The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-11


please. Mr.. Stubs viii know where
I stand when vote, and see no rea-
son why any member of the senate
should give him advance Information.
While no threats have been made the
candidates for memberships in the
house naturally understand that they
will be opposed by Stubs and those
with them If these questions are not
answered satisfactorily. I do not be-
lieVe per cent. OF the candidates
would answer these questions unless
they feared that they would have
trouble with those behind the move
ment- Then what good will 1t do to
threaten these candidates and compel
them to answer. Suppose a person
answers the questions now in q way
committee can they be held to
promise exacted under the circum-
stances2
why should the members OF the
house be put on record and not the
members of tn esehate2 The senators
have just as much say about legisla-
ton as the representatives. The sen
ate will have to pass every bill passed
by the house and we should be on
mem bers Of the senate? The senators
w. A. Harris, the Democratic noni-
nee for governor. was in Lawrence yes
terday looking over various residence
properties. He is figuring on buying
Lawrence. The Griffith place is one of
the many beautiful suburban homes for
which the country tributary to Law
renee is noted. It is nicely situated,
well drained and just about the right
distance from town to make 1t desir-
able.
Captain E. A Rosser. president Of
the Southeast Kansas Veterans assoc
citation has received word from Sena-
tor Long that he viii be at the reunion
at Cherryvale and give an address. Sen
ator Benson has already promised TO
be there and there viii be a number
of other well known speakers among
whom are Judge Thomas of Indian Ter
Titory, Captain Joe Waters Of Topeka,
Commander Coney and many others Of
more than state prominence.
W. D. Vincent says in a signed com
munication to the Clay Center Dis
patch:
1T is my firm conviction that the
action of the Populist convention will
do Mr.. Harris no harm if his friends.
especially his Democratic friends, will
act wisely and exercise proper politi-
cal judgment. It requires no great
amount of foresight to see that policy
of retaliation VIII be the worst kind Of
folly. One mistake does not justify
another. The only result of calling
the middle of the readers hard names
will be 10 drive votes away from Sen
dCOT Harris. II Is not Iair, neither IS II
good politics. to charge them viii sell
ing out. Unwise as I think they were
/ have not the slightest doubt they
were as honest in favoring nomina-
tionS as I was in opposing them and
know that I was absolutely sincere.
They had a right to their opinions. I
had a right to mine. There was simply
an honest difference of opinion and
that is all there was to it. Let US
make the best OF it without getting ex-
cited and doing something RASH In
two years from now we will all be for
Bryan, and let us avoid any action HOW
that will make it more difficult to Join
hands in the election of the greatest
living statesman in this or anv other
country as our next chief executive.
W. R. Stubs gives out the following
letter which he has received from J.
w Holdren, member of the last
Legislature from Montgomery county:
Cherryvale. Kan, July 8, 1906
". R. Stubs, Lawrence, Kan
Dear Sir:--I have read the questions
to representative candidates and as far
as I am concerned they need not be
them from the start and do not need
to be smoked out.
favor 4 primary election law. an
anti-pass law. a passenger fare of
cents per mile, if conditions justify. and
the assessment of all railroad property,
the same as other property of the peo-
pie of my district. and will fight any
attempt to repeal any of the good laws
passed by our last legislature.
J. w HOLDREN
Representative Of the Twenty ninth
District, Candidate for Reelection.
Mr. Stubbs has also received from
Charles H. Ridgeway. chairman of the
legislative committee of the Kansas
| Federation of Commercial Intere~ts.
q letter endorsing the anti-pass and p
cent far laws.