The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-28
POLITICAL GOSSIP
When Gov. Stubbs and Harry
Bone Ap0lOgized.
Each Supported Other for Office
and Is Sorry.
HODGES CANDIDACY.
Democrat Senator Looks For
midabie to Republicans.
Editor Steele for Congress in
the First District.

During the debate Thursday noon
between Governor Stubbs and District
Attorney H. J. Bone over the charges
the governor had made against the dis
trict attorney the discussion took q
personal turn.
You recommended me for the place
of district attorney" said Mr.. Bone.
''and you should at least take enough
interest in your choice for the place
to examine the records that will either
verify or disprove your charges
Yes. 1 did," replied the governor.
land / am sorry for it now
And supported you for governor
ard am equally as sorry. replied Mr..
Bone
You supported me because you hated
Leland, said the governor.
And you recommended me because
you hated District Attorney Dean,'
replied Mr.. Bone.
Then they both apologized for hav-
ing helped each other politically in the
Fast.
Shukers Enters Denial
Governor Stubbs had nothing at all
to say today further about the Harry
Bone controversy. He declined to dis
authority for the charges he made
against Mr.. Bone, stated that he had
not told the governor that Mr.. Bone
had not made any prosecutions against
bootleggers. Mr.. Shukers did not want
to get into the controversy at ALL Il
am an innocent bystander,'' he said. II
told the governor that Jim Simpson had
told me that he had filed 372 complaints
With the district attorney. Mr.. Bones
name was not mentioned I said moth
ing, nor did Mr.. Simpson say anything
about whether or not any prosecutions
had been made.
Simpson said that his responsibility
ended after he had filed the complaints.
The governor is mistaken if he gives
me as his authority for the statement
that Mr.. Bone had not prosecuted any
one. 1 never mentioned Mr. Bones
name, nor did Mr.. Simpson in his con-
versation with me-
THE governor stated that 1 had seen
the telegram he sent to the president
in regard to this matter. I did see IT
1t was sent over to me, but l did not
understand that was to 0. K. it, but
rather to pass on the form in which i
was written. did not know where he
got his information aside from the fact
that Simpson had said he had filed
those 372 complaints with the district
attorney. 1 understand that Simpson
district comprises a part of Oklahoma
l did not say that the complaints were
filed with Mr.. Bone or that he had
failed to prosecute them"
/ 1t would appear from the evidence III
the case that there is nothing to sub
stantiate any direct or specific attack
on Mr.. Bone. Nothing to show that be
had failed of his duty in any specific in
stance
Mr. Bone will likely take the whole
matter up with his superiors at Wash
ington and demand an investigation in
order that he may be exonerated. 1t is
not known at this time what furthe,
step the governor will take in the mat
ter
The Launching nf t11a oan6id2nx- af
Senator Hodges of Olathe for governor
will be given serious consideration by
the Republican leaders. Senator Hodges
is progressive. He fought in the state
senate two years ago for the same re-
FERNS that the Republican square deal
ers point to with pride at this time
Without the help of such Democrats as
Hodges these reforms would have been
| impossible.
The Democrats of the state appear
to be united on the Johnson county
senator and he viii be a formidable
| candidate against the Republicans split