The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-06
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
Pink" Rice, of Fort Scott, De-
serts the Regulars.
Now Full Pledged Square Dealer
and Mitchell Man.
GIVES HIS REASONS.
Date of Primary Election Been
Set for Aug. 2.
Off Agin, On Agin. Gone Agin,
Jackson.

*. F. ("Plnk Rice, the we'll
known paper salesman. with head
quarters at Fort Scott. has 'seen the
light" and has left the ranks of the
regulars" to join hands with the in
surgents. He has written an open let
ter to the Fort Scott Tribune-Moni-
tor, in which he sets forth his views
and presents arguments in favor of
the doctrine of the square deal
Pink is out for Alex Mitchell for
congress in the Second district and
pays high tribute to this candidate
| against Mr.. Scott. Speaking of his
change of front and the why and
wherefore thereof, Mr.. Rice says:
II have been facetiously charged by
some who have known me as being a
yellow dog Republican a stand pat
ter, machine Republican, and all
that. but be that as it may, have
made up my mind to one thing. and
that is that Governor Stubs, Sena-
tor Bristow Congressman Murdoch,
Congressman Madison, Hon. VIM
Allen White, Hon. t. A. McNeal, Hon.
Alexander c. Mitchell and other lead
ers in the Republican party in Kan
sas are on the right track in their
fight to send men to congress and to
the legislature who are not owned,
body and soul, by the interests, and
by the interests 1 mean in the main
railway companies and other great
corporations and the big trusts aid
com binations of capital. l. voted
against Mr.. Bristow and Governor
Stubs in their fight two years ago,
but the great body of Republicans did
not agree with me, and they won out.
1 am glad and willing now to admit
that they have been true to their
pledges to the people and the party,
and l think are entitled to the sup
port of the voters of the Republican
party. All the developments since
two years ago have shown that they
were right then and are right now.
'Mr. Stubs and his political friends
strongly urged the passage of bill
in the last legislature creating pub
power to regulate and control all pub
| lie utilities. as the people OF New
York and Wisconsin have done Such
| a commission would prevent over
capitalization and compel the COM
panies to give the patrons and people
| a square deal.
The date for the primary election has
been set for August 2, the earliest date
possible under the provisions of the
| primary law. All state and county Off
| GERS except state senators and some
district judges are to be elected
The last day when primary nomina-
| ton papers can be filed is June g.
Under the law all primary petitions
must be filed 40 days before the pri-
| mary Four days are given the secre-
tary of state to check up these petit
| lions and June 81 the eanvassing board
meets. This board is to go over all of
the petitions and see whether there are
sufficient names on them, If the petit
tons are in proper form and the names
are properly signed and all blanks filed
| out.
| Four days after the canvassing board
meets the certificates Of candidates
| whose names are entitled to places on
| the primary ballot will be sent out to
| all county clerks. The clerks then
make up the primary ballot from these
certificates and from the petitions on
| file in their own offices.
Fred S. Jackson. attorney general of
| Kansas. and Walter Williams, dean of
the school of Journalism at the Uni
versity of Missouri. will be speakers at
| the third monthly dinner of the Mer-
camille club of Kansas City, Kan, Mon
| day night Mr.. Williams subject will
be "On the Road to Tomorrow
A prominent newspaper man of Kan
sas, writing to the State Journal about
| Attorney General Jackson's candidacy
| for congress in the Fourth district,