The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-21

nounce his candidacy ana pledged their
support to him. Some time later Mr..
Mead was induced to enter the race ana
the fight was on with the Curtis Re
publicans supporting Mr.. Meade while
the anti-Curtis Republicans largely sup
ported Mr.. Bracken.
ITO say that MI BraciSen IS for any
one candidate for United states sena-
tor is unjust and not lair to him as he
has made no such pledges.
It is likely that W. p Hackney,
member OF the legislature from Win
field in the last session. Will not be re-
nominated at the convention to be held
at Burden on Saturday, Sept %
The primaries for the election of
delegates to the convention resulted in
the nomination of d majority OF anti
Hackney delegates About one-third
of the delegates are friendly to Hack
ney- The anti-Hackney votes are di-
vided among several candidates, but
the chances are that the anai-Hackney
crowd viii win.
The fight against Hackney has been
led by Ed Greer of the Winfield
Courier, and has been of the most Bit
ter nature.
Hackney has stated ever since going
into the fight that he would be a can
didate for the legislature whether he
was the regular party nominee or not
He believes that he can be elected on
an Independent ticket, and may make
the race on an independent platform.
Hackney was one of the most force
full and able men in the last house of
representatives. He was always on
hand to make a fight on graft of every
kind. He Is one of the kind of people
who does not hesitate to call a spade
spade in eloquent language. and this
frankness and utter lack Of fear has
resulted in the growth of some very
bitter enmities.
Governor Hoch has given out u
formal statement concerning the at
tack which has been made upon his
'book trust record. The statement is
very similar to the interview printed in
the State Journal the day after Mrs.
Ella G. Burton opened her fight
Governor Hoch says.
''The poverty of the critics of my adj
ministration, led by the Kansas City
Star, is well illustrated in their atti-
tude on the school book question. At
tempts have been made to prejudice
the people by both innuendo and direct
statement, to the effect that the people
are being robbed through text book
contracts. and my action has been
shamefully misrepresented in refer
ence to this matter. I only wish the
people knew the facts, which are
these: In the first place, there has
made since have been governor. In
deed, the commission which I appoint
ed has never held q meeting, nor has
it as yet performed a single Official act
or drawn cent of pay, though it was
appointed q year ago last June. More
than this, the old commission which
was succeeded by the commission ap-
pointed by me, has never held a meet
ing or let single contract since I have
been governor. It's last meeting was
July 20, 1904. four months before my
election and six months before my in
duction into office
'The reasons the new commission
appointed by me has made no con-
tracts is because under the textbook
law none of the old contracts will ex-
plre until next year. simply appoint
4 ed this new commission in vacation to
/ be ready for any possible emergency
! which so far has not arisen and Sc
/ lected men of the highest class Let
/ me name them selected Professor
J. ii. Hill, recently elected president of
/ the state normal school, than whom
| there is no purer or better man in
/ Kansas. I selected ex-State SuDerin-
| tendent George W. Winans. whose ca
1 reer in this state is honorable as any
/ mans in ii. selected ex-State Su-
/ perintendent Frank Nelson, who is
/ even vOuehed for by my severest crit
les / selected Professor ". B. Hall,
/ who was superintendent of the CITY
schools in Marion, who lived across
I the street from me, who was superin-
tendent Of the Sunday school in that
/ town, and who is a man of the highest
character. reappointed Mr.. D. 0.
McCray, who has been on every COM
I mission since the textbook commits
/ sion law was passed, who was first ap-
pointed by Governor Leedy. and reap
1 pointed by Governors Stanley and
! Bailey as well as by myself. and whose
record Is an open book and will stand
| the closest scrutiny. The law forbids
/ a partisan board and in obedience to
/ its requirements 1 hunted for three OF
the highest class Democrats I could
/ find in the state to I'LL these positions
neither one of whom so far as know
has thus far been attacked by this
Kansas city Star or other critics OF
mine Indeed, one Of them, Professor
A. B. Carney, superintendent Of the
schools at Concordia, was nominated
for state superintendent of public in
struction by the last state Democratic
convention and who, if elected, would
be at the head Of this commission
Professor S. n. Neese. superintendent
of the city school at Independence, and
Professor Willard Lyon of Lincoln
4 were my other Democratic selections
gentlemen of the highest type and ed
ucators Of great experience.
Il do not believe this state ever hae
or can ever have q more honora BILE
unimpeachable textbook commission
than this one. and I think these eigh1
appointees of mine in ability. integrity
honesty and all around character GER