The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-22

meeting. He said last night: at ex-
| ceeded my most sanguine expectations.
believe that Tom will win in the pri-
mary We have the people behind us
in this fight. The movement has such
a good start that it cannot be turned
aside or stopped by any one man or
thing We have heard from the grass
roots, now we will open our campaign
in real earnest Today we showed them
the biggest conference ever held in the
state, next month we will show them I
political rally of the same Glass;
Mr.. Wagstaff said: Il am feeling
fine. 1 met a lot of people today and
their words of support and cheer
warmed my heart to the work ahead.
I shall do my best. Every days brings
tidings of good cheer. Stubs says l
am a joke. Well. after this meeting L
can afford to laugh at the joke, for
believe it is on the governor"
Echoes of the Meeting.
In calling the meeting to order Chair
man A. C. Stitch said: cit seems to me
ton. We came UP. from southern KAN
sas two hundred strong to bring you a
message of good cheer. Our section
will go Overwhelmingly for Thos. E.
Wagstaff. We have good reports from
all over the state. The most sanguine
of us did not expect such large crowd
1 defy any one or any cause to bring
out a bigger, better crowd. 1 am not
politician, nor nave any desire TO De
one. 1 only want to see business meth
DDS applied to this campaign. If the
past two weeks is a criterion of the
campaign we will surely win"
Governor Bailey was greeted with a
tremendous ovation. He made a rous-
ing speech and seemed to enjoy himself
immensely the while. He said in part:
81 did not attend the last boss buster
meeting, but from all accounts l nave
received about that first one L believe
a hotter / mere
tend a conference of Kansas Repub-
hcans. am not seeker after po1tlcai
honors. The curtain of my ambition
has been rung down.
When the governor mentioned the
name of Taft he was greeted with wild
cheers. He spoke of maJor1t1es ana
declared thai :. congressman who re-
ceived one vote majority in his district
was as much he representative of that
district as though he had received
every vote in its borders. He laid I'M
pressive stress on the fact that ma
jorities should rule if party is to be
ma intained.
He referred to the David and Co
Hath cartoon that appearedin the State
Journal at the time Wagstaff an
caught the idea and cheered the
speakers reference to the battle the |
shepherd boy fought with the Philis- !
tine giant, taking it as a good omen |
for the coming contest. 1.-The governor |
has received an answer to his def |
when he called for an opponent said |
Mr.. Bailey. 'The muckrake maya |
zines and free trade papers of the west |
have stirred up a faction in the party. |
They have brought about a new order /
of things. A new boss system in place |
of the old. But I tell you that great |
laws are only passed and great battles |
won bv the concentrated efforts of an (
organized party. The Independents !
and guerrilIas and bushwhackers new
er made any history and they never
will
The speaker then paid a high trib-
ute to Taft and intimated that the
president would do more in one year
than some other man could in ten with
a big stick. This sighting reference to
Roosevelt was not heartily endorsed
by the crowd. He then talked of the
tariff. and defended the Payne bill He
declared that while he could see why
the wage earners in the cities were
about high prices, yet he
could not see for the life of him why
the Kansas farmers should make any
complaint. He closed his address with
a tribute to Tom WagstaH and the lat
ter's slogan, Revision of the taxes
Governor Stanley and His Figures.
Governor w. E. Stanley of Wichita
also received a tremendous ovation
when he arose to speak. The governor
declared that Wagstaff would redeem
the state from present day populism.
This is not the first time we have had
to be redeemed, either.'' said Mr.. Stan
ley. 1--WE have been afflicted with the
the drouth, the Popu-
lists, Carrie Nation and a Business Ad-
(Cheers and laughter.) |
The governor referred to this volun-
tary convention with So counties rep
as being an answer to the
Stubbs def that the governor would
He brushed the sky in
mis- imagery of the old party and its
past triumphs and great leaders. Them
ne got down TO his knitting and pro-
eeeded to hammer the Stubs admins
ration. He struck harder, shrewder
blows than have been directed against
stubbs since the latter came into pow
.r. He brought up the matter of the
Stubbs contingent fund and declared
hat in one year the present governor
lad spent more of this fund than
Bailey and Hoch had all to-
,ether in any year of their administra-
ions. He read the figures. He spoke
If the conduct of the affairs of the ad-
utant general and the expenditures
If that department. He said that
stubbs' adjutant was evidently main
aiming his establishment on war
ooting in contrast with the peace
,asis of that department under pre-
'ious governors. He made invidious
of the increased expense |
# the bank commissioners Office In !
contrast with the expenditures of that
IMPOSING array of figures that under
he business administration of Cover
Tor Stubs that appointive, or political
'fces had increased their expenses
many times, while the expense of