The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-24
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Square Dealers Will Make a
Clean Sweep.
Have Call ON All Positions in
House and Senate.
THE MAN WHO DARES.
Il. f. Porter Candidate for Pres
ident Pro Tenn of Senate,
Judge Ruppenthal FaVOrs Direct
Legislation Law.

A square dealer has been conceded
the speakership of the house and his
secretary is in the race for clerk. An
other square dealer is out for speaker
pro tenn and there are a score of square
dealers for the other house appoint
ments square dealer will occupy
the governors chair and square dealers
will sit in the places of power and pro-
fit by appointment. The senate lodge
has been dissipated like the morning
mists and there is none to make head
against the square dealers in that aug
ust body next session, but in the midst
of the overwhelming army of the in
vaders of the state capitol appears one
patriot of the old machine school and
like Ulysses, alone in the city of Troy.
will seek to make Roadway against the
overthrow of the dynasty. This is none
other than Senator E. +. Porter of
Pittsburg, who is out for the place of
president pro TEN of the senate
The outcome of the candidacy of this
last of the barons of the senate Will
be watched with interest. Will the new
rulers now in power seize and hold eV-
erything in sight, or will they allow
the old machine men one or two places
of honor?
c. A. Stannard. of Emporia. is the
square deal candidate for president pro
tenn of the seate.
j. c. Ruppenthal. of Russell, judge
of the Twenty-third judicial district, is
out with an open letter advocating the
initiative and referendum for Kansas.
He says:
Ought not the Kansas legislature of
1909 submit to the people direct legisla-
ton in form of the initiative and rel
erendum to be voted on in 1910? The
time is propitious to go to work now.
Already Senators Arson S. Cook of Be
lott and VIM. NJ. Moore of Munden,
Republic county. REPRESENTATIVES At
thur Cranston of Parsons, A H NC
Cormfck of Pittsburg. Jos. L. Landrey
of Kansas City, Kan, and Geo. T.
Rodgers of wichita have publicly an
nounced their advocacy of resolution
this winter to submit the initiative ana
referendum to the people in 1910.
Organization is needed to rouse the
friends of this reform generally and to
interest legislators who nave as yer
given the matter no thought. Tne reg
islature can be reached by appeals and
argument and literature. Friends of ID:
L. recently found that they could seno
Parsons "City for the People, loO
pages. with $50 devoted to the initiative
Is cents each, or. SOS in all, but without
organization and union of effort, no
one can do this we'll. The Wisconsin
legislative, reference department s I mas
mary of direct legislation throughout
the world, which should be placed IN
every senator's and representatives
hands.
Twill Allen White visited Lawrence
RI interest Governor Stubs in the
initiative and referendum. In hopes or
a favorable word in his message me
cities need D. l. whether for council
or commission, so that they may get
official information of the peoples
wishes on important questions:
Kansas is preparing to adopt tne
guarantees of deposits plan now in force
in the new state, but the initiative anu
referendum, we'll that is different, ana
it is not likely that the legislature viii
consider the matter very seriously
covernor-elect Stubs has cancelled |
all political enga gements until after the
christmas holidays. on account OF the |
illness of his brother, ]. E. Stubbs
Yesterday quite a number of politicians |
were in Lawrence to consult with tne
governor-elect but he was unable 10 |
see any of them, and they had to go |
away disappointed. .
7 E Stubbs started on business
trip to Chicago sunday he oegan nef get At
tine sick Immediately, and got OH AZ
Kansas City and took the first tram
hack to Lawrence. He was taken TO
the hospital Immediately and Monoay |
morning was operated on for appen-
dicifis Complications set in and yes
terday his condition was rather SER
oIis although today he is much better.
Governor Stubs spent the entire day
at his bedside yesterday, refusing "
have any political conference
He believes his brother Is gettlns
we'll rapidly but does not care TO po
hothered with any politics while ne Is
sick and accordingly has cancelIeu al
political engagements
TausoD,s RuIIdog Dies