The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-08
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Movement Started to Organize
Independence Party Here.
Ed Waterbury Holds Confer
ence in Topeka.
NAMES ON THE TICkET
Will Require Petition with
$500 Voters to Get Place.
Mr. CaIderhead Thanks Voters
of His District.
NAMES ON THE TICKET

Manning to put a full state ticket into
tho field in Kansas. by means VI
netition containing the names OF 1'oo"
voters. .;on.,
Fd Waterbury. of Emporia. national
committeeman from Kansas 1or lhe
new Hearst Independence party hd'
been in Topeka the past two days Try
IT, 20 s+ir nm interest in the new party
movement. u,.;a.v even-
ing Mr. Waterbury held a concldse.
state convention OF the Ge1S neT and Z,
G Fowler of Topeka, who 1or nlanS
wears has been secretary OF the fopu-
list state central committee, ,.;, IN
The conclave lasted from .utiI ~
o,clock and the situation in Kansas,
Tron, the Hearst standpoint, was gone
over thoroughly. 1t was hnally ueCiu
ed that the first thing to do IN OPEN
ing the campaign in Kansas was ~
6nd someone who is Willlne 10 co
tribute $1,000 toward the eHpense Uorst
campaign 1t may be that MI heaIsl
binself will put up the money, put tne
chances are that 1t Will nave 70 pe
raised by the Kansas converts oi 'ie
new movement. , +ir,a
Mr. Waterbury was for long tlne
q nrominent figure in the Democratic
ard fusion politics of Kansas. He mas
been nominated on the "opposftloh
ticket for many good off1ces, put ne l no
always gone down to defeat with coioIS
flying. He is now the active rep sas
tative of the Hearst forces IN Kansas,
and it is said is planning to bring ABOUT
the nomination of the state ticket lor
the Independence party .,
To nominate this independence tlck-
et II will be necessary for Mr.. water
b,,ry and his friends to get out petit
tions asking that the names De piaceu
on the election ballot. These petlIohs
NAV be signed and filed in the same
manner as now provided by the stat
utes. The statutes require a petition
of :. 500 names to get state candidates
on the ticket.
T,onpressman W. A Calderhead, who
has lust been renominated FOR MS oio
offfce in the Fifth district, says in an
open letter: - ....
30 the people of the Fifth District:
II thank you for the honor con-
ferred on me by the votes at the pri-
maries on August a.
1T can make no adequate return for
this honor but by doing my duty to the
utmost in the work that lies before u.s.
This 1 will endeavor to do.
i7fe w. A. CALDERHEAD."
Trego county, the last of the repre-
sentative districts to be heard from
in the senatorial contest. reports that
the county was carried py brlstoW ny
IS majority.
This gives Bristow ~ votes among
the Republican members of the house
With 20 votes in the senate, he Will
have 90 members instructed for MIN.
He NAV get one or two more in case
some of the doubtful senatorial dls-
tricts go for him.
The following is the Trego county |
vote: Stubbs carried county by a
majority of II; Bristow by S5; Reeder
by 80: Jones by 129: For state
McNeal 142 and Reid SO. Among the
Democrats, Botkin and Ryan each |
got 25 votes and Harrison 22.
Freerks had a majority of 3. and Con-
nelly II. For railroad commissioner
Ayers had "a votes. Field Al. Howard
AZ, McVey 43 and Riddle 81. C. M |
Bell. a farmer living in the south
west part of the county. is the Re-
publican nominee for representative
His Democratic opponent is j. ].
Keraus, a hardware merchant Of this /
place.
At the general election in Novem
ber, all counties which do not main
tain a county high school, and which |
have not already adopted the pro-
visions of the Barnes high school |
law, will vote on the adoption of the
high school provisions Of that bill.
In a statement issued to the public |
today. state superintendent Fairchild
opens the campaign in behalf of the
adoption of the law. This circular
sets forth a summary of the pro-
visions of the law and some argu-
ments in favor OF its adoption.
w. r. Stubbs. Republican nominee
for governor, was in Topeka Friday
where he makes a speech today and |
opens his campaign for governor.
"Theer are a few fellows who are
spreading the talk that Taft is in
danger Of losing the state this fall"
In that kind of talk and these fellows
with sore spots know 1t. There is Just
as much chance for Mr.. Taft to carry
Kansas now as there ever has been.
and more l think.
Personally believe Mr.. Taft is GO
ing to have great majority in Kan
sas this fall. l do not make this
statement on mere conjecture either
During the primary campaign 1 was
over practically all of the state and
n part OF my speech was couched in |
such terms that could generally tell
what the sentiment of the audience
was with reference to Taft. In all of
my speeches L pointed to the great re- |
forms that had been accomplished in
this country by President Roosevelt.
] told OF the policies put forward by
him that should be enacted into law
after he retires from office. Then /
pointed out that in my opinion no man
is better qualified to carry out those
policies to succeed Roosevelt as nresi~
dent than Taft l could tell from the
applause and from the expressions
that followed this portion of NV
speech what the sentiment was along
presidential lines and based upon that
my opinion is that Taft is very strong
In Kansas and that he stands no
chance of losing the state"
one of the warmest contests. in the
primary election was the senatorial