stockmem OF the state here.
Some of the prominent politicians, IN
Guiding W. K. Stubbs, are also on
hand. George Plumb, of Emporia,
president of the association, called the
meeting. J. W Bergman, of Ashland
and j. w. White, OF Ada. both mem
bers of the legislature, are here.
Tom Potter IS q stockman, but he is
also president of the Civic league. For
that reason there might be consider
able criticism of him if he should ac-
cept the nomination for railroad com
missioner It might be charged that he
used his influence as head Of that or
ganization to accomplish his election.
good show to win. Stannard is the
owner of the Sunny Slope stock farm,
formerly owned by Charles Cross, the
i'll fated Emporia banker. He does a
large and important shipping business,
and the stockmen feel that he viii be
a good man on the board.
This is not the first time that the
cattle shippers of the state have taken
hand in the nomination of a mem Der
of the board of railroad commissioners
It was the stockmens association that
endorsed J. w. Robson last year.
Robson, however, did not make such
a good showing on the board as was
expected, and not long ago, the stock
men held another meeting. and decided
not to support him again. This ac-
ton was taken just prior to the with
draWal of Robson from the race.
It is not likely that the stockme en-
will try to get their candidate endorsed
by the Civic league. The two organ
izations have not hitched up together
very well in the past, The stockmen
will go directly to the Republican con-
vention and ask for the termination of
their man. They VIII use the same line
Robson; namely, that the stock rails
ing and shipping industry of the state
is so large that it is entitled to repre-
sentation on the board Of commission
ers.
Mr.. Potter. the president of the Civic
league, and likely candidate for the
stockmen's endorsement. said this
morning:
THE meeting of stockmen this
afternoon is for the purpose of endors-
| ing some one for the position of rail-
road commissioner. I don't know
who it is likely to be. The movement
will be entirely Independent of the
/ Civic league. The work of the Civic
/ league is getting along first rate. Or
CARNATIONS have been perfected in a
number Of counties especially in the
southern part of the state. The result
of the Sumner county primary Satur-
day shows what the Civic league is do
ing It is rousing people up 70 vote
for what they believe to be right
J. w White of Ada says This is
strictly Republican movement. The
stockmen will asked the Republican
convention to nominate q stockman of
our selection for railroad commission
err We want one place on this board.
| and believe that we are entitled to it,