The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-08
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
Many Out of Town Politicians
in Topeka.
E. B. JeWett Says Stubs Will
Lose SedgWick.
DOESN'T LIKE DELAY.
DepIOres Abandonment of Work
on Memorial Building.
Declines to Again Be Candidate
for Legislature.

A good many out of town politicians
have business in Topeka this week,
among them being E. B. Jewett of
Wichita, w. L. Cunningham of Arkan-
sas City, and Edgar Roberts of Garden
City. Mr.. Jewett is well known as an
active member of the last legislature.
He was responsible more than any 9TH
er one member for the passage of the
appropriation bill for the Memorial
building. Mr.. Jewett is not satisfied
with the way in which the Memorial
commission have handled the work as
signed to them by the legislature. He
thinks the building ought to have been
built this summer, and that the delay
was unnecessary and Subjec to severe
criticism.
Mr.. Jewett will not be a candidate
for the Legislature this year. He said
that no one had announced as yet from
his district Clarence Matson, the 9TH
er member from Wichita, is a candidate
for denomination, and has opposition.
Mr. JeWett is of the opinion that Gov
ernor Stubs will lose Sedgwick coun-
ty in the primary. Jewett was a square
dealer in the last legislature, but he
and the governor fell out over the mat
ter of appointments.
w. L. Cunningham is a candidate for
railroad commissioner on a straight
square deal issue. He will likely file his
DGllllOilS ILLS NCCh- liz AS
as confident as can be over the out
look for the square deal forces in the
next primary. He believes that the
governor is stronger this year than he
was two years ago when he carried the
state by a large majority.
Edgar Roberts, county attorney OF
Finney, was here on business and not
inclined to talk politics. Like all the
other pilgrims from his town he was
inclined to talk too much about the
glory of the garden of the gods. Ffnney
is standing behind the Hopkins candi-
dacv for lieutenant governor to man,
according to Roberts.
The report today from Marysville,
where Governor Stubs spoke Tuesday
night, is to the effect that the Grand
opera house there could not begin to
hold the crowd that gathered to hear the
governor. The Marysville band played
whatever it wanted-to before the
speaking.
Reports from all over the state indi-
cate a scarcity of candidates for the
legislature. The reason for the short
age is not far to seek. Besides the ex-
pense of conducting a campaign at the
primary and another for the general
election, the successful candidate must
come to Topeka and work 60 days for
$3.50. The amendment to increase the
pay of members of the legislature will
again face the voters on the November
ballots. but will probably be voted
down for the steenth time. The office
of legislator is a most important one
and in order to get good men for the
places it is necessary to find man
who will make a sacrifice or raise the
pay from the present nlggardly stipend
1t costs a member money to come TO
Topeka and serve his state. If he is
patriot he will work for glory, If he is
not possessed of high sense of honor
he is subject to the temptation to work
for money-not from the state, for
there is none to give him-but from the
special interests.
]. N. Dollev. one of the most astute
and successful politicians in the state.
IS one of the managers of the Stubbs
campaign. He is just getting into the
game The Wagstaffians have been
busy for two months. making a four
months campaign OF it for the pri-
mary. But Dolley believes in whirl-
wind campaign of two months dura-
ton. Speaking of the situation today,
he said:
asleep at the switch. We will wage
the fight just as if it were real con-
test. Many political battles have been
lost by over confidence or Indifference.
Our work is to get the vote out. If
we rested upon our oars many Stubs
men would stay away from the pOllS
on the theory that Stubs would be
nominated anyway and no use for
them to stop work to vote. We want
to poll full vote or as nearly so as
possible, and therefore we must keep
interest stirred up"
Stubs campaign quarters have
been opened up in Topeka and blanks
for the formation of Stubbs-forG Gov
ernor clubs have been sent out to the
counties.
L. A. Palmer, president of the State
Bank of Waterville, received a letter
from Thos E. Wagstaff, candidate fol
governor. a short time ago. urging him
to attend the Wagstaff meeting at Wa
terville. and also asking him for his
support in the primary. Mr.. Palmer
made answer to the letter in which he
fires about the hottest shot of the cam
paign. He said in part:
ALLOW me to be frank with you and
say I can not support you for severa
reasons.
81 never believed there was any ne
cessity for two Republican candidate:
for governor this year. We have ar
excellent man in the executive chair
who is willing to serve the people an
other term, and what 1 like about hin
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