The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-06
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NOT IN KANSAS.
w. ]. Bryan Has No Plans to
Invade State.
Was Reported That He Would
Make Another Tour.
TAFT MADE A HIT.
State Officers Who Met Him
Were Delighted.
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Comments on His Appearance
Here Are Favorable.


When it was reported in the dis
patches Monday that Mr.. Bryan might
again visit the state. ]. NJ Lewis, the
chairman of the speakers bureau at
Democratic headquarters called up Mr..
Bryan at Lincoln by long distance tel
ephone, and asked what was doing.
Il have no present intentions of COM
ing to Kansas again during the cam
paign," said Mr.. Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan did not say positively that
he would not come. but simply that
no arrangements looking to that end
have been made.
I OF course the Democratic committee
of the state would be delighted to have
another swing around the circle with
Bryan, and it may be, if they find that
the Taft trip has torn down too much
of their fences. that they will send out
cry for help to which Bryan will
feel it necessary to respond.
William H. Taft made a great "hit"
with the state officers and other poll
ticians who Travelled with him across
Kansas in his special train. They are
all telling their personal observations
on Taft, and these observations are
without exception of complimentary
nature.
Il was very agreeably surprised in
never had the pleasure of meeting him
before, and had an impression that he
would suffer in comparison with Roose-
| welt. 1 want to say now that 1 think
Taft is a great man, a courageous man,
an honest man. 1 liked that speech he
made at the Auditorium. 1t was full
of meat Taft wastes no words. He
isn't a trimmer. The way he handled
that injunction matter showed the
character of man he is. People can't
nVaf %.,lly Will hninO lnnrPSS-
ed with his sincerity and sanity"
Attorney General Jackson said: TAFT
is a fine fellow-a comprehensive fellow
"a fellow whom it is pleasure 10
meet in a social way. He mingled quite
freely with the people on the train,
except when they made him go to his
berth and rest. ishmanagers wanted
him to rest between all his talks, but
Taft didn't seem to- like the IDEA. he
STAYED out and talked with the mem
bers of the party as much as possible
"I think Taft enjoys; this speaking
tri- but at the same time he Is ike
most other lawyers. who go into pollIlcs;
The idea of ma-kingrca set political
speech amuses them,i Every. time
Taft made a speech he would come In
from the rear platform shaking his
big head and smiling all over. 1t seem
ed to impress him as remarkable that
people should want to come to near
him.. %.
one of his decisions in our brief against
the International Harvester company,
and expected to win the case on H. he
said: We'll, I'm glad that some OF my
seems that most of them are being used
to stir up trouble for me-
"Way out there in western Kansas
we passed a siding and a little section
house which was down on the maps
under the name of Taft Mr.. Tafts
attention was called to the fact that we
had passed a town bearing his name
He was much interested and sald: a
wonder if that town was named Tor
nv father? I think not, judge, SAID
| and has only been there a year or SO,
| so guess it was named for YOU.
George Hanna, of Clay Center, form
er chairman of the Popuhst state cen
| tral committee, said in speaking of the
notifies of Clay county: Our county
| will 90 five or six hundred for Tart,
| Stubs and the Republican member OF
| the legislature. Conditions are nothing
| like what they were two years ago
When Harris gave Hoch such a close
RIB. So far as 1 know, conditions are
| lust about normal all over our part o.
| the state There seems to pc more OF
| this Bryan sentiment right here In
Topeka than anywhere else. ana JUGS
| ing from that meeting Saturday To-
neiSa isn't in any serious danger of go
| ing for Bryan"
sTama Jim" Wilson, secretary of the
United States department of agricui-
| ture. is to make a political speech at
| lola on Oct 10 which is attracting
| good deal of attention. Wilson is prob
| ably the only cabinet officer who VIII
visit Kansas during the campaign he
will be accompanied by congressman
ernest M. Pollard of Nebraska. Mr..
Wilson will speak in the afternoon
followed by Mr.. Pollard, and in the
evening w. R. Stubs is to hold the
center of the stage. lola will make l
big political day of it, There VIII De
torchlight parade and fireworks In the
evening.
Governor Cummins of Iowa has been
billed for speeches in the Sixth district
next week On Monday he will speak
AT Reloit in the afternoon and Osborn
AT night. Tuesday he will speak at
stockton in the afternoon and Logan
with senator Borah of Idaho this
week and Governor Cummins of Iowa
next week, the sixth district IS getting
some of the best spellbinding talent the
state central committee has secured for
the state.
w. w. Fisher, who IS now the field
agent for the Western university at
Ouindaro. will make some speeches 10
coIored audiences for the Republican
state committee. Mr.. Fisher is having
good success in his work at Quindaro.
The school has an enrolment of go
this year of whom 120 are from Kansas
John S. Beecher. one of the Water
bury nominees for lieutenant governor.
| sent in his withdrawal Monday, but 1t
was too late. Beecher's name will ap-
pear as one of the Independent candi-
dates. Beecher lives at Hill City. Ora
ham county.
Out of the five Graham county men
whom Waterbury placed on his indie
and that one was the nominee for
railroad commissioner. All of the
others will be on the ticket
The Democratic state central COM
mittee tried hard to get the five men