The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-12
Well Defined Rumor of BristOw'
Stubbs Alliance.
Latter Will Stay in the Race
for Governor.
HELP THESALINA MAN
Plan to Drive Hoch Out of
Race.
j. G. Johnson After John At
woods Scalp.

A well known Kansas politician, who
attended the Taft pow-wow in Kansas
City Monday night. gave out the infor-
nation today that a secret alliance has
at last been formed between w. R.
Stubbs and j. L. Bristow. and the un-
derstending is that Stubs will stay in
the race for governor, and Bristow will
receive the support of the Stubbs crowd
IN his ambition to be United States SEN
ator.
If this combination has been formed,
it will be hard one to break. Numer-
Gus attempts have been made to
straighten out the threatened clash be-
tween Stubs and Bristow, but what
the French call the rapproachementh had
not been reached unless it was reached
at the Kansas City conference.
Mr.. Bristow has Won q commanding
position in the race for the United
States senate If he has succeeded in
keeping Stubbs out of that race. 1t is
even doubtful whether Governor Hoch
combination in his desire to go to the
United States senate. Many people
have insisted that Hoch would be the
strongest candidate for the place, out
side of Stubbs but Mr.. Stubbs probably
felt that If he had to choose between
Bristow and Hoch as an heir and as
sign for his senatorial boom, he would
prefer Bristow. Hoch had a chance to
make Stubbs United States senator and
wouldn't do it; now Stubbs has
chance to put the Hoch stock for this
place very high, and won't do 1T.
Both Bristow and Hoch probably re-
alize that if they both go into the fight
against Long, the chances are that
Long will get plurality of the repre-
sentatives to the legislature. which,
under the new primary law, is equiva-
lent to nomination. AS Hoch would
doubtless prefer to see Bristow win the
fight than Long, he might be led to
leave the track clear for Br1stow.
Kansas City, Feb 12.-Henry Nc
Grew, real estate man, who has lived
here many years, announced today his
candidacy for nomination for congress
in the Second Kansas district. Mr..
McGrew will oppose the nomination OF
Charles Scott, the present representa-
tive from the Second district.
A letter from Decatur county to the
State Journal says:
"The county central committee OF
this county met at Oberlin today and
py a unanimous vote endorsed the can
didacy of Otis L. Benton as delegate
to the national Republican convention
at Chicago from this district
presented a candidate for political
honors in this district. The general
feeling here Is that political favors
should be passed around, ana the sixth
district should line up so1dly ror MI
Penton.
'aThe Republican party. of Decatur
county was never in such good condi-
ton as it is at present with no factions
and complete harmony from all parts
of the county. With Judge Taft as our
standard bearer. the Republicans VIII
enter the campaign this fall conhdent
Of complete victory.
who will be a candidate before the
Democratic state convention at Hutch
inson to succeed John H. Atwood of
Leayenworth as the Kansas member OF
the Democratic national committee,was
in Wichita yesterday
When seen by a reporter at the carey
hotel Mr.. johnson seemed very san
e11ine of success. Asked about the out
look he said:
parts of the state it looks as though
a large majority of my party desired
me to again represent them on the ma
+ional committee I think 1 VIII have
a substantial majority in six of the
eight congressional districts in the state
The county convention at Emporla last
Saturday instructed for me ana the
Hutchinson convention which Will be
held tomorrow will do the same. 1 am
told that at the primaries held in this
Sedgwicl, county-last Saturday, seven
tv-fiye per cent of the delegates elected
to the county convention next Satur-
day, are for me. get the same cordial
encouragement from all sections of the
state. 81.
"Our state convention will be unan-
imous for Mr.. Bryan and as 1t will be
the first convention to elect delegates
to Denyer the influence of this action
Will he far reaching. The endorsement
of Mr.. Bryan as our candidate for pres
ident should be so emphatic as to leave
no doubt as to the sentiment of Kansas
Democrats.
The county central committee of
Johnson county met in Olathe Tuesday
ana selected delegates to the congress
sionaI convention at Lawrence March
q. Resolutions indors1ng Taft, Con-
eressman Scott. Representative Hos
Sins and Governor Hoch were adopted.
ART rRielow was indorsed for delegate
TO the national convention from the
Second district and A E. Mall for dis
trict eleCtor.
II. G. Afford, city editor of the Cof-
feyyille Journal, has been appointed
bV the secretary of state to take the
consular examination Only one ap-
Mr.. Afford secured his appointment
through the recommendation of Sem
ator Long. To take the examination
would necessitate a trip to Washing
ton, d. c.. and Mr.. Afford has not yet
decided whether or not he will do so.
wichita Beacon: Several persons
from Wichita will go to the Demo-
cratic banquet at Topeka, February
%, with the Hutchinson delegation.
After the Democratic convention at
Hutchinson Friday. February 81,
special train will be run to Topeka
Many Wichita delegates who are in
Hutchinson to attend the convention
will accompany the Hutchinson dele
CATION
Independence. Kan. Feb. 12.-It is