The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-07
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Senator Long Tarries Another
Day in Topeka.
Not Worried About Mr.. Stubs
BOmbshell.
STATEMENTGIVEN OUT
STATEMENT GIVEN OUT
Lawrence Statesman Denies Ru-
mOrs of "UnhOly Alliance"
Dares the Machine" to Bring
Out a Candidate.

che sana5a because of the death or
Senator Proctor. Consequently Seha-
tor Long did not leave Topeka until
Friday evening.
Before he left, he was asked to make
q statement concerning the report tnat
his political enemies have collected a
large amount of material concerning
his record in the senate which Is ex-
pected to blow Mr.. Longs senatorial
ship clear out of the water.
At hadn't heard anything about 1t.
What is it about? Ny record? WE'LL
that's all right. I welcome any dis
closures concerning my record. mat
is what / told everybody at the con-
yention. I will make my fight on my
record. Who got this stuff together?
Stubs, 1 suppose. Well. that's all
right. Let them bring it on.
Senator Long was asked concerning
the possibility of another candidate
getting into the race for governor, and
said he didn't know anything about
that.
1t is said that Congressman Victor
Murdoch is planning to write series
of magazine articles attacking Speak
er Cannon of the house of representa-
tives.
the way the speaker of the house die
tates the policy of the body. He does
not approve of the system or commit
tee packing" practiced by the astute
politician from Illinois. He had been
unable to appreciate the beauties OF
having the speaker boss the whole job
of legislation, irrespective OF the rights
and privileges of the members OF con-
gress And for these reasons, 1t is
said. he is planning to tell a few of
these facts through the magazines.
Just what magazine Mr.. Murdoch
will choose for his medium is not
known here, but Mr.. Murdock's KAN
do a good job of skinning when he
starts in. Murdoch is clever writer;
he knows how to put things IN plain
English, and he knows what things to
head of "boss buster" party in con-
gress. and make himself such leader
there that he will equal some other
red-headed men in his influence in
Kansas political matters.
E. B. Schermerhorn, Of Galena,
chairman of the state board of con-
troll has one of THE most unique
booms for governor ever secured by
any man in the state of Kansas.
This boom was started by a former
ly Riley county man, at one time
postmaster of one of the leading
towns in that county, who is now an
inmate of the Topeka insane asylum.
This man was quite politician be-
fore his mind went wrong, and since
then he has, in his own estimation,
become one of the greatest political
leaders in the state. For some
months he has possessed the idea that
Mr.. Schermerhorn ought to run for
governor. Every time ne would see
Mr.. Schermerhorn at the asylum, he
would call him aside and tell him
how his boom was getting along.
eel am getting things out here lined
up for you in fine shape" he told Mr..
Schermerhorn some weeks ago. 81
believe can deliver the solid vote of
this institution for you. Things are
looking good"
The other day when the state con-
vention was held here, and the State
J Journal printed a story indicating that
the machine" crowd of Republicans
wanted someone to get INTO the race
for governor in place of Bailey, this
former Riley county man became
greatly excited. He called for Super
intendent Biddle of the asylum and
said:
''Now's the time for Schermerhorn
TO announce himself. Somebody ought
to see him and tell him to get in"
well, suppose you call him up and
tell him. said Mr.. Biddle.
So the man went to the telephone
and called up Mr.. Schermerhorn at
the board of control rooms
ct want you to publish your an
nouncement for governor at once
he said earnestly. 81 know five men
up in Riley county who can deliver
that county to you without a slip
All you have to do is to announce
yourself. I have got the Topeka hos
pital lined up solid for you, and 1 be-
lieve I can swing the Osawatomie
hospital around into line by the time
of the primary. We will get all these
institutions lined up for you and then
nothing can beat you. It's a cinch.''
Mr.. Schermerhorn promised to
consider the proposiefon carefully.
In commenting on his boom today,
Mr.. Schermerhorn said;
THE joke of it is that I never was
in politics in my life, and never
hunted an Office. But 1 want to say
that if I could get the solid vote of
the insane asylum, and the support
of all the 'nutty' people outside of the
insane asylums, 1 would be elected
governor of Kansas by the biggest
majority in the history of the state
w R. Stubs has issued the follow
ing def" to his prospective opponents
for the Republican nomination for gov
ernor:
Statements are being widely publish
ed that there is now political alliance
or combination between Senator Long
for me to say that this last story is ut
terly false and without any foundation
whatever in fact
PERSONALLY I regret very much that
Ex-Governor Bailey has withdrawn
from the race as candidate for COVER
Long. Fitzpatrick, Bill Morgan
Mort AIbaugh, Dave Mulvane and
the machine crowd of Republicans who
wero supporting Ex-Governor Bailey