The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-20
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Ex-senator Hanna Drops Into
Topeka.
Only Known Republican in Clay,
He Says.
SFUBBS WILL WIN.
Says His Victory Is Sure to Be
Overwhelming.
Next Legislature Will Enact
Bank Deposit Law.

I'm the only known Republican in
Clay Center now" said Mayor George
Hama of that city today. the former
chairman of the Populist state central
committee
Perhaps 1 would not have been able
TO clam that honor had it not been for
C. {. Coleman former attorney gen.
eral of Kansas continued Mr.. Hanna
AT the recent primary, 1 went to the
voting place and asked for a Repub
lican ballot Mr. Coleman challenged
my vote. l swore it in. That's all
there was to it. 1 am a Republican"
How is the state going to go in the
coming election?" was asked.
Stubs will carry the state by big
majority. He will run ahead of Taft.
who will vote for Stubs and Bryan.
But think Taft will carry Kansas.
The people are for continuation of
the Roosevelt policies. They don't
want to take any chances with Bryan
ism. There is too much danger of
If Bryan carried Kansas, he will
carry the nation. 1 consider that
Bryan is much more likely to carry
Indiana. Illinois, New York and some
of those eastern states than he is to
carry Kansas
whelmingly in spite of the fact that he
is running against one of the best mer
in the State-Jerry Botkin. Botkin Is
very able man, and a good campaign
err II Botkin was running against
Bristow, he might make trouble for
him. Farrelly will not be a hard man
for Bristow to beat. because the DEM
ocrats themselves know what sort OF
a man Farrelly is. Farrelly is not
man who is merely friendly to the
railroads and corporations-he is one
of them. When L was in the senate
with him, it was generally recognized
that Farrelly was the right hand man
of Bale P. Waggener. If Kansas
should send Farrelly to the United
States senate, it would be just the
same thing as sending Bale Wasgener:
Nothing would suit the corporations
better than to see Farrelly beat Bris-
tow.
Il look for the next legislature to en-
act a state bank deposit guaranty de-
posit law. 1 am a banker, but l, for
one, am favorable to this law. 1 think
that Senator Fred Quincy is on the
right track. and Quincy is also bank
er. We. bankers have got TO make UP
our minds to one of two things-either
a postal savings law, or a guaranty
of bank deposits. One OF these things
is sure to come. There is no avoiding
it. I believe that the guaranty of bank
deposits is vastly better for us than
the postal savings scheme. l am OPP
posed, however, to the guaranteeing OF
deposits upon which interest is paid.
This might be a blow to the savings
banks, but it would absolutely dispose
of the claim that a guaranty law
would encourage wildcat banking. 1t
is likely that a compromise could be
made by allowing the guarantee of de-
posits drawing not over per cent.
Above that rate. / consider a deposit in
I;<xl,@ INV ion
the depositor should take his risk, just
as the holder of bond or note takes
risks
The Ottawa Republic announces that
its subscription for the Bryan cam
amounted to s2o5. which has been sent
to Mr.. Bryan. Similar subscriptions
are being taken up in other counties of
the state.
Belleville, Kan, Aug. 2O.-The Re
publican county central committee
organized here this afternoon by the
election of F. n. Woodward as chair
man and A. Q. Miller as secretary.
Steps We're taken for the organization
of Taft clubs throughout the county,
which movement will eliminate at
Belleville in a big meeting Saturday,
August 90.
Atchison Globe (Farm 1tem): Gov
ernor Bailey, who lately returned
from Nemaha county, says nature is
doing all it can to apologize for the
mistake of too much rain this spring;
that corn is ten per cent better than
it was three weeks ago. Governor
Bailey says he will have better corn
on his farm this year than he had
last.
An error occurred in the list of
representatives printed in the State
Journal a few days ago. James Behan
Is the Republican nominee, and Will
liam Grabbe is the Democratic. in
Ellis county. Grabbe defeated Null
roy, whose name was on the list as
the Democratic candidate.
Ralph Faxon says in the Garden
City Telegram:
There seems to be a great deal of
concern at Topeka as to whether
Senator Long will support Mr.. Bris-
tow when he goes campaigning in
| October, and what sort of speech he
will make, anyway.
There isn't. any call for worry
| about Senator Long. He is probably
| out of politics so far as office is con-
cerned, but he is still Republican.
He always was a Republican, and he
always will be, no doubt.
| Senator Long will devote the
month of October to the campaign in
Kansas. lie is tremendously inter-
ested in Mr.. Taft carrying Kansas.
and will do all he can to bring about
that result. He will advocate the
election of the Republican ticket in