The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-27

is more than the present incumbent
has succeeded in doing if one is to
judge by the sentiment of majority
OF the New Workers expressed at Sara
toga this week. AS for Kansas, if a
vote of confidence should be taken in
this state on Sunny Jim Sherman he
would be smothered by negative bal
lots. The insurgents of the country
will fight as hard two years from now
for a progressive for second place on
the ticket as for first place. They
were Indifferent two years ago, being
satisfied with Taft for the lead. They
gave second place to the reactionaries
without a protest. The result was that
Sherman played no unimportant part
in the administration policy of the past
in seeking council, aid and comfort
from standpatters only.
Western papers of all faiths are now
discussing Stubs for second place on
the 1912 ticket and the question has
attracted attention in the east. New
York editors have already asked their
reporters who were in Kansas with
Roosevelt about Stubs, and the ques-
ii so far has been published has been
favorable.
]. E. Chamberlain, the New York
Mail staff man. sent west before the
primaries by two standpat papers, re-
ported Stubs to the east as man to
be considered seriously by the nation
if insurgency did not wane and die.
fere to make the senatorial race. He
has never intimated by word of mouth
that he would make the senate race.
but it has been generally understood
for year that the toga was his ambi-
ton. So this vice presidential talk
may not be to his liking at all. But if
Roosevelt runs Stubs will have to get
busy right quick and row his boat out
of the vice presidential current
Though there be prophecies, they shall
fail: though there be tongues. they
shall cease: but Stubs hasn't failed
yet, neither has he ceased.
Ed Madison. the insurgent congress-
man from the Seventh district, will open
the Second district campaign for Alex
Mitchell at lola October s. Mr.. Madi-
son will speak in his own district at
the following places and dates:
September IS, Harper, in evening;
September 20, Burton, at 7:30 in even
ing: September 80. Cimarron; october
l. Syracuse, 80; Lakin, 8 o'clock, DC
tober 8; Liberal, o'clock; October 4.
Santa Fe. 1890. Ulysses. 80; october
5, Hugoton, 2:30: October 6. Richfield:
2:90; October Z, johnson City, 1870.
Dr. Henry Dykes, the man who car
ried Smith county for Stubs in the
primary, has just returned from a visit
with home folks in Tennessee. The
Chattanooga Times has the following
about the worthy doctor:
DIR Henry A. Dykes of Lebanon,
Kan, wife and daughter, after a visit
of several weeks to friends here and
relatives in Hawkins county, leave this
morning for home. DR.. Dykes will be
remembered by the citizens of Chatta-
nooga as having been a successful
physician here some ten years or more
ago. He went to Kansas from this
city when he Joined his brother at
Lebanon, the two practicing their pro-
fession very successfully, their hospi-
tai and sanitarium being known and
recognized as one of the most skilful-
ly managed of any in the state. DR.
Dykes several years ago was chosen a
member of the state board of medical
examiners and is now its secretary.
He was delighted with the wonderful
improvements he found in this city,
and stated on leaving that Chattanooga
had the warmest place in his heart of
any city of his acquaintance. He may
not return to live, but he talked to his
friends like a man who would like to
do that very thing"
J. B, Chapman, of Atchison, indie
pendent candidate for congress in the
First district, has filed his petition with
the secretary of state. He states that
he had no trouble in securing the re-
quired number of signatures. Indeed,
he had 500 names to spare.