The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-29

The RABBIT BOOK.
American Federation of Labor
on Kansas Candidates.
Prints Result Of Investigations
for It's Members.
NOT ALL ANSWER.
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Many Aspirants Make No Replies
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Mr.. StubbS Stands on His Legis-
lative Record.

The American Federation of Labor
rabbit book on candidates for
state, congressional ana legislative
offices in Kansas has appeared.
1t is a big sheet of paper, covered
with closely printed tabulations show
ing the answers given by candidates to
questions asked by the Federation of
Labor. These questions were pre-
pared at the national headquarters of
the federation, but were handled in
Kansas by a Kansas committee COM
posed of Sig Bramlette, w. E. Bryan,
Geo. NJ. Winkler. w. b. Summerville
and Geo. B. Edgell, officers of the
Kansas federation.
The committee says in it's letter ac-
companying the rabbit book:
ITO the wage earners of Kansas:
90" We desire to call espec-
iaI attention to the attitude of some of
those who have answered in the
negative, especially from those locali-
ties where there is a large number of
wage earners, especial attention should
be given by the workers to the end
that friends of labor are elected from
those localities, and the candidate
who has shown indifference or
hostility to our cause should be de-
feated.
Secretaries of local unions will
please familiarize themselves relative
to the attitude of all candidates in
your respective districts and mark
the sheet, reading same at your next
regular meeting, if you do not have
another regular meeting before cleo
ton, the conditions warrant the call
ing of a special meeting ror this pur-
pose giving the greatest possible
publicity among your members"
Candidates for Governor.
There were six questions and two
sub-questions propounded to candi-
dates for governor, United States SEN
ator and member of congress. Briefly
stated these questions were as follows,
with the correct answer" to each
given in parenthesis:
L. Are you in favor OF the issuance
of injunctions against members of la
Dor unions on account of their re-
fusal to patronize non-union en-
ployes, or dealers. or for advising
their friends to withhold patronage
or refuse to deal with such employer
or dealer? (No.)
2. Do you endorse the decisions
of the courts in the Buck Stove and
Range case? (No.)
2 3. If not will. you Introduce and
vote for a law making such decisions
impossible? (Yes.)
3. Do you concur in the decisions
of the supreme court classifying labor
unions as trusts in restraint of trade as
was done in the case of Lowe VS..
LAWYER? (No.)
3 B. If not, will you introduce and
work for a law exempting labor
unions from the operations of the
antitrust laws (Yes.)
4. Are you in favor of the election
of United States senator by direct vote
and will you introduce and work for
such a law? (Yes.)
5. Are you in favor of a law that
will make it possible to protect labor
against discrimination on account of
said employees connection with a labor
union? (Yes.)
6. If elected will you support and
work for the Wilson bill and the
Pearre BILL also the s-hour bill as
set forth in labor's protest to con-
gress at its last session? (Yes.)
In reply to these questions. w. r.
Stubs. Republican candidate is
quoted in the rabbit book as follows:
Declines to commit himself before
seeing bills; favors labor legislation,
but opposed to class legislation; stands
on record in past as member of the
legislature"
J. D. Botkin, Democratic candidate.
answers all the questions correctly"
and as a special commentator the
rabbit book says: rs in favor of all
and national candidates relative to
labor legislation
Geo. F. Hibner, Socialist candidate,
also answers all the questions cor
rectly and gets this bouquet; "Is in
favor of the working class owning
and controlling the jobs"
Candidates for United States Senator.
Hugh Farrelly, Democratic candidate
for United States senator. answers all
the questions strictly in accordance
with the wishes of the Federation.
J. L. Bristow, Republican candidate
for United States senator, says that he
is not familiar with the cases men
toned in questions /, 2, and 6, and
can not say whether he would support
specific bills without reading the bills.
Questions and he answers yes"
S. A. Smith, the Socialist candidate,
refers to the blanket guaranty" given
out by the state secretary of the So
cialist party for all Socialist candi-
dates. This blanket guaranty" is sup
posed to pledge all the Socialist candi-
dates to everything the Federation of
Labor demands. and then some. This
guaranty is printed in the rabbit
book and is as follows:
This is to certify that all Socialist
nominees are pledged to do everything
for labor and labor organizations with
in their power and the Socialist party
pledges that each and all of it's candi-
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