The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-11

scholar he had few peers. He knew
Latin and Greek as a child. and was
learned in Hebrew at fourteen. Few
men of his scholastic attachments are
possessed of the great executive ability
Of DR.. Harper. While he had great
wealth to draw on in building the Uni
versity of Chicago. few men could
have done it as Wen as he.
FOR CAREFUL CONSIDERATION.
In the convention that met at
Wichita yesterday to discuss the rail-
road rate question there was undoubt-
eddy a large preponderanee of men
who are really Interested in railroad
rates from a personal standpoint, but
the manner ia which certain poll
ticians pushed themselves 10 the front
in the convention is cause for suspi-
cion that an attempt was made to
utilize it for some other purposes than
the good of the shipping interests of
Kansas.
The Parsons Sun in advance of the
meeting sounded a warning along this
line, and in view of past history which
the sun cites the warning may have
been pertinent. Under the heading.
Greeks Bearing Gifts. the sun said:
"A LDIfCAiA4Ol4 u the GAA4BDtttE inter
asts OF the state will be held in Wich-
tia this week ana while the call for
this convention states that the object
is the discussion Of matters pertaining
to the shippers of the state and Gre
ate sentiment and outline plans for Sc
curing an equitable adjustment of
freight rates there is a well defined
plan upon the part of others who will
~ -
4 political conN cntion at which events
are to be shaped ii the interests of
certain candidates for state offices
zlis is all right if tnat effort is to be
stripped of all personality and fac
tionalism, but those who are playing
the political cards in this game are
not above suspicion. One of the men
most active along this line is Roscoe
Stubs who. as the dominating figure
in the last Republican state conven-
ton made it possible for the railroads
to gain control of the state board of
railroad commissioners. It was he
who lined up the railroads for the
nomination of Hoch, played the con-
yenti0a into the hands of the rail
road interests and made the railroads
tie dominating power in that ccuven-
@s3+tr AttA4IC kllC Gaining VI TIE w lNlttAGl
shippers convention which meets in
that city this week. Mr.. Stubs has
been tne busiest man in the st.tte ana
he hopes to gain control of that con
vention the same as he did that of the
last Republican convention solely in
the interests of the railroads and
while multiplying as much as possible
the real object for which the conven-
ton is called, mould it with view of
the control of the state convention to
be held later.
THE Topeka Capital. which was the
acknowledged champion of the con-
vention that nominated the present
board of railroad commissioners and
defender of the railroad domination
| in that convention, says of the meet
ing to be held in Wichita this week
that one of its stated objects is to
take steps to prevent bosses, machines
and corporations from controlling pol
ities in the state This is perhaps the
reason that Ross Stubs. the prize fat
OK of the political bosses in Kansas.
is taking such an interest in the
Wichita meeting. A similar meeting
was held at Wichita previous to the
last state convention at which the
shipping interests Of the state en-
dorsed their candidates for members
of the state railroad board of commits
sioners, but through the influence of
Mr.. Stubs and the Topeka Capital
| that convention was surrendered body
and soul to the railroads and a ma
iority of the board was nominated
from the candidates they offered the
convention, and the third candidate
was selected because the railroads be-
lieved that he could be handled and
they have had no reason since then
to regret their selection of Mr.. Robi-
son.
with Mr.. Stubs so active in their
interest and with the Capital calling
upon the delegates to that meeting
to take active steps to prevent bosses.
/ machines and corporations from con-
trolling politics in the state in view
of past experiences with these in
| huences the delegates to that conven-
/ ton should beware of Greeks bearing
gifts. Mr.. Stubbsf interests are
with the railroads and he has grown
( immensely rich through his connec-
/ ton with railroad companies. and
nothing would suit them better than
| that he should have the same donf-
mating influence in the meeting to be
held in Wichita this week that he did
in the state convention two Years
ago.