The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-23
Would Rather Be Register of
Deeds Than Congressman.
Can Weld More Influence for
Good as Country Editor.
DEFEAT OF MILLER
Talks as if 1t Is a F8regOne
Conclusion.
Not Sure That jackson Will
Get Into the Race.

81 wouldn't be a candidate for con-
gress In the Fourth district under any
circumstances whatever said William
Allen White, the famous Emporia edi-
tor, who is here today the guest of
the Topeka Ad club and who delivered
the address at the club dinner. mo"
he continued, mot even If the governor
had the appointment of the place for a
nine year term and had offered me the
commission. Not if they got out quo
warranto proceedings of mandamuS to
keep all other candidates out of the
race. l would rather be register of
deeds of Lyon county, or road overseer.
Il am running country newspaper,
That is the height of my ambition at
this time. In that capacity sone can
WELD more influence in a year for the
good of his state than he can in con-
gress in ten years"
well what about Fourth district
politics in general. Mr.. White?"
Young man, 1 never come up to To-
peka with an interview in my system
on that subject was the reply. II
prepare all my utterances and opinions
en- that subject at home and deliver
them from the shelter of my own fig
tree. 1 don't mind stating, though,
that as between the square deal and
machine clements that the former is
largely in the majority. have not been
cut over the district but that is not
necessary nowadays when one has the
telephone and rural delivery as a means
of securing information from the grass
roots
Mr.. White talked in an optimistic
vein about the defeat of Congressman
Miller IN the primary next summer, but
did not name the man who was to turn
the trick. He left the impression that
he had made liberal use of the above
mentioned telephone. He was not posi-
at General Jackson
would get into the race but had no
doubt that some square dealer would be
called from his mirth and his en-
rloyments to advance the cause of re-
form and whoever he might be, his
calling was certain and his election
sure.
Mr. White was in the best of spirits
and he talked in d happy vein about
men and things. Since the success OF
his book, "A Certain Rich Man." it
he would invest in an auto. Asked to-
day if he had decided upon the make
of machine he would buy, he. repIled
that he would never buy. motor car
II wouldn't have one OF the best OF
them as gift he said. Il should
be sure to wreck the. car and kill my
self the first trip Old Tom (hiS fam
lily horse) is good enough for me. when
start out with him l always know
have enough gasoline to reach the
enQ OF my JOURNEY, anu llCA AO oA"SSo
minds the helm, and / am such a poor
steersnlan.
81 came UP here to attend an fnfor-
NAL gathering Of newspaper men and
to- talk about newspapers, not politics.
In the invitation I fancied that the
accent had been placed on the syllable
in of the word informal, or l would
rot be here. The making of country
newspaper is a wonderful and delightful
work, while the making of politics is
WELL different. 1 write politics at home
and talk newspapers while abroad. l
have prepared no speech at all for to-
day but merely came up here to talk
to the boys"
Mr. White called on Governor Stubbs
and Attorney General Jackson at the
state house today. He jokingly IT.
formed the governor that he had come
to apply for the receivership of the
Central Branch road. IF 1 get that"
he said, Il will grow whiskers and stop
talking politics altogether"
Your application makes the 113th,"
answered the governor.
When asked about the Henry Allen
interview. Mr. White said: 1T is all
right except that assertion that Kan
sas is against Taft. Kansas is not
against Taft"