The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-10
POLITICAL GOSSIP
John Breidenthal May Enter
Race for Governor.
Might Be Called "A Receptive"
Democratic Candidate.
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Conference in Topeka Doesn't {
Settle His Candidacy.
One of Stubbs Supports Gives
Out Some Figures.

missioner of the state OF Kansas Is
likely to be in the race for the Demo-
cratic nomination for governor OF
Kansas.
Breidenthal's boom is being man
aged by such men as Judge A. b.
Reeves of Dodge City and ]. M Lewis
of Kinsley. They are sending out let
ters to prominent Democrats through
out the state. and getting into working
order a Breidenthal movement wh1cn
will, in all probability. soon start the
circulation of Rreidenthal petitions.
Mr.. Breidenthal, it is said. is a re-
ceptive candidate" for governor, but
will make no fight for the nomination.
He is so we'll known In the state, ana
so popular with his party, that no spe-
cial introduction to the voters will be
necessary.
The chief argument against Breiden-
thai is the fact that he is in the bank
ing business Somehow there are a
good many Democrats and old time
Populists who have a prejudice against
bankers. and consider that they are all
owned by the money power"
There seems to be considerable
sentiment among the Democrats that
none of the candidates for governor on
the Democratic ticket would be espe-
cially strong at the polls If nominated.
J. D. Botkin has announced his can
didacy, and seems to be getting the
most support from the Democratic pa
pers throughput the state. w: H
Ryan of Girard, chairman OF tne
avowed candidate. and seems to be
getting much encouragement in his
own section of the state. Russell Har-
rison of Selden is making an active
fight and expects to win through MS
western Kansas strength.
There is much sentiment, however,
that fourth man will have to get into
the race and that this fourth man
known man that he can. if nominated.
pick up many votes from dissatisfied
elements in the Republican party.
A man who is a friend of Stubbs
gives out the following forecast on the
result of the Republican primary. based
on the assumption that the fight will
be between Stubbs and Leland:
First district-5,000 Leland.
Second district-3,000 Stubbs.
Third district-4,0 900 Leland.
Fourth district-4,000 Stubbs.
Fifth district-2000 Stubbs.
Sixth district-1,0 900 Stubbs.
Seventh district-500 Stubbs
Eighth district-Stand off.
This gives Stubs a majority of 1,500
over Leland. Some of the Stubbs peo
pie claim that the Third district will
not give Leland as much as 4,000 and It
is also denied that Leland will be able
to get 5000 In the First, though both OF
these districts are conceded to Leland.
On the other hand, the Leland people
say that Stubbs will not get 5000 in
the Second or 1000 in the Fourth,
though both districts seem to be con-
ceded to Stubbs. The Sixth district and
Seventh district are also claimed by
Leland
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Fourth. but he will divide Leland's
vote in many of the other districts.
thereby operating possibly to increase
some of Stubbs' majorities.
There was quite a Miller pow-wow
in Topeka Thursday night. Clyde
Miller was here, also Henry Allen,
and a number of other people who
would like to put H. B. Miller into the
race. The fact that H. B. Miller him
self did not come, and also that no
announcement was made of Miller's
that it is far from being certain that
Miller is going to be a candidate for
governor. The report was that Sena
tor Miller himself would come to To-
peka and announce his decision, and
nearly everyone was looking for
favorable decision.
Henry Allen Is very anxious to have
Miller in the race because he can't
do anything for either Leland or
Stubbs. Leland attacked him most
bitterly during the Second district
congressional fight. and Stubbs was
the leader of the crowd which swept
Allen to defeat.
In speaking of what Leland would
do in case of his nomination and
election to the office of governor. Mr..
Allen said:
"Undoubtedly Leland would chas-
tise his enemies. But 1 wonder
whether in doing so he would take
them in their chronological order or
alphabetically. If he takes them
chronologically it'll be all right for
me. but II he takes them alphabeti-
cally am up against 1t"
Concerning the result of the Wich-
tia elections. in which the anti-ring
crowd. for which Mr.. Aliens paper
was fighting hard, was beaten by the
machine Mr.. Allen said:
THAT was a fight in which there
was lots of noise but not very much
at stake after all. The mayor thought
he wanted some more councilmen in
that body who were friendly to him.
and we tried to elect that kind and
were beaten. The trouble is that all
the machine fellows got out and
voted. and many of the law and or
der people stayed at home and
prayed for victory"
Decatur county:) III. D. Colvin was
circulating a petition in Oberlin for
CIV Leland for governor this week.
There is no question but Cy would be
governor all right If elected, and the
writer has a very friendly feeling for
him-but the majority of the Repubn-
cans of Decatur county seem to be for
Stubbs. the red haired statesman of
the raging Kaw. There are a lot of
good things about Stubbs."
One for Leland from Osborne County