The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-24

fered most had Miller become n
active candidate. Mr.. Stubs was
certain of this and as a result was at
no time interested in what Senator
Miller did.
w. R. Stubbs Represents the
progressive in Republican politics
in this state and while H. b. Miller
voted with that faction In the Sen
ate, because of conditions at the
present time, had he become can
didate he would have been branded
a machine candidate. His confer
ences prior to his withdrawal were
with machine politicians and
whether or not he inter ded to be
representative of that faction of the
party he would have been branded
as such the moment he announced
his candidacy and it is believed
hat he would have received the
vote of that faction.
Leland has during the last tive
sessions of Legislature voted fol
progressive measures but FIR fifty
years he has stood as the sponsor
of machine politics in Kansas. He
has In times past been referred 10
as the King of machine politi-
clans" Four years is not long fol
a man to break political habits Of a
Life time and for that reason Leland
,nnot make much of a bid for
a1ti-machine a votes this year. lie
land is an old soldier aad is strong
with that element OF Kansas voters.
He is figuring on almost the entire
old soldier vote of the State.
Had Miller become candidate
he would have divided the machine
vote with Leland and since he is an
old soldier in good standing would
undoubtedly have divided the old
soldier vote with him also. Lelar d
is in better standing with the ma
chine than is Miller, yet Miller
would have diverted from Lelasd's
strength. It is difficult to see where
Miller would have taken much
strength from Ltubbs. He was
marked asa machine candidate in
spite of his protests even before he
decided whether or not he would be
candidate. Men who were against
the machine methods in politics
could not consistently have sup
ported him under such conditions.
Stubbs is net an old soldier and is
expecting little support from that
direction so Miller could have taken
nothing from him there. Stub BIS
did not turn wheel to preven
Miller from becoming candidate,
Leland did.
The engineer, oilers and stokers
of the Long machine are silent on
the subject but meh from out in the
Seventh district who have hereto
fore been tied up with that faction
say there is possibility that Sena-
tor Long and his friends will quietly
work for the nomination of w. X. |
Stubs for Governor. Not because
Of any love for the Lawrencs states.
man but because of the fear Sena.
tor Long has of losing his scalp at
the polls in November when the
members of the Legislature ara
He is afraid that if Leland
IS nominated he will not be strong
enough in the State to carry the
ticket through and that the result
will be a Democratic Legislature.
Senator Long wants to see nsmina-
ed the man who will poll the heav
est vote at the general election.
He does not fear J. L. Bristow in
he primary. 1t is the election he
s afraid Of.
1t is pretty definitely settled that
he Populists will have no ticket on
he primary election ballot. The
state Csnvsssing Board will rule
Igainst it because the Populists did
lot cast a sufficient number of votes
It the last general election. Then
he Populists themselves are firing |