The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-31
POLITICAL GOSSIP
The POpulist State Central Call
- Is Issued.
Will Meet in Topeka on
January 8.
DECIDE ON FUTURE.
OuoSfion of State C0uvonfi0n
Question of a State Convention
to Be Settled.
Special Session Talk Is Still
Going the Rounds.

Chairman Geo. w. Hanna and Sec
rotary E. c. Fowler of the Populist
state central committee today issued
their call for a meeting Of the Populist
state committee at the Glenwood hotel
on January 9. at p. m.
This meeting is in the nature of a
conference of the Populist party of
Kansas, and all voters who affiliate
with the Populist party will be welcom-
ed at the meeting.
1t is expected that at this melting 1t
will be decided whether the Populists
will hold a state convention this year,
and whether they will attempt to con-
tinue their party organization. The
chances are that they will make a fight
as usual, and keep their party organic
alton alive.
The call issued today is as follows:
The Peoples party state central
committee is hereby called to meet In
Topeka. Kan, January 9, 1908, at the
9ienwood hotel at p. m. sharp, to
take such action as the committee and
others called to confer with the COM
mittee at the same time may deem
proper All old time Populists who
have in the past affiliated with our
party are cordially invited to attend
this conference to the end that we may
take such action in the coming pol1t1-
cal campaign as will result in the
greatest good for the greatest number
remembering that we are the pioneer
reform party of today and that both
old parties are indebted to us for the
most important issues which they are
now putting before the people, namely,
money, transportation and land
GEO. w. HANNA, Chairman.
'E. C. FOWLER, Secretary"
THE question of whether special
session of the legislature viii be called
will not be decided for several days;
possibly not this week ="
This was the authoritative statement
made today by Governor Hoch.
1t is believed that Governor Hoch is
now chiefly employed in trying to ind
out what chance there is of passing
the guaranty deposit bill in case he
should call the special session He re-
CARDS it as very doubtful whether the
bill could be passed.
On Monday the governor received
half a dozen kilograms from national
bankers in various parts of the state
urging him not to call a special session
of the legislature to enact a guaranty
deposit law.
who is responsible for these tele-
grams being sent to you at this timer"
was asked.
We'll, 1 guess you know as well as
do replied the governor. r-t.
1t is likely that Governor Hoch gives
the credit to some of the Fitzpatrick
peka Saturday.
Sheffield ingalls, of Atchison-who, by
the way. has quit the law business,
Atchison Champion, and making a
mighty good paper out of it-thinks
that W. ]. Bailey is not likely to get
into the race for the Republican NOM
ination for the governorship.
Bent Murdoch of Ell Dorado is doing
some long-range political forecasting,
and says that w. J. Bailey will not be
there will probably be a primary cleo
ton, and that W. r. Stubs will beat
Leland, Hornaday and anybody else.
Lieutenant Governor W. ]. Fitzgerald
thinks that the legislature would not
pass a guaranty deposit law. THE idea
is a new one in Kansas" he says, land
whatever it merits. 1T has not been dis
cussed enough for the legislature to act
on it"
Incidentally, it might be mentioned
that whenever anybody from Senator
Longs district says the special session
wouldn't do thus or so, the other fell
lows reply, "Oh, he is knocking on the
special session because Long don't
want it."
Three men have been mentioned as
possible aspirants for the job of dele
trict to the Republican national con-
vention. They are Arthur Capper. Cy-
rus Leland and w. ]. Bailey. Judge
Case Brodertck is talked of as presi-
Dental elector. The district elects two
delegates and two alternates to the
convention.
Here are two radically different views
on the probability of a special ses-
sion:
CA Stannard, of Emporia, a square
dealer says: II believe that a special
session should be called, but Governor
Hoch will not-do it,
Senator Vint Stillings, of Leaven-
worth, one of the senate lodge charter
members, says: IT hope there will be
no special session. but all indications as
I read them, seem to &c in the opposite
direction" Senator Stillings has back
ed his convictions by engaging rooms
in Topeka to be used by him during the
special session.
Andy Richards, of Wellington, is try
ing to land the job of auditor of the
postoff1ce department at Washington, |