The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-04
THE DEMAND FOR STUBS.

1t now looks as though W. H.
Stubs will become the victim OF
of Governor Hoch. 1t was Stubs tnat
drafted Hoch. 1t now looks as though
Stubs in the governors OFFICE than IN
didate for governor and we believe the
old time machine men Will ala IN the
draft, because they would rather see
Stubs nthe governors ONCE tnan IN
the United States senate, Wnere no
doubt he would like to be If he had
his own choice to name. me men
who a few months ago were making
fun of Stubs, making light of his at
tttude on public matters, and rtdlcul-
ing the idea that he was pol1tical
leader, have quit that sort OF thing.
They are learning that the voters are
with Stubs and what he stands for
They know that he is honest, cour-
ageous and wholly unself1sh in his ef-
fort in the political arena Mr. Ros-
coe Stubs is a man that must be
reckoned with in the next campaign
in. Kansas and the attitude of those
who are really against him is the best
indication of his power with the peo-
pie Keep your eye on Stubbs.-Con-
cordia Kansan.
Whether one endorses all of Conner
Davies remarks concerning Mr..
Stubs or not, it can not be denied
that there is a strong demand among
the rank and file of Kansas voters that
he shall be a candidate for governor.
1t is also true that there is strong
demand among another class that he
shall not be governor, but this only
makes the insistence of the first class
so much the more strenuous.
To those who are close observers of
the drift of public opinion in Kansas
it will be no surprise if w. R. Stubs
succeeds Governor Hoch in the CUB
ernatorial chair. If this comes about,
Mr.. Stubs enemies Will have them
selves to thank for it. There are 9TH
er men in Kansas who were standing
for righteousness and justice in poll
| tics before w. r. Stubs ever thought
of dipping into political affairs. There
are others who are just as earnest in
their advocacy of square deal prin-
ciples as is Mr.. Stubs. There are
doubtless others who are quite as cap
able in public affairs as he. Perhaps
no others have spent as much money
for the square deal ideas as has Mr..
Stubs, because Kansas has few 9TH
er citizens as able to do SO.
The main reason Mr.. Stubs is now
pushed forward in the gubernatorial
race is because he has been made
prominent above all others of his po-
| liticcal associates by the attacks made
on him by his enemies. Had there
been no fight on Stubs, the rank and
| file would not now be demanding him
as a gubernatorial candidate. His
own ambition is to succeed Chester
I. Long in the United States senate.
1t is because he was singled out
| for attack by the element that made
up the senate lodge" last winter that
so many people are friendly to him
now.
There is no doubt that there is q
| strong feeling in Mr.. Stubs favor
among the farmers and many business
men of the state. 1t is true that it is
an unorganized element and that ii
frequently takes little interest in pri-
maries and conventions. and this fact
renders doubtful just what influence
| it will have on the result.
There is little doubt, however, thai
one of Mr.. Stubs chief political as
sets is the opposition of the senate
lodge to him.