The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22
POLITICAL GOSSIP
j. w. Buck Writes of His Crum-
mer Letter.
Didn't Intend to Speak for the
Democrats.
RYAN TALKS ABOUT 1T.
Will Make No Effort to Capture
POpulist Convention.
News at Girad Bolts the Repub-
lican Ticket.
RYAN TALKS ABOUT IT.

J. ". Buck, the county treasurer of
Rawlins county. whose letter concern
ing scheme to pack the Populist
state convention here on July 4 with
Democrats fell into the hands of S. C.
drummer. chairman of the Republican
state committee. through Mr. Bucks
error in addressing, has sent to the
State Journal a communication in
which he admits having written the
letter, but says that It was done wholly
on his own responsibility. This is his
communication:
Topeka State Journal, Topeka, Kan:
1T seems that my letter to Mr..
Ryan that very unfortunately put in
the hands of S. c. drummer has
caused considerable stir locally.
II wish to say that do not presume
to represent the Democratic party of
this corner of the state, and only
very small part of it. The letter writ
ten was more for some suggestions
and information than any other mo-
tive.
7 thought and think now that rea-
sOnably conservative POpulists will do
US no harm in convention or anywhere
else. Mr.. drummer did not need to get
funny I was aware before 1 received
his reply it was not to their interests
do not think Mr.. drummer acted wise
~ and with good Judgment in having
what he knew to be Mr.. Ryan's letter
published However, / am willing TO
leave this with the people and take all
due criticism.
'I deem it only fair to say that if
Rawlins county IS represented at all in
the Populist convention she will b
represented by honorable men who
will cooperate with their neighbors
fnr- IA fe ierqf
manly.
Very respectfully,
~ w. BUCK"
Chairman Ryan of the Democratic
state committee said today: We
have not the slightest intention of do
ing anything to interfere with the
work of the POpulist state convention,
because We know that most of the
Populists of the state are for Colonel
Harris and the Democratic ticket re-
gardless of what the convention does.
Harris is a man whom the Populists
like.
Had we been planning to make an
effort to capture the POpulist cOnVeE
tion we would certainly have ar
ranged for some of the leaders of the
Democratic party to be In Topeka
during the Populist convention. But
had made a date to speak at Frankfort
on July 4, long before this Buck mat
ter came up. and Senator Harris is
billed for a speech at Garnett We
know that the sym npathies of the Pop
ulists of the state are with US, and we
don't intend to participate in any way
in the work of their convention
T. E. Wyant, who was docket clerk
in the last house of representatives.,
and is now running the Independent
News at Girard, has deserted the Re
publican party, and taken down the
Republican ticket which he has been
running at the head of his editorial
columns. In a long editorial he de-
clares that his paper will support Har-
ris for governor. Mr.. Wyant says:
'fThe party machinery is in the
hands of the enemy, in the hands of
men who consider the people as hosts
upon which they may live as parasites
The condition of affairs in some de-
partments of the state house, particu-
larly the treasury and the state school
fund is alarming and yet nothing is
done and the leaders in the specula-
ton sit high in the band wagon The
people know these things, they have
asked redress=they will demand the
surrender of the offices If they do not
get redress.
The editor believe that every man
on the Republican ticket that will be
7 in position to grant faVorS to special
interests ought to be defeated and he
is not quite sure but that the best thing
that could possibly happen would be
the defeat of the entire ticket.
Governor Hoch has been in many
respects a sore disappointment to the
whole state. His ideas are beautiful,
| but the administration has been a sue
cession of ignobIe failures Governor
/ Hoch, himself. is not SO much to blame
as are the professional f1xers that have
harassed him on every side, but this
/ fact remains"he has proved himself a
/ failure and his record. especially in
matters pertaining to railroad prob
lens is a more striking contrast to that
4 of Senator Harris, who, almost single
handed, forced the passage of the law
/ compelling the Union Pacific to dis
gorge $30.OO0.0OO for stolen public
/ bonds"
Senator J. N. Dolley, the political
manager for ". r. Stubs. was in To-
| peka Thursday. and made the an
I nouncement that he is making every
effort to get W. r. Stubs to announce
himself as a candidate for United States
senator, and thinks that within a week
1 Stubs viii be ready to declare him
self
It has been generally supposed that
the appointment of Judge Benson from
I Stubbs' own district would have the
effect OF eliminating Stubs from the
race but his friends are evidently anx-
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