The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-18
GOOD FOR STATE
Says Regular Senator of Pro-
posed Special Session.
But just How, Newton COnferee
Declines OF State.

1t now develops that a sextette, not
Quartette, of regular state senators
atuehdeo the conference at Newton this
week and agreed that special session
would be the thing. Senators Hunter
OF Sumner, Carey of Reno, Stewart of
SedgWick, Price of Clark. Brewster Of
Donlphan and Travis of Allen com
pr1Sed the gathering, each man of them
regular of regulars and the captain
of a company. One of the number was
interviewed by the State Journal rep
resentatiye today He was graphic but
not specific.
Yes, we met at Newton he said,
but the meeting was accidental Sen
ator Price came up there to try a law
suit. So did l. Senator Carey came
to sell some salt. Senator Travis came
to write life insurance. Senator Stew
art came to sell real estate. Senator
Hunter came to see the Santa Fe round
house Naturally, when we met at the
hotel we talked together, and natural
ly we talked over the possibilities OF
a special session.
What Would 1t Be Good For?
I'VE agreed that the governor would,
in our judgment, call one, and we
thought he ought to do 50. 1t would
be for the good of the state"
But when the reporter tried to pin
the senator down to what he meant by
good of the state" he was not sue
ceSSful The senator left two impress
sions with his inquisitor One was that
eliminate Stubs, and that would be
good of the state What the other
impression was don't matter.
The senator declined to commit him
self or his conferees on the question
of whether they would vote for a presi-
dental primary. The senator is
sphinx and speaks in riddles and par
ables at best. The conference was evil
IDENTIFY harmonious, for the senator was
in a good humor and laughed con-
stantly during the interview.
Special Session Is Certain.
He was sure the state needed and
would get a special session for win
ter treatment. He did not say that
Senator Curtis was holding forth in
the southwest at present, neither did
he deny that the astute Indian SEN
atOr had been making his headquar-
terS in that section for a month past.
He recited glibly dozen reasons for
a special session and not one righteous
argument against it. He did not think
the cost would be too much in view
of the object to be attained. But as
to whether that object was the elimin-
alton of Stubs or the elimination of
the jOintistS via an increase to the gov
ernor's contingent fund, he said not
He hoped for a primary in the in
terest of LaFoHette, but was himself
for Taft for president and so are his
brethren and all OF their house.
Will Stubbs Beware?
The interview was long, but very
unsatisfactory. But somehow the
southwest conference of regular state
senators and the resolution in favor
of a special session reminds one of
the counsel given to the old king of
Troy when the Greeks set the wooden
horse up in the plain and the Trojans
wanted to take it into the city. Be
ware of Greeks bearing gifts" The
Trojans took the Greek gift into the
city and Troy fell. VIII Stubs beware
- 1x~i11 Of h aY7o 1iac will
he take the special session horse into
his walled town?