The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-02
Governor HOch Is Back From
His Pilgrimage.
Evidently in Doubt About
Special Session.
WHAT OFW. R. STUBBS?
Who Will Be Square Deal Can
didate for GOvernOr2
Attorney General Fred Jackson
Finds His Stock Is Going Up.


from his Washington trip, there Ii
likely to come a crop of special session
talk, for it is well known that his en-
| counters with Senator Long at the
| capitol have not tended to increase the
love and friendship of these two. Gov.
ernor Hoch no doubt feels that Senator
Long has failed to do what he might
for the Dickerson appointment, and the
| plans for the special session will be
| made, if made at all, without consult
| ing Longs welfare.
1t is highly probable that Governor
Hoch himself does not yet know
whether he will call a special session
| of the legislature. If the railroads gel
into big rumpus with the railroad
| commission about the freight rate re-
| ductton, 1t is likely that Governor Hoch
| will adopt the special session as a way
| to straighten out the tangle by some
| wholesome legislation The governor
has already limited as much. Then
| there is the tinkering with the tax law
which everyone admits is necessary to
! make that law adequate to the needs.
| But back of all this is the demand for
a primary election law, which in spite
of the denunciations of the politicians.
is constantly gaining in strength. Other
governors have deemed the enactment
of a primary law of sufficient import
ance to warrant the calling of a special
session. Hoch might do the same.
But in this connection there is to be
taken into consideration Governor
Hoch's Washington interview, in which
he expressed satisfaction with a pri-
mary election called by the state CEN
trail committee. Governor Hoch said
in that statement:
THE sentiment in the state is over
whelming for a primary. Just before
I left Kansas I saw Grant Hornaday at
the station. He told me he was pre-
pairing to sound the Republicans of the
state on the question of expense. Horn
aday was confident that he would be
able to get expressions from every
county and voting precinct in the state
to show that Republicans would volun-
teer their services to act as judges ana
clerks of election. In discussing the
question before had suggested that in
my opinion the argument about the
cost of primaries was built on a false
premise. ME-. Hornaday will be pre-
pared to show, when he finishes his
series of inquiries, that the total cost
will not exceed a few thousand dol
lars"
If w. r. Stubs stands pat in his
refusal to accept the support of the
square dealers in the fight for the
Republican nomination for governor,
there is a very good chance for the
nomination of Fred S. Jackson
Everybody who has watched the
course of the present state admins
tration admits that Mr.. Jackson is
one of the strong men of that admins
tration. jackson has done things. He
has braced up some of the weaker
members, and from an unknown coun-
try laWler, he has leaped in a single
year into the front rank of political
availables." Jackson can be renomi-
mated and reelected attorney general
without material opposition, provided
they don't make him run for COVER
nor.
1t is well known that Governor
Hoch has gained wonderfully in popu-
larity during his second term. When
this gain is analysed, 1t must be ad-
mitted that it is due in no small meas
ure to the energetic administration of
Mr.. Jackson. Governor Hoch has
backed up Jackson in the liquor war
and antitrust war, but that is all. 1t
is Jackson who has done the work.
Meantime Jackson has kept himself
free from political alliances, and
would be acceptable to both square
dealers and machine factions.
Carr Taylor, one of the old original
boss busters, was in Topeka yester-
day. When asked concerning his pre-
for Jackson first. and il he won't
take 1t, then I am for G. A. Stannard
of Emporia.'' There are good many
other square dealers who feel the
same way about it. Jackson, accord
ingly to present indications. is des-
tined to play an important role in the
next gubernatorial fight.
The mention of c. a. Stannard of
Emporia calls to mind the fact that
t.
the next state senator from the Lyon
Greenwood district, succeeding George
E. Tucker. who has finished his term
and wants to go to Congress.
Stannard was an active member of
the house of representatives and was a
"Stubbs man"-that is, he was for the
reform element. Stannard could no
doubt be easily nominated and elected
in the Lyon-Greenwood district, and he
is said to be willing.
A we'll known Fifth district editor
who was in Topeka few days ago said
in speaking of the congressional situa-
ton: There are really only two candi-
dates for congress in the district-Smith
of Abilene and Calderhead I do not
consider that Bullen is in the race He
was sprung in the interests of Calder
head and the scheme fell fiat. don't
know whether Smith can beat Calder |
head, but If he does, he will certainly
be an improvement on the present con-
gresham. Smith has grown up there |
In Abilene. and is possessed of clean
He is not a big man, but he |
will measure up as well as a majority |
Of the congressman from this state. II |
looks to me as though Smith might give |
hard fight"
Bun" Adams. banker, of Ell Dorado. |
and ex-member of the legislature, was
in Topeka yesterday. He came up to |
register a few refunding bonds, to get |
CHaI tOI' " see aooul Inc banking |
conditions, ana TO talk some politics |
That's all.
we don't want any primary election |
Down in Butler county," he said There |
are only few agitators who favor the
primary, either by law or by special
ea1. The Republican party of the coun-
y wants to continue the old-fashioned |
We have regular love feasts I
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