The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-30
Rumor That He Will ReenteI
Senatorial Contest.
HE MAKES A DENIAL
L Am a Candidate for Gov.
ernOr," He Says.
Mr.. Larimer Also Says There Is
Need for Him to Stay In.

There Is plenty of talk at the state
house in regard to the possibility Of an
announcement from W. r. Stubbs that
he is no longer a candidate for COVER
nor of Kansas. but will get back into
the race for United States senator.
From a source very close to Mr..
Stubbs, however, it was learned today
that Mr.. Stubs has no intention of
pulling out of the race for the COVER
norship.
But" said this informant, eff there
should be a general demand that Mr..
Stubbs should be candidate against
Long; if there should be petitions, and
letters and all that; if it should be-
come evident that his entrance to the
race would be the only way to accom-
plish Longs defeat; under those cir
cumstances. of course Mr.. Stubbs
might be forced to change his mind.
At present, however, he has complete
ly laid aside the United States senator
proposition, and will devote himself to
his candidacy for the Republican nomi-
nation for governor
In Topeka dispatch to the Salina
Union. under date of January 29, H. G.
Lartmer was quoted as taking Mr..
Stubbs out of the race for the Repub-
lican nomination for governor" Mr..
Larimer was made to say in an inter-
view:
'Stubbs will not be a candidate for
the gubernatorial nomination now. His
only object in becoming candidate for
governor was to keep primary election
supporters intact. Now that a pri-
mary law has been agreed upon, his
| object Is accomplished and he can con-
tinue his race for United States sena-
| tor. The latter place is much more to
! his liking
| When this was shown to Mr.. Lari-
mer today he said: ST never made any
such statements to anyone; as far as
| know I never talked to the Salina
Union correspondent. [ have never
advised Mr.. Stubbs to quit the race
| for governor; he has never asked me
| for advice on that subject. Personally
1 would like to see Mr.. Stubbs get
| into the United States senate, and OF
course that is the place he wants.
Had I been called upon for advice
prior to last night. might have ad-
vised Mr.. Stubbs to quit the race for
governor. Developments at the Kan
sas Day club banquet showed that
there is need for Mr.. Stubbs to stay
| in the race for governor. 1 doubt the
advisability of his making any
change. There is much remaining to
| be done here in Kansas to get the
state lined up for square deal prin-
ciples. I have never said or thought
| that Mr.. Stubbs got into the race for
governor to accomplish the enact
ment of primary election law, or to
keep primary election supporters in
tact Stubbs became a candidate for
governor, because we felt that the
psychological moment had arrived for
someone to stand forward as the rep
resentative of the square deal Senti-
ment in this state"
When the alleged news to the Sa-
lima Union was shown to Mr.. Stubbs
I he said:
..That story is absolutely without
foundation. I stand exactly where I
L. CIR a candidate
governor"
One of the prominent Republicans
of the state said this morning: "Stubbs'
friends seem to be cooperating with
Stubbs' enemies to wreck Mr.. Stubbs
politically. His friends are urging him
to get back into the race for the United
States senate; his enemies are second
ing the motion. His enemies have fail
ed to whip him in battle; now they are
going to put him out of the game of
fattering his ambitions. If Stubbs be-
comes a candidate for United States
senator, he will be a dead one polit-
ically when the campaign is over
1t can be set down as practically
certain that J. L. Bristow and Cover
nor E. w Hoch will both be candi-
dates for the Republican nomination
for United States senator. whether
Stubbs gets into the fight or not. Bris-
tow enjoys the best position in the
game for he has been a consistent
candidate for United States senator.
He has turned aside from suggestions
of governorship or other state office.
and he will have the friendship and
support of William H. Taft. insofar as
Mr.. Taft's influence is factor in the
battle
A well known western Kansas poll
tician said this morning: 81 don't
think Hoch will be a candidate. This
special session will kin Hoch. He
won't have much weight with the peo-
pie of Kansas when the session is
over"
Judge c. E. Lobdell is still to be
counted as an active participant in the
fight under certain conditions.
GOSSIP FROM THE HOUSE.