The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-20
Special Train From Home With
Several Hundred ROOterS.
OLD TIMERS HOPEFUL.
Wagstaff Boom Is Taking
WelI' Over the State.
Congressman Anthony Pays Re-
spects to Commander Rickel.

| From present indications the Wag-
staff conference to be held in Topeka
! Thursday afternoon of this week will
| be pretty big affair. The attendance
| will likely exceed that at the famous
! boss buster conference held here some
| six years ago when plans were laid for
| the overthrow of Governor Bailey for
a second term. Governor Stubbs help
| ed lay those plans. Now Governor
| Stubbs is proposed as the victim of a
| similar conference. History may not
| repeat itself, but the Wagstaff support
ers are hoping that it will in this case.
The Masonic banquet hall on Jackson
street has been secured as a place for
holding the conference. This hall will
| seat from 1000 to 1900 persons
The following telegram from H. 6.
James, editor of the Independence Re
porter, would indicate that Montgom-
cry county is enthusiastically behind
the Wagstaff movement:
independence. Kan. April 19.-Ar-
rangementS made this afternoon for
special train to Topeka Thursday morn
ing to carry boosters to Wagstaff con-
ference Several hundred will be ac-
companied by Independence band. Gov
ernor Stubbs will think Third district
has come up to 1naugurate Wagstan
forthwith
Several hundred letters received at
headquarters this week from every Sec
tion of the state indicate that there Will
be many visitors here in addition to the
Mont gomery delegation. 1t is certain
that the Wagstaff boom is going to be
we'll launched. The movement for the
Montgomery county man is steadlly
growing and even the doubterS are be-
ginning to forget about past defeats and
hold up their heads in hope. The old
timers figure that WagStaff has fine
chance to win. Their dope is taken
from the figures of the Leiand-Stubbs
vote in the August primary of two
received
votes and Leland 53,O46 votes, differ
ence of about 1900 votes. They argue
that the Leland strength VIII go solid
for Wagstaff FOR the reason that Stubbs,
during his term of office, has widened
rather than narrowed the breach be-
tween the factions. Then Wagstaff,
without the handicap of the many en-
mites that clustered around the old
warhorse. ought to get a large number
of Independent votes.
But all this dope is uncertain at best.
she Wagstaffites are making hay while
the sun shines. If they make enough.
well and good. Stupbs is a storm cloud
when he enters a campaign.
Commander Rickal of the Kansas
G.. A. r. has recently been writing let
ters to Congressman Anthony critics.
ing Anthony'S pension bill and attack
ing the Republican party'S record on
pension legislation. Rickel evidently
proposes to take a hand in the political
contest now going on IN Kansas, as ne
has had his letters published in news
papers unfavorable to Anthony's can
didacy for another term in congress.
Mr.. Anthony has not replied directly
to Mr.. Rickels last letter published in
a Topeka newspaper, but the follow
ing editorial. appearing in Mr.. An
thongs paper, the Leavenworth Times
evidently gives his opinion of the posi-
tion taken by the present G. A. r.
commander:
"One of the first things which the