The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-09
STUBS OPENS up
Square Deal Campaign Formally
Begins at Emporia.
Lawrence Candidate Delivers
His Keynote Speech.
TALKS OF "MACHINE."
Charges That Leaders Were in
League With Railroads.
DevOtes Some Time to Defense
Of Roosevelt.

Devotes Some Time to Defense
Of Roosevelt.
Emporfa, Kan. Jan. 9.-One of the
biggest political meetings in the his
tory of Emporia was that held here
Wednesday evening for the purpose OF
opening the campaign of w. r. Stubbs
for the Republican nomination for
governor.
The most startling development of
the meeting was the Conversion of
clyde Miller of Usage county, secretary
OF the Republican state committee.
Miller was secretary, of the boss bus
ter campaign four years ago. and came
to Emporia yesterday bringing with him
valuable record books Of political ad-
dresses for use in the present Stubbs'
headquarters. He formally Joined the
stubbs' movement, and went to work
for Stubbs.
This action of Clyde Miller's means
that H. B. Miller. senator from Usage
county, will not be in the race for the
Republican nomination for governor
this year. If Miller had been q candi-
date for governor, he could doubtless
have controlled the Fourth district. A
large delegation was here from Usage
county, and all who came are satisfied
that Senator Miller should not enter
people are former Curtis men who are
dissatisfied with the Bailey alliance.
They will not follow Bailey, and con-
sequently have no place to go except to
Stubbs.
In addition to the politicians who at
tended the meeting, every outside
township in the county sent a large
delegation. The kind of men who do
things were in these delegations. This
morning 1t Is race for the band
wagon. Everybody is for Stubbs.
Among the former Bailey followers who
wants to get into the Stubbs' wagon is
w. S. Kretsinger. secretary of the state
senate, and the man who opposed Taft
at the state central committee meet
ing.
The way things have lined up now,
the boom of Senator Tucker for the
congressional nomination is firmly al
lied with the Stubbs' boom for the gov
ernorship. In his speech last night,
Senator Tucker declared himself une-
quivocally for Stubbs for governor, and
is accompanying Stubbs to Burlington
tonight, where both will make speech
es. Stubbs and Tucker will campaign
together in the Fourth district, and will
stand or fall together.
Congressman Miller's friends in. this
county are puzzled to know what to do,
for they are left, out on a limb. The
fight apparently will lineup between
Stubbs and Tucker against Bailey and
Congressman Miller. The fact that Mil
ler's friends are Curtis friends. and
have been taught to hate Bailey makes
the situation a very difficult one Tor
CONGRESSMAN Miller. 1t is presumed
that Senator Tucker will have the sup
port in Usage county, not only OF Sen
ator H B. Miller and Clyde Miller, but
of ]. T. Pringle, who is leader Of the
anti-Miller crowd. 1t Will be the nrst
time for years that the Millers and
Pringle have lined up together PIN
gle. however, is very friendly to Gov
ernor Bailey, and this may keep MIN
out of the Tucker camp.
Mr. Stubbs spoke in the evening TO
a crowd of 1000 people In the Wig
wan, and others were unable to gain
admittance to the hall. People from
other parts of the state were present
to listen to Mr.. Stubps- opening ad-
| dress.
During the day there was sort of
political pow-wow in progress at the
Mitway hotel. Geo. E. Tucker OF
Eureka, candidate for congress in the
Fourth district, J. H. Mercer OF Chase
county, chairman of the congression-
| al committee; John B. Baker, state
| live stock inspector, Of Peabody;
Bent Murdock of Ell Dorado, and nu-
merous other out Of town politicians
were here.
William Allen White was chairman
of the meeting at the Wigwam. There
were calls for Senator Tucker at the
| opening of the meeting, and Senator
Tucker responded with a short speech.
| He strongly advocated the direct pr1-
mary law.
Mr.. Stubbs was greeted with ap-
| plause when he rose to speak He
said:
1.-THE Republican party has prob
ably accomplished more for the ma
ton than any party has ever accom-
plished for any government. The rea-
son ii has done SO is because it has
represented great principles, which,
when enacted into law, have been
beneficial. This could not have been
| but for full and free discussion OF
all great questions. There are prob
| lens now before this country as grave
as those of 1860. They must be
threshed out and 1 would suggest to
Mr.. Bailey that he come out in public
and say where he stands.
| -Four years ago when I first went
into politics, / together with others.
found condition of affairs that was
unbus;ness like, If not positively
criminal A larger majority of the
rank and file of the party condemned
| the system that was then in vogue and
under the control Of what was known
| as the political machine of the Re-
publican party. With view to
rennedying these evils movement
was started by the reform faction
which resulted in the adoption OF
platform setting forth the things
| condemned. Inc members OIL lfiO
legislature were elected on that plat
| form and during the session which fol-
lowed a large number of the most
odious and vicious methods were
eliminated. Now the body of politi-
clans supported this movement on the
| theory that the reforms would not be
| carried into effect. They abandoned
US when they found that we were in
earnest. Nevertheless we went ahead
and attempted to enact our ideas into
| laws
1.-The machine men bobbed up