The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-18
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
An Unusual Situation Presented
in Jackson County.
Only Insurgents Are Candidates
for Legislature.
DON'T HEW TO LINE
Leaders for Stubs and Anthony,
Wagstaff and McNeal.
No Back From Elba Club in
Kansas.

Holton. Kan, June 1S.-Jackson
county has an unusual contest for rep
resentative in the legislature this year.
Three insurgent Republican candidates
are contesting for the party nominal
ton. The regular Republicans have no
candidate, and their votes will be divid-
ed. The insurgent candidates are Otis
G. Taber and H. F. Graham of Holton
and Moses Porter of Hoyt. It is be-
heved that Taber or Graham will be
the nominee, although Porter, who has
only one leg, is developing considerable
strength because of his aff1iction. Port
er is editor of the Hoyt Sentinel. Taber
is druggist. Graham is a lawyer
Inc regulars have an organization
here, but they are not active, except t.
stand by the Taft administration. The
peculiar local conditions made it i'm
possible for the regulars as an organ
izat1on, to take an active part in Kan
sas affairs. AS shining examples of
strange and somewhat startling combi-
nations, take A. d. Walker and Judge
the old Curtis fight, they are now
working shoulder to shoulder in the
Taft club; but Walker is pledged to
Wagstaff and McNeal, while Brodericl<
is an ardent supporter of Stubs and
Anthony. 1t will readily be seen that
difficulty in declaring itself on the is
sues of the state campaign.
There are so many influences at work
in jackson county politics that a line
up on factional lines is impossible.
William T. Beck, chairman of the Re
publican county committee, and secre-
tary of the state committee, is looking
after the interests of Governor StubbS
and T. A. McNeal in this county. Mr..
Beck expects that Stubs win carry the
- - tor hut
he admits that the county is close as
between Anthony and McNeal. "A
month ago Mr.. Beck claimed the coun-
ty for McNeal by 200. but he declines
to give out figures now. and his paper,
the Record, is not so positive on the
subject as it used to be.
w A. Thompson, who is one of the
candidates for the Holton postoffice,
and Judge Broderick, who is not a
candidate for anything, claim the
county for Anthony by from 900 to
400 majority. This is the general talk
of the Anthony men. The Holton Sig
nal, a Democratic paper, says that
McNeal is not as strong in Jackson
county as he was at the opening OF
the campaign. The Signal guesses
that Anthony has the lead at this
time.
There is an interesting story told in
explanation of A. D. Walkers support
of McNeal In 1904 Mr.. Walker and
w A. Thompson were candidates fol
railroad commissioner, and each want
ed the Jackson county delegation
There was a row in the county con.
vention, and two delegations were sent
to Wichita. w. R. Stubs, then new
in politics, presided at the state con-
vention. Stubs then was working
with the faction headed by Mulvane
Tom Kelly and Hoch, and A. D. Walk
er was on their slate for railroad COM
missioner. Henry ]. Allen, who was
floor manager for the Governor Bail
ey faction, made several complicated
motions regarding the procedure In
the state convention, which were toe
much for the inexperienced chairman
to handle, so he called McNeal to the
chair. Allen was not able to fuss
McNeal. The Allen motions promptly
were declared out of order, and Nc
Neal made certain rulings which re-