The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-09
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
Governor Talks to Congressman
in Scott's Town.
lola Speech Hottest Shot of
Campaign.
TALKS OF A MACHINE.
Charges Second District Repre-.
sentative With Backsliding.
Governor Denies He Got Mitch
ell Into the Race.

lola. Kan, July 9.-Governor Stubs
opened upon the standpat congressman
In his speech here Friday night for
the first time during the campaign,
and Congressman c. F. Scott, who
lives here, was the object of the open
attack. In Mr.. Scott's own town Gov
ernor Stubs charged that Scott has
made trade with the old machine
politicians of the state by which he is
TO assist them and they are to assist
him to denomination.
Now, Mr.. Scott" said the governor
IN his speech, SIS it not a fact that YOU
have made a trade with the old ma
ch1ne politicians of the state wherein
you on your part are assisting them to
regain control of our state government
ana wherein they in return are assist
ing you to return to congress %
The governor spoke to an audience
OF ABOUT 1000 people. The meeting
was held In the open air in the park
ana band concert preceded it. The
governor devoted most of his time to
the congressional situation and only
incidentally brought in the state ad-
ministration.
Many voters throughout the state
appear to be interested in my attitude
toward the congressional fight" said
the governor. ''They have a right to
know and 1 take pleasure in stating
frankly and unequivocally my position
in this matter.
Did Not Get Mitchell in Race.
I'm the first place, the published
statements that have been made in
many papers throughout the state to
the ERECT that 1 brought out oandi-
dates against the standpat congress
men are untrue and wholly unworthy
of consideration. Mr.. Mitchell did not
SO much as mention to me the fact
that he was considering the question
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In the Second district for many weeks,
and as l remember, two or three
months before his announcement was
made. Mr.. Jackson talked to me sew
eral times about his candidacy in the
Fourth district and 1 invariably ad-
vised him to consult his own con-
science and judgment in the matter.
do not remember of ever having
discussed the matter at all with Judge
Rees, who is a candidate against Cal
derhead in the Fifth congressional dis
tr1ct, and certainly was not responsible
for Mr.. Young, Hays White or Tom
McNeal becoming candidates in the
First and Sixth districts.
Scott Was Elected as Progressive.
when Mr.. Scott was nominated for
congress In TINS district four years ago
did everything in my power to secure
his nomination. He told me at that
time there was no sacrifice so great
that he would not gladly make to de-
stroy the old Republican political ma
chine that had fastened it's grip on
Kansas and was at that time doni-
mating and controlling almost every
public office with its patronage and
perquisites in the state. The old ma
chine crowd was almost to a man op-
posed to Mr.. SCOTS nomination at that
time. He was nominated on a square
deal platform and was committed tc
progressive principles. Mr.. SCOTS SER
vice in congress has been so satisfac-
tory that the corporations, that the at
torneys for the railroads. the packing
houses, the Metropolitan Street Railway
company and the big breweries are said
to be solid1y lined up for him in this
campaign. The best known politicians
of the old machine crowd throughout
the district who fought him like tigers
four years ago are fighting just as hard
for him today. Speaker Joe Cannon IS
grand master of all machine politicians
in the United States, and while he
hates Victor Murdoch like poison and
kicked him down to the bottom of his
| committee and says all insurgents
ought to be hung, he loves Congress
man Scott so we'll that he made him
chairman of one of the very best COM
mittees in congress. Every candidate
who receives political favors and sup
port from any political machine or cor
| poration in Kansas or in Washington
has first to convince them that he is