The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-22
NOW LINING UP.
Governor Contest Is Already
Being Sharply Defined.
Stubbs and Fitzgerald the
Center of Attraction.
FORMER is SATISFIED.
Conditions Most Favorable to
Kansas Political Future.
People Want Certain Things
Don't Care Where Come From.

Indications are nowadays that the
fight for the Republican nomination
for governor will be between w. R.
Stubbs and w. j. Fitzgerald, with pos
sibly one or two others trailing.
The machine" crowd has about
concluded that it will have to take up
with w. ]. Fitzgerald. Some Of the
machine will not stand for this, and
will go into the Grant Hornaday
camp. Hornaday is likely to have
Third districts. but that will about
end it. He can gain nothing from
either Stubbs or Fitzgerald.
1t is likely, however, that Hornaday
will have enough votes to make him
formidable to either of the other can
didates in case he decides to throw"
his strength.
According to the machine it will
be Fitzgerald against the field. The
conservative machine men, who want
to see decent government, not domi-
mated by railroads. but who dislike
Stubbs and the Stubbs crowd, will get
behind Fitzgerald.
crawling up, and everything now in
dicates that he will get the support Of
the square deal crowd. He is not
hunting for that support. however
Stubbs would rather stay back and
take his chances in the senatorial
race.
Mr.. Stubs is in town today at
tending the state bankers convention.
In speaking of political conditions he
said:
Some people are disposed to regard
the prestnt trend of political events
as indicating that the Square Deal
movement is having its issues stolen
away from it. I look upon the pres
ent conditions as most encouraging to
the political future of Kansas. The
people want certain things, and they
=
things. The old machine crowd has
been forced by public opinion to come
out in favor of the things which the
Square Dealers have stood for from
the outset There are plenty of good
men for the office of governor. I am
for any man who stays by the prin-
ciples for which we are fighting.
am for man who is against machine
politics, and against railroad control
of politics. There are number of
good men-Davidson, Stannard, Ham,
and others I might mention who have
stood for these principles consistent
]. w. Berryman. of Clark county,
who, it has been claimed, is not in full
sympathy with the Stubbs plan of
campaign and has been sulking in his
tent since Stubs refused to accept
the compromise primary bill, Is also in
Mr.. Bergman says:
.tI am paying no attention to poll
ties. am too busy. Personally,
stand exactly where have stood all
the time believe in the things which
the Square Dealers believe in. I have
been invited to some of their meetings,
but have been too busy to attend. I
am paying very little attention to poll
tics. 1t does not pay. There is some
talk about my being candidate for
the state senate in our district, but I
am not sure that I will consent to
run"
George w. Plumb of Emporia.
Lyons county, is Sangu1ne StubDS'
man. He says:
1.-The state will be for Stubbs if his
candidacy is handled right. Stubs is
the logical man for the place, and
Nothing can beat him. But his cam
paign will have to be handled properly
to enable him to get before the people
in the right way"
Thomas M. Potter of Peabody, one
of the old time boss busters, said to-
day: "I don't care to go into dis
cussion of who should be nominated
for governor, but this is certain, that
unless the Republican party in both
state and nation does what the public
wants done, the voters will elect some
other candidates..
James w. Johnson of Hamilton.
Greenwood county, one of the promi-
nent politicians and stockmen of the
Fourth district who is also owner of
a bank at Madison. and is not consid-
cred a friend of the square deal'
crowd, says:
'I am not out after any office, and
consequently when say that do not
believe the primary election law is a
good thing, I can not be accused of
personal bias. I am opposed to the
primary, and I do not think it WIN be
adopted in Kansas. We can get bet
ter results from a convention system.
Concerning the coming campaign, I
believe that the people will elect good
men to office. The people of this state
want good men. not grafters or tools
But I do not believe that the way to
pet good men is to make split in the
party We can nominate good ticket
ourselves without the interference of
a factional fight. A factiona! Tight is
bound to leave one side or the other
GnOtS'