The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-21
TURN IN POLITICS
KumOr That Railroads Have De-
serted Senator Long.
May Rally to the Support of
Stubbs.
MAY BE A STAMPEDE.
Would Prefer Lawrence Man to
Governor HOch.
Interest in Mr.. Reese in the
Fifth District.

ticians at the state house that the rail-
road crowd has decided to surrender
In its fight against the direct primary
| in Kansas, and will no longer oppose
the primary
This action on the part of the rail-
! roads, If it proves to have been taken,
may mean that the railroads have de-
serted Senator Chester l. Long and are
| preparing to line up for Stubbs for the
senatorial job.
The rumor also is that some of Longs
friends have discovered what has taken
place, and are deserting their leader
and trying to get into the Stubbs band
wagon.
J. F. FARRELL. formerly a Topeka news
paper man, and now editor of Demo-
cratic paper, the Holton Signal, COM
ments on this rumor in the last issue
of his paper. Mr.. FARRELL is in pretty
close touch with Kansas politics, and his
opinions are of interest. He says: THE
latest political gossip is that the rail-
roads have notified Senator Chester L.
Long that they cannot help him in his
fight to prevent the Republican state
committee from calling a primary for
the nomination of state ticket and
a candidate for United States senator.
The Stubs sentiment, it is said, has
grown so strong over the state that the
railroads felt they could not afford to
giving any more aid to Long in his un-
popular campaign against the primary.
1t is reported that Long Is greatly dis
couraged, and that some of his former
supporters already are trying to make
peace with Stubbs."
A we'll known Republican leader said
in discussing this runor: That's
story worth watching. 1t is liable to
turn out to be pretty close to the truth.
I happen to know of certain prom
around to Stubbs pretty fast, and his
action is significant. In fact, it would
not surprise me in the least If the rail-
roads would stampede to StubbS before
this thing is over rather than to have
Hoch nominated. They would rather
take their chances with Stuobs than
with Hoch, because they believe that
Stubbs. having been closely identified
with railroad work is likely to be in a
position to give their interests better
protection. The railroads, in spite of
what a, lot of their attorneys have been
saying consider Stubbs fair man.
Stubbs is so confident of election to the
United States senate that the railroads
are beginning to believe that he isn't
bluffing about it,.
Another we'll known state officer
said: .rWell, suppose the railroads have
deserted Long? 1 don't know that they
owe him anything"
Much interest is manifested in To-
peka over the entry of Judge r. r.
Rees into the Fifth district congress
sional fight. It is being freely predict
ed here that Rees will get Calderhead's
job, in spite of the fact that the Fifth
district congressman is entrenched be-
hind his postoffice machine.
Some claim that Judge Rees' entry
to the race will result in the with
drawa1 of both S. S. Smith of Abilene
and B. T Bullen of Belleville. 1t is
claimed that Mr.. Smith is being fooled
of hi
expect to keep him in the race simply
to hold the Dickinson county delegation
solid, and swing it at the proper time
to Calderhead. Mr.. Smith. however,
is believed not to be party to this
deal. if there is a deal. 1t might be
that Mr. Smith would get delegation
which could not be manipulated, in
which case he would doubtless stay in
the race to the end.
Clay county would naturally be Tor
Smith as against Calderhead, but if it
became evident that Smith was not
likely to stay in the fight, the chances
public county, too, has strong lean
ing toward Rees, and If Bullen should
be in the race merely as buffer for
Calderhead, the county would proba-
bly throw its delegation to Rees.
Some of the politicians who have |
been in Topeka from the Fifth district |
recently say that according to present
indications, Rees will have Saline, OF |
outset. and Calderhead will have Mar |
shall. washington and Geary. This ,
leaves Republic for Bullen and Dickin-
son for Smith, with Clay doubtful, |
though Clay is entirely unlikely to go
for Calderhead under any conditions.
CONGRESSMAN Ca1derhead is making |
a farewell trip over his district pre-
vious to his departure for washington
While in Salina Mr.. Calderhead was
hxy q journal.
said in part:
"I do not believe it advisable to make
any material changes in the tariff. 1t
is a poor time to fool with the tariff
before a presidential election. The
have been demanding that
the tariff on wood pulp be taken off to
reduce the price of print paper and !
believe the president will recommend
this in his message and congress will
probably accede to the demands. But |
if the tariff is removed on one article |
there will be other people demanding |
that the tariff on wool, on steel, on
lumber and various other things DO !
changed and it will be impossible to
do it,
Mr.. Calderhead said he had heard of
no demand for one in this district. 'I
have not known of primary law that !
has worked successfully" he said, "and |
while do not say that there can not
be primary law that will work sue
cessfully from it's present operation in
some states, 1 do not think a primary
law practicable"
Information from the Atchison |
Globe which will be of interest to At
torney General Jackson:
''An Atchison man who is one of our
most worthy citizens. told us today
that he had had beer in his house for
the last ten years. He says he drinks