The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-19
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Fifth District Republicans Are
for Taft.
Il. L. Stansfield and J. ID. Heus-
ted the Delegates.
CALDERHEAD ABSENT
Kept Away From Convention
by His Illness.
Three Others Who Will Contest
for His Position.
CALDERHEAD ABSENT

The Fifth district Republican con-
vention at Abilene on Wednesday af-
ternoon elected R. T. Stansfield of
Bel1eville and J. d. Heusted of Clay
Center as delegates to the Republi-
can national convention, and elected
c. E. ingalls, of Washington and G.
w. Schmidt of Geary as alternates.
Senator F. r. Fulton of Marshall
was chairman of the convention, and
Oscar F. Marcott of Cloud county was
secretary.
While the convention was primarily
to select delegates to the national
convention, the principal subject dis
cussed was the Fifth district congress
SIGNAL fight. Congressman Calderhead
was unable to attend, and the conven-
ton passed resolutions expressing
Aympathy for him in his Illness.
Judge r. R. Rees, S. S. Smith and
3. I. Bullen were all in attendance,
and all indicated a determination to
stay in the fight to a finish.
The delegates to the national con-
vention were instructed to support
Taft for president, and the record of
President Roosevelt and congress
were endorsed.
w. B. Ham of Stockton, Rocks
county, has not yet been able to make
any Roadway in his campaign for con-
the serious illness of his wife. Mrs.
Ham was taken sick while in Topeka
during the special session of the legis-
lature, and for some days after the
session could not travel to her home.
She has been in a serious condition
for some time, and Mr.. Ham has been
obliged to abandon his campaign en-
tirely for the present. Hams friends
have rallied to his assistance in his
difficulty and are making as active a
hight for him as they can.
Ewing Herbert, editor of the Brown
County World, denies that he is abus-
Ing W. r. Stubs. He says that he is
supporting Leland because Leland is
In his congressional, judicial and sena-
torial district. He says, IT like Stubs
and think he is all right
The story that is told among the poll
tfcians in Topeka to account for Mr.
Herbert's attitude on the governorship
light is that Mr.. Herbert expected some
encouragement from the Stubs crowd
in his race for state printer but that
when he found that some of the prin-
cipal Stubs people were supporting
McNeal, he withdrew from the race for
printer and also withdrew his support
from Stubs.
In this weeks issue of the Brown
County World Mr.. Herbert will have
the following comments on the Leland
campaign:
There is very little of the Square
Deal about the remnant of the Boss
Buster Square Deal movement. Those
now running things in that Remnant
seem bent on policy of misrepresen-
tation, abuse and persecution. Men in
politics are pretty much alike. None
are white as snow and yet all have
ideals and good aims. Saints and sin
ners compose all parties and factions.
Stubs will make a good governor-sc
will Leland. And the people should in
sist that the square deal movement in
the party include all members of the
party and also include fair treatment
of all candidates and all Republicans
as we'll as opponents in all parties We
don't want a Stubs Republican party
or a Leland Republican party. We want
a REPUBLICAN party. The DISPOSE
ton of some of the well known Stubs
papers to make it out that no one but
Stubs, Dolley. Bristow and others are
any good is Infamous Some of that fol-
lowing are mighty punk-very ordinary
and not deserving above others We
believe all men are good and accomplish
good who vote the Republican ticket
and not all are bad who vote the Dem
ocratic ticket. In the name of decency
give us a rest on Squashhollow meth
DDS Every man is at times Bullgoose
There are no perfect men in politics or