The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-07
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Queer Attitude Of Sheffield
ingalls, Paper.
Supports w. r. Stubs and
Senator Long.
THATSTUBBS PICTURE
Is to Give Way to One Looking
Less Fierce.
Reason for DesertiOn of Kansas
City Star.

The peculiar attitude of the Atchi-
son Champion, the stalwart supporter
of w. r. Stubs for governor, gives
rise to the rumor that possibly the
Stubs forces would be secretly graft
fled by the defeat of ]. l.. Bristow by
Senator Long.
In recent issue, the Champion
comes out with an editorial advocating
the reelection of Long. 1t declares
that Mr.. Bristow does not represent
the spirit Of the people of Kansas, and
that there is no organized revolt
against Long. In the same editorial it
rapturously demands that election of
Stubs for governor, and intimateS
that by giving Long six years more,
Mr.. Stubs would be in a position to
go after the senatorial job at that
time.
Sheffield Ingalls,, the editor of the
Champion, is probably as close to w.
r. Stubs as any man in Kansas, and
he would not be likely to advocate the
defeat of Bristow unless similar senti-
ments were entertained by Mr.. Stubs
himself. 1t puts new light on the
present political conditions in Kansas,
and goes to show that Mr.. Stubs and
his friends do not expect to make
fight on Curtis, but do banker for an
other chance at Chester I. Long. Mr..
Stubs probably realizes that he would
be unable to make a fight for Bris tow's
seat in case BriStow should go to the
senate, and that Senator Curtis is too
hard a man to tackle. Stubs would
therefore be cut out in his senatorial
ambition. His only chance would be
to keep Long in the senate until he is
himself ready to go after his scalp.
OF course it may be that Mr.. Ingalls,
is speaking solely on his own respon-
sibility, but. nevertheless, Stubs will
probably be given credit for the senti-
expressed. -.....
The following is Mr.. Ingalls, edi-
torial:
in Atchison county for Bristow. The
+, Champion locally, is regarded by
some as a political organ of the Re-
form forces in Kansas and conse-
quently 1t may appear strange to
those who so regard 1t, that we are
not boosting for Bristow. To speak
the plain, unvarnished truth about the
matter. Bristow does not inspire the
right kind of enthusiasm. His politi-
cal career has been chiefly con-
spicuous for what he accomplished as
fourth assistant postmaster general
and not on account of his close
Identification with the vital affairs of
Kansas.
'Bristow possesses few of the char
acteristics OF a political leader. He
is clean; he stands well at home and
abroad, but he does not speak the
language of Kansas. There are lots
qualifications of Bristow and who
could represent this state creditably
in the United States senate.
'sBristow's candidacy is founded
upon but little else than a half baked
opposition to Senator Long. There
appears to be no organized revolt
against Long. While Long is singled
out by some of the supposed leaders
in the reform forces in Kansas as be-
ing the monster that sits in charge of
the machine and is the incarnation
of the evil political practices of a
quarter of a century of the states
history, the people of Kansas would
rather look to Stubs to break in a
thousand pieces = this political
oligarchy, even though Long does sur
yiye and returns to the senate for an
other six year term than they would
to Bristow. A fight such as is now
going on in Kansas Is not won in
a day. Stubs triumph will mean the
defeat Of the forces that are behind
Long.
"Bristow is overshadowed by Stubs
and the people must not divide their
attention In this campaign, although
Il NAV mean the election of Long
crippled and shorn of his power It
was an unfortunate turn of affairs
that took Stubs from the senatorial
battle. but since this has happened,
LET those who believe in the prin-
cipIes advocated by him, fight for his