The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-14

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| portions of the state
| Alma Enterprise; = It begins to
look like the contest ror governor and
United States senator would be a
| three-cornered one. Tney say Stubs
and Bristow will pull in ''cahoots''
| also Bailey and Long, also Leland and
Hoch A friend of ours down near
| Eskridge writes that he "hurrahs for
| Cy Leland for governor and Joe Bris-
tow for senator How does that
strike YOU for a combination?
| Douglass Tribune. (Butler county,:
| The Long forces were quite success
| full six years ago in using Governor
| Stanley's boom for pulling chestnuts
out of the fire for their own devour-
| ing. Will they get Governor Hoch in
| the senatorial race this year for the
same purpose? It is generally be-
| 1eved that they will. The success of
/ the Long machine at the recent state
convention has made much medicine
| for the BriStoW men throughout the
| state.
| Usage County Chronicle: From the
vote in the state convention, it is hard
| to tell just where Usage county is in
| politics. Eleven votes were given to
Clark for chairman as against three
| for Adams. On the other hand, Long
and Curtis were given eleven votes
| for national delegates Just what it
means we leave our readers to guess.
| Atchison Champion: The result of
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undoubtedly made thousands Of votes
| for Stubs for governor. It would have
| been a sweet paradox, if the leading
| exponent of the primary idea in Kan
| sas would have tried to beat the men
who have spent their lives CONTROL
| ing conventions" In the first place he
| could not have beaten them, if he tried
| and in the second place it would have
availed him nothing. 1t was highly
| proper that the last convention in
Kansas should be completely domina
| ted by those whose business it has
been to run them. There was moth
| ing wrong in that.
| Wellington Mail: Everybody at the
convention was discussing and cussing
the new primary election law. We did
| not hear a single favorable word spo-
ken of it, even by those Who advocated
| a primary law. This latter class COM
plain that the machinery of this law is
unnecessarily cumbersome and burden
| some on the candidates. But they all
understand that this is the law just
as Stubs had it prepared beforehand
| was, or could be. changed. In these
respects it is the Stubs law, pure and
simple. And Stubs is reaping the
| harvest he has sown in this field.
Scandal Journal: "Mr. Stubs con-
tinues to preach how absolutely dis
| honest and corrupt the Republican
party in Kansas is. He may have 1t
| in for the Republican party, but he
ought to be little more conservative
| in his speeches or he may help to make
| the state go atic."-Belleviue
| Telescope.
| Mr. Stubs has not charged the Re-
publican party of Kansas with being
dishonest and corrupt. but he has
charged that certain men who pose as
| leaders of the party are not what they
| should be and demands that they be
retired from public life. What is more
he has proved his case. That the
| Sc a1n nd
some is proved by the alacrity with
| which it has taken up with men OF the
Stubbs-Bristow type and shown de-
sire to relegate the ple-counter ponll-
clans to the scrap heap.
| Wellington Mail: The Square Dealers
over the state generally have arrived
at the conclusion that they cannot win
| with Stubs a candidate for governor
and within the next few days one or
more candidates from their camp Will
be in the running
| lola Record: Senator Chester I. Long
| has ambition to be temporary chairman
at the Chicago convention Long IS
| from Kansas. We are for him.
Moline Review eek county,: Sen
| ator Long is seeking reelection to the
\ United States senate. senator Long
| wants the position. He's after the JOB,
that Is all. He doesn't care a single
little ornery snap about representing
| the people. His representation so TAR
as he does it at all is for the express
purpose Of making his calling ana
election sure. If it weren't Tor the un,
| comfortable fact of having been forced
| to ask the people for the nomination
he would travel the highway or IN
| difference to the peoples wants and
with head up hanging on the fringe OF
| the crowd of railroad attorneys.
| Kinsley Mercury Edwards coun-
ty): The Republicans of Edwards
| county believe that the same honest
business principles should maintain IN
| hdf
dealings here at home. Stubs is a
| successful business man, an organizer,
| and a sticker. Men bank on his spoken
| word
| Hutchinson News: And now when
Senator Long is up for reelection this
| should be remembered. His expert
ence in congress and in the senate
have brought him influence and stand
ing. He is more able to represent the
interests of the people of Kansas than
| any new man could be for years to
come He has won the respect of the
senate by his ability and integrity. The
| fight against him is purely fact1onal
and it is up to the people to defend
thems elves by rejoicing Senator Long
and thus making Kansas a power in
the senate of the United States.
Marshall County News: With only
w. r. Stubs and Cyrus Leland as can
didates for the Republican nomination
for governor great many RepuDl1canS
| will not have choice enough to cause
them to attend the primaries. There
| is not much difference except that Lee
| land has always been honest. both IN
politics and business.
Hamilton County Republican,: Gov
ernor Hoch, it is said, Is watching for
| an issue. He expects to get into the
senatorial race. If Senator Long votes
against the law to guarantee deposits
in national banks, that will be used
against his reelection, and in favor Of
Hoch. It looks like the governor has
the senator bested on this issue.
Kinsley Graphic Edwards county,:
Senator smith is recognized as one or
the ablest men in this state. ana
should he remain a resident OF this
county he will doubtless recover the
--Sa.I1<.. i . soox,,S To have lost IT Is