The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-05
sAnti-Red Headed League Being
Formed in Clay County.
fPlan Is to Encompass the De-
feat of Governor Stubs.
AFTER DIR. CRUMBINE
Fruit Dealers Object to His
Quart Measure Order.
But He Will Continue to En-
force 1t just the Same.

Kansas. always springing something
new, now has an "Anti-Red Headed
League" This is not the official name
OF the new organization. but it means
the same thing. The new league Is to
be called the "Anti-Stubbs League"
and 1t is to be recruited from every
county in the state according to pres
ent plans and specifications. The idea
of the promoters is to defeat Stubs
for the nomination in the Republican
primary next summer. and failing in
that, try it again at the polls.
The plan originated in Clay county
and was promulgated by a couple Of
bex-office holders out of job since last
winter, and a score of their friends.
The details of this anarchist uprising
are blood-curdling. The instigators
should be prosecuted under the assault
and battery clause Of the state consti-
tuition. They propose to recruit 20
men from each county in the state,
these bands to each form a nucleus
for the different leagues. Every Office
seeker out OF a job will hold a high
Office in this new league. 1t Is ex-
pected, by the time the campaign gets
under way, that recruits will flock to
the county leagues like the fans to
Rioters Row when there is a double
header ball game on the cards between
the leading teams in the league.
DR.. Crumbine. of the state board of
health, is being dragged over the Goals
these days by fruit dealers and ship
the board compelling them to either
put up berries in full quart boxes or
label the boxes showing the exact
amount Of their contents. The board
will enforce this regulation to the let
ter. It has been the state law now
for week and next week the inspec
tors will get busy on the job. The
dealers may feel that they are being
badly treated in this matter, but how
about the long suffering public? The
consumer buys quart of berries and
pays for quart. He used to get
quart for his money in the old days
before the ingenuity of the shipper
evolved box with the bottom geared
half way up to the top. The consumer
has been getting the worst of it for 10
these many years. where Is the hard
ship in the dealer giving a quart for
quart? There may be some people
who will desert DR.. Crumbine when the
latter goes chasing around after germs
and bacilli in water, food and the air,
but the whole push will stand by him
on this latest decree and If he makes
1t stick will likely send him to the
senate and relegate both Curtis and
Stubs to the second fight where they
will belong after that feat.
The Republican papers of the Sixth
district, and among them papers fav-
orable to Congressman Reeder in the
past, are asking the question, 'Will
Reeder run again?" There seems to be
a consensus of opinion among these
papers that Reeder has borne his
bIushing honors long enough and
should retire gracefully. Still these
papers admit that if Reeder enters the
race he will be mighty hard man to
beat. J. B. Dykes of Smith county is
being boosted as the strongest oppo-
nent for the Sixth district congress-
man.
Otis L. Benton of Oberlin had bust
ness in Topeka this week. 1t might
be as well to mention at this time that
Mr.. Benton is still a candidate for con-
gress In the Sixth district.
Ralph Faxon, in his Garden City
Telegram; is still taking shots at the
State Journals political reporter. When
this paper makes mention in it's news
columns of the coming and going OF ].
N. Dolley the state bank commission
er, then that is the hutter of the red
rag for the Telegram. Unfortunately
things connected with public affairs
these days, so the Telegram keeps
busy. Ralph's latest Is a hand-painted
masterpiece describing Dolley in his
inner sanctum giving out an interview
Ralph made one mistake, however, in
the mixing of his colors. At least it
would pass for a mistake among PEG
pie who believe in omens. He referred
TO DOlley as Salvador" Now Salvador
It will be remembered, was the cham
pion race horse of the world several
years ago. Faxon has unwittingly
named Dolley after a winner and he
can only blame himself If his metaphor
works out along the line OF the dope
sheet.
Governor Stubs was quoted some
weeks ago by the newspapers as fol-
lows: Il propose to see that every
employee Of the state does a dollars
worth of work for every dollar he re-
ceives." This sounded awfully good.
and the governor has been carrying
out his reforms, no doubt. He has
probably not looked over the peniten-
tfary report yet so it is premature to
state that the employees of that institu-
tion have ether been greatly overwork-
ed in the past or they are doing little
or nothing now. It's like this: Last
winter, following the Kate Bernard
row, the state of Oklahoma removed
something like 450 or 500 of her prison.
ers from the Kansas penitentiary Now
of the occupants of that institution at
that time. This exodus of prisoners
should make the toll of the guards and
fiunkies and overseers and cooks and
Wallets on the pay roll of the Lansing
dungeon much lighter, for the number
of these worthy servants of the state
remains now just the same as it was
then.
T. B. Brown, foreman of the state
printing plant. has announced himself
as a candidate for state printer. Mr..
Brown is competent, although he has
not been active in politics heretofore.
Albert T. Reid of this city who made
the race for state printer last year
against Tom McNeal has been spoken
Of for the place a year hence but has
not yet decided to enter the race. And
there are others.
o. G. T. Chooses Baltimore.
Louisville. June 5.-The United