The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Senator DolIay Predicts the
Enactment of Primary Law.
In Case a Special Session of
Legislature Is Held.
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Govern r Makes Public a Letter
Stating His Views.
Will Act as Soon as the Proper
Time Comes.
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presented, and 1 believe it will pass.
Many who opposed the primary meas
ure will be for it, and all who were
for it before will stick. 1 don't say
that it will be a primary bill with the
secret ballot amendment-that was
not in Mr.. Stubs original bill. 1t
was put there during the fight in the
house."
Mr.. Dolley expressed the opinion
that a special session is sure to be
called, unless the railroads submit to
the 2-cent fare order. IT do not
look for any action prior to Oct. o.
said Senator Dolley, although Cover
nor Hoch did not give me any hint. in
our conversation, as to what he would
do"
It is said that Senator Doney's visit
to Governor Hoch on Monday may
have been in the nature of a peace
am bassador from w. r. Stubs, and
that the interview which the two men
had may indicate that truce has been
declared, and that the Stubbs-Dolley
crowd is willing to forgive Governor
HOch for passing Stubs by and hand
ing the United States senatorship to
another In proposing to call spec
ial session of the legislature, Governor
Hoch has made a move which will
tend to help him with Mr.. Stubs and
his friends as much as it Injuries his
standing with the railroad crowd.
who will be the square deal cam
didate for governor" was asked OF
Senator Dolley.
II don't know" he said. ST don't
know who will be brought forward by
either crowd. There continues to be
much sentiment for Stubs, but of
course Stubs doesn't want it. If
Stubs should become candidate for
nomination to that office, 1 don't
| think there is any power that can
beat him, including all the politicians
and the British navy. The politicians
don't cut as much ice here in Kansas
49, hos 4
about thirty speeches this summer in
all parts of the state, and has been
wonderfully we'll received every
where
How about Grant Hornaday's can
didacy?"
81 can't see that Hornaday is max
ing much progress. OF course he is
doing more talking than anybody else.
but there does not seem to be much
sentiment for him"
Senator DoHey stated that in, case
of a special session, the 2-cent rare
bill would be passed without any ma
terial opposition.
charged. that he had started the story
about the conference or senator Long
with the railroad attorneys, MI DOL
lev Just smiled and shook his head.
Governor Hoch has at last tried to
make his position clear on the POSSIBLE
ity of a special session and the two cent
fare proposition.- He has been quoted
at various times on this position and IN
some Instances it is alleged that these
interviews have not been correctly re-
norted and therefore have not stated
the governors position property In or
der to get his real position on THESE
much mooted questions before the peo-
ple the governor made public last night
a letter which he has written to a state
senator whose name Is not given ana
who wrote to the governor asking anu
MI a Sn2ctdt
of the legislature. The letter CT the
governor follows:
NV Dear Senator: I thank you for
your kind letter in which you frankly
oppose a special session of the legisla-
ture but suggest no other remedy for
the wrongs of which I complain, but L
can not write you on the subject as
fully as 1 could talk it over If we were
together. face to face. Just what my
future course will be in this two-cent
fare matter 1 do not wish to state
have simply insisted that a passenger
rate which has already been in opera
| ton since last March in Nebraska where
the conditions are not so favorable as
they are in Kansas and which 1 learn
| from the best of Nebraska authorities,
promises to remain in operation perhaps
for several years before the final de-
cision is reached must also be placed in
| operation in Kansas, pending SUCH
/ decision. l have not said to any one
what my action will be. whether VIII
! sion of the legisla ture or otherwise; l
have only said that every power vested
| in me by the constitution and law OF
| this state will be exercised to its fullest
| extent, to accomplish this end IT TINS
should necessitate a special session OF
| the legislature, in the language Of
Patrick Henry, Let 1T come.
The board of railroad commissioners
| has made the order and fixed OCTOBER
as the day when it will become ct,
| fective. AS yet I have had no oHlclaI
notification as to what the rallroacs
! propose to do in this matter ana can
not be controlled in my action by news
paper reports But my mind is made up
| and as soon as 1 have AUTHORITATIVE m
| formation as to what the railroads pro-
pose to do 1 will then be ready TO act
! The contention that there was an
| agreement between the legislature
| and the railroads by which the mile
age book was not to pc disturbed If
| the two-cent fare was contested in
| rious consideration. if true. knew
/ nothing of such an agreement and
would have vetoed the Dill II l had
! known of it, The legislature had no
right 70 hind any other department of
| state il 1t did make such an agree
| ment NV understanding of the mat
ter at the time that 1t wasN thought
] wise by cur legislature to pass the
| mileage book law as a temporary ex-
1 nef1ient and get the benefit of it while
| Nebraska was testing their straight
| tvo-cent fare in the courts and pay
ing three cents while the suit was
/ nending / doubted the wisdom of
| This measure at the time and signed
/ the bill reluctantly as my intimate
/ friends we'll know. and only as tenn
| porary expedient- Had our -legisla-
| ture known that Nebraska would
| have a straight two-cent fare in oper-
i alton within a short time after its ad-
i journment. II would never have pass
4 ed the mileage book law. but would
In Judgment.
i straight two-cent law. That the rail-