The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-18
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

While the official returns in the cleo
uon Tor governor this year have not
yet been footed up and announced, yet
hansans are already discussing posi-
biltleS for his successor. ]. N. Dolley
has been talked of by the insurgents as
the logical candidate two years hence,
ana the StandpatterS seem to favor
George kanavel member of the state
railroad board from Sedgwick county.
Mr.. Dolley has conducted the last two
state campaigns, served a term as
speaker of the house and is now bank
commissioner. Next to Governor Stubs
he has been more in the public eye in
state affairs the past four years than
any man in Kansas. Mr.. KanaVel is
already in the field as the regular can
didate for the nomination and regular
newspapers have given him much ia
vorable mention.
The latest talk of a gubernatorial
candidate is to the effect that Victor
Murdoch, insurgent congressman of the
Eighth district, would run for governor
instead of United States senator. 1t
is not likely that the red-headed insur-
gent will give up his congressional ca
reer to get into state politics.
The BeIeville Telescope reads a les
son to Republicans from the recent cleo
ton as follows:
rs there not a lesson in the cleo
ton returns for the Republican party
in this state? For six years the party
has been hopelessly divided. 1t has all
but let the common enemy, the Demo
Gratis, i'll several times. Four years
ago Ed HOch came within couple
thousand votes of being defeated for
governor. Some Republicans must have
bolted. Two years ago w. A. Calder
head had u close shave in this district
for congress, when the district is nor
mally 10000 Republican. Some Repub-
licanS must have bolted. The same
year w. A. Reeder of the Sixth district
barely escaped with his political life.
when his district is normally 5000 Re-
publican. Some Republicans must have
bolted.
This year Governor Stubs was elect
ed by 5000 when he should have had
80 or 40 thousand majority. Some Re
publicans must nave bolted. This year
Judge Rees was elected to congress
from this district by 1000 when he
should have had 10000. Some Repub-
licans must have bolted. This year Sen
atOr Young of the Sixth district was
elected to congress by few hundred
majority when his district should have
given him 5000. Some Republicans
must have bolted.
IF this thing keeps up it will not
be long till the common enemy will
| profit by the folly of the Republicans
and sweep the state and congressional
districts. Is it not about time for the
Republicans to sober up and get down
TO DTdSS lacks. Is II IlOl dOOuI LlIIlC
for some of the radicals in both fac
lions of the party to quit rocking the
| boat-in fact, isn't it about time for the
| Republicans to hold prayer meeting?'
Samuel Blythe, in his Stubs charac-
ter sketch in this weeks Saturday Ev-
ening Post, asks the governor if he
wanted to go to the United States SEN
ate. The reply Blythe credits to the
| governor is as follows:
| L asked Stubs if he wanted to &C
! to the United States senate. There isn't
any answer to that question: he re-
piled. I have never said a word on
| that subject to any living person, not
even to my wife. However, [ will say
this: 1t is quite possible that my enc
mics may make 1t necessary for me to
| do something of the kind. l am being
| doomed for the senate by my enemies
not by anybody else. You know what
] told you about the good a fighting
| enemy may do to a man. Well, they
have been saying I am really candl-
date for the senate and am only run
| ming for governor to fill in time, so as
to give the impression am runnins
| really for two offices. Now, bear II
mind what l have said about wha
ones enemies may force one to do "