The Topeka state journal., 1908-01-29

governor. he burned his bridges behind
him, and renounced all effort to beat
Chester I. Long next fall
1t would be a decidedly dangerous
feat of tumbling for Mr.. Stubs to try
to get back into the senatorial lace.
for so many f1ops in so short a TINE.
and would take it out on Stubs by
beating him for the senate. OF course
Mr.. Stubs is far too shrewd not to
realize this, and for that reason. it
seems to be the prevailing idea that he
will be obliged, regardless Of his per-
sonal desires, to remain in the race for
governor.
Some think that an arrangement viii
be made for the announcement of the
candidacy Of some strong Republican
like T. A. McNeal for the office of gov
ernor, and that after making a per-
functory race for a time, Mr.. Stubs
will withdraw in favor of McNeal or
whoever else may be selected. This
would leave Stubbs free to enter the
senatorial combat.
One thing Is sure. Senator Long will
go into the senatorial fight with about
80 votes from the Seventh district. 1t
will be necessary for his opposition 10
up enough scattering votes throughout
the state to control the situation under
the plurality plan adopted in the pri-
mary law.
JuORe CQdS. e. hODOeIl, Oh LdTneu.
came to Topeka today. When asked
concerning the talk about him as a
candidate for United States senator,
he smiled knowing sort OF a smile,
and said, II know nothing about that
report However, Mr.. Lobdell Will
| ing to some of his friends about the
state house.
Notes From the Legislature.
S. c. Westcott. representative from
Cherokee county, was called home to-
! day by serious illness in his family.
Copies of the Emporia Gazette of
yesterday were distributed to all the
representatives this morning. This pa
| per contained story Of the primary
| compromise, and an editorial endorse
| ment of Stubbs for governor as follows:
| -Four long and dazzling years have
passed while the fellows in state poll
tics have been devoting their large
leisure to the gentle practice of licking
| Stubbs. And every time they licked
| him 1t cost them the support of the
people. Little by little, has their power
chine has rolled over Stubbs. The day
| OF reckoning has come. Stubbs in the
| special session of the legislature has
| licked the machine, and licked II
good and hard.
The Stubbs primary bill, which a
| SoA oeo "elo Lie JcST VI the machine
and its organs, will become the law OF
the state of Kansas. and the title to
the public Offices of this common
wealth Will pass from the politicians
and the railroads to the people The
machine has licked Stubs for the last
time. Now the machine is billed fol
the scrap heap, and nobody cares.
Hats off to Stubbs, a fighter whe
| can't be bluffed. who fights the fights
of the people against machines, wht
can't be bulldozed. bought or coaxec
to swerve an inch from the right Kan.
sas needs such a man in the state
! house for four years. and then
kansas needs a red-headed man il
the senate
7 Representative William Wells. O
Graham county, in speaking of his plal
Tor guaranteeing bank deposits. whicl
is embodied in a bill which passed tn
house yesterday, said today: This bil
NO: 1ZS has many merits which are con
ceded even by those who are agains