The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-20

in next Saturday in Clay county. tour
speaking at eight different points in
the country. The dates arranged for
each speaker are as follows:
Mr.. Troutman-Green, IL a. m;
Broughton. 1870 p. M; Idana, $3.50
p. M; Morganville, p. m.
Mr.. Hamilton-Oak Hill, IL a. m. I;
Longford, 1880 p. M; Industry, 3:So
p. m; Wakefield 8 p. m.
Each of the automobiles will carry
a photograph, and will furnish some
music and canned Taft speech as
curtain raiser to the address.
AS his reply to w r. Stubs state
ment concerning the Indian land
charges. Chairman Henderson Martin
quotes from the language of the petit
ton filed against Stubs and several
hundred others who had bought In
dian lands. This petition, couched
in the usual drastic phraseology of
such legal documents says:
1.-The plaintiff (meaning the United
States) shows that all deeds, mort
cages, and leases upon the tracts of
land hereinafter set forth were Sc
cured by defendants in defiant wilful
and open violation of the law and for
the purpose of unlawfully cucumber
ing said lands and the United States
further shows that each of the said
defendants has unlawfully obtained
for himself some title or interest in or
to the said lands all of which was
done in open violation and contempt
of the laws of the United States"
ST think" says Mr.. Martin, these
charges against Mr.. Stubs, signed by
the attorney general of the United
States and sworn to, sufficiently
answer Mr.. Stubs demand and now
if he will answer our questions about
his connection with the railroads,
I'll
A prominent Republican, who had
read the statement of Chairman
Henderson Martin of the Democratic
state central committee that there was
no sign of any Republican money to
bet on the outcome in Kansas, said
this morning to a State Journal re-
porter:
1T is against the law to bet on
election, however, 1 want to make this
statement, and Mr.. Martin can tell
all his Democratic friends about 1t.
know "a man in Missouri who is will
ing to bet $1,000 that Taft will carry
Kansas; he will also bet $1,000 that
Stubs will carry Kansas; and when
that $1,000 is covered. he will bet
and when that $1,000 is covered. he
will bet another $1,000 on each
proposition.
This man in Missouri is willing to
bet any portion of the $1,000 on
either of these propositions. He has
plenty of money, and will cover any
amount which the Democrats care to
bring forward. Let Mr.. Martin make
a list of the Democrats who have
money which they want to bet, to-
gether with the amount which each
man offers. and this Missouri man ]
speak of will cover all he can get
Just announce that in the paper, and
if Mr.. Martin wants to do business
let him call on you for further in
formation"
Marion Butler, on of the old-tim,
leaders of the Populist party, and for
mer United States senator from Nortl
Carolina, is in Kansas today, makins
speeches for the Republican state cen
trail committee.
Butler spoke this afternoon at Oswe
go, and this evening will speak at Par.
sons, Tuesday night he speaks at Kan.
sas City, Kan. Mr.. Butler has beer
aligned with the Republican party fol
the past four years.
w. E. Borah, the we'll known Repub.
lican United States senator from Idaho
is at Lyons, Rice county. today ad-
dressing big Republican meeting
Senator Borah formerly lived in Rice
county, and his former fellow citizens
will give him big welcome today.