The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-06-12
Topeka Correspondence


factor in the present campaign. In
the beginning of the campaign it
wasn't deemed SO very important;
no unusual move was made for it
either by Cyrus Leland or W. R.
Stubs. At that time Leland ex
pected to get aboat three fourths
Of this vote and it is doubtful II
Stubbs himself expected to receive
more than the onc-fourth Leland
left him.
But things have changed, and
rapidly. The State encampment a.
Kansas City demonstrated that MOI
more than half and possibly les
than half of the old soldiers Of tt
state were for Leland. Before lie
land went to the encampment h'
made the statement that all oil,
soldiers except Democrats an'
eranks" were for him for governor
This statement was not well circu-'
lated until after the encampmeu'
was over but it turned hundreds @
old soldiers, who were On the fence
to w. R. Stubbs. II Leland hsi
less than fifty per cent of the o.
soldiers of the encampment and th,
gathering was made up of represen
tative veterans, the "cranks am
Democrats" may be counted on tt
have materially cut down that fifty
per cent.
FrteRds Of W. R. Stubbs out over
the state say they find post after
post where the members are prac
tically all against Leland. And It
is mstter of public knowledge that
the old soldiers of the state arr
keeping the newspapers full OF
signed letters inquirlng about lie
lands boiling record. They want
to know why he did not support ST
John, A. w. Smith, H. B. Miller,
F, d. Coburn, Case Broderick, Johr
Seaton, Dick Blue and others whei
they were running for Office. II
looking over the political history G
Kansas for the last forty years thes'
old veterans recall that Mr.. lie
land has refused to support almos
every old soldier who has beer
prominent In state affairs and who's
Interests conficted In the least wit
Leland's.
II 1t is remarkable the feeling theI
4 is against Leland among the oil
soldiers of some localities. In som
:, quarters it is so bitter that the ol,
soldiers are not contented until the
/, have expressed their sentiment OF
paper anG signed their names t
them. This is true up in Jewel
r City. Joe Wooden, postmaster a
, Mankats, in Jewell county, and al
h ex- soldier, gave out an interview a
Belleville in which he said the ol'
soldiers of Mankato we're lining III
for Leland to a man.
Commenting on the above th'
Jewell City Republican steps into
{ the breech with the following:
"Cycus Leland will not get ii
t vote of an old soldier in Jewe
City. For a man to set out 10 cap
turs the soldier vote as a starter,
J Uncle Cy has made about the BIZ
gest 6lsle on record. See what the
! cid soldiers say in this paper. AL
E the old veterans except two are on
e the list. One would not sign be
cause be is a Democrat and the
other for reasons of his own did n
want to sign, but expressed himself
t as oppose to Leland. The state.
i m .nt of the old soldiers follows:
4 1.-The undersigned old soldiers Of
1 Jewell City. Kansas, feel that the
= above item mry give outside parties
a wrong impression. We cannot
. speak for the old soldiers of Man
/ kato. but as for ourselves We be-
lieve in the progressive measures o
t ably advocated by W. R. stibt' ,
. aAd in supporting aim we bslisve
We are in line with the kind of p B.
: publicanism taught and exemplifed