The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-13
HE'S IN TO STAY.
Mr.. W. r. Stubbs Won't Quit
Race for Governor.
He Gives Out Formal Statement
at Last.
ON HIGH GROUND.
Acting for Best Interests of
Party and People.

Rumors of a Bristow Scandal
Set at Rest by Taft.
That W. r. Stubs Is in the race |
for governor of Kansas to stay. and |
that Joseph L. Bristow of Salina will
| be the legatee of the Stubbs boom
for the United States senate, as pre- |
dicted in yesterdays State Journal, |
| turns out to be the correct statement |
| of the case.
| Mr.. Stubbs on Wednesday evening |
gave out a formal statement declar- |
ing unequivocally and without any
drawbacks that he is not going to |
be candidate for the United States |
| senate. He says:
Il desire to set at rest, once for all, |
the persistent rumors that my name |
| may be withdrawn as a candidate for
| the Republican nomination for gov
ernor. Under certain well known cir
cumstances with much reluctance on
my part, I became a candidate for
| this position. Since the enactment OF
the primary election law my closest
| political friends throughout the state
have almost unanimously favored,
| and many of them have pressed me,
to again become candidate for Unit
| ed States senator. I know how faith
| fully and unselfshly these men have
worked for good laws and better po-
litical conditions in the state during
| the past five years, and 1 have very
carefully considered their advice and
most deeply appreciate their conf
dence and esteem, but I am fully
| convinced that on the whole such a
| course would not be for the best in
terests of the Republican party in
Kansas, nor the general public poll
| cies with which I have been fdenti-
| fed. No mans personal ambition
should interfere with his convictions
of public duty, and I shall remain a
candidate for governor to the end of
| the campaign.
"w. R. STUBS"
While there is nothing said about
any understanding with Bristow, it is
known to be q fact that the Stubbs
people are thoroughly in sympathy
| with the Bristow boom for senator
had made no alliances with anybody,
they believe that ,Bristow is the man
| who can beat Long.
This tacit working agreement be-
tween the Stubs and Bristow people
was brought about, 1t is understood,
through the direct influence of w H.
Taft Mr.. Taft had Stubs and Bristow
in private conference with him for
| about half an hour at Kansas City
Tuesday. Harold T. Chase and ]. n.
l Dolley were also called into this con-
ference. The secretary of war gave
everybody to understand that he
|
that it would please him greatly to
see Bristow In the United States SEN
ate.
The Stubbs crowd have it all fig
ured out that the Stubbs-Bristow
combination is something which it
will be hard to break. They say that
in a primary election campaign, the
candidate who has the backing of the
leading newspapers of the state will
l froo ooIy 1,ax
figured it out that Bristow will have
with him the following newspapers:
/ Kansas City Star and Times.
| Leavenworth Times.
| Wichita Beacon and Eagle.
| Emporia Gazette.
Salina journal.
Topeka Capital.
| Garden City Telegram.
Besides these are many other
daflies and weeklies which have in
f1uence In their respective fields which
are expected to give aid to Bristow
i and Stubbs. This is combination Of
newspapers which sweeps the state
pretty thoroughly About the only
combine is the Hutchinson News. run
by w. Y. Morgan.
i The fact that Stubbs has stepped
atorial job will help Stubs as well as
Bristow.
Stubbs has been losing his grip with
the Kansas City Star and Times, for
some reason. That paper, which once
supported him enthusiastically, has
grown cool and distant. On the other
hand, the Star and Times is red hot
| for Taft, and is also in line for Bris-
tow. With Taft backing the Stubbs-
Bristow combination, there isn't much
for the Star and Times to do but to
be good to Stubbs.
1t is likely that the Star and Times
will at least keep its hands off in the
governor fight, and throw no boulders
in the path of Mr.. Stubbs.
Now the question is, will Hoch be
candidate for the senatorial non1ina-
ton?
1t looks little as though the things
had been arranged between Stubbs and
Bristow SO that Hoch might find it
hard to break into the game. With
practically all of the leading newspapers
of the state lined up for Bristow, Gov
ernor Hoch would have to depend upon
his oratory for hearing with the peo-
pie.
i OF course Governor Hoch needs no
special introduction. He would run on
his record. Many people would like to
see him in the senate. He would no
doubt carry a good many counties. But
he would be running without any par
tic,1lar influence back of him. He would
stand neither for the Stubbs nor the
| Long faction, and the fight is going to
. be between those ia actions. Hoch's cam
didacy might result in taking enough
representatives from Bristow to insure
| Longs nomination.
Among other things which was dis
! o,,ssad az the Taft conference in Kan
, | sas City was the alleged Bristow scam
! daL"
| enemies of Bristow have insidiously
circulated the report recently that the
| reason Bristow was let out OF the JOB
| of fourth assistant postmaster general
) | was because it was discovered that he
had several private gratis of his own in
Washington.