The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-04
HOCH ISN'T READY
Won't Call a Special Session
Today.
No Action La Expected Before
Monday or. Tuesday.

Governor Hoch will not announce to-
day his decision about the calling of a
special session. and it is said that the
decision will not be made until Monday
or Tuesday.
Out Of the forty members of the SEN
ate there are still a number who have
not been heard from. The belief is
steadily growing today, however. that
the governor has decided to call the
session. and that he is not likely to
amend his decision unless something
very unexpected develops within the
next two days.
Governor Hoch has polIed the senate
on the guaranty deposit bill only. This
bill is to be the avowed cause for call
ing the special session. The real un-
DERIVING cause, however is the primary
election Law. and it is believed that If
the legislature ever gets together here
at Topeka 1T will enact strong pri-
mary law.
A majority of the state senators thus
far heard from have agreed to support
guaranty deposit bill OF conservative
character. it Is claimed The con
servattsmn will be injected into the bill,
it is said, by a provision that the state
shall not guarantee deposits which bear
over or 3 per. cent interest Deposits
bearing over or 3 per cent will be
treated as loans to the bank. not guar
anteed. Such a provision, it Is claimed,
would practically eliminate the danger
of wildcat banking. .ss.5-.. =.
I The passage of primary election law
would be possible IL Ave of the "a sem
atoFs who voted for the Fitzpatrick bill
should change their votes. 1t is said
that there are five senators ready to
change. Those included in, the list are
Brewer. Martin of Bourbon, Martin of
Woodson, Porter of Montgomery and
StiIlines. There are several other sem
ators who might be forced by their con-
stituents to change, among them being
Carver. Chapman and Griffin. If the
five votes could be secured, 1t is likely
that the opposition to the passage of a
bill Hike the original Stubs primary
BILL would pass away
1t Is generally believed by polfti-
clans that If a special session should
be called, ii would be political suicide
law, and the only difficult matter
would be to make the law take effect
a once instead of allowing the az tie to
be set a year ahead. as was done with
the antipass law.
cyrus Leland returned today from
trip to Leavenworth. Mr.. Leland
said In speaking of the primary
proposition made by w. r. Stubs:
II am always in favor OF primary;
I don't know just how Mr.. Stubbs
proposes to have primary. but as a
general proposition I favor the pri-
mary plan"
Comm enting on the story that the
square dealers had refused to get be-
hind his boom, and had endorsed
Stubs instead. Mr.. Leland made an
emphatic denial. He said he had not
solicited the. support of the square
deal caucus, and had not been turned
down It seems to be the general re-
port that Mr.. Leland and Mr.. Stubbs
do not intend to allow their candi-
dacies to conflict
There seems to be no indication on
the part of Mr.. Leland that he will in
any wav aid the candidacy Of Bailey.
Mr. Leland thinks that both Bailey
and Bailey's friends have betrayed
him.
Just how extensively Mr.. Bailey
proposes to enter into the campaign
for the nomination seems to be some
what in doubt. Some intimate that
Mr. Bailey will expect the people who
induced him to enter the race to bear
the brunt Of the campaign.