The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-06-19
Topeka Correspondence

IL is an interesting N'IHS H"'A~b
the present campaig'. to watch tie
weekly papers from towns where II
two candidates for Governor, W. X.
Stubs and Cyrus Leland, speaF,
and compare the tone of the articles
telling of the msetiags Without
relation to the particular brand CT
politics the papers represent, it is
evident from careful readings OF the
weekly papers that the speech made
by w. r. Stubs is much more TO
the liking of Republican voters than
the speech and essay delivered by
the Baily-Leland combination.
Stubbs does not attack Leland.
He does not mention hlsuame. He
talks state issue and discusses the
remedies at hand. He tells what
has been done for the state by the
little bunch of man labled "anti-
machine" in the past four years.
These are the things that voters are
interested in. They do not care for
Stub bs' personal opinion of Leland.
They do not care to know from
Stubs of all the political deals
Leland has taken part in. They dc
not want to know from Stubbs of
the Republicans and old soldiers
Leland has bolted in the forty years
he has been in the center of the
stage in Kansas politics. What
they do want to know is what's the
matter with Kansas now and whSt
remedies Stubs, as candidate, has
to suggest.
On the other hand Leland ard
Bailey have not yet been accused of
mentioning state issues-exceqt to
criticise some of the laws passed
during the last four years upon the
demand of the people. From the
start BailY has devoted his whole
speech to a castlgation of Stubbe-
Within the last two weeks even
Leland has lost an issue and Is
devoting all his time to abuse OF
StubbS Because of these things
and the wide difference in the kinds
of campaign bssng made by the two
candidates the articles telling of the
meetings a1e Interesting.
Leland and Bailey spoke at Ho-
ton last week. Tae Holton Re
corder is Republican paper but SO
far has taken 10 part ia the fight fer
governor. 1t appears Sc be ON the
fence. The Holton Signal IS edited
~ Frank farrell who was the politi-
cal writer toE the Topeka Daily
Capital for years. Jarrellknows all
the inside facts concerning Kansas
rollics and is not preiudiced. He
Is somsthing of oy,'c when it
comes to politics.
Here is what the Recorder saya
-f the Bailey Leland meeting:
|'Mr. Lsland's speech disclosed
Jhe fact that he is no orator. The
average busiEsss man saa make a
letter speech than the statesman
fron Troy. l, was the opinion OF
asny who heard him, Including his
f.i-ri5 and supporters, that he used
?oor Judgment in the szbjsct matter
f his address. His remarks were
al confined to a criticism OF the
record of his opponent, w. r
stubhs. The voters here are fairly
ooavsrsaat with the shortcomings
5t Stubbs and would much preferred |
- have heard Mr.. Leland talk 7f'
,is own extensive and varied ex- |
porienee in Kansas politics and !
ai2t he expected to do in case he I
elected governor. The people OF
his vicinity, we think, were in a
'rame Of mind TO receive Leland
5indlY and to warm up to bis candi |
lacy. Instead Of making converts
however, it is the general impres-
ion that his speech did him no
-ood here.
The Tribune accuses the Sun OF