The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-24
READY FOR BATTLE
Square Deal Committee Meets
in Topeka Today.
Will Organize for the Next
State Campaign.
NOT A CLEAN SWEEP.
Would Not Oppose the Faithful
State officers.
NOT A CLEAN SWEEP.
Mr.. Fitzgerald Says His Boom
for Governor Is Spurious.

The Republican Square Deal central
committee is meeting in Topeka this
afternoon for the purpose of making
further arrangements for the opening
of the campaign for the nomination of
antirailroad candidates by the Republi-
can party of Kansas The meeting be-
gan at o'clock.
1t has been practically decided that
the Square Deal mass meeting will be
held in Topeka as soon as Robert M. La
Toilette can be secured for an address.
The committee is in communication
with Mr.. La Toilette, and will arrange
the meeting largely to suit his conven-
fence. -
The following are the members of the
committee:
First diStrict-JaS. A. TrOutman, To-
peka.
Second district-w. R. Stubs. Law
renee.
Third district-R. N: Allen. Chanute,
Fourth district. N. Dolley, Maple
Hill.
Fifth district. t. White, Ada.
Sixth district-W-- B. Ham, Stock
ton.
Eighth district. B. Murdoch. Ell
Dorado.
At large-Arthur Capper, Topeka; w.
A. White, Emporia, and J. L. Bristow,
Salina.
concerning rumors that the object of
the Square Deal movement would be
to make a clean sweep of all the state
officers now holding office, who were
nominated at the last Republican state
convention, one of the leading Square
Dealers who is here today said:
I'VE have no desire to turn out of
office any man who is showing a dis
position to do his duty by the people of
Kansas. A man who is playing fair
and isn't allowing the railroads to run
him will get the Square Deal support
but if we can satisfy ourselves that the
railroads and the machine is running
state officer, we will fight him for re-
nomination. We believe that some Of
the new state officers are showing that
they have the ability to make good. For
example, Attorney General F. S. Jack
son is certainly showing that he is
made of the right sort of stuff. Lieuten-
ant Governor Fitzgerald is also doing
his duty, and it is my opinion that he
is honest and sincere in the attitude
which he is taking. 1t is not at all i'm
possible that the Square Deal people will
endorse Mr.. Fitzgerald for governor,
and if they did, he would be nominated
without opposition. The railroads would
not dare to fight him after making the
kind of a fight they did in his behalf
at the former election 1b-7
w. ]. Fitzgerald. who has been men
toned as a possible candidate for gov
said today: "I have had a considerable
amount of experience with political
booms in my time, and have gathered
up enough information so that l think
1 can tell real boom from a spurious
boom. This boom which has been
started for me for governor is not a
real boom. 1t is one of those booms
which don't pan out"
There has been a good deal of
Stubbs talk for governor during the
past few days. Mr.. Stubs himself does
not want the office, but it is believed
by his friends that he would consent
to make the race if the pressure was
strong enough. Some of the Square
Dealers think that Mr.. Stubs would
have the ability to poll about $4,000
more votes than any other man the
Repu blicans could nominate. The diff
ficulty would be to nominate man
like Stubs in the face of the ire
mendous opposition which his candida
CIV would arouse from the railroads,
corporations and powerful politicians.
w. l. Cunningham. speaker pro tenn
on legal business. Mr.. Cunningham
lives at Arkansas City. Concerning his
boom for congress in the Third dis
trict he said:
body; 1 am not even thinking about
politics. 1 have been very busy with
my law business ever since the legisla-
ture, and expect to continue to be busy
with 1t. PO1tlcS is rdpner an eApeH-
sivs luxury, and 1 have to earn my
living
MI Cunningham stated that the sale
of liquor in Cowley county. has been
sto,,r.cd almost entirely, and that the
only way liquor can be obtained is
through hcotleggers and blind tigers.
Robert Stone, of Shawnee county,
one of the leading members of the last
house of representatives, has decided
that he will keep out of all fights ex-
cent to again become a candidate for
election to the house of representa-
IT don't want to go to the state senate"
he said today, in commenting on the
talk of running him to succeed Sena-
tor I 3. Belts of Shawnee. Il can
have a good deal more-fun in the house.
The senate is not to my liking"
IT is said that Mr., Stone will be
candidate for speaker ofIthe house II
the anti-machiue crowd manages TO
control the situation.