The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-10
Phenicie, Albert e. Hambe1, J. Nj.
Hallett, w. A. Carnahan, Charles Fox
and r. ]. Hull.

A dispatch from Salina says: The
Republican primary to nominate dele
gates to the state and congressional
conventions will be held In this county
on February 90. and the county con-
vention will be held on the following
Saturday.
The committee on speakers Of the
Montgomery County Republican club
ror the banquet on February %,
Washington.s birthday, have received
word from Ex-Governor w. J. Bailey
that he will on that date address the
club. President Kramer gave out the
following list Of speakers as arranged
for the banquet: Ex-Governor wins
]. Bailey. of Atchison, Kan; Charles
WEIGH, Of Coffeyville; J. w. Holdren.
of Cherryvale; George Work, of
Caney: r. s. Litchf1eld, of Independ-
ence; A. J. Webster, of Havana; 8. M.
Porter, of Caney; Senator Nortzger. Of
Anthony, Kan: I. e. Lambert, OF En-
be POSTMASTER
Wichita Eagle: ~. M. Snyder of No
Pherson, formerly editor of the Nc
Pherson Freeman, is in the city as a
delegate to the Y. M. c. A. state assocf-
alton Mr.. Snyder is anxious to see Joe
Bristow get into the race for the United
State senate. He thinks Mr. Bristow
is the type and kind of a man to All
the honorable position not for seifiaf,
purposes. but to satisfy his constituents
in our great state throughout, and also
be interested in the nations best well
fare. Mr.. Bristow, If sent to the United
State senate, would do business, clairus
Mr.. Snyder"
Tribune, Kan, Feb. 8. 1908.
"State Journal. Topeka, Kansas
In 90 80, Try -
the papers this week showing that he
favored the district plurality provision
for the nomination of United States
senators in the new primary law, be-
cause of the constitutional provision
giving the small districts Of western
Kansas vote in the legislature for
senator, and that he believed 1t was no
more than right to grant this conces-
sion to the western part of the state be-
cause 1t was granted to them by the
constitution. His solicitude for the con-
stitutional rights of the western part of
the state Is really quite amusing now
that he is a candidate for governor. or
probably for senator, In view of the
very strenuous work he did to prevent
the passage Of the apportionment bill,
giving to three counties in the western
part Of the state the representatives
that are granted to them by the con-
stitution. The constitution says there
every five years and also that every
county casting two hundred and fifty
votes at the last preceding election,
shall be entitled to a representative in
the legislature, yet notwithstanding the
plain provision of the constitution, Mr..
Stubs did all that was possible, and
aided by the most of his square deal
friends, to defeat the reapportionment
bill one year ago, and again at the
special session.
He had taken an oath to support
and maintain the constitution, and he
knew that 1t was a plain duty Of the
legislature to give those three counties
the representative guaranteed by the
constitution. He doesn't seem to be
very consistent in his statements, and
if he would come no nearer supporting
the constitution as governor than he
has as legislator. 1t would be better to
elect some other man. Respectfully.
wv. NJ. GLENN.