The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-11
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
A Few Reflections on the Wag-
staff Rally.
Montgomery County Strong for
Native Son.
THIRD DISTRICT MEN
Gathered at independence i'm
Large Numbers.
Predict Majority of 5000 for
Wagstaff in District.
THIRD DISTRICT MEN

Independence, May 11.-Tom Wag-
staff was not without honor in his
home town last night, all talk of I'M
sung prophets to the contrary not
| withstanding. Two bands furnished
the music and delegations from all
over the Third district marched in
the procession through the downtown
streets OF Independence to the audi
torium where the night meeting was
held
The crowd at the auditorium was
not as large as expected, but then it
must be considered that a street fair
captured the Independence folks, and
the crowd at the speaking was com
posed largely of out of town folks
who did not, like the independence
people, get chance to hear Wag-
staff speak every day.
The auditorium holds about 5000
people and it was comfortably filed
The change was made at the last
minute from the opera mouse to the
larger building.
AS for the Wagstaff rally. taken as
whole, it was a success and up to
expectations. Montgomery county is
large and populous county and it
is overwhelming for its own native
son. Not only Republicans, but Dem
ocrats, Socialists and Prohibitionists
are for Wagstaff. There is no fac
tional politics in this county so far
as the governorship is concerned.
The square dealers are for Wag
because he is a home boy. They hope
he will win and they are proud of the
noise he is making over the state and
the prominent politicians who have
rallied to his support.
On the other hand, there are a large
number of Stubs men in Montgom-
cry county who still firmly believe
Stubs is the best governor ever. And
there are a good many dyed in the
wool Democrats who will support
Stubs. The State Journal represen-
tative present at the rally talked to
great number of people during the
day and evening in order to get line
on public sentiment. There can be
no doubt but that Montgomery county
is as strong for Wagstaff as could be
hoped for by his managers.
AS for the Third district, that is an
other matter. Most of the counties of
the district were represented at the
rally, but those present were politi
clans and anti-Stubbs men first and
Wagstaff men afterwards. Still, things
were breaking fine at the rally for
Wagstaff and his managers appear to
be justified in claiming the Third dis
trict for him. Not until Stubs makes
q campaign in the Third district and
his reception considered can the dis
trict be placed anywhere but in the
Wagstaff column. The governors
heavy artillery may be able to break
up the alignment, but that remains
to be seen.
Chairman A. C. Stitch. one of the
moving spirits of the Wagstaff move
ment, was delighted over the results of
the rally. He is claiming the Third
district by a big majority. Stitch did
not talk just to fill up space, but he
really acted like a man who was en-
Unused by the spirit of the occasion. He
hIIbbled over with his WagStaff mes
sage. 'I have never seen anything
like it, he said. at is wonderful how
the Wagstaff movement has grown.
Delegations are here tonight from all
over the district and these men re-
port conditions from home in such a
fashion that / am convinced they are
talking facts. We are going to win. I
tell you" and the big German banker