The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-10
Clyde Miller Comes to Topeka
and Looks Over Ground.
To Decide Future of His
Father, III. B. Miller.
is NOT In THE RACE.
May Not Be Candidate for
Nomination for Governor.
mr.. w. Il. Stubs Issues An
other Manifesto.

secretary
publican state central COMMITTEES was
in Topeka today, presumably for the
purpose of looking over the ground
ana sounding some of the Statesmen
aoout the candidacy of his father
senator H. B. Miller. for the Republi-
can nomination for governor
u am just here ON business Mr..
Miller protested to the Newspaper
men.
Will Senator Miller get into the
race for governor" he was asked.
IT really don't know He went ont
ton. and haven't heard him say any
thing about it. I haven't the slightest
idea ,l what he is going to do
VIII he be candidate for re-elec-
ton to the state senate 2" was asked
I don't think so. I have not heard
him say that he would
While Secretary Miller declined to
make any newspaper statement con-
cerning his fathers candidacy, he in
formed q number of people here that
Senator Miller would not be in the
race.
This announcement probably settles
all talk about H. B. Miller as a pos
sibility for the office of governor at
the present time.
Secretary Miller notified Senator Dol
ley at Stubbs headquarters that he
was ready to do anything in his pow
er to aid in the StubDs campaign for
governor.
If Stubbs and Mulvane both persist
in rocking the boat. it is hard to tell
what will happen to the Topeka morn
ing newspaper which claims to be the
organ of both.
First Stubbs issues statement
threatening to throw Mulvane over
board. Then Mulvane comes back
with an interview all full OF slivers
and sandburs Then Stubbs trots out
hnr hSh all M fn "a
boat If necessary to get rid of Null
vane. With two such unruly and un-
sympathetic passengers, the captain
would be justified in declaring martial
law and putting both of the mutineers
in irons in order to save the good ola
ship.
w. r. Stubbs came up from Law
renee Monday evening and the first
thing he did was to hand out a state
ment in which he peeled the. cutiele
from Mulvane and Long, and says
they are the head of the most danger
Gus corporation lobby that ever in
ment:
"Hon David w. Mulvane, Republi-
can national committeeman, recently
gave out a public statement that the
includes Senator Long. Fitzpatrick.
Mort Albaugh, their Heutenants and
followers. were 'squarely against
Stubbs for governor
WOulQ De plodSS0 10 nave MT.
Mulvane state and hereby challenge
him to show wherein the measures
and laws I have advocated and sup
ported in Kansas are not in accord
with the spirit of the Roosevelt-Taft
policies and II the 'Mulvane crowd are
SO fascinated with Mr.. Taft's policies.
why have they been so violently op-
posed to legislation in Kansas that has
exactly the same end in view. namely,
a government administered in the in
terests and for the benefit of all the
people; . -,,,r.n. crouo. ~ or..n...
ton, under the delegate convention
system. have had tremendous political
power. They have controlled with a
few notable exceptions the election of
United States senators, congressman,
state and county officers Of this state
for many years. They have had the
never failing political support of the
big corporations and railroads, both in
and out Of Kansas. The question
wish to ask OF every Republican voter
Is: How did these men secure this
means did they enlist the active. earn
est support of enough men In every
county and voting precinct of this
state to bring in the delegations and
control the caucuees and conventions
in the interests of their crowd? Have
they advocated the enactment of laws
that would be of great value to the
general public? Have they demanded
protected against the greed, avarfce
and oppression of the trusts and cor
porations? Have they supported pub
lie policies and measures that would
result in the greatest good to the
greatest number of our citizens?
'"The records OF the senate lodge in
the Kansas state senate furnish mega
tive answers to these questions that are
indisputable. They have bitterly op-
posed the enactment of the primary
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law. board of control law, general
railroad rate law. school fund COM
mission law, state depository law,
state printer law and numerous other
good, wholesome laws that have been
of inestimable value to the state,
morally and financially.
when they found 1t was impossible
to defeat one of these laws they
poisoned, modified and weakened It
with amendments insofar as they had
power to do SO.
s~The above named laws all tend in
the direction of q government in this
state conducted on business principles
in the interest of the greatest number
of the people, and wherein SO far as
the laws are concerned, every citizen
shall have an equal voice in the gov
ernment. Why, then, did the old
machine crowd make such a desper-
ate fight against these laws? First
the state deposftary law, state printer
law and school fund commission law
cut out the source of comfortable
fortunes which they have bestowed
on some of the faithful ones every
year under the old system. The anti
pass law, 2-cent fare law and gem
eral railroad rate law came under the
head of the offensive and defensive
alliance with the railroads. and the
primary election law takes the power
to distribute federal. state and county
offices out OF the hands of the ma