The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-26
Still Unwilling to Tell What
Are His Intentions.
TALKS OF BANK LAW.
Fears Kansas Money Will Go to
Oklahoma.
Members of Legislature Call at
Executive Office.


able special session They figure that
1t will be called to meet On or about
January 20.
There are few today who expressed
the opinion that a reaction had set in.
and that the State Journals editorial
pointing out certain reasons why a
special session was unnecessary at this
time has started the reaction
Governor Hoch himself is still un-
willing to say what he will do.
1T is a serious problem he said
this morning to a State Journal re-
porter Il am stin receiving many let
etrs from bankers urging the necessity
OF the guaranty deposit law. The bank
ers of this state have seen great light
since the last session of the legislature
Even the national bankers are not op-
posing the law as they did. 1 have re-
ceived one letter from a national bank
er opposing the law, and he advanced
the very profound argument that in his
town there had not been a bank failure
for % years, and that there were many
other towns with an equally good rec
ord 1t might with equal emphasis be
argued that there are towns where no
murder has been committed for %
years, and that therefore it isn't neces-
sary to have a law against murder
That it is true that the Oklahoma
depository law will tend to draw de-
posits out of Kansas banks along the
border is Illustrated by a letter which
received this morning from a wealthy
citizen of Kansas City, Mo. This let
ter commends the proposed special ses-
sion and says that if a guaranty de-
posit law is passed in Kansas, he will
Immediately transfer his account in the
Kansas City, Mo-, banks to Kansas
City KAN and that scores of other
depositors will do the same thing. He
says that he hopes that Missouri will
pass a depository law but that If 1t does
not he wants Kansas to pass one
''It looks to me though each state |
would have to pass such law to pro-
tect itself"
What about the national banks of |
Kansas IVA asked.
The bill before the last legislature
contained a provision allowing national |
banks to take advantage Of the provls- |
ions Of the state law. If the comptrol-
Ter of the currency should refuse to |
permit this, 1t certainly would be a
peculiar state of affairs. The state Of |
fers the national banks fair chance, !
and If the controller interferes 1T is not |
the business of the state"
The impression seems to pers1stently |
prevail among the politicians, and
especially the Long politicians, tnat
calling the special session would be to
enact a primary election law, and later
become a candidate for the United
States senate under that law
'Of course 1t is very clever or the
governor said one well known Kan
sas machinist, ito use the banking ex-
cftement as a cover for the special ses-
sion but the fact remains that what
the governor really wants is to be a
candidate for the United States senate.
J. T. Tredway. Of LaHarpe, Allen
county. is in Topeka today to attend
the meeting of the State Horticultural
society.
Il didn't come to attend special
session-not yet" said Mr.. TredWay.
att certainly looks as though mlgnt
have to come back next month for that,
though. But 1 am very much inchneo
to ask, What for? We will have the
on issues to be presented would doubt
less be about the same. oouDt
whether the session would accomplish
what is expected of it. OF course there
bank deposits. and the
eentiment of the legislature has doubt
sass undergone a radical change on
tfat proposition. If we can enact such
a law without conflicting with the fed
eral statutes. / am in favor OF 1t
CYRUS Anderson. of Brakeman, Raw
Inns county, former secretary OF the
state railroad commission. and one OF
the leaders of the machine" wing OF
the Republican party In western Kan
sas is in Topeka today ana Will re- I
main until after the meeting OF tne
state committee meeting
Mt. Anderson spent Christmas In Sa- .
Ina In speaking of the political stu
alton, he said:
'It looks as though Governor Hocn
uas going to have a special session,
but I don't think there is any real /
need of it. The people out our way {
don't seem to think 1t Is necessary
The proposed guaranty deposit Dill l {
believe will be popular. though out IN {
our part of the state we have not /
'elt any special need Of 1T. '
IF a special session Is called, IT Is Z
very likely that a primary election 4
aw of some sort will be enacted. The :
people don't want the Stubbs bill with :
he Democratic amendment, because
hat would tend to disrupt the party.
4 minority party in any county can
disrupt a majority party under that
Democratic amendment by forcing an Z
ticket on the majority par
" There is no way of preventing
Democrats from voting at the Repub-
lean primary under that amendment.
But / think that we are practically r
certain to have a primary law of some r
sort before long. !
concerning the gubernatoria1 sit :
Who will win has yet announced him =
,elf Things are very much mixed, Il
Ind in the existing conditions, I be-
ieve that w. J. Bailey would be a /,
yery strong candidate. don't
rnow whether he would take 1t nor e
10 I know whether any request has s.
,een made on him that he get into the S
ace. But he has lots o< friends. Out o.
n NV part of the state J. L .Bristow
Il Salina has some friends, but
ton't believe he will be very formi-
liable candidate. w. H. Haskell of C
;mith county has many supporters, t