The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-11
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Presidential Issues Crept Into
Candidates Meeting.
Salt Was Served at State Chair
man DOlIey's Love Feast.
CONGRESSMAN ARE SCARED
Rees and Young Repent Votes
on Stone Resolution.
Sam Barber of Shawnee Candi-
date for State Senator.

| Chairman Dolley'S love feast of the
Republican state and congressional
candidates the other night was hardly
a genuine love affair and almost re.
suited in the breaking up of the meet
ing. Congressman Rees and YOUNG
| came to Topeka in sackcloth and ashes
and openly repented of their action in
voting against the Stone resolution IN
the party council. This aroused the
displeasure of Governor Stubbs. Thea
| Stubs and Chairman Clarence N.
Price, of the Third district committee,
disputed the presidential situation
with Stubs and sparks were flying
fast when Attorney General Dawson
entered in the role of peacemaker.
According to the plans of Chair
man Dolley, the state and congress
Slonal candidates on the Republican
ticket were to meet and discuss plans
TOR a successful campaign in Kansas.
They were to shut both eyes to fac
tional- differences and to work only for
the good of the cause. But that ever
troublesome presidential situation
bobbed up just at the wrong time and
the good of the meeting was almost
shattered in the personal references
that followed.
Chairman F. w. Bennington, of the
Sixth district committee, had a few
words about that Stone resolution. He
created more trouble than they could
handle when they defeated the Stone
resolution and that the sentim ent
against the theft of the Chicago con-
vention was lost in fear of defeat of
the men who defeated the Stone docu-
ment in the party council. That
wasn't all. Bevington told the can
didates that the animals were loose in
the Sixth district and that the party
papers in the district were saying
fhinpS a
of Robert Stones pet measure.
Then Young and Rees testified. They
wanted it distinctly understood that
they had not felt the pulse of the peo
pie when they voted with the Progress
sives to bury the resolution. They
were penitent and agreed that If they
had another chance they would vote
to give the Taft people a chance in the
Novem Der election.
Then Chairman Price of the Third
district congressional committee offer
ed q few remarks. 1t was Price who
introduced the Stone resolution be-
fore the state central committee and
helped to secure its adoption. This
fact alone had merited the displeasure
of Stubs. So when Price reiterated
the remarks of eBevington5- of Rees
and of Young. Stubs was wroth.
IF Campbell and his followers want
to carry on this fight in the Third"
Stubs is quoted as saying, then I
want it understood that we will fight
back
That didn't please Price a bit
Il am a Republican and have sup
ported the Republican ticket and ex-
pect to do so,'' he told Stubs.
you didn't support me-" declared
Stubs.
mo. I didn't" said Price. "but I'm
a Republican just the same, and I in
tend to support the Republican ticket,
but the defeat of the Stone resolution
wasn't right"
The situation was getting warm
Attorney General Dawson squirmed in
his chair. attracted the attention of
the presiding officer and offered a
resolution to shut off debate on presi-
Dental affairs.
Some of the candidates then offer
ed the suggestion that would help the
presidential situation from a local
standpoint and save embarrassment
for some of the candidates on the
state ticket. It was suggested that the
ten electoral candidates pledge them
selves to cast their votes in the cleo
toral college for either Taft or Roose-
Welt, basing their Judgment on the
chances of either candidate to defeat
Wilson. This suggestion was never IN
serious danger of being adopted; and
the meeting adjourned without any ac-
ton regarding the trouble in Kansas.
After this matter had been carefully
aired, the question of enjoining the
placing of the names of Taft and
Sherman at the head of the Republic
can ticket and over the names of the
Roosevelt electors was discussed.
Some time ago Chairman Dolley de-
clared he would enjoin an attempt to
place the names of the Republican
nominees for president and vice pres
ident at the head of the Republican
ticket in Kansas. Since that time, Mr..
Dolley thought more seriously of the
matter and changed his mind. He ex-
planned to the candidates that since
the committee of which he is chair
man had voted 40 to 81 to urge the
Roosevelt electors to withdraw from
the ticket that adverse litigation by
his office would hardly be in keeping
with the rules of the game. Now,
unless there is some new plan ar
ranged. there will be no litigation to
keep Tafts name off the ticket-but
no plan has yet been adopted that will
enable the Republicans to vote for
Taft in Kansas
1t was after all these matters were
reviewed with more or less feeling
that the candidates began the dis
cussion of their own joys and sorrows.
They told of the strong and weak
points in the present political situation
and agreed to make as many speeches.
as possible before election. Arrange
ments were then made for an assess
ment and the raising of funds for The
campaign. After which the very har-
monious meeting was adjourned
six Shawnee county Democrats sat
in the Throop hotel recently They
wanted a candidate for state senator.
Someone suggested Sam Barber. 1t
was a happy thought. Then the six
men went up the elevator in the New
England building and told Barber all
about it. Barber only smiled.
Nothing doing boys" Barber toid
the little delegation You are dandy
good fellows all right. You bet. Tn
for everyone of you strong But L
am a busy man and can't play poll
tics.
Then the six men went back down
the elevator.
One morning a week later Barber
was eating breakfast in a Hutchinson
hotel. He picked up a morning paper
and read where he was candidate