The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-06

kins had come in contact with nearly
everyone in central and western KAN
sas, and last week was down in the
off he-railroad counties. Still, he
had not made much of a campaign,
though closely watching things.
Mr.. Hopkins and his friends real
ize now. however, that he will have
a stiff fight with Mr.. Creech in the
alarm. Mr.. Creech made a strong
record in the legislature, is a success
full business man, has fully recovered
his health, and will undoubtedly make
a vigorous campaign. He lives in
thickly-settled section, and is popular.
Mr.. Hopkins is now outlining,
therefore, a campaign around the
state, speaking here, visiting there,
meeting people, and vigorously press
ing his candidacy.
will go on from Mr.. Hopkins office
here"
There appear to be two sides to the
story of the Wagstaf meeting at New
ton and they differ as widely as noon
and midnight. The Wagstaf story
printed in the State Journal of yes
terday had it that Harry Bowman but
ted in on the meeting and with the
aid Of a few Democrats and Stubs ap-
pointees made a slight diversion. The
Newton Republican publishes
the other side and according to its
story Bowman cut more ice at the
meeting than Stanley did. According
to the local paper, Bowman figures
swallowed StanIey's figures like the
whale swallowed Jonah. The Kansan-
Republican says:
''If the forces arrayed against Gov
ernor Stubs really hope to win the
battle for the nomination this fall,
they will have to discard the ammu
milton they are now using and lay in
fresh supply Of new goods, of a char
acter yet to be determined
"At least, that was the opinion ex-
pressed by Wagstaff admfrer last
evening after Ex-Governor Stanley had
fired volley after volley of allegations
and 'fggers' into the Stubs camp.
The governors talk NAV be used for
campaign purposes by the Dem ocrats,
but it will never do for use in driving
Republicans away from one of their
number whom a great majority of
them believe has made a most excel
lent chief executive.
Last nights meeting had been her
aided as a Republican rally, and Stan
ley and Farmer Smith were adver
tised to make addresses. The meeting
was gotten up by the Wagstaff adher-
ents. but an incident of the meeting
disclosed that there were fully as
many, if not more, Stubs men in the
crowd of two hundred present as there
were of Wagstaff adhereEts.
1t was during an attack on the
Stubs administration of charitable in
stitution affairs that Harry Bowman.
president of the board of control, asked
permission to reply to some of the
charges as they affected institutions di-
rectly in charge of his board. Governor
Stanley granted this request, and adj
vancing to the front, Mr.. Bowman pro-
ceeded off hand to refute several of the
allegations relative to per capita and
other maintenance costs of the charit-
able institutions, putting figures in dol
lars and cents, showing that while the
cost of living has everywhere increased
greatly the cost of maintaining pa
tients in asylums in Kansas has not in
creased. or if there has been any in
crease, it has been so slight as to be
almost negligible.
Some applause had greeted Governor
Stanley at different periods of his ad-
dress. but it was as nothing when COM
pared to the Outbursts which greeted,
the close of his remarks. which came
ely when Chairman GraybiH admon-
ished him that it was a Stanley meet
ing
Judging from the applause with
which the two spea kers and their sides
of the topic were received. Governor
Stubs had much the best of the meet
ing.
However. this is not to be wondered
at greatly when it is considered that
this is a Stubs stronghold. and that
he carried Harvey county by almost
SIX hundred votes"