The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-11
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Democrats Claim That Republi-
cans Are BlHfing.
Say That Bets Offered Have Been
Covered
DRUMMER STANDS PAT
Has 5000 to Wager on HOch
at to 1 Odds.
Hanna and Keefer Say Things
Look Bright for HARRIS

The following statement was given
out today from Democratic state head
quarters;
The Republican politicians, in their
desperation. raised some money last
week, and undertook to change the
rapidly growing Harris sentiment by
offering to bet that Hoch's majority
would be 10, 900 or more. All bets Of
fered were promptly taken, and more
than twenty Harris men wrote and
wired for a slice of Hoch money, but
could not find accommodate lions. The
Republican politicians are not now Of
fering odds on Hoch, and at least two
men who went into the pool for ma
jority Of 10000 are trying to hedge
by having their personal friends among
the Democrats make few bets on
Harris for them"
When S. c. drummer, chairman OF
the Republican state central commit
tee, heard about this. he laughed
loud long, merry ha-ha.
That's some of Frank Jarrell's
dope" he said 1T strikes me as very.
very. funny. You may just say this
for me: that there has been sent here
to Republican headquarters a sum OF
money aggregating $4,000, which we
are asked to bet that H0ch viii beat
Harris, and we give odds OF TO l on on
that proposition. This money has been
coming in for some time, but we have
not found a single man to take any OF
it. Some of these Democrats who are
so anxious to bet should let US know
about it
George Wheatley, whose bet of $500
to $3.50 that the lowest. man on the
Republican ticket would have 100
plurality, was taken by W c. Cochran
of Beloit, was asked today whether he
had any more money to offer at the
same figure.
1--WE got too much notorfety out of
this thing as it is, said Wheatiey.
''But there is a certain party told me-
at the time I made my offer, that he
had $500 to hang up on the same
terms II my money should be covered.
I think that man viii stick to his
proposition
There is very little betting being
done on the election. The Wheatley-
Cochran bet is the only one Of amy iln-
portance which has come to light. The
2 to I money on Hoch IS SO abundant
here in Topeka that people who claim
to believe that Harris will win are
ebuffaloed" into refusing to back their
belief with cash
In spite of their screams. D. o. Hemp
hill of Norton. candidate for state sup
erintendent of education, and c. h
hingenback of Mcpherson. candidate
for insurance commissioners, Will nave
to stay on the Populist state ticket
and all because their declarations to ac-
cept the nominations did not get into
the hands of the secretary Of state in
the time required by law.
Mingenback and Hempnil sent thelr
destinations to Chairman George Hanna
of the Popuist state committee some
time ago. He sent them some blanks
to fill out, and thought there was plenty
of time to get the papers into the hands
of the secretary of state. He was figur-
ing that any time up to 20 days before
election would do, but the law fixes 30
days at the limit for Withdrawals. Con-
sequently when Chairman Hanna came
. Oh low 4rf1 n 5aFt
Mingenback and Hemphill off the tick
ct he found that the string had been
broken, and the critters eyes was sot-
There was no way to keep Hemphil
and MingenbacE of the ticket, except
by mandamus proceedings
And it's a cinch." said Mr.. Hanna,
that I am not going to start nanda-
mus proceedings to compel the secre-
the ticket. II either Of them want to
go to that trouble all right
There Will therefore. be only one
withdrawal from the ticket, and that
was nominated for attorney general
and who sent his refusal to serve direct
to the secretary Of state.
The executive committee OF the Popu-
list state committee held meeting
Wednesday night at the National hotel,
and decided after considerable discus
sion that Bailey's place on the ticket
should remain blank.
Chairman Hanna said in speaking OF
the political outlook: Reports which
we have received show that Horace
Keefer will get a good sized vote for
governor. The reports ave that this
heavy Harris vote will not be on ac-
couAt of Harris popularity. but rather
the disgust Of the voters of the state
( with Hoch.
Mr. Keefer will keep actively in the
campaign until the election. He goes
1 to Riley county Thursday and Saline
and Dickinson counties on Friday and
/ Saturday. The railroads, book trust
stock yards and brewers have not as
/ yet contributed to our campaign fund
so the committee can not make as good
a showing for canpign expenses al
/ either of the old parties.
1T looks to me as though Curtis, IL
his effort to play to the galleries in the
railroad business. has killed himself