The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-14
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Roosevelt May Visit Kansas in
October.
Make Speech for Taft and Re-
publican Ticket.
DOLLEY IN CHICAGO.
LEY IN CHICAGO.
Will Discuss Kansas Situation
With Mr.. Hitchcock.
Senator Curtis Goes to Indiana
for Speaking Tour.

Tor Speaking Tour.
Theodore Roosevelt. president of the
United States, may come to Kansas
some time during the latter part of
October for a political speech. 1t Is
said that Roosevelt has agreed tc
make some speeches for the national
committee and Chairman Dolley will
make strong effort to have one of the
speeches in Kansas.
1t certainly would be a big thing for
Taft if President Roosevelt would
come out on the road and make
speeches for it. 1t is rather an I'M
conventional thing for a President of
the United States to do, but Roosevelt
is accustomed to doing unconventional
things. Roosevelt wants Taft to win.
Chairman ]. N. Dolley of the state
committee left for Chicago today to
confer with the chairman of the ma
tional committee, Frank Hitchcock.
Mr. Dolley will go over the Kansas
situation thoroughly and will make
definite arrangements for the placing
of some big Republican campaign
orators in this state. Dolley wants the
following list: President Roosevelt,
Mr.. Taft, Senator Beveridge, Senator
Dolliver. Governor Chas. Hughes, and
Congressman Burton, together with
any other big guns that can be placed
here.
Senator Charles Curtis left Sunday
for Indiana to take part in the cam
paign there. He speaks at the follow
ing places:
September IA, Rensselaer,.
September 10, Fowler.
September 16, Huntington.
September II, Wabash.
September II, Kokomo.
September IS, Muncie.
September 10, Veedersburg.
September 10, Danville.
Senator Curtis is to have four other
dates to be given him later. He will
not be home in Kansas again until the
first of next week.
The people of independence are
doing some effective advertising for
the Joe Cannon meeting to be held
in that city on September 16. They
call it the first shot of the state
campaign, probably on the theory
that it is Cannon who is to be there.
Great preparations are being
made at Independence for this first
| shot" There will be a political meet
| ing in the afternoon and another in
the evening. In addition to Speaker
| Joe Cannon, the Independence peo-
pie have arranged for speeches by j.
| L. Bristow, w r. Stubs and Con-
| gresham 2. P. Campbell. They will
have four bands to furnish the
music, and big flag parade" at !
o'clock before the speaking begins.
| The speaking will be in the audi
| torium at Indep endence, which it is
claimed, will accommodate 5000 peo-
| pie.
AS an offset to the Cannon meeting,
| 70
big rally in independence about
September 81. They will follow
closely the plans of the Republicans,
! and will make it an all day affair.
Gore of Oklahoma and Champ
| Clark of Missouri. H. P. Farrelly, j.
| D. Botkin and others of state repute
will also be given a chance to talk.
Congressman Charles Scott has
written a letter in reply to some
resolutions passed by a Miami county
! Sunday school conference urging him
| to support for speaker a man who
| would allow the interstate anti-iquor
bill to pass. Mr.. Scott said in his
| letter:
81 wish to say that long before 1
| became a member of congress L ad-
vocated this legislation through my
| newspaper, and since holding a seat
in the house of representatives I
have lost no opportunity to urge it's
passage. 1 have not only gone be-
| fore the committee on judiciary at
| public hearings and argued for a
! favorable report upon the bill, but 1
| have talked with the members of the
| committee endeavoring to impress
| upon them the Importance of this
| legislation. AS a result of these con-
| Versations and arguments L became
| convinced that the chairman of the
| Judiciary committee, John J. Jenkins
| of Wisconsin, was more responsible
| than anyone else for the failure of
| the committee to report the bill and
| he having recently been defeated for
denomination, largely as / under
stand on account of his action in this
matter, 1 feel certain the way is
| cleared for Il favorable report in the
| next congress, if not in the coming
| short session, upon this most import
| ant measure. 1 should certainly re-
| fuse to support for speaker a man
| who will not allow the bill to be
| voted upon at the earliest practicable
moment"
W. R. Stubs, j. L. Bristow and Con-
| gresham Victor Murdoch will be out
| in the field making Republican cam
| paign speeches this week. Stubs will
| make three speeches; Bristow will
| make four, and Murdoch will make six.
| Their engagements are as follows:
| W. r. Stubbs-16th, independence;
| 18th, Baldwin; 18th. Robinson. Wolf
River Valley fair.
| Bristow-16th. Independence; 18th
Sedan; 18th and 18th, Bourbon county
Murdock-15th Beloit; 18th. Kirwin
(afternoon), Stockton (night); 18th