The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-28
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Governor Hughes to Make plat
FORM Speech in Topeka.
Be at Rock Island Depot on
Eighth Of October.
LEAVES DEMOCRATS.
j. w. Moore Of Marion in the Re-
publican Ranks.
Charges Chairman Martin With
Using Santa Fe Annual.

| I1uSISS VI 4NSM YIN Will
it isgexpected, make a rear platform"
speeth in Topeka some time during the
forenoon of Oct. s when he passes
| thrbugh here on the Rock Island en-
route to Wichita, from st. Joseph. Mo.
The exact time Of the arrival of the
train in Topeka has not been decided,
but Chairman Dolley said:
! Il think it is safe to say that Gov
ernor Hughes will speak at the Rock
Island depot on Oct. 8. He will not get
off the train, but will deliver a short
speech from the rear platform"
The Hughes meeting at Wichita will
be one of the big events of the Repub-
lican campaign, second only in impor-
tance to the Taft meeting at Topeka.
On his way from st. Joseph to Wichita
Governor Hughes will make number
of rear platform speeches.
On the morning of Oct. 9, Governor
Hughes will leave Wichita for Car
thage, Mo-. on the Missouri Pacif1c,
making short talks on the way at
Yates Center, Coffeyville, Independence
and Pittsburg.
]. w. Moore, the Marion county Re
publican who two years ago accepted a
nomination for congress in the Fourth
district On the Democratic ticket, and
made a hard fight against Congress
man Miller, has announced that he will
support the whole Republican ticket
this year. and has offered his services
to the Republican state committee. Mr..
Moore now runs Republican paper at
Marion.
Mr.. Moore is also supposed to have
brought to Topeka with him new
scandal" He says that Chairman
Henderson Martin, of the Democratic
state central committee is Santa Fe
railway attorney at Marion, and. trav-
els on a Santa Fe annual pass.
''It is no secret in Marion county"
said Mr. Moore. 1--WE all know that
Martin is a railroad attorney and that
he rides on pass.
The information of Martins connec-
ton with the railroads was sent to
Hearst several days ago, it is under
stood by a Marion man.
~"Some days ago was told that Mar
tin was railroad attorney" said
Chairman Dolley Of the Republican
state committee, ''but didn't care to
spread the story, It was no AFFAIR OF
mine.'
Frank Grimes is not at all dismayed
in his campaign for funds for the ma
tionab Republican committee by the
"skinning' which was handed to him
by his old friend D. o. McCray. Mr..
Grimes today appointed fifteen more
assistants in the various counties OF
the state in collecting money. They
are as follows: T. L. Bell. lola; Frank
7. Cheetham, Fredonia; John ]. Park
er Harper; c. L. Davidson, Wichita;
]. F. Deal, Grenola; Ralph Faxon, Car
den City; Homer z. Henderson, Attica;
A. r. Lasley, Scott City; Joefrey w
Miller. st. Marys; Carl Miller. Dodge
shaffer. Kinsley; E. D. George, Mar
kato: F. c. Price, Ashland; M. w.
Caney, Hill City.
William T. Vernon, registrar Of the
United States treasury, and one OF the
leading negro orators and politicians of
Kansas. is in Topeka for the purpose
of attending the meeting Of the Kansas
conference of the A. NJ. f. church
which will begin Wednesday at the
Auditorium.
nointees." but he is supporting the
whole Republican ticket and will make
speeches for the party in the present
campaign.
The State Temperance union. which
is nonpartisan in politics, has invited
both Stubbs and Botkin to speak at the
annual convention to be held in topeka
october 13 and IA. Both have accepted,
and both Will try to confine their re-
marks to the prohibition question, 1t
is said
The temperance union is not favoring
either Stubs or Rotkin, but it is OPP
ening fighting for Fred Jackson Tor at
torney general.
In Atchison county the temperance
union will support Judge hudson. tne
Judge Judge Hudson was the victim
of a liquor fight at the primary, said
Mr.. Norris. THE whisky men beat MIN
out of the nomination. Now we pro.
pose to help him with all our might.
In the Jefferson judicial dis
trict the temperance union Will sup
port Judge Marshall Gephart, Demo
crat. as against Oscar Raines, Repub-
lican Mr.. Norris says that Judge Gep-
hart who is up for reelection, mas
stood for law enforcement, While the
record of Mr.. Raines, as county attor-
ney, was somewhat shaky on that pro-
position Judge Gephart issued an IN
junction against the Turner's at Naley
Falls" said Mr.. Norris. 1t IS the Irst
time the Turner's were ever closed up
there"
The union is also supporting Wliham
Gragg, Democrat, for representative IN
Jefferson county, against DR.. Z. =.
Flagg, the Republican nominee. IL
claims he cannot be as bad on the
liquor question as DR.. Flagg.
In the Republic Cloud senatorial as
trict the union is supporting uncle
Billy Moore, the Democratic NOMINEES
for senator, against Senator Caldwell
Republican. 1t claims that Moore has
done some effective work along tenn
perance lines while Caldwell has never
shown any sympathy for the temper
ance cause.
The Democratic nominee for county
attorney in Shawnee county, john
Schenck up for reelection, is also re-
ceiving the support of the union. He
is being rewarded for faithful work in
the past.
Judge Fitzpatrick of Leavenworth is
also a marked man with the union. Of
fcials of the union claim they Will help
in every possible way to elect Wen
dorf, the Democratic candidate for
judge.
These are about the only contests
the union is interested in over the