The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-10
Insurg0nt Leaders Are CIamor-
ing for Move.
WOULD BE BAD ONE.
Frank s. Thomas Expresses a
Democratic View.
No justification for the Large
Expenditure.

| - 'Ao more conservative OF
Governor Stubbs' friends do not ex-
peer MIN to call a special session OF
sue iesislature for the sole purpose OF
trying to get an anti-Taft delegation
20 the next national convention. vet
his radical friends are clamorin, -
II ana his enemies are hopeful he will
yield to the pressure. Wud as ~ 80,
seem, on the surface, yet Il il a fact
that the governor now Is considerfns-
me matter seriously. The regulars
are chuckling in their sleeves and the
democrats do not try to conceal their
saelsIactlon- If the Republicans start
lhe campaign year of 1912 with
Grand row in a special session o,yor
III ~ shalI nave the Kansas delegation.
Ldlt or Latollette, why so much the
ct al. eiiey
me regular session of the legislature
hliIeu r. presidential primary bin when
II II was not nearly so plain a stah az
1a1t What Will a special session do ,
Inc senate Republicans stood two 10
one Tor Taft and the house. while in
SsdIsstsa' yet was for Taft. II the pres
ioehtlal primary bill failed to pass the
burden would rest on Stubbs. re
could not shirk il. The sins OF "a req
ular session rest on that BODY but the
SINS OF a special session. called info
oeins oy tho governor himself viii
resi- upon him, also its achievements.
II there IS a special session II will
sure be a helava row. The cost will
De $5O,OOO and If a primary bin is
passed add $4,000 more TO the bni
and charge It to the proRressives.
Look up the balance sheet and vof,
VIII find that White and Bristow have
-n'sl.,,.-. silelr -. n. at the bottom in lieu OF
resources or profits. But Il is stili
sion.
Next year looks like a big year. any
Il a Il
superfluous attraction.
Frank s. Thomas left this afternoon
Tor kansas City where he joins Speak
er Champ Clark this evening and will
/ accompany him to Dodge CITY where
/ the speaker is to address the con-
gressional convention of the "Big
/ Seventh" district. Mr. Thonoaq ra-
marked to a State Journal repor.er.
Looks as though Governor Stubbs rs
going to call an extra session Of the
legislature to pass presidential pri-
mary law; the Kansas City Star IS
favoring 1t and its relation to the zov-
ernor Is close. In my humble estima-
ton this calling of the extra session OF
the legislature is pretty risky propo-
sltlon FOR Mr.. Stubbs. He better
call in my good Democratic friend and
his private secretary and they better
think great big think before he
Stubs has got Curtis hopelessly beat
as the thing now stands and you know
there is an old proverb that says. Let
well enough alone.
"Of course the governor and Rriq-
tow and all of their insurgent follow
ers are determined To beat Mr.. Taft
out of the Kansas delegation to the
national convention II they can. in
which event they would aid Mr.. Ia
Toilette in his fight on Taft but n
must be rem embered that this extra
session OF the legislature is going TO
cost the taxpayers OF this state from
$4,000 to $100.0 600 directly or lndi-
rectly, and every man. woman and
child knows that the calling OF the leg
islature together IS done for no other
purpose than to further personal po-
litical interests and the money that II
will cost is practically campaign
fund and that patient ass the tax
payer. may arise in his wrath and ask
why the taxpayers should contribute
that amount Of money to aid Mr..
Stubbs in a campaign having for its
object the advancing Of the interests
of Republican insurgency.
Il know there are tens OF thousands
of Democrats in this state that object
to being taxed for the benefit Of our
good governors campaign fund. OF
course, II the governor and his insur-
gent friends want to foot the bill why
that would be all right, but 70 make
the good people pay the bill is a very
dangerous proceeding on the part OF
the governor. The governor should re-
member that occasionally people get 70
voting which ever way they please
and notwithstanding that he personal
" and vigorously campaiRncd in his
own congressional district a few days
ago he not only lost the district but
he lost his own county (Douglas) and
am told his own precinct. which
ought to be gentle reminder that
while he has got Curtis faded he bet
ter not take on the LaFollette fight.
as something might develop that would
require his entire strength in his own
behalf. Calling the extra session is a
dangerous proposition for the COVER
nor. We are all familiar with that
old story Of a sucker who was getting
along all right but whose inqulsitive-
ness prompted him to twist "A mules
tail to see whether he would kick or
not and you viii remember the results
are said to have been disastrous"
J. n. Shuey. Of Decatur county, mem
Der Of the last legislature. viii get in
the race for the Democratic nomination
for lieutenant governor next year. Mr.
Shuey transacted business in Topeka
today and met friends at the state
house. He was elated over the Tues
day election results and believes a
Democratic congressman viii be elect
ed from the Seventh district next jan
uary. 1t is expected that George Nee
ley, the young Hutchinson lawyer. will
win the nuIaination at Dodge City to-
morrow Neeley made the race against
Judge Madison last year and IS "a
brother-in-iaw Of Governor StubbE.
The Topeka Capital predicted on Wed
nesday that state Superintendent Fair
child would have no opposition for re-
nomination next year. Then on thur