The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-22

H. Hunter, the Wellington miller, and
candidate for the nomination for
state senator against Senator
Simons in this county. who was one Of
three men who really made the case
against the railroads and furnished
the Information to the Interstate
Commerce commission at Topeka that
resulted in the reduction on Galveston
wheat for export last July.
Senator Long then returned to
wellington on the special train, and
this morning went to Cowley county
where he is spending the day.
Samuel Gompers. president of the
American Federation of Labor. has
backed up on his attack on w. r.
Stubs as. a candidate for governor.
and in a telegram received in Topeka
Tuesday, declares that he was "misin-
formed" by the Topeka parties who
induced him to declare that Stubs
was hostile to labor unions.
MT. Stubs and his friends are
greatly elated at this. and will prob
ably send Mr.. Gompers' telegram out
as a campaign circular.
Inc telegram was sent to Frank
Curry. secretary of the Topeka Indus
trial council, and says:
AFTER thorough examination of all
documents submitted to me by all
parties concerned, am satisfied that
an attempt was made to misinform me
In regard to Mr.. Stubs record on la
Dor legislation. Let organized labor
OF Kansas. follow the political cam
paign outlined by the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, to stand by our
friends and elect them and oppose our
enemies and defeat them whether
these candidates be for president, con-
gress. governor or other Office. without
regard to party.-Samuel Gompers." 81
J.. N. Dolley, manager at Stubs
headquarters, said today in speaking
of the charges which it is said will be
made against Mr.. Stubs:
these stories were being circulated by
enemies of Mr.. Stubs. They are
absolutely false, and will only be used
In way which makes it impossible for
us to reply to them.'
William L. Morris, pastor Of the
Methodist church at Troy, Kan. the
home of Cyrus Leland. has written
letter to Charles M. Sheldon declaring
that Mr.. Leland Is not the enemy of
prohibition that Mr.. Sheldon says he
is. Mr.. Morris letter follows:
Troy, Kan, July q, 1908.
Rev. c. M. Sheldon. Topeka. Kan.
Dear Brother:-I saw your open let
are interested in the enforcement of
the prohibitory law and who are in
favor Of law and order, to vote for w.
r. Stubbs for the Republican nominal
ton for governor, and in which letter
you charge that Cyrus Leland is OPP
posed to the enforcement of the pro-
hibitory law. and would If elected favor
the nonenforcement that law, and
would as governor favor the liquor in
terests. This will certainly be news
to the people of this county.
Mr.. Leland has always stood for law
and order. and his influence has all
been on the side of strict enforcement
Of the prohibitory law in this county.
There is no county in the state in
which the prohibitory law is better en-
forced. 1t was in Doniphan county that
the Kansas Utopian association, an or
ganization to evade the prohibitory law.
received its death blow. There is not
and has not been for some time a joint
Stubs most ardent supporters in this
county are men who are violently OPP
posed to the enforcement of the pro-
hibitory law. Strange that these men
liquor interests INF order to support Mr..
Stubs. ~ ehssu Il. --
4 have known Mr. Leland for nearly
three years, and l have always found
him onithe side of law and order. He
was. as you know, the author of the
law known as the jug law, law
which In this county at least, has
borne good results, and which has had
much to do toward checking the liquor
traffic by cutting off the c. o. D.
d
sible for the foreign liquor interests
to convert our depots into saloons. I
am a believer in the strict enforcement
of the prohibitoryl law and of all other
laws I am a contributor toward the
support Of the State Temperance I'm
ion, have been for more than ten years,
have attended several of the meetings
of the society, I take the Kansas Issue,
l believe in the great cause of tenn
perance and in voting always try to
f1v. prhn II a
stand for temperance, law enforcement
and good government, and knowing
Mr.. Leland as do, and believing as L
do in the strict enforcement of the
prohibitory law, feel constrained, in
the interests of temperance. to vote on
August 4 for the Hon. Cyrus Leland
for the Republican, nomination for gov
ernor, your advice to the contrary not
withstanding.
Yours fraternalIy,
(siened) - ~ VIM. L. MORRIS,
Pastor M. E. Church. Troy, Kan.
Canton, Kan. July 22.-Hon- ]. L.
Bristow, Republican candidate for
United States senator, spoke to
good sized crowd, although there were
not; many from the country on ac-1
count of bad roads, here last night
He severely criticised senator Longs
course in the senate ana the present
railroad rate-makfng system.
Olathe, Kan, July 22.-W. r.
Stubs spoke here last night to an au-
dience of 1.400 people. A committee
of old soldiers in two carriages met
Mr.. Stubs at the tram and escorted
him to the hotel, where reception
was held. scores of prominent business
men and many ladies being present.
The Ottawa. Republic says: Some
one has played joke on w. r. Stubs.
The latter. in pushing his candidacy
for the Republican nomination for
governor of Kansas, has organized a
campaign force OF wide scope. He
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