The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1907-03-28
Mr.. FITZGERALD SAYS HE'S
NOT LOOKING FOR A JOB
AS GOVERNOR.
TALKS STOR{P0RTERAT7OPEKA
%.tsH
Will Spend Six Weeks AT TO.
peka Working For The
State.

The State JOurnaI today gives the fol-
lowing irteiview with Ir Fitzgerald :
"Lieutpnrnt Governor W. J FitExer-
aid Ia IN Topeka, aud plans to stay s'x
weeks, until the board ot railway sssess.
meni has completed It's work.
Thia Ia u remarkable thiag for q lieu
tenant governor 70 do. Usually mn Ofilc
ial In that posiri"n feels that he Ia earn.
lug biz t7O0 year II hr spends a week
or Two iu topeka, Ia addition tothe bi.
enniAl session 9f the legislature. Bnt
Mr.. Fitzgerald cah sff,rd 10 be g-ner"u.
with bis time He saId: Il have things
fixtzi now 50 hat am not tlrd up with
my business rs closely as formerly |
90 q 83O. O.0U0 worth 0f ranch land he
other day and have portions M the rest
Of INV ranch iea.ed How much dues
the $4,000 worth represent 10 acrr.g
was asked. oh, about q 'housand.' RI
piled Mr.. Fitzgerald, but ! hav- 4.OO0
acres left have kept the brst portions
of my ranch and will place must Of Il In
the charge Of tenants to rs'se alfalfa for
me on The sbaies The great difficulty
out In my section of the stare Is Ia H. ep
meil for farming purposes They WON'T
stay ut work l would take out five or
six men every week and before the end
IT the week the foreman would have tO
IRE some VI them IL WAS constant pro-
cessio6 OF b+n. got tired OF worrying
about II and will run stock On IN, remain
ing portion Ot the ranch IN sumner. and
have q couple o men feed tue cattle
my share of the alfalfa III winter
Sluss Mr. zyrisld's excellent record
~ president W the statt senate. there
have been symptoms "f b"om for him
for governor that he 10 ambni"u. there
10 10 doubt, aud that he possesses the
necessary qualifications fM the office OF
governGhhe has given strong indl, alions.
L IL p,ssibI- thar hs may brcOme com-
proWlsc Candidate Of "Square Dealers"
aud "regulars," In case Of u deadlock
Il sm NOT locking for the job Of gov
ernor,' said Mr. Fl zgerald. i don't
know as I would like the job However.
have never seriou.ly cM,.ldered the mat.
ter, an don't think my friend- have
'Wnat u the general feeling Of the peo-
pie over the failure Of the Legislature to
pass primary election .sw?' WAS ASKED.
II fnd," said the lieutenant governor,
"tnat people generally are disappointed.
10 the eastern two-thirds Of the state tue
To acute. Out la my part
of the state the people never were radical
over n primary election law, but even
there tlud many who are disappointed
over the action Of the Legislature"
"Whst sort II u y, imsry election law
do they wsn'?' was aeked
swell" replied Mr.. Fitzgerald, "moss
Of the people 40 NIT understand the de-
tails VI primary election law but from
those have talked with gstber that
what the people want generally iss d.
rect primary. | do moi believe ID 1t any
hing short If that will satisfy them "
"Will The primary election law be an
ssue two years from now?' was asked.
"Y-s, IL certainly will" he replied.
1T will not only be an issue two years
'rnm now but 1t will be agitated from
low until that time. think that 10 oil