The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-21


deal had been made and made by del
egates who were supposed to be con-
trolled by Senator Young and that
therefore it was reasonable to suppose
that he had made. the DEAL
senator Young Replies.
Senator Young then got a chance to
make a reply and declared that the
deal in question had been fixed up by
the delegates to this particular con-
vention after it had been in session for
seven or eight days and was a per-
fectly proper one.
81 stand before this senate with as
good a certificate of honesty as any
other senator and the senator from
Chatauqua (Fitzpatrick) is entirely
welcome to put his record up against
mine as to honesty, Integrity and re-
publicanism."
say that he never posed as a paragon
of virtue and he insisted that his pri-
mary measure would be a great step
for the control of the convention sys-
tenn. After he had made some further
arguments for his measure Senator
Young took the floor again.
For the life of me- he said 'sI can
not understand why this unjust attack
has ben made upon me. have always
tried to be a 8 conSiderate as possible of
the feelings of every senator. 1 have
not assumed any superior quality of
honesty or integrity. want to leave
1t absolutely to the senators if it was
fair to make such vicious and malic-
1ous attack on me. thought better of
the senator from Chautauqua
In his sober moments and reflections
he will regret it.
Il could tell story, however. as to
how he got a nomination in his district
at one time but I do not believe it
would be gentlemanly to do So"
Tell it." said Senator Fitzpatrick
II do not consider that it would be
gentlemanly to do so.'' replied Senator
Young. II have no idea as to what the
senator's motive may have been for his
attack on me but it will not have any
that may be before us for consideration.
ask the senators and everyone else
to judge me by my record and what I
say and do and on their judgment 1 will
be satisfied"
Senator Fitzpatrick replied that he
thought it would be far more gentle
mainly to make a charge direct than
by inSinuation so that it could be an
swered. He said that mistakes were
never corrected or wrongs righted by
anyone hiding behind anything.
Senator Dolley took occasion to re-
mark that the foregoing exchange of
compliments was a fair sample of the
condition that the Republican party
was in at this time and he did not pro-
pose to forecast the things that would
happen to the party for the action of
the senators on the primary PROPOSE
ton. He moved that the committee
rise and ask leave to sit again on the
measure under consideration This
motion was lost by a rising vote of "a
to IA
Senator Noftzgers then made brief
speech on the general primary propo-
sition-aI1d insisted that Mr.. Stubbs had
favored a primary bill couple of
years ago which retained the conven-
ton system.
Porter Pours ON the Oil.
Senator Porter of Montgomery in
sisted on taking the fievr again and
characterized the Exchange between
eSnator Fitzpatrick and Senator
Young as unpleasant personalities. -
troubled waters by saying that every
one ought to be sorry for the person
alitieS INDUCED in during the discus
sion of the bill and was sorry to see
the quarreling that had been going on,
The question was then called for
and the motion of Senator Young to
strike out sections two and four of the
Fitzpatrick measures-those sections
which provide for a convention in
connection with the prima ries-waS
lost by vote of 16 to %.
A motion prevailed that the committee
then arise with the. understanding that the
would be continued this afternoon in pref
ence to all other business.
Before the Fitzpa trick-Young episode
there had been the same sort of general
by various of the senators as
had occurred yesterday. Senator Smith
classed as being in favor of the Stubbs
bill. He was onlv in favor of the feature
of it that provided for. direct primaries
and said that he would favor a direct pri-
mary bill with the convention idea attach
ed if the convention was limited to regis
maries and making declaration of party
principles.