The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-31
Ex.COngressman Case BrOderick
Makes a Discovery.
Says Movement Is on Foot to
Defeat Primary Law.
ACTION OF CANDIDATE
Few Have Announced Their
Support of the Law.
Ex-senator Kennedy Takes
Hand in Governor Contest.

Case Broderick of Holton says, in
a letter to the State Journal, that
quiet movement is on foot to bring
about the repeal of the primary cleo
ton law at the next session of the leg
islature
Mr.. Broderick suggests that every
candidate for the legislature should be
required to pledge himself to support
the primary law before receiving the
votes of Republican electors.
There is no doubt that the politi-
clans of the state would be greatly
and they would be still further de-
lighted to put the antipass law up
there along with it. Those are the
two stumbling blocks to the safe and
sure methods of political manipula-
ton which have prevailed in the past
Mr.. Broderick says in his letter.:
ITO the Editor of the State Journal:
Il find that it is believed by many
Republicans that certain interests in
the state are quietly planning for an
organized effort to repeal the primary
election law at the next legislative
session. In support of this belief it
is cited that not half the candidates
have publicly announced their sup
port of the law and some who have
made public statement have said
are six candidates for the legislature
In jackson county and only two, one
for the senate and one for the house.
have made public the things they
stand for Now that the law has been
passed 1t should be fairly tested.
There should be no unauthorized ac-
ton by an uninstructed legislature. If
the people want to uphold and per-
feet this method of nomination they
should require every candidate for
the legislature to make public
statement of what he stands for. If
this Is not done there may be mis-
representation and disappointment.
CASE BRODERICK.''
George w. Hanna, former chairman
Of the Populist state central committee.
in letter to Topeka man, makes this
forecast on the result of the primary in
his part of the state:
In my judgment. .Stubbs will carry
Clay county by 5O0 Bristow will carry
1t by 200. and Calderhead by 200.
''Calderhead will be nominated easily
in the district. Stubbs will carry the
Fifth district by at least 1000.
THE biggest fight in this county Is
over the state senator. 1t now looks
as though Avery would beat Williams
by from 600 to 1000 votes.
Everything is for Botkin for COVER
nor on the Democratic ticket so far as
Clay county is concerned
Cyrus Leland and Senator Long will
election, and will not return to Topeka
until after it is known whether they
win or lose
Senator Long makes it a point to al
ways be at home on election night, and
while he will be kept closely informed
about developments. he will be in Med
icine Lodge on August 4. Senator Longs
headquarters have made elaborate ar
rangements for receiving returns. They
will probably know how things are 60
ing quicker than anyone else in To-
peka.
Cyrus Leland will be at his home in
Troy. His manager, Judge Stuart, will
look after things in Topeka. No spec
ial arrangements will be made for get
ting returns, though it is expected that
many kilograms and telephones mes
sages will come in.
w. r. Stubbs has not decided wheth-
er he will be in Topeka or Lawrence
but may spend the day in Lawrence
and come to Topeka in the evening.
The Stubs headquarters will get re-
turns from a good many of its special
representatives.
]. A. Kennedy, former state senator
from Coffey county, has written a let
ter in which he says he is supporting
Leland and desires to take issue with
the man who originated the state con-
troll of the printing plant. Mr.. Kennedy
says:
IF Mr. Stubbs or any other man can
prove to the satisfaction of any COM
petent court in the state of Kansas
that he or any other man ever had
any knowledge whatsoever of the con-
tents of Resolution No. 20 submitting
the proposition to elect the state
printer by the people, before it was in
t., +I,o 70 hx-v 7 xx-iI1
to Mr.. Stubbs or any other man fur
nishing such proof or to any charitable
institution designated by them the
sum of one thousand dollars. unless
such information was secured through
myself or Mr.. T. A Wiseman to whom
l dictated it.
II wish to give Mr.. Stubbs all credit
due him, but I deny his right to secure
his election by such absurd statements.
nor do 1 claim any great credit for the
passage of this resolution since every
member present in the senate and
more than two-thirds majority in the
house favored and voted for 1t.
when the resolution went to the
house Mr. Stubbs did not take suffi-
cient interest in the matter but per-
mittee instead of being placed on the
calendar where 1t belonged.
1T was the Hon. S. /. Hale of Rush
| county who called the attention of the
house to the error and upon his motion
| the resolution was called up and pass
| ed by the house.
MY experience with the member
| of the senate and house of 1901 and
1903 led me to believe that an excep-
tionally large majority if not all of
| both houses were honest, conscientious
men and not a set of thieves and graft
! ers, as few demagogues. preaching
reform, would have the people believe $
Col Bill Sapp of Galena, while at
| the Baltimore hotel in Kansas City