The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-02
the August primaries. and will un-
doubtedly be nominated.
The Ottawa Republic Saws NJ him.

the August primaries, and will UNI
doubtedly be nominated.
The Ottawa Republic says of him:
Barney sheridan Is undoubtedly
the strongest candidate the Democrats
can name to run against Charley Scott
this year. He has the ability and the
energy to make a vigorous campaign
and he starts with a wide and favor
able acquaintance. Everybody in the
district knows Sheridan, or at least
knows of him. and where he is known
best he will get the most votes, which
is not true Of a good many candidates.
If nominated, he will start the race
with 5000 majority to overcome, but
half of it will be wiped out in two
counties, and the other seven ought
surely to do the rest. Sheridan has
very much the appearance of. win
ner."
Sardius M. Brewster OF Doniphan
county, has announced that he will be
a candidate for the Republican nomi-
nation for state senator from the
Brown-Doniphan district. now repre-
scented by Senator Arthur M. Gilbert
The fact that this is not Doniphan
county's turn" may make it difficult
for Mr.. Brewster. in case Brown
county should bring out an opposing
candidate Of the right kind Brewster
is county attorney of Doniphan coun-
ty. He was candidate for attorney
general on the Republican ticket at
the last state convention, where he
received the backing of the ina
chine" The only place where the ma
chine slate was broken was when
Brewster was beaten and jackson
nominated.
Brewster is protege of. Cyrus Lee
land. and will be a prominent figure
in the state senate in case both are
nominated and elected. Brewster is
graduate of Washburn college, and a
very able lawyer.
The Atchison Champion issues this
warning" against w. ]. Bailey. of
Atchison:
Republicans should be careful to
pay little heed to wild and careless
statements like those uttered by our
esteemed friend and townsman, Mr..
Bailey. They are calculated to stir
up bitter hatred and strife within the
party which will do nobody good but
the Democrats. Personal abuse should
have no place in a primary election.
Let us confine ourselves as much as
possible to the issues each candidate
represents and forget the personal
QuarrelS We have had one with an
other. Is Stubs on the right track
or is Leland on the right track? that's
the question. What have been their
political records SO far as their atti-
tude on public questions is concerned
people indebted for the decent reforms
in state affairs? To Stubbs or to Lee
land? If the people of Kansas want
an aggressive, decent, plug citizen for
governor. who knows no more about
| the arts of politics than wooden In
/ dian, and who is trying from a patr1-
| otto sense of duty to bring about bet
| ter things in Kansas affairs, they bet
| ter vote for Stubbs. If they want an
| aggressive vindictive, decent, dollars
md nytc acct
| forgotten more about the art of poll
tics than Billy and Dave and Mort
ever did know, and whose ideas con-
corning public matters largely concern
the business of trafficking In political
offices, vote for Leland 1t Is merely
a question of progression or retrogres-
sion. Stubs is new man in politics
and he advocates the abolition of the
| federal Office holding corporation com
bination from public life. He is dead
right. He represents the modern ten
denotes. Leland has been soaked IN
| the old kind of political fat for AZ
| years. He was always in With de gang
| until he fell out with Albaugh and
| the fact that he has Joined company
| with the Albaugh crowd again gives
us additional proof that you can't teach
an old dog new tricks. 1t is up to the
Republicans Let us hope they vii
| make no mistake"
|
Uncle Sam Oil company gave $500 TO
| the Square Deal organization of Mr.
| Stubs. 1t looks as though Mr.. Tucker
got worked some himself.
| J. T. White of Ada, member of the
state legislature, was in Topeka yester-
| day and sized up the political situation
as follows:
TT looks to me as if it is all over
except the shouting tb ne 5; sa soar las
ly any fight at all. Stubbs has almost
| everything there. Leland will get very
| few votes in the county. He will get
some of the old soldiers but not all OF
+! der and 1 am certain that my vote
| will not be cast for Leland. l believe
that Stubs will carry practically all OF
the counties in the Fifth district Re-
| public and Washington counties are
doubtful, but I feel pretty sure Of the
others. Ottawa and Saline of course
will be easy picking for Stubs. He
will undoubtedly get Dickinson an6
| Clay. Marshall county has been ma
chine county but l believe that Stubb:
is going to carry it. Riley will be fol
Stubbs.'
Concordia Blade: Suppose it to be
true that Ex-Governor Bailey did no
get out and boost Hoch for governor
Would you have done it after Hocf
had permitted himself to be used t
defeat Bailey for second term? Ant
wasn't Bailey justified in letting Hocf
paddle his own canoe? With Stubs
however, it was different. He opposed
Hoch because he is not, was not ant
never will be in sympathy with Re
publican ideas. Stubs sulked merel!
because his Populist ideas were no
accepted.
T. j.. Hudson is to be the Demo
cratic candidate for congress from thu
| Third district Hudson served in tn,
| Fifty-third congress.
Sam I. Hale of La Crosse, Rusl
county, will be the Democratic candf
date for congress in the Seventh dis
trict against Judge Ed Madison.