The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-24
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Senator /. ID. Young of Mitchell
Makes Announcement.
He Will Be a Candidate for
Congress.
SQUARE DEAL ISSUES.
Platform Like That of Repre-
sentative Ham.
c. A. Stannard Out for Stubs
for Governor.

Senator 1 D. Young of Beloit, Mitchell
county. was in Topeka Sunday. and au-
thorized the announcement that he will
be a candidate for the Republican nom
ination for member of congress in the
sixth district against Congressman w
A Reeder, and W. B. Ham of Rocks
county, both of whom are after the
nomination.
The proba bility is that Senator
Young's announcement will be followed
by the announcement of the candidacy
of A. C. Mead of Mitchell county, who,
it is said. has merely been holding out
Of the race to see what Young would do.
Young and Mead will have to fight it
cut for the control of Mitchell county.
Yes. I am a candidate for congress
in the SIXTH said Senator Young, Sun
day. 4 am going to make a thorough
canvass of the district and make d
hard fight for the place"
Won't your candidacy conflict with
that of w. B. Ham of Rocks county "
was asked.
We'll, it isn't necessary to discuss
that. 1 believe can get a good many
votes which would otherwise go to
Reeder, and which Ham can't get. L be
lieve it is my turn to go TO congress,
and a good many of my friends think so
too"
w Ill Mead be a c2n0lQdteE
Il don't know. That talk may have
been a bluff. I am not afraid of a
fight with Mead, but of course I prefer
not to have one 1t would be more
agreeable if I could have Mitchell
county without fight
Senator Young will make his race for
the congressional nomination on the
game sort of platform as that adopt
ed, by W. B. Ham. They are both
leaders of the square deal crowd Ham
IF q
IN the house, while Young was a reli-
BILE opponent of the lodge" in the
senate. Young lined UP against the
lodge on every proposition
Concerning the proposal to settle the
Sixth district fight by primary, Sen
ator Young said:
Il am in favor Of a primary. I hope
Mr.. Reeder viii allow the committee to
have the contest settled by that means
I understand that Capt. Mitchell is op-
posed to the primary plan, but several
me they were in favor of it. I think
ii would be a good plan to have
state, county, and congressional pri-
mary next year and also indicate at
the same time our preference for Uni
ted States senator"
Senator Young has served at two
sessions of the state senate, and would
rot under any cOnsidera lions be a can
didate for another term. The MITCHELL
Jewell senatorial district has an agree
ment for alternating the Office, and it
j
talk in Jewell county of sending Hays
B. White back to the senate. Mr.
White served a term in the senate sew
eral years ago. There is also some talk
of r. B. Turner OF Mankato. who was
at one time the Populist candidate for
congress in the Sixth district.
C A. Stannard. representative from
Lyon county, has declared himself in
favor of Stubs for governor of KAN
sas. He says in a signed statement:
The machine has an organization in
every county in Kansas. They have
unlimited funds with which to make
campaign They Will have all the free
transportation they want until January
l next. They have two United States
senators and all but one of the con.
gressmen CVictor Murdock), and most
of the state officers to assist them.
They have control of the state central
committee and the national commit
teemen in Kansas. but with all this
powerful machinery, if the people of
Kansas Will attend the primaries and
see that delegates to the national state
and congressional conventions are
elected who are in sympathy with
Roosevelt's policies and the policies
advocated by the Square Dealers, they
can crush this powerful machine and
elect a legislature that two years from
now will pass a direct primary law
which will put out of business in Kan
sas all machines. The machine politi-
clans are today scheming to fool the
people 1ney are taking dDout morn
aday and Fitzgerald as candidates for
governor on a Square Deal platform.
They don't look good to me. They
can get in the band wagon and ride,
but we don't want them to drive. I
want to say to you that in good time
the Square Dealers will have a candi-
date for governor and you will be in
formed who it is. and it will not be
Fitzgerald or Hornaday.
who. 1 cannot say. I am in favor
of W. r. Stubs for governor because
! believe him to be the strongest man
in the state for the position. His large
business experience and executive
ability fit him for the position and 1
believe he would make one of the
best governors Kansas ever had. It is
trae MIR. Stubs does not want the
position and says he will not take it.
but he was responsible for drafting
Koch. and am in favor OF returning