The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-24
POLITICAL GOSSIP
POpulists Will Probably Get
Place on State Ticket.
Canyassing Board Likely to Of
fer No Objections.
A TECHNICAL POINT.
Didn't Have Requisite Votes at
Last General Election.
Leaders Claim Should Go Back
Four Years.

1t is believed that the state can
| vassing board will not offer any serious
opposition to the desire of the Popu-
lists to place their nominees for state
offices on the primary ballot. The board
will probably adopt some liberal con-
struction of the primary law, so that
the Populist party will not be forced to
go out of business.
The law says: ANY political party
which was at the last preceding gen.
eral election, represented on the Off
cial ballot, may have separate pri-
mary election ballot, as a political
party, if any of its candidates received
1 per cent of the total vote cast at the
last preceding general election
The Populists say that general elec-
tion means an election at which a
president is chosen in which case they
would go back four years, when they
as a party cast 5000 votes in Kansas.
At the last state election their candi-
dates received only about 1900 votes.
AS 1,300 is less than 1 per cent of the
total vote of the state, the Populists
would be ruled off the primary ballot,
if the state election is held by the can
vassing board to be the general cleo
tion referred to in the law.
If the canvassing board should rule
that the PopuliSt party was not ent1-
| tied to have primary election ballot,
the only way the Populists could get
| back on earth in this state would be
by organizing new party, possibly
under the same old name, and secur-
| ing a petition signed by per cent of
| the voters of the state, which is about
$500. 1t is doubtful whether there are
| that many Populists left in Kansas.
The tendency of the primary law IS
to prevent the organization of new par
| ties, and leave it to the old parties to
| fight it out between them.
| Bristow's campaign for the United
States senate is evidently making pro-
gress with the country papers Appar-
emily there are more papers supporting
Bristow than there are supporting
Stubbs But now and then comes a
knock The Abilene Reflector. for ex-
ample, says:
yentfon of the Fifth district in refus-
| ing to give Mr.. Bristow call for a
speech when he had been formally
brought before it, can scarcely be en-
co11raging to him so far as this dis
trfct is concerned. The fact seems to
| be that there is not so much square
deal enthusiasm as there was a few
months ago..
t A. McNeal. state printer, was the
| principal speaker at the banquet of the
| Beueville Commercial club, held Mon
| day evening. About 135 sat down at the
banquet tables.
| Washington, March 24-Members of
| the Kansas delegation in congress who
| do not subscribe to the Stubbs doc
trines in Kansas politics are now being
| bombarded with letters demanding that
| they line up their forces for Senator
| II. B. Miller for governor. They are
| being advised that with a united front
| they can defeat Stubbs with Miller. So
| far the members of the delegation have
| not needed the requests. They want
| Senator Miller to demonstrate that he
can muster up considerable strength
himself before they go behind his can
didacy. If he can do as we'll as some
of his advocates write he will, he can
in due time get support from some of
| the Kansas members Of congress
David w. Mulvane returned from a
| two weeks absence yesterday, and de-
MED that he was engaged in making or
unmaking any candidates for governor
All he wants is somebody to beat
Stubs.
Cy Leland, then a boy of II, located
| in Doniphan county fifty years ago this
I month.
Among others that French Oliver has
| succeeded in converting at Russell are
| J. w. Morphy and George w. Holland.
| Morphy is the editor of the Russell Re-
| former and the leader of the Democrats
In his county and Holland is the well
known Republican politician Of those
parts whose name has frequently been
mentioned in connection with the Sixth
district congressional nomination.
This one is for Cy Leland. from tn Q
Western Times, Sharon Springs, w. E.
| Ward, editor: Petitions are being
| circulated in every county for Cyrus
Leland for governor and the indicA-
rio a q vxyi1
defeat Stubbs in the August primaries.
There are several things in Leland's
! favor. First, he is an old soldier, and
| it must be admitted that if Kansas is
nor, now is the time and Leland is the
| man. The next governor will probably
| hold his Office for four years. and in
four years from this time there will
be few old soldiers in Kansas able to
j make the race for governor. There
| fore, if a soldier of the rebellion is to
again sit in the state house as COVER
nor of Kansas, he must be elected this
| fall. Second, Mr.. Leland is much
/ stronger with the people today than
he has been at any time during his
public career. During the days OF
| Populism, Cy Leland was pointed to
| as a living example of all that was
bad in Republican politics. Because
| of these untrUthful and unfair attacks
| many good people were led to believe
that Cyrus Leland, a man who has
been honored in his own county for
thirty years. was bad man. Since
the smoke has cleared away and the
/ people have righted themselves, CYRUS
Leland looms up a battle-scarred vet
eran who has the confidence and good
will Of the people of Kansas. In Shaw
nee county, for instance, the people
have learned to like the man they
once hated, and Cyrus Leland will
easily carry the county in August
Mr.. Leland is a fighter and a man
whole career, not finger can be
pointed at his personal record He
has trimmed many would-be politicians