The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-28
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Carr Taylor Tries His Hand as
a Prophet.
Stubs Will Be Next Governor
of Kansas.
STATE is FOR HIM.
Says Sentiment of People Is
Overwhelming.
Real Reform in Freight Rates
Is Demanded.

Topeka assisting Attorney General
Jackson i'll the preparation of the
brief in the Madison branch passen-
ger service case.
1.-THE sentiment of the state.' said
| Mr.. Taylor. sis Overwhelmingly for
Stubs. He is recognized as the lead
er of this reform movement, just as
LaFollette was recognized as the
leader of the reform movement in
Wisconsin. The railroads, the poll
ticians and the corporations have de-
| voted their best efforts to ruin Stubs,
| and to prejudice him with the people
of the state by SANDER. But he stands
| today prominently the leader of the
reform forces of the state, and think
he will have 20 run for governor
whether he wants to or not. 1 know
| he says he won't be a candidate, but
| he can't get away. He is needed.
LAS to the primary election for next
year, 1 am not altogether sure it will
! be a good thing. If it can be properly
safeguarded, it should be used, and L
| don't know but what we can afford to
| take the risk. The sentiment of the
state is so strong for primary that
a primary law is bound to be enacted
| at the next session
| Concerning the proposed installa-
| ton of a new distance tariff of freight
rates by order of the state board of
railroad commissioners, Mr.. Taylor
/ says:
! 1T is gratifying to know that the
railroad commission is getting ready
to do something. But this action of
! the board will be closely scrutinized
| by the people of Kansas. The people
| will not accept any spurious reform
| in freight rates. A strict distance
| tariff is a fine thing, theoretically, but
unless it is made as low as the very
| lowest jobbing rate in effect, it will be
simply ruinous to the state. If the
distance tariff is made on a basis of,
saw a SO per cent cut. 1t would look
very wen for the board in the news
papers, but it would be of no use to
the shippers, because even after a 30
per cent cut, the distance tariffs would
be so high that no commodities would
move under them. 1t is the jobbing
rates that carry the big loads, and un-
less the distance tariffs are made as
low as .he lowest jobbing rate, the
great bulk of commodities will con-
tinue to move on the Jobblng rates.
and the distance tariff will be then, as
now largely dead letter. / say that
il would be well to scrutinize care
fully the work of the present board of
railroad commissioners before passing
Judgment. I sincerely hope that the
board will do its full duty. 1t has it
in its power to make itself immortal
by merely following the footsteps of
the Texas railroad commission, and
doing it's duty with courage. 1t has
signed to it.
1T. White, of Ada, Ottawa county, for
whom a boom mas been started as a can
didate for congress in the Fifth dis
trict. is in Topeka today. Mr.. White
says concerning the congressional stu
alton:
Il am not in the race, and I am not
out of it, In fact 1 haven't considered
the matter. Some of my friends have
been so kind as to suggest that
should run, but I don't have much in
clination in that direction. l do not
ina CINE 1 would be an especially strong
candidate outside of my own county,
Ottawa, and Saline.
IF J. L. Bristow, of Salina, would
consent to be a candidate ne could
one 1t is likely that Marshall county
would give Calderhead a majority, as
that is his home. But no one could
heat Bristow il he would consent to
however, that he will be a candidate.
He has so expressed himself on previ-
Gus occasions.
at think it is safe to say, however,
that the anti-machine or square deal
Republicans will have candidate in
the field. None of the candidates thus
far in the race are satisfactory to U.s.
1t looks as though the opportunity
would be good to beat Mr.. Calderhead.
1t isn't likely in my opinion. that Mr.
Smith will be very formidable candi-
date"
Concerning the proposed Republican
primary for next year, Mr.. White said:
There is such a strong demand for
a primary that l can't see how the
state central committee will dare to
ignore it. I believe that will have
the primary. The attitude of the pub
lie has become we'll defined since the
LEGISLATURE and the people have let the
politicians know that there must be
some reformatory legislation. 1 notice
that in New York state they are about
to enact law prohibiting the watering
of stock of corporations, much more
drastic than the bill which I presented
last winter, and which was beaten In
committee through the efforts of
Gardiner Lathrop and other big rail-
road attorneys who were sent on from
Chicago to do the trick. That bill is
one of the most important that could
be passed, and it is bound to become a
law sooner or later. It prevents a cor
poraIion from selling stock beyond the
Welt has endorsed such a law"
w w. Gordon, member of the legis-
lature from Wyandotte county, and one
of the leading Democrats of the house,
was in Topeka yesterday and expressed
call a special session of the legislature
within the next year.
1T seems to be sort of in the air that
there will be a special session. said
Mr. Gordon. ito finish up some of the
work started at the last session. For
one thing, there would be a primary
election law passed, and a 2-cent fare
Law. Those two bills would be certain
to get through.
Governor Folk called a special session
in Missouri to compel the legislature to