The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-21
NO. THANK YOU!
Six Men on independence Tick
ct Decline the Honor.
All These Are Residents Of Ora
ham County.
ALL BUT l FOR BRYAN.
Condemn the Men Who Used
Their Names.
j. G. Johnson Takes Rosy View
of Democratic Campaign.
ILL BUT 1 FOR BRYAN.

Kansas, for various state offices, have
signed a communication refusing to
accept the nominations, even though
Mr.. Waterbury may be able to get
the necessary $500 signatures on his
petitions.
The six men who have withdrawn
from the "race" are:
Price Sturgeon, for presidential
elector.
John S. Beecher, for lieutenant gov
ernor.
Jas. H. Stevenson, for secretary of
state.
Thaddeus Knox, for state treasurer.
Samuel TaIley, for superintendent
of education.
A. w. Mcvey, railroad commits
sioner.
The withdrawal of these six men,
all of whom, it appears, live in
Graham county, Kansas, leaves such
gaping hole in Mr.. Waterbury's
proposed ticket that it may put a
quietus on the Hearst movement in
Kansas.
Each of the six men, with the ex-
ception of ]. H. Stevenson, has an
nounced that he will support the
Republican. All six of the men were
at one time in the Populist party.
Just what Mr.. Waterbury will do
now is not known. He may try to
have the names of those of his
nominees who have not Withdrawn
placed on the ticket. His petitions
must be filed with the secretary of
state by Wednesday.
Five of the names selected were
from Hill City where the men have
lived for years and they protest that
inaSmuch as wrong poStoffice ad-
dresses were given in nearly every in
stance that malicious mischief was
intended. At any rate they insist that
their names were placed on the
ticket without authority and must be
withdrawn mmediately.
The following letter signed by six
of the nominees for places on the
Independent ticket was received
today and is self explanatory:
I'm the issue of the Topeka State
Journal of September Z, we find our
several names placed on the petition for
nomination on the state ticket of the
Independent Hearst league for these
offices: Price Sturgeon. presidential
elector, Palco Che Is now a resident of
Graham county,; John S. Beecher. lieu
tenant governor, Grada, (whose post
Office has been Hill City for years.;
James H. Stevenson, secretary Of state,
Hill City; Thaddus Knox, state treas
urer; Bogue, (whose postof1ce has been
Hill City; Thaddeus Knox, state treas
ton, Happy. (this postoff1ce has been
discontinued for nearly two years and
Mr.. Talley's postof6ce has been Hill
City ever since he has lived in the
county,; A. w. McVey. railroad COM
missioner, Wa-Keeney (Mr. McVeys
postoffice until recently was also Hill
I'VE do not approve of the movement,
and condemn the leaders in the state
for placing our names on the ticket of
1T - - too aNIs
cal state organization. We believe that
the suggestion of our names was will
full and malicious, as the postoftlce adj
dresses of at least five of US is, and
has been Hill City for years.
I'VE have been Populists in the past
and are proud of it We, Except Mr..
Stevenson) intend to vote for Mr..
Bryan and Mr.. Botkin this fall and we
emphatically condemn the parties and
the motives which prompted the sug-
gestion of our names as We believe that
it was done to injure the cause Of the
Democratic party, especially in era
ham county Had we been consulted
we would not have allowed our names
to be used in connection with the new
movement. (Signed)
II H. STEVENSON.
''THADDEUS KNOX.
PRICE STURGEON.
JOHN S. BEECHER.
SAMUEL TALLEY.
IA. w MVEY.'
J. G. Johnson, of Peabody, former
Democratic national committeeman
from Kansas, was in Topeka Sunday
on his way home from Chicago, where
he has been helping the national COM
mittee since August /. Mr.. Johnson
is confident of Democratic success.
Speaking of the situation in Kansas,
Mr.. johnson says:
Guaranty of bank deposits is
rapidly becoming the dominant issue.
We have more calls for light on that
subject than on any other. We have
added to our large assortment half
million copies of the able defense OF
the Democratic view by Governor
Hoch Of our state. see that the
publican issue, purlotned by Mr..
Bryan. He seems to forget that
fifteen years ago it was urged on
Republican legislature in Kansas by
PopuliSts, and only received one Re
publican vote, and that Mr.. Bryan
ago, and that even a Republican gov
ernor in Kansas was not impressed
with the issue until after a Demo-
cratic legislature in Oklahoma had
adopted it. and that this same Re
publican governor invited the Demo-
cratic governor of Oklahoma to come
to Topeka to urge its adoption upon
an unwilling Republican legislature.
''Our national committee feels
absolutely sure that Kansas will give
its electoral vote to Mr.. Bryan. The
tremendous change in political senti-
ment in the state is shown by the
alarm of the Republicans who are
hurrying their biggest guns into Kan
sas, including their presidential can
didate, and that in the face of Re-
publican plurality of 126,000 four
years ago.
I'VE are confident also that the
splendid state ticket, headed by Mr..
Botkin, will be successful and that
we Will have a legislature that Will
give the people some legislative re-
forms and send Hugh Farrelly to the
united States senate. This is
Democratic year"
When Governor Hoch was informed