The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-28
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
How Partisanship Changes the
Viewpoint.
Two Reports OF Swedish Picnic
at Salemsburg.
A WAGSTAFF SIOh1'
Indicates That People We're Tor
Him.
Stubs Partisan Gives an Oppo-
site Version.

Il all depends upon the VleNpO N
arriving at an estimate of colors, dis
tances and sizes. This is true OF
everything. but more so in politics
And even more so in politics in Kansas
this wear. Take the case Of the two
reports on the meeting held by Swed-
is1 farmers near Salina Thursday The
yagstar headquarters received a re-
port OF the meeting fom Wagstan
man. Then a Stubs man sent IN a
reuort OF this same meeting Honest
IL. no one would dream, after reading
these TWO reports that they pretended
10 tell about the same meeting, or
about meetings held in the same sec
ton OF the state by the same race OF
people. They are as far apart as noon
and midnight. Here is the Wagstan
report Of this picnic:
TON Wagstaff had not intended 70
make any speeches in Saline county
this week He passed through the
county yesterday and was called TO at
tend the picnic az a swedish settlement
some twelve miles out Of Salina- This
meeting was one of the best, II not
the largest. 50 far in the campaign
This section Of the country IS thlckIy
settled BY Swedish farmers and every
one of the six hundred men at the
meeting was a farmer. The weather
was threatening and Mr. Wagstan had
not spoken but a few minutes when
rain began 10 fall. The meeting was
held out OF doors in the grove, but in
spite Of the rain not man in the
audience went away They stayed
throughout the speech and gave very
close attention 10 his speaking Mr..
Wagstaf while he did talk politics 10
A certain extent made heart 10
heart talk to these swedish farmers
rather than a political speech His
address had d great effect On them and
there : no doubt but that the vote OF
this community will be very strong for
Mr.. Wagstaf-
candidate for lieutenant governor. vas
also present at this rally and followed
M Wagstaff's speech with a short
talk
Mr. Wagstaf stayed To supper with
- Swedish hosts and had a me time
He spoke again at night in the same
grove the picnic being continued over
to 2 night session. The night address
was even better received than the talk
in the afternoon
Lincoln Center. ard tomorrow night he
VIII attend the big Wagstaf rally at
Beloit-'
Here Is the Stubs report Of this pic
ME
Thomas E Wagstaf the regular
Republican candidate for governor. &C
cordiug 10 his own confession, must
have been considerably eunbar-a SSed
last night a the Independent Telephone
Conuauy's picnic at Salemsourg when
he arose to speak to a crowd OF about
go men women and children less than
half the people who were on the ground
II the afternoon George H Hodges. the
Democratic candidate for governor had
q great ovation and spoke 10 fully 1900
re0pIe NJ. Wagstaf was not inter
rupted 4 single time during his speech
by applause. and there was only a very
light response when he finished
-. W. Crezch, who says ne is the
r gular Republican candidate for lieu
{. nant governor followed Wagstaf and
sr-oke for bout . minutes Mr.. Creech
lives in Dickinson county. where he has
been prominent for years Dickinson
adjoins Saline on the east anc there
tcra he is 4 neighbOr OF the people near
Salems0urg- When he arose 10 speak
he Introduced himself. telling the PEG
F.e who he was and what he stood for
-Wagstaf announced in the afternoon
that he would address the people on
the subject Of Revision OF Taxes Down
ward but when he arose to speak there
were so few voters before him that he
changed his plans entirely and talked
very little politics He spoke only Tor
about a quarter Of all hour.
The crowd at the picnic was strongly
q StubOs crowd A man with q Stubbs
petition secured the required > names
in less than 20 minutes. A Wagstaf
petition late in the evening had six sign
ers only Governor Stu5bs received z
great ovation at the picnic last year
and il was quite evident that he had
more friends there yesterday than last
Year. Neither Wagstaff nor Creech
made any effort TO answer the questions
put TO them by Governor Stubbs. Wag-
STAFF stated in an interview that he did
o. intend 10 answer them intinatfug
that the newspapers had answered them
and that was enough. He made no ref
crence 10 them in his speech
The raider pays his money ard takes
lis choice.
Here is a per picture OF Governor
Stubs cIeverly drawn by the Drovers
Telegram Of Kansas City under the
head OF People Talked About:
Quite the most rakish picture prirt-
Cd IN the papers lately is the new pho
tCgraph Of Walter Roscoe Stubs, gov
ernor OF Kansas. II shows him wear
ing a light felt that looks like a three
CCrnered compromise between a stove
pipe, a fedora and a derby. And Vet
il there's anything or anybody for whom
Stubos cherishes an unholy disgust. its
the mar Of fashion When you begin
To talk 1bout ighters-fghIers of trusts,
OF politicians, OF personal enemies, Of
graft OF Of any old thing at all, the
mind turns 70 Stubbs Ike needle TO
a magnet. Stubs doesn't always win.
tut the few men who have beaten him
II any kind Of a struggle have always