The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-13
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Ssubbs May Quit the Race For
Governor.
Enactment of Primary Would
Force Him to Choose.
ONE OFFICE OR OTHER.
Could Not Then Run For Both
Senator and Governor.
NCUld prrhohjr D,; nn
ONE OFFICE OR OTHER.
Would Pruba bly, Bring Other
Candidates Gut Of Woods.


The enactment of a direct primary
Jaw at the special session of the legis-
"a 'uIe may mean the retirement of w.
II. SluDDs from the race for governor.
Il Inc primary law should be made
eIIectlVe Tor United States senator as
wen as governor, and should be held TO
oispiace the political conventions al
ready called. Mr.. Stubs would be
forced to choose between the governor
ship and the United States senatorship.
he might prefer to return to his first
love-the United States senatorship.
concerning this rumor, the following
statement was issued Saturday from
StuDDs headquarters here:
The report that has been circulated
around Topeka and printed in some of
the papers to the effect that Mr.. Stubs
would withdraw from the race for gov
ernor is without foundation. Mr..
Stubbs is out making speeches every
here at headquarters. We are highly
pleased with the outlook. 1t could not
be better, and we trust our friends wifi
pay no attention to any unauthorized
reports that may be circulated in the
future"
The proposition of Stubs withdraw
al is discussed by a number of papers.
The Kansas City Star says:
Assuming that the primary bill pass
es early, SO as to do away with the
as the fight for governor is concerned,
is apt to take an entirely different
aspect. 1t Is not at all improbable that
Stubs will withdraw from the race
for the nomination for governor and re-
turn to his first love-the senatorship.
In getting into the fight for the COVER
norship Stubs announced that he did
so under protest and that he merely
consented because he felt that 1t was
the only way to keep the principle of
direct primary alive. =.
with the special session called and
a primary law very much alive Stubs
, could with more or less grace step
, aside and allow someone else to take
up the fight for governor and he could
continue his fight against Long for the
senate. ey f..
with Stubs out of the race the
natural inquiry Is. Where will his
strength go? There appears to be only
one answer to this among the politicians
and that is, to Leland. .ri-- t-..s.-
1T will be remembered that Leland
supported all the square dealer meas
ures last winter He was not one of
their number, but they went to him for
advice, and many Of their moves orig
mated in his political brain. Besides
Leland would not be for. Long.
&c L. Davidson. another candidate
for governor, has been suggested as the
natural recipient of the Stubs vote"
The Atchison, Globe says: eff the
coming special session of the legisla-
ture adopts the primary law. 1t Will,
of course, go into effect on and after
publications.. that is, Immediately. In
that event, all candidates for office in
Kansas must be nominated by prf-
mary elections, held by all parties on
the same date. The Republicans have
called a convention for March 4, but
If the primary law is adopted, this
will have to called off. Jim Chisham
law Is adopted. w. R. Stubs will
withdraw as a candidate for governor,
and enter the race for United States
senator against Long. This is Stubs
real ambition. The primaries will
probably be held in July or August.
w. J. Bailey would probably be nomi-
mated for governor without opposi-
ton
The Kansas City Journal says:
eff the special session of the legisla-
ture passes direct primary bill effec-
tive at once it is more than likely that
T. A. McNeal, state printer, will get
back into the race for governor. Nc
Neal was talked about considerably
earlier in the season.
The Kansas City Post Democratic
paper supposed to be controlled by
Hearst influence says: 'W. R. Stubs
will withdraw as a candidate for the
Republican nomination for governor
| If the primary election law is passed
at the special session of the legisla-
ture and resume his race for a seat
| in the United States senate, according
to story which became prevalent in
| Topeka yesterday. According to the
same story, T. A. McNeal, now state
| printer, will then be made the square
deal candidate for governor.
THE story comes direct from Nc
Neal, who, within the past few days,
has told some Of his friends that in
event a primary election law, to be-
! come effective Immediately, is enacted
at the special session. he expects to
become q candidate for governor. To
at least one friend, McNeal stated that
| in event primary law is passed.
| effective hmm ediately, Stubs will
| withdraw as candidate for governor.
THE story is credited by many
| people for the reason that Stubbs has
all along insisted that he did not
| want to be governor and preferred to
run for Longs place in the senate.
| Stubs announced as candidate FOR
governor only when he believed that
| he would endanger the success of the
direct primary movement if he stayed
out of the fight. II a primary law
should be enacted this inducement
would of course be removed
| On account of the legislature having
been called together, to await their
action on the primary law, the congress
| sional committee meeting of the Sixth
| district and the senatorial OF the Thfr-
/ Moderate
/ Price