The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-21
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Stubbs and Royce Clash on Anti
Pass Issue.
Royce viii Not Endorse the
Proposed Plank.
SAYS 1T is NO GOOD.
Nay Mean That Royce viii Be
Chairman of Committee.
D. R. Anthony Thinks Ryan
viii Be Nominated.
SAYS 1T is NO GOOD.

John O. Royce has taken issue with
W. r. Stubbs on the anti-pass pro-
position, and will oppose the anti-pass
plank in the Republican state plat
form
When Mr.. Stubs was in Topeka a
few days ago. he had a heart-to-heart
talk with Mr.. Royce, in which the two
said some pretty plain things about
their respective views. Mr.. Stubs in
timated that Mr.. Royce was putting
himself outside the administration
breastworks when he opposed the
and-pass plank. and Mr.. Royce replied
that he did not believe in the scheme,
ana could not support it.
i have had passes ever since I came
to Kansas" said Mr.. Royce. AT the
present time, I use my newspaper
transportation, but I have the other
kind. 1 never in my life did anything
contrary to my convictions because Of
pass. have had a Rock Island
pass for many years, but it has hap
pened that I have been opposed to
practically everything the Rock Island
has ever wanted, and the men it has
favored 1 have never been asked to
do single thing by M. A. Low or any
othef railroad official. / do not believe
that an anti-pass law would accom-
plish any good end
BY coming out against the Stubs
antl-pass plan, Mr.. Royce puts him
self where the political lightning may
strike him when it comes time to
choose a chairman for the Republican
state central committee. 1t is a grow
ing impression that Royce NAV be Sc
iected for this position provided the
antl-StubbS crowd controls the COM
mlttee Royce will certainly be salts
factory to Governor Hoch, and he will
also be satisfactory to the people who
are opposed to Stubbs Standing in
TINS position, there is a strong prob
ability that he may succeed Mr.. Stubbs
as the leader of the next Republican
campaign.
Sixth district Democrats have new
candidate for governor. They will come
TO the convention advocating the nomi-
nation of Dan Hart of Norton county,
Mr.. Hart was at one time Populist,
and represented Norton county in the
state senate during the Populist supre-
macy He was at that time a farmer
and one of the most extensive stock
raisers of the state Hart now has a
good sized fortune laid up and is con
Quoting a real estate business. He has
a large circle of friends in the-Sixth
district who want to see him take the
Democratic nomination
Republican primaries and copven.
tons are being held in a good many
counties of the state today The coUnJ
ties which have already elected their
delegates to the county convention are
today holding the conventions and
choosing delegates to the state conven-
ton. Those which have not elected
their county delegates are holding pri-
marles or township caucuses.
Conventions are being held in the
following counties: Anderson. Conan
che, Douglas, Ford. Franklin. Hode-
man, Lane, Mcpherson, Meade and
Woodson.
Mankato. Kan, April 21--At the
Democratic county convention held
here the following delegates were elect
ed to the state convention: Henry r.
Honey, John B. Rea, J. A. Brown. D
Thomas, r. ]. Dougherty. w B. Armo-
COST, John Tegley. Ira W. White By
unanimous vote the convention declar-
ed for w. A. Harris for governor. The
following uninstructed delegation was
elected to the Democratic congression-
al convention which meets in Beloft on
the 18th of May: e E Isaac. Robert
Gordon. Geo. r. Bentley Herman
Schmidt. A W. Nelson. J. L. Snilevl
Thos. Ryan. r. NJ. Cauthorn. Chas s,
Putt, F. W. Daxis.
D. R. Anthony. editor of the Leav-
enworth Times, and head of the Leav- |
enworth delegation to the state con- /
vention, was in Topeka Friday to talk |
over political matters with some of |
his friends. Mr. Anthony believes that |
Frank Ryan. who was endorsed BY I
his county for secretary of state. stands I
a good show of getting the nomina-
ton.
Mr.. Anthony claims about ITO del
egates pledged to Ryan and thinks /
that Ryan will be the second choice of
a great many other delegates. Ryan /
has carried his campaign into almost T
every county in the state. and his dele
gates are planted" in many different i
counties. He counts on these scatter
ing votes to eventually bring about a
consolidation Of enough strength to
accomplish his nomination.
Indications are that c. E Denton.
of Attica, wild go into the convention +
with the biggest following for secre-
tary of state Denton will have the
Sixth district behind him strong. and /
he is not being opposed by any par
tfcular crowd. John c. Brown. of I
Norton, win have a lot of strength in
the northern part of the state. and he
may manage to get enough in the
First and Third districts to pull him
through His campaign is said to have
the backing OF the BurroW crowd in
the Sixth district, which may wo,
against him to some extent. Brown
IS at present chief clerk at the state
penitentiary. and Denton is a banker.
Ryan is clerk of the court in Ieaven-
worth county.
G. E. Carson. of Wichita. candidate
for state superintendent of public in
struction. is in Topeka today Mr.
Carson is the man who beat Frank
Dyer, the present assistant superfn-
tendent under Mr.. Dayhoff. for the en-
dorsement of the Sedgvvic5x eaIera-
ton Carson is a big. good looking
man, and has had long experienea IN
educational matters He has also
been in line with Sedgwick county
politics for a good many years and
it was this that enabled him to beat
Dyer for the endorsement of the
county. He said today:
II had been making speeches for the
Republicans in Sedgwfck county for
years, and they knew rue ia every little
school district in the cnLlrt.- Ezr.ae..L