The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-15

~ B. MURDOCH of Eldora-
do, can see nothing but a
victory for w. R. Stubs
in the present United
- States senatorial situa-
ton. Nj. Murdoch was
in Topeka today. on mis- way home
from Lawrence, where he delivered
the address at the opening Of the state
university.
''Stubbs can't be beaten said Muir
dock. Hasn't almost every Repub-
hcan nominated for the legislature ac-
cepted his nomination on the very
planks advocated by Stubbs2 Isn't
that enough to show which way the
wind is blowing?
Here's another thing; the Repub-
Itcan candidates who have refused to
stand for the Stubs questions are go
ing to be beaten for election in No
-vember. Up in the Sixth district
where a number of alleged Curtis
men have been nominated for the leg
islature, the Curtis men viii be beat
en- Curtis hasn't any show.
Having been a Republican all my
life and having fully made up my
mind to vote the straight Republican
ticket in mber-that is, vote for
every straight man on the ticket
my political opinion is somewhat on
the bias
ut is quite easy for the machine
IL l4OulHldlG 70 tAAC 4SEtc-
lature, but 1t may be difficult to elect
them in November. The sovereign
squat viii go to the polls and vote for
every Square Deal candidate on the
ticket. There is a political upheavel
on, not only in Kansas but in many
other states. The people are going to
own and run this government. It may
take them several years to get con-
troll, but they will stay in the game
until they accomplish what they start
ed in to do. It is useless for a candi-
date to say that he is for the Square
Deal when he is not. It win not get
him any votes. If the voters think he
is lying they viii tell him so in No
VENT Der.
&C. Isaac Long, c. Curtis, E. ".
Hoch and the machine are already
lining up for Judge Benson for the
have any hope of electing. Some of
Bristow's friends have gone over to
Benson during the last week, as Mr..
Bristow knows.
"Roseoe Stubs and Victor Muir
dock are today attracting the atten-
ton of the people because they are
saying in public just what the voters
are saying at home.
Political hypocrisy. masduerading
and lying will not count this year-not
saturated with it, and after November
we are to have no more of it. I know
but little about Hoch and his candidacy.
except that he is up against hard
proposition. He insists on doing the
things he ought not to do while neg
lecting to do the things he promised
to do And If he is now groaning in
spirit over the situation. he should
blame himself. as he created 1t. There
viii not be to exceed 40 opposition
members of the lower house at the next
state legislature. There were less than
20 at the last session. No Square Deal
Republican candidate will be beaten.
They will all pull through as the peo-
pie will all line up for them.
IT do not believe the railroads are
going to take any hand in this sena-
toriaI fight whatever. They are keep
ing out of it. The fight will be between
Stubs and Benson.
Il was talking with a travelling man
yesterday at Lawrence who told me
that he attended that Hoch-Long meet
ing out at Beloit a week ago. He said
it was an awful frost; that there were
only about 500 people at the meeting,
and that nobody was enthusiastic. He
said that as soon as he could find a
victim he put UP 500 that Harris would
be elected governor