The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-06
DATE NOT FAR OFF.
Special Session Probably on
January 15.
Generally Believed That Cues
tiOn Is Settled.
HOCH STILL SILENT.
Governor Says Call Won't Be
Issued Today.
Ex-Governor, Bailey Talks
About His Candidacy.

It is expected that Governor Hoch
will issue on Tuesday his call for
special session of the legislature.
The date for the session will proba-
bly, be January Is. Governor Hoch de-
clined to discuss the matter today. fur
Their than to state that the call would
not be issued today.
It is said that Governor Hoch is ex-
pecting to hear from one or two more
doubtful members of the state senate
today, and that If their answers are
favorable, the call will be issued
Senator Hamme from Cottonwood
Falls, Chase county, came to Topeka
Saturday and had conference with
Governor Hoch. Senator Hamme was
one of the people who stood valiantly
by the t'lodge'' at the last session. In
speaking of his present position, DR..
Hamme says:
eff the governor calls a special SEES
sion, viii sunnort a conservative guar
anty deposit law. ~
E eff the question of a primary elections
law comes up, I will favor such a law
the more radical the law, the better
I will like it. A lot Of people down in
my county who don't know what the
primary law means, are all for such
law, and think it would be a good idea
to Just give them what they want, and
see how they like it.
when received the governors te1e-
gram asking me about my views con-
corning the guaranty deposit law, I i'm
n1ediately visited all the leading BUSH
ness men of my town, and found that
without exception they favored such a
law. / also communicated with some of
the leading banks in the county, and
found that some of them were non
comMittal, and others favored the law.
I therefore feel that I am justified in
supporting a guaranty deposit bill If it
is properly drawn"
Senator Hammes determination to
support a primary election law makes
1t practically certain that there would
not be any serious opposition to such a
law. The senate combination which op-
posed the law at the last session ap-
pears to have been broken The only |
question will be in regard to the time
of taking effect of the act 1t will pro-
baby be postponed until after the pres
ent campaign
As his answer to W. R. Stubs pro-
position that the three candidates for
the Republican nomination for governor
urge counties to settle the fight by |
primary election, w. J.. Bailey proposes
that all three of the candidates stay at
home, make no campaign, and allow }
each county to do as it pleases about /
primary or convention.
J. N. Dolley, one Of Mr.. Stubs cam
paign managers, said this morning:
This proposition comes too late. Mr.. |
Stubs is already announced to speak |
at Emporia on Wednesday, at Osborne |
on Saturday, and in the Topeka Audi !
torium on Monday, January Is. We
have about Is applications already on
file for other dates, and will fill in |
every date between now and the con- |
vention. Mr.. Stubs will make a |
thorough campaign We have decided
not to bill Mr.. Stubs for Salina and |
other points where his work is not es-
pecially needed. We will send him
where he can do the most good"
Mr.. Baileys statement concerning
the campaign indicates that he desires
very much to refrain from making any
active fight for the nomination. 1t is
believed, however. that Mr.. Stubs
determination to carry on an active
fight will force Mr.. Bailey to take an
active part in the campaign.
The following is Mr.. Bailey's state
ment:
"I will not presume to dictate or
suggest how the different counties
shall elect their delegates to the state |
convention. I will leave that to the
Republican organizations in each
county. I am willing to take Mr..
Stubs at his word and let the people
settle this matter of naming COVER
nor. He has been before the public
almost constantly for four years, hav-
ing been on the stump as a lecturer
very often the past year. His adj
vantage lies in the fact that while he