The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-15
Addresses a Large Audience al
Grand Opera House.
frequently Interrupted by Ap'
plause During His Speech.
HE ENTERS A DENIAL
Doesn't Want to Injure Rail-
roads or Corporations.
His Eyes Opened by His POl1t'
zeal Career.

There were about 1200 people at the
Grand last night to hear w. R. Stubbs
open his local campaign for the Re-
publican nomination for governor and
Mr. Stubbs made a favorable impress
sion, and was given close and entnuHl-
astic attention. But from purely ar
tistic standpoint, he said If you please
too much.
Kansas, if you please, and her citi-
senship, stand for great things.
These great bank accounts, II you
please, belong to the farmers.
They've produced the cattle, the
hogs, and the corn. if you please
They have neglected. if you please
to consider the value of suffrage
But 1 know, if you please
He says, if you please. :,
"That he is responsible, if you please.
OR a caucus, if you please
With about four hundred separate
and distinct statements, Mr. Stupps
coupled the entirely unnecessary If you
please" It is just a bad habit that the
speaker has fallen into, but it detracts
from the force of his remarks.
Mr. Stubbs dealt largely with eco
nomic generaIties in his last night S
address. His speech would be just as
apprOpriate as coming from a candl-
date for the United States senate as
coming from a candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for governor In
fact it would have been even more
appropriate as a senatorial campaign
speech, Indeed he devoted vote d -. much 9Io
position and the inheritance tax, both
of which are purely congressional mat
ters Mr.. Stubbs might have strength
ened himself materially as capdldate
for the Republican nomination for
governor by saying last night:
Ladies and gentlemen, the persist
ent rImOrS that [ am going to with
draw from the race for the governor
ship are false. I am in this race to
stay and do not propose to be turned
aside to pursue the senatorial fight by
the passage of n primary election law
But Mr. Stubbs did not say this or
anything like this in his speech. But
that of course. was also matter OF
taste with the gentleman, just as the
use of 'if you please"
Ir a newspaper interview. however
Mr. Stubbs insists that ne is still in
the race for governor-which no one
has denied L never have said a single
word" he said, ito any person, man,
woman or child that [ am going TO do
anything else than run for governor
In the face of such denials the ruplorS
persists that Mr. Stubbs is waiting to
see how the legislature will act on the
primary law before deciding whether
he will stay in the governorship fight.
However. this is a report of Mr..
SCuDDS SDeeCn at the NIIGIIN ldSl tllSIl-
not documentary on what he may do
in the future
The first. thing on the programme
was some music by the knights and
Ladies of Security band. While the
band was playing, the people were
crowding into the theater AS they
came in. they were given little cards
for them to sign and thereby join the
"Stubbs for Governor" movement.
Ezekiel Ridley. a we'll known negro, was
given as secretary of the club. The
distinguished cts were given places
on the stage. Among those on the
stage were Paddock" c. W. Trickett
and x-Representative S. S. Glasscock
of Kansas City: Representatives c. B.
Kirkland of Saline and J. T. White of
ottawa counties; Thomas Benton Muir
dock of FL Dorado; Roy Van Orman of
Chanute and several dozen local cele-
brities. James A Troutman introduc-
ed T. A. McNeal as the presiding Off
cer.
In the audience We're Joe Richards
of the Missouri Pacific. E. L. Copeland
treasurer of the Santa Fe, Howel
Jones of the Santa FTe, and number
of other we'll known railroad men. The
"machine' crowd of politicians was al
so well represented. Thev wanted to
see what the square deal people had