The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-21
POLITICAL GOSSIP
New Candidate for Republican
Chairman Appears.
He Is p. II. Halleck, of Dickin.
son County.
j. f. BREWER is HERE.
Thinks Committeeman VIII Do
What They Please.
J. l.. Brady Has Suggestions for
Changes in Primary Law.
j. E. BREWER is HERE

Changes in Primary Law.
new candidate for Craftsmanship of
the Republican state central commit
tee: P. H. Halleck, of Dickinson
county.
The Halleck boom was brought to
Topeka and exhibited Thursday by J..
E. Brewer of Abilene, the retiring stat 2
senator from that district Mr.. Brewer
is doing all he can to encourage the
growth and development Of the Halleck
sentiment.
1T isn't by any means certain that
Joe Dolley can be elected chairman of
that committee said Mr.. Brewer. 1T
is my idea that the Republican mem
bers will come to the meeting of the
committee with a determination to do
as they please. They have been elected
to their offices, they pay their own ex-
penses to Topeka, they get no passes,
and they won't be under obligations to
anybody. Neither the square dealers
who want Dolley, nor the machine men
who are talking Dolley for the sake of
compromise. can control them. They
VIII vote for a good, clean Republican
for chairman, and Halleck is that sort
of a man. He has been chairman of
the Dickinson county committee three
terms, and has lived in the county for
y
square dealer but 1 know he is not a
factional Republican.
THE square dealers have cleaned
things up, but they may find 1t will be
good policy to throw something to the
other crowd. Mr.. Stubs will need the
poets to win this fight. Wouldn't it be
good plan for him to be satisfied
with fair amount of honors?
Personally, 1 am glad I am not go
ing to be candidate for anything this
year.
In order to straighten out the posi-
BILE conflict between Young and Dolley
for the craftsmanship of the Repub-
lican state central committee, Mr..
Dolley and Mr.. Young both got on the
train yesterday afternoon. and went to
Lawrence ito lay the matter before Mr..
Stubs. Mr. Stubs will decide which
one of the men is most satisfactory to
him and the one who don't get the
craftsmanship will probably be given
something equally as good.
]. L. Brady, Republican nominee for
the state senate in the Douglas-Jef-
ferson district, has published some
suggestions for the Republican state
platform. Among other things, Mr..
Brady would amend the primary cleo
ton law by doing away with nomina-
ton petitions entirely, and instead re-
nation fee" which should be applied
toward the payment of the expense of
the primary. Among other things Mr..
Brady says:
1T seems quite useless to attempt to
prevent trust combinations, rebating.
and other corporate offenses by the
imposition of fines only, which, if COL
lected, must be at the expense of the
citizen. We, therefore, recommend
that in all cases wherein fine is or
may be provided for by law, it shall be
made imperative upon the court to
impose a Jail or penitentiary sentence
upon the guilty agent or officer of the
offending corporation.
THE matter of assessment and tax
alton should receive special legislative
attention, that the burdens thereof
may be equitably apportioned and, If
possible, reduced. and to that end we
recommend that the legislature amend
the present acts regulating and limit
ing tax levies to harmonic with the
provisions of the present tax law re-
curing all property to be assessed at
its actual cash value. That the tax
commission should have no power to
change any rate of taxation prescribed
by the legislature.
THAT real estate mortgages should
be assessed and taxed where the real
estate upon which there are liens is
situated, irrespective of the residence
of their owners.
THAT In assessing real estate there
should be deducted from it's actual
cash value, the actual cash value of
any bona fide mortgage thereon.
THAT members of the tax commits
sion should be elected.
These amendments can be made
without impairing the integrity of the
present tax law.
I'VE favor the enforcement of all
the laws of the state. and in encour
aging, urging and insisting upon the
obedience to the same by public Off
GERS as well as private citizens. We are
unalterably opposed to what is called
mob law, and will insist that the dras-
tic provisions of our law for the sup
preston of mobs shall be rigidly en-
forced
Tribune, Kan, Aug. N.-Tribune and
Greeley county people are pleased by
the result of the official canvass for
state senator in this district. The Off
cial canvass at Topeka showed that
w. NJ. Glenn had won the Republican
nomination in this district by a ma
jority Of AZ votes. The citizens imme-
diately wired him at st. Paul, Mimi,
Where he is attending the National
Editorial association. Mr.. Glenn made
eating the returning of Senator Long.
but his district has been carried by
Mr.. Bristow.
The Seventh district congressional
committee is to meet August %, no
hour specified, at the Copeland. The
call says:
The Republican congressional COM
mittee of the Seventh congressional dis
trict Will meet at the parlors of the
Copeland hotel, Topeka, Kan, Tuesday,
August %. 1908. for the purpose of or