The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-27
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Chairman Martin of Democrats
Challenges Republicans.
Would Like to Have a Series OF
Joint Debates.
DECLINED AT ONCE.
Chairman DOlley Doesn't Want
to Help Democratic Meetings.
Will Send Out His Own Speakers
He Says.
DECLINED AT ONCE.

Henderson Martin. chairman of the
Democratic state committee, has chal-
lenged the Republican state central
committee to a series of joint debates
between the candidates for governor
and United States senator, and the Re
publican state central committee has
declined. This is the opening gun of
the campaign.
Chairman Dolley, of the Republican
state committee takes the position that
the Republicans are so much stronger
than the Democrats that it is not good
policy to lend any Republican support
to the Democrats in drawing crowds.
They must think we are fools to ex-
pect us to furnish drawing cards Tor
their meetings. said Dolley. Il don't
propose to assist in advertising Demo-
cratic meetings. We will send out our
own speakers and expect them to draw
their own crowds. The Democrats Will
have to do the same.
The letter received by Dolley from
Mr.. Martin reads as follows:
Hon. ]. N. Dolley, Chairman of the
Republican State Central Committee:
Dear Sir:-Believing that the voters
of this state would be instructed by
Joint discussion or d series of joint dis
cussions of the Democratic and Repub-
lican platforms, I hereby invite your
candidate for United States senator to
meet the Democratic candidate Tor that
office in a joint discussion of our re-
spective platforms. 1 also invite your
candidate for governor to meet the
Democratic candidate for governor in "A
like discussion.
II shall be glad to meet you, per-
sonally or to appoint a committee to
confer with any committee you may
appoint for the purpose of arranging
the details for the above proposed dis
cussion.
aar-lx- l1lU 7
very respectfully,
Chairman Democratic State Central
Committee
Dolley's reply reads as follows:
Mr. H. B. Martin, Topeka, KAN;
my Dear Sir:-Your communication
received We have a we'll defined plan
of our own for the management OIL our
end of the campaign and do not care
to consider your proposition. Yours
~ N. DOLLEY, Chairman"
]. S. Cobb, of Salina. Democratic
candidate for state printer, thinks that
the plank in the Democratic platform
providing for state publication of COM
mon school text books will be great
source OF strength to the party this
fall.
THE people of the state are strongly
impressed with the fact that Kansas is
big enough to make its own text
boks," said Mr. Cobb. I'VE don't want
to be dependent upon any book trust
to supply our needs. l do not believe
1t would require such a very large in
crease in the present equipment OF the
state printing plant, except in the
bindery department. That would have
to be considerably increased.
Neither the Republican or Demo- |
cratic platforms say anything about |
state publication of blank books for |
t. no "a Influence
of Crane & Co. was too strong to let |
that go in. Crane & Co. have a mon |
oply on the blank book business. The |
Democrats turned down the plank be- |
cause they said they We're afraid 1t |
would hurt the small printers. l don't |
know why the Republicans turned 1t |
down. I think ii is a good idea. If We |
had uniform systems of bookkeeping in |
all the counties, and state publication |
of blank books. the blank books would |
not cost one-half what they now cost |
I know this is the case. because I was
in the blank book business myself at |
one time and understand the business" |
Mr. Cobb expressed great confidence |
in the success of the Democratic state |
and national tickets.
]. A. Mantey, Democratic nominee for |
the state senate in the Seventh district |
composed of Linn and Anderson coun |
ties. was in Topeka yesterday. Mr.. |
state senate against J. A Mlligan, |
former representative from Anderson |
county
We are going to beat Milligan this
year" said Mr.. Mantey I'VE always |
managed to give the Republicans |
close rub, and this year We will swing |
enough Republicans over to carry the |
district
The present senator from the district |
is Benz. F. Baker, whose record in the /
senate was that of a lodge man.
a. ]. Stanley, county superintendent |
of Lincoln county. and Mr.. and Mrs. |
George Hutchinson, of Lincoln. are in |
Topeka today. Stanley is a Republican |
and is here attending the state educa-
tional commission. Hutchinson lis a |
Democrat and holds the office of coun-
ty clerk. He is here to attend the !
Bryan speechmaking. Mr.. Stanley says
Hutchinson is a Democrat, but he is |
a good one. Our county is one of the /
most independent in the state politi- |
cally. 1 think that it will go Repub-
lican-Hutchinson don't. Half of our
county officers are Republicans and |
the rest Democrats. 1 don't think any
one can tell much about how il is go !
ing to come out in our county"
NJ. F. Belisle OF Larned Democratic |