The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-04

IIoItOn Paper Discusses James
A. TrOutInan's Plans.
Wants to Be a Candidate for
Governor.
OLD TIME AMBITION.
Has Long Had His Eye on the
Executive Chair.
PuzzIing Question for Mr.. Geo.
w. kanaYeI.
Old TIME AMBITION.

According to Frank Jarren's Holton
Signal, James A. Troutman, chairman
of the Kansas Republican league, is
already looking as far ahead as 1908
and he sees at that distance the pos
sbility of securing the Republican
domination for governor. that is. Of
course. If the present Iggorote move
ment meets with the success aptici-
pated by some of its more ardent fell
lowers. This is what farrell has to
say on the subject:
Jim Troutman, who is at the head
of ". R. Stubbs' new boss buster
movement, will be a candidate for
governor in 1908. Troutrnan's ambi-
ton for 20 years has been to be gov
ernor. He has run several times, but
the nearest he has been able to reach
the goal is the Office of lieutenant gov
ernor. It is reliably reported by a
Holton Republican who was in Topeka
last week, that TrOutman is working
the boss buster racket for all it is
worth, with the view Of keeping him
self we'll in the lime light for the 1908
campaign. The last time Troutman
ran was in 1904, when ". J. Bailey
beat the syndicate of candidates ar
rayed against him. In 1906 he put his
lightning rod up, but It did not draw,
and the old boss buster league drafted
couraged. When the new boss buster
movement started, Troutman joined it,
and was made chairman. That gave
him opportunity. If the movement
succeeds. Troutman win be in position
to reap the benefits of the chairman
ship prestige. If it fails-well, Trout
man will wait for another opportun
ity."
James A. Troutman. Arthur Capper
i H. u.
publican league movement are we'll
pleased with the progress that has.
been made in the last couple of weeks.
1t was just two weeks ago that the
first letters were mailed to candidates
asking their position or questions
which the league is trying to make an
adjunct to the Republican platform
and also the letters to chair7nen of the
county organizations asking their aid
in spreading the gospel of a Square
deal as outlined in the petitions pre-
pared by the league.
It is stated at the headquarters of
the league that an organized canvass
IS now being made in one-third of the
one hundred and five counties of the
state and that the petitions are in cir
culation in portions of nearly all the
other counties.
The organization is cooperating
with county mmittees wherever
that can be done and favorable letters
are coming in every day from county
chairmen. And then again there are
plenty Of county chairnen who are ex-
ceedingly silent on the matters pre-
scented to them and some have written
that they viii have nothing to do with
the movement.
Says the Kansas City Times: There
Is one candidate on the Republican
ticket this year who is going to be sin
gled out and one particular question is
to be asked of him by the people of
Kansas The candidate is George w
Kanavel Of Sedgwick candidate for
railroad commissioner and the question
that will be asked is: Did you make
that trip to California and along the
Pacific coast as the guest of the rail-
roads 2''
Mr. Kanavel George Wheatley pres
ent member of the board of railroad
commissioners. and J. s. Dean, ex-Unit-
ed States district attorney, now an at
torney for one of the Atchison. Topeka
& Santa Fe coal mining companies, re-
turned this week from long tour of the
Pacific coast states. It is said that
| Wheatley and Dean Travelled at the e.x-
pense of the AtchisOn, Topeka & Santa
Fe Kanavel was with them through
out the trip and now he is being asked
whether he too shared the hospitality
of the railroad company on that trip
Kanavel was the only man chosen at
the Republican state convention who
was credited with a leaning toward the
reform measures asked to be incorporat =
ed IN the platform. but turned down by
the Interests that controlled that
meeting
Kanavel got many votes simply be-
cause he had indicated that he al least
favored q square deal for everybody
and that he would not accept favors
from the railroads.
The Anderson county Democratic con-
vention met at Garrett yesterday and
selected delegates to the second congress
sfonal convention at Lawrence next
/ Monday. No instructions were given
| but the delegates are pledged against
the nomination of Mayor Rose of kan
sas City, West side.
c. ". Trickett, assistant attorney
general in Wyandotte county. says he
| will seek. legislation at the coming SEES
sion of the legislature. providing for the
appointment of state marshals" by as
sistant attorney generals
IF an assistant attorney general were
allowed to appoint a state marshal for
every 5000 inhabitants" said Mr..
Trickett. "he could more easily wage
war against lawbreakers- On such q
basis would be allowed twenty special
officers for use in this county ] would
| then post my men at the state line and
seize every wagon loaded with beer that
made an attempt TO enter the county
During the course Of his address al
the Clay. Center Chautauqua on Thurs
! day. Ex-Governor St John. in the pres
ence Of Governor Hoch, lauded such
men as Folk. LaFollette. Cummins AMI
| Haniev, and said: I pray God that
Governor Hoch may take place with
such men for law enforcement and I
know he viii for We want Governor
| Hoch for our leader.
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