The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-08
SHUT The DOORS.
Republican Conference Is Held
in Secret.
Just as Well Open" SAYS Mr..
Stubbs.
REPORTS RECEIVED.
Encouraging in the Main Say
the Leaders.
Taft and Whole Republican
Ticket Safe They Say.

Oiu-ldSnloneo gum-Shoe methodS were
adopted by the Republican conferences
at the Copeland Monday evening. 1t
was a meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the state central COMMITTEES,
together with a number of state officers
and nominees. Hardly had the meet
ing commenced at o'clock when a mo-
ton was made and carried to go into
executive session.
When this motion prevailed, num-
ber of well known Republicans, includ-
ing Clyde Miller of Usage. T. B. Muir
dock of Ell Dorado. and others who had
been invited by letter to attend, and
had come to Topeka for that purpose.
left the meeting. They were neither
candidates nor members of the execu-
tive committee.
This executive session continued till
nearly IL o'clock. when still more ex-
ecutive session was ordered, and all the
candidates were requested to withdraw.
leaving the executive committee alone
to wrestle with the problem of raising
money for the campaign. This meeting
OF the holy of holies'' continued till
midnight.
After the first section of the confer
ence was over, w. r. Stubbs said:
I'VE might as we'll have opened up
the doors. There was nothing said that
might not be told with perfect pro-
state the political condition is our re-
spective sections of the state. A good
many facts were developed which
should have been submitted to the state
central committee in written reports.
Generally speaking, the state is in fine
condition. We have some reports of
Republicans who are going to vote for
Bryan, but we have equally as many
of Democrats who are going to vote for
Taft. 1t was good meeting, and the
situation is highly encouraging"
Joseph L. Bristow of Salina, who also
attended the meeting until the super
secret session commenced, said.
THE reports given. by those who at
tended the meeting were of a very en-
couraging nature. think the state is
safe for Taft and the whole Republi-
can ticket"
Speaking of the movement. on foot
to organize the railway employees of
the state to vote for the election of
Democratic members of the legislature
! in order to beat him for election to
the United States senate, Mr.. Bristow
said:
1.-The railway companies are willing
to spend almost any amount of time
and money to accomplish my defeat.
They are especially opposed to my
stand in favor of restricting the capt.
talization and bonding of railway COM
panies. 1t is through the capitaliza-
ton schemes that the stupendous for
tunes have been piled up. The rail
way financiers don't care so much
what a railway earns, except from the
opportunity it gives for capitalization
gratis. Hence the Hartman crowd is
very anxious to check this rising senti-
ment. If all the Republican senator
ial candidates who are pledged to
these reform measures are elected to
the United States senate we will be
able to accomplish something, and the
railway companies know it, and will :
leave nothing undone to bring about
our defeat. 1 believe that the expos
ure of this railway scheme ought to f,
insure the election of big Republican
majority in the next Kansas leg1sla-
ture, and the election of Judge Taft, I
who is running on a platform which .
pledges the party to a restriction on /
capitalization"
The plans for raising money to car
nv on the campaign were thoroughly !
discussed at the meeting of the ex- :
ecutive committee. A systematic .
campaign for funds will be made, and ,
the members of the committee, while
they declined to give the details of Z
their plans, stated that they would
have plenty of money to carry ON the
battle for Republicanism. 1t is likely
that each of the state candidates Will {
be assessed a sum equal to 10 per cent
of the salary received. This Will bring
in a good many thousand dollars. I'm
der this rule, Mr.. Stubbs will have to
put up $500, the supreme court JUS
tices 5000, and other candidates from
$3.50 down 1t is said that Mr.. Stubs
will contribute more than his $5oe
share TO the work Of the committee.
Among those who were present for
the conference were the following well
known political leaders: ]. L. Bristow.
w. r. Stubbs, ]. NJ. Nation. Mark
Tulley, c. z. Denton, c. A. Ryker, j.
NJ Miller, Justice A. w. Benson, J. N.
DolIey Charles Barnes H. /. Moore H
L. Upton, ]. T. Moore, d. w. Mulvane,
w. l. Biddle, S. N. Hawkes., J. c. Mack.
D. c. Lake. George Hull, E. r. Fulton,
Clad Hamilton, Rice Gum, Clyde Mill
er. William Beck and t. B. Murdock.