The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-07
DATE JANUARY I6
Special Session Of the Leglsla-
ture Is Called.
Governor Hoch Fixes Time Tor
Next Week.
is NOT UNEXPECIED.
Has Been Anticipated for Some
Time.
Executive Spends Morning
Working on Call.
EXPECT LIVELY TIME.
Generally Believed Bank De-
posit Bill Will Be Passed.
Primary Measure Also One in
Which Interest Centers,
Generally Believed Bank De-
posit Bill Will Be Passed.
Primary Measure Also One in
Which Interest Centers,

Which Interest Centers.
Governor Hoch has called a spec
ial session of the legislature to be
convened on Thursday. January 16.
Following is the official call:
Proclamation.
Whereas several matters of gen.
eral state, importance, urgent in their
nature. require legislative action at
this time and create an emergency re-
quiring the convening of the legisla-
ture in extraordinary session.
Now therefore, 1, E. w. Hoch, COVER
nor of the state of Kansas, by virtue
of the authority vested in me by the
constitution of the state, do hereby
convene the legislature in extraordinary
session to meet at the capitol of the
state at the hour of 4 o'clock p. M, on
Thursday, the 18th day of January,
1908.
In testimony whereof I hereunto
subscribed my name and caused to be
affixed the great seal of the state of
Kansas. Done at the city of Topeka
this 7th day of January, 1908
E. w. HOCH. Governor.
c. E. DENTON, Secretary of State.
Assistant Secretary of State
Announcement Made at 1880 a. m.
The announcement of the special
session did not create much
comment around the state house, be-
cause it had been SO thoroughly anti
cipated in the published reports con-
cerning the probable action of the
governor.
The first announcement of Cover
nor Hoch's determination to call the
session was made by Governor Hoch
himself, when he came down to, his Of
flee about 1880 this morning. He
haI at 10
executive mansion, presumably pre-
pairing his statement. AS soon as he
came to his office, he was pounced
upon by the newspaper men, and
asked concerning his decision.
Il have decided to call special
session of the legislature" was the
governors statement.
"When?" was the r.cxr question.
II have not decided on the exact
date. 1 wish to consult with few
parties about the date before making
the announcement
Governor Hoch stated that he would
be ready to make a definite statement
concerning his plans early in the af-
ternoon.
When it became generally known
about the state house that the call
would be issued, simultaneous sigh
of relief went up. Things have been
on considerable tension for a week or
more, and while the belief has been
growing stronger every day that the
session would be called, there were
still a few state officers who insisted
to the last that the governor would
turn down the whole thing. Even be-
fore the governor came to his office
this morning, some of the people sup
posed to be close to the governor said
that when the governor did appear, it
would be to bring a formal written an
nouncement that there would be no
special session.
Some of the governors best friends
say that the governor himself was not
decided as to what he would do until
late Monday afternoon, though he had
come very close to reaching his deciS-
ion last Saturday.
One thing which went a long ways in
influencing the governor was proba bly,
the late returns from certain members
of the state senate. Senator Hamme
came to Topeka Monday, and declared
himself in favor of the guaranty de-
posit bill and the direct primary bill.
1t is said that Senator Porter, of Mont
gomery, was heard from favorably on
these propositions. Senator Porter ha 6
just returned from Europe Several
other senators, it is said, lined up the
way the governor wanted them to- and
this caused the governor to determine
to call the legislature together
NNiI the Convention Be Overturned? ?
The calling of the special session will
throw political affairs into the air. II
may be that the legislature will push
through a primary election law com
pei the Republican state central com
rnittee to cancel its arrangements for a
convention, and cause a general over
turning in the present political outlook
The legislature might, in its infinite
wisdom, decide that primary election
law should be made opera-
tive Immediately on passage
and publication in the officfaI
state paper. If such a course werf
adopted, the law would be in effect he.
fore the state convention could he
held.
On the other hand, if the machine
crowd found that it was not strone G
enough to prevent the passage of a pri-
mary law, it would fight with renewed
vigor to make the law take effect al
some distant time in the future-say
January 1, 1909. as was done in the ca So
of the anti-pass law. The old senate
lodge might pull itself together enough
to secure such concession from the
direct primary advocates
The present indications are that the
primary 1aw-the kind originally pro-
posed in the house by w. r. Stubbs-
Will be introduced in the senate, and
passed; that it will be sent to the house
and that there will be a serious fight
made on the law before that body. the
Democrats joining with the machine
Republicans to defeat the bill The
Democrats will try to force Stubbs and
his friends to inject the secret ballot
amendment, so obnoxious to the Repub.
icans. Stubbs and his friends will re-
fuse and the machine crowd will line
nm with the Democrats TO bring about