The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-14
STUBS MUST SAY
question Of Which Office He
Wants Is Up.
Conference to Settle 1t Is Being
Held Today.
III. b. MILLER Is HERE.
May Unite on Him or Tom
McNeal.
Definite Announcement Expect.
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I'll. B. MILLER is HERE.
Definite Announcement Expecf-
ed to Be Made Tonight.

H B. Miller, senator from Usage
county. w. r. Stubbs, the square deal
candidate for governor, and T. A. Mo-
Neal state printer. are all to be In
Topeka this afternoon, together with
q number OF other prominent political
leaders Of the square deal" species
and 1t b expected that at this confer
ence it Will be finally settled whether
or not w. r. Stubhs Ii to continue In
the raoe Tor the Republican nonina-
ton for governor.
The result OF this confsrenoe viii
likely be q dennite statement from Mr.
tho race for the nomination for the
United States senate, and q deoIara-
ton OF his intention to fight out the
governorship battle on the line which
ne nao started II Mr.. Stubbs decides
on this course. he will probably make
the formal announcement in his
speech at the Grand opera house this
evening.
On the other hand, it may be ar
ranged that Mr.. Stubs is to Withdraw
from the race for the governorship,
and in that case. he would try to hand
the square deal support over to either
T. A. MoNeal or H. B. Miller.
1t is believed that the announce
City Of H. B. Mfller's candidacy for
governor was premature explo-
sion" and was without Senator MIL
ler's sanction. The chances are that
Senator Miller will not be in the race.
but that he will give his support to
Stubbs.
1t is very likely. however. that IL
Mr.. Stubbs decides to withdraw from
the race for governor, he will endeayor
to turn the support of the square
dealers to T. A. McNeal
Mr.. McNeal Is about the only man
who would be generally satisfactory to
the square dealers as a substitute for
Stubbs. and it Is doubtful whether he
could hold together the present Stubbs
organization. It is likely, however,
that H. B. Miller and Clyde Miller
would be willing to throw their sup
port to Mr.. McNeaL Mr.. McNeal is a
Mr.. Stubbs decides to quit the fight
for the office CT governor, Mr.. McNeal
is almost certain to get in as square
deal candidate.
The men in charge of the Stubbs
headquarters are said to be unwilling
One of them is said to have threatened
to quit the whole thing and go home
II Stubbs does not stand by his guns.
By Withdrawing from the race for gov
ernor. it is likely that the square deal
ers would not only lose their chance
for nominating a governor, but THAI
Stubbs might sacrifice his chance of
going to the senate. People don't like
to have a candidate switch around SO
much.
Members Of the house and senate be-
gan to arrive in town today in consid
cradle numbers. One OF the first 20
come was W. 8. Fitzpatrick, the lead
er of the machine in the state senate.
Senator Fitzpatrick was CHEEKY and
good natured as usual, but would not
express an opinion on what the SEN
ate lodge was going to do.
'fWill you introduce your primary
hn?" was asked
at don't know that I Will" he re-
Piled.
what win the senate DOT Pass the
primary bdll?"
IT don't know. I wouldn't object to
putting on the brakes but somehow the
brakes don't seem to work"
w. Y Morgan. Of Hutchinson. also
arrived this morning, but he went on
to Kansas City, and will be back
Wednesday.
Mr.. Morgan's paper, the Hutchinson
News, was jockeyed out OF the county
printing in Reno county the other DAY.
II went to Hutchinson Times, of which.
l.. Sponsler IL editor.