The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-01
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Who BOlted the Ticket and
Why" the Question.
What Effect Will All This Con-
troversy Have.
DO NOT LIE HEAVILY.
Bonds of Party Fealty Rest
More Lightly Now.
Carr Taylor Rushes to Defense
of Stubs.
DO NOT LIE HEAVILY.

The question of who Bolted the
Ticket and Why?" which is now being
argued freely by the various friends
Of Stubs and Leland, is one of those
questions which probably never will be
settled, and yet one which everybody
knew all about in the first place.
Stubs, Leland and Bailey are very
much like everybody else. They are
not especially forgiving in disposition.
IF you prick us, do we not bleed?
1f you tickle us do we not laugh?
II you poison us, do we not die?
And If you wrong us, shall we not
revenge?"
The probability is that the philosophy
OF Shakespeare's famous Hebrew ap-
plies pretty we'll to the above named
politicians. When they have a grew
ance against some other politician, 1T is
human nature to seek revenge. Even
the men who howl about party loyalty
will often sacrifice it to satisfy personal
spite.
AS a matter of fact, the bonds of
party fealty do not lie as heavily as
they might, either in the state Of Kan
sas or anywhere else in this glorious
Republic. 1t is usually the politician
who is hunting for a job who yelps the
most about party loyalty. The common
plug citizen cares mighty little for
party fealty when it means the sacri-
fice of official integrity and the good
of the state.
Hence it is doubtful whether the
charge that Stubs or Leland or Bailey
s.sulked" about this or that political
issue will have much weight in Kan
sas this year. 1t may be that the
charge of boiling the ticket will, if
absolutely proved on somebody, insure
the success of the convicted bolter.
Carr Taylor of Hutchinson, who was
in charge of the Republican speakers
bureau during the first Hoch cam
paign, is the latest to come out with
a large wad of political history on the
subject of boiling. Taylor would pro-
badly bolt the ticket as quickly as
anybody else, if he thought he ought
to, and he certainly can't be blamed
for that. But Mr.. Taylor reads the riot
act to Leland as follows:
I'm attempting to condemn Mr.
Stubs at Belleville, Mr.. Leland, for
getful of the past, condemned himself.
There has not been more vicious
bolter among Republican leaders in
Kansas than Mr.. Leland. 1 only need
to refer to his attitude in one or two
campaigns. 1t is within the common
knowledge of the Republicans of the
First district of Kansas that Cyrus
Leland refused to support Charles Cur
tbs, Republican nominee for reelection
to congress during the presidential
campaign of the year 1904. He was
also vicious opponent of 7. 7. Kelly,
the ftepuDllCdH HOIllIle0 lOT SldlS treas
urer.
II was manager of the speakers bu-
reau for the Republican state commit
tee during the presidential campaign
Of 1904, and in my official capacity pro-
cured Congressman Campbell of the
Third district to agree to make three
speeches in the First district-at Leav-
enworth, Troy and Seneca. When Mr.
Campbell arrived at Leavenworth. he
found Mr.. Leland bJacting to his
making any speeches in the First dis
trict. Mr.. Campbell told me over the
phone that Mr.. Leland, who was chair
man of the Republican central COM
mittee of Doniphan county, had notified
him that he had not advertised a meet
ing for him at Troy. Mr.. Campbell
said to me that he preferred not to
go to Seneca under such circumstances,
and he did not go. Mr.. Campbell spoke
at colored picnic in Leavenworth the
afternoon he phoned me. The chairman
of the Nemaha county Republican
committee advertised a meeting for
Mr.. Campbell and the loyal Republi-
cans of that county were disappointed
because he did not come.
Mr.. Leland called at headquarters
q few days afterwards and told me in
very positive manner that when he
wanted speakers for Doniphan county
he would let me know. 1 told him that
I sent Mr.. Campbell to him because he
was not factionalist, and would make
a good Republican speech. Mr.. Leland