The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-27
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

Indications are that the people Of
Minneapolis are to be treated to very
pretty fight for the office Of mayor
this spring J. c. Gafford, the former
mayor who has been appointed state
accountant has resigned. and the Re
pubucans have nominated Sam NJ
Stafford TO succeed him. The Citiz9ns
party has nominated ex-senator Harry
Mcmillan Mcmillan IS an energetic
eampaigner, and politician OF eX-
perience. He served in the legislature
as Democrat.
The on'y kind Of a denial that W. r.
Stubs will make to the report that he
is a candidate for the senate IS that
"he has never told anyone that he
would be a candidate" In Kansas
City yesterday he gave out this state
ment:
1T has been said on thousands of
occasions that 1 am ambitious to rep
resent Kansas in the senate. have
never told anyone that / desired that
office, nor have I ever asked any man
for his support in seeking that ofHce.
1t is true that since it has been sug-
gested that I seek the position I have
had hundreds of letters from people all
over the state pledging me their sup
port in such an event I am not seek
ing the office. and have never said
that I was"
r. H Mcbride, the fighting mem
Der of the legislature from Jewell
county, viii have to sit down hard in
order to hold his seat at the next ses-
sion of the legislature. There seems
to be a determined effort to prY him
loose from his place. Two candidates
are already out against MIN. One IS
Geo. W. Dart of MaRkato. and the
other is J. W. Berry of Burr Oak.
EXC Governor Lyman U. Humphrey
of Independence, heads the Montgom-
IL T,I5 to
convention and will place Mark Tully,
/ of that county, in nomination. Tully
I has no opposition. This is the first
time Governor Humphrey has taken
any hand in state politics since he re-
tired from the governors Office in
1898. He hasn't even been in Topeka
+ in the past ten years. Mrs. Hum phrey
Will accompany him to Topeka and
/ they will be the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
D. o. McCray during their stay Nc
Cray was executive clerk in Governor
Humphrey Office.
Frank Dyer, assistant state superin-
I tendent of schools, will not permit him
self to be horned off the track by the
/ action of his home county-Sedgwick
and viii remain in the race for state
superintendent of schools. He and
4 James S. Carson of Wichita. were both
/ candidates for state superintendent,
and it was the general opinion that
I whichever lost out at home would re-
| tire from the race. Dyer lost out, but
1 he will not retire. He will continue his
| campaign. He intimates that he was
/ ''jobbed" out of the Sedgwick delega-
/ ton. He says several counties which
have already elected their delegates are
for him, and that he owes it to them
| to stay in. He doesn't believe the loss
/ of his home county will cut much fig
ure, as he will get the delegation when
/ Carson retires from the race
/ Senator Burton has gone to Wash
/ ington. where he will remain until the
/ supreme court decides his case. It will
! be argued next week. The senator will
not discuss his affairs, except to say
/ that he feels confident that he will win.
Bale P. Waggener of Atchison has
written a brief in the Burton case, at
lacking the constitutionality of the law
under which Burton was convicted.
! Several lawyers who have read it de-
clare that the supreme court cannot get
/ around It.
The Democratic county central com
lnittee of Reno county has called a
! convention April 2 to elect eleven
! delegates to the state convention. The
/ primaries will be April Z The Demo-
Gratis viii also hold banquet in
/ Hutchinson some time during the COM
! ing month.
Chief Donovan's Request.
Chief Donovan has passed around a
1 request for all cigar dealers, hotel
I clerks and others who shake dice for
cigars, to refrain from operating the