The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-18
! WILL 1T COME?
Politicians All Wondering
About Special Session.
Would Like to Know What
HOch Thinks.
GUESS BOTH WAYS.
Some of His Friends Satisfied
1t Is Coming.
Nearly All Now Think That Lit
lis Best Plan.
GUESS BOTH WAYS.

Though Governor Hoch himself is out
of town, the politicians are none the
less busy trying to read his mind OF
the special session talk, and the behe1
seems to be growing that the governor
will adopt the special session as a way
out of the primary election dilemma
The letter written by Attorney Gen
eraI F. S. Jackson in which he recon-
mends the calling of a special session.
seems to have been received with mucn
appreciation. The people who are OPP
posed to the primary say, 1T was
pretty smooth letter, all right" "nlle
those who favor a primary declare tnat
jackson has hit the nail on the heao.
Some of the state officers, who are
known to be opposed to the speciai
session proposition, expressed the opln-
ion today that Governor Hoch would
call the legislature together. One SAID;
1T is all settled. People might as Wen
make up their minds to it"
John Royce, one of the governors
best friends, said today: Il certainly
can see no reason why the governor
should call a special session now. The
governor went before the legislature IN
person and begged them to enact
primary law. He showed the people
calling a special session now the gov
ernor would be humbling himself I'M
necessarily"
J. M Simpson, United States inter-
nal revenue collector, and a staunc en-
member of the Long faction, said: Il
am in favor of a special session. l
want the governor to call one, and L
want a primary law passed that IS
primary law. Give those fellows their
stomach full of primary law Make 1t
a real primary, without the Stubs fea-
ture of allowing Democrats to vote at
the Republican primary. They say the
people of the state want primary. L
say let them have a primary. They
will try it one year, and then VIII be
ready to go back to the convention
system, which is the most honest and
equitable way to selecting candidates.
Del Valentine, of Clay Center, said:
"The governor will get all sorts OF
conflicting advice on this matter, and
I imagine that he will find some of
his most trusted advisers on each side.
Under such conditions, the fact must
be taken into consideration that Gov
ernor Hoch has given indications that
he wants to call a primary, and is will
ing to do SO if he has chance"
The following letter was given out
today by State Treasurer Mark Tulley
in answer to the Anthony letter:
Dear Sir: Your letter of October End,
in which you ask me if I will lend my
announcement and support to the
movement to have the nominations for
state offices, for congressman, for state
and congressional committeeman, and,
if possible, delegates to the national
convention nominated next year by
direct primary called by the Republican
state and congressional central commit
tees received.
1t seems to me if you had incorporat-
ed in your question the plans, ETC., of
holding such primaries, stating the
probable expense to candidates your
question would have been more explicit
and could have been more easily an
Swered.
So far as I am personally concerned
will say, that IL I ask the party for re-
nomination next year, l am perfectly
willing to submit my chances to either
a direct primary or delegate convention,
mite about the kind of a primary you
want under the present law, 1 would
not like to use my influence with the
members of the committee to get them
to call a haphazard primary.
The only statement you make in your
letter in regard to the expense Is the
following: 1.-The item of cost is only a
gressional district this year costing only
q comparatively small amount"
The primary to which you refer should
not be cited as any criterion as they
did not even pretend to hold any pri-
maries in a good many of the precincts
in the district. And the vote cast at
that primary was less than one-sixth
nominee for secretary Of state in the
same congressional district in 1900, which
was an off year and a light vote was
polled. The following will show the
vote by counties of the district in both
the primary of the spring and the cleo
ton Of last year. the fret column being
the vote and the second the vote on c.