The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-14
POLITICAL GOSSIP
New RumOr That Mr.. Stubbs
Will Start New War.
Bring Out Candidates Against
Anti-Square Dealers.
WOULD PUNISH THEM.
Apply to Those Not in Sympathy
With His Candidacy.
Providing of Course They Can't
Hurt Him Politically.

NOW that w. r. Stubs is StralSnt
out candidate for the governorship,
some of the present state officers are
beginning to wonder whether he VIII
make an attempt to head ticket OF
his own choosing by bringing out can
didates against those of the state offl-
GERS who are not in his camp" He
has a reputation for being autocratic
and dictatoriaI in politics.
The Stubs people insist that there IS
much to- be done here in Kansas ne
Tore the state is redeemed from ma
chine rule. This statement. oft repeat
ed, may be significant. 1t may mean
that one of the things to be done is 10
make up complete Republican state
ticket of square dealers.
Under the primary law, 1t is easy
enough to bring out candidates Tor
state office. when powerful force l1ke
Stubs is behind the candidacy. While
by undertaking to open up fight on
some of the state officers, Stubs would
draw the fire of all of the friends OF
those officers, he might feel that the
advantages to be gained would offset
the risks which he would run.
Stubbs would probably select for at
tack the following state officers:
Secretary of State c. E. Denton.
State Treasurer Mark Tulley.
State Auditor James Nation.
Attorney General F. S. Jackson would
not be attacked, nor would E. T. Fair
child, superintendent of education
These two officials have never been
hostile to the square deal, and they
are protected by certain other politi-
cal considerations.
c. E. Denton, secretary of state,
would, however, be lawful prey for
Stubs, because Denton lives in Sena-
tor Longs district and isn't supposed
to owe Stubb's anything Stubs does
not hope to get much support from
Denton's friends anyway, and it would
be more agreeable to get Denton out
of the way, even at the cost of some
bitterness and bloodshed.
In a general way the same remarks
apply to Nation and Tulley. They both
come from the Third congressional dis
trict, which is an anti-Stubbs country,
and consequently does not need any
special consideration at the hands of
Stubs. .---
OF course the fact that Secretary
Denton, Auditor Nation and Treasurer
Tulley have all made excellent records
in their respective offices, and are ask
ing merely for nomination for a second
term is not supposed to cut much fig
ure in a political battle, even from the
Stubs standpoint
But latter ALI the alarm which is
prevalent in certain quarters lest Mr..
Stubs and his square deal friends
start in a warfare of extinction against
the state officers who are not in entire
sympathy with the square deal crowd,
may be entirely unjustified. Mr.. Stubs
may have the most peaceful Intentions
in the world. Every present state Off
Ger will assume that peace is to prevail
but he will go armed. Besides Mr..
Stubs will probably have all he can
do to take care of himself.
Joseph L. Bristow, of Salina, who
was in Topeka yesterday on his way
home from Wichita, said that he
would, within few days, be ready
to make formal announcement of his
candidacy for United States senator.
ST am gratifed, of course" said
Mr.. Bristow that Mr.. Stubbs has de-
cided to make the race for governor,
but there was no agreement or alli-
ance between us. I am glad Mr..
Stubs is not going to run for the
senate, because 1 had made up my
mind to run, and we would have
drawn strength from the same
source
Mr. Stubs of course denies any
alliance" with Mr.. Bristow. No one
has believed that any agreement was
ever made of this character, but it Is
admitted on all sides that the ar
rangement has made friends of Stubs
and Bristow. The following is a
statement given out by Mr.. Stubbs:
"In reply to the published state
ments that I have entered into a deal
or combination with Mr.. Bristow, to
elect him to United States senate,
will state that 1 have not entered
into any deal, combination, or agree
ment, whatever, with any person or
persons. in regard to the nomination
or election Of a United States senator.
wv. R. STUBBS.''
W. r. Stubs went to Osborne, Kan.
today where he will speak Saturday
afternoon and evening. These are the
first speeches which MI. Stubs has
made since announcing positively that
he will stay in the race for the Repub-
lean nomination for governor.
Secretary Taft will not take a hand
In the Kansas senatorial fight to the
interest of Joseph L. Bristow of
Salina. The latter enters a strong de-
NAL that the personal friendship
which exists between the two will
occasion Secretary Taft throwing the
weight of his powerful influence to-
wards Mr.. Rristow
Mr.. Bristow was in Topeka today
Secretary Taft will not take part in
the Kansas senatorial contest" said
he, certainly I would not ask him to
and he would not If did The con-