The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-27
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

Jay E. House, the Topeka newspaper
man, has the following political article on
the Chicago convention echoes in the
Atchison Globe:
AT least one Kansan who went to CHI
cage imued with the militant spirit and
committed to the Roosevelt candidacy,
came back with modified ideas and his
eyes wide open. The Kansan in question
is Harold T. Chase editor of the Topeka
Capital. Mr.. Chase was not one of the
original Roosevelt boomers. At the first
he wanted Chief Justice Hughes. He still
thinks the convention should have Sc
lected Hughes. But Hughes being I'M
available, he went to Chicago to pump for
roosevelt. got my bellyful of it, said
Mr.. Chase to the writer today. And since
Mr.. Chase rarely descends to strong Ian
guage, he word 'bellyfuP means much
more than it would coming from the aver
age man. Mr.. Chase says the Roosevelt
campaign in Chicago was the high water
mark of imbecility for this country. ana
that it was not at any time illuminated
by CLEAN of intelligence.
1T was Roosevelt'S disposition from the
first to bolt and that only the fools and
firebrands among his supporters who con-
stantly advised the same thing, could get
his ear. Mr. Chase says George L. Record
of New Jersey was the only of
any sense. He says William Finn of
Pittsburg is the worst type of political
boss he has ever seen, and compares him
to John L. Sullivan, greatly to Mr.. Sull-
vans advantage Col cecil Lyon, of
Texas, he haracterizes slave driver,
Governor Johnson of California, as
and Heney as a firebrand dangerous to
any political organization with which he
affiiates himself.
ION the other hand, Mr.. Chase thinks
we'll of Clifford Pinchot, J. r. Garfield
and few others who were in the Roose-
welt following, but says they were wholly
out of place in the crowd in which they
found themselves. The advice of his more
conservative followers made no impress
sion on Roosevelt; He listened only to
Johnson, Heney, Finn, Munsey and the
others of the hellraising type. When the
question of boiling came UP to the Kan
sas delegation only three members were
sas City, and Harry Woods, of Yelling
ton. Henry Allen cried like a baby wheI;
nounced that he would bolt alone Allen,
Mr.. Chase says, is completely under the
Roosevelt spell.
1.-THE general opinion in political circles
is that the Kansas gentlemen who ur-
folded the Roosevelt boom in this state
will have to eat dirt and lots of 1t. The
talk around Topeka is that there will be
a general, If nominal, acceptance of the
verdict of the Chicago convention. The
Roosevelt boosters are not expected 20
show much enthusiasm for Taft. but they
will have to give him nominal support.
Nobody believes third party Will get much
or make much of a showing.
Personal interest VIII keep most of the
Roosevelt followers in line. The Repub
lican who is a candidate for office will
have to run for such office on the Repub
lican ticket He can't tail off after RooSe-
Welt If Roosevelt runs in Kansas he will
have to run as a independent, which will
make it necessary to write his name and
that of his electors into the ballot.
Not a great deal of that can, or will
he done. Around Topeka there has been no
wild talk. The general disposition among
those vitality interested is to accept thu
as it is and make the best of it.
They can't do anything else. Anything
like an attempt the part of his sup
porters to follow Roosevelt would result
in the election of the Democratic
ticket from stem to stern. Governor
Stubbs still was in Chicago at the time
this letter was written and his real at
titude is unknown. He counseled against
a bolt of the Kansas delegation, but has !
since been quoted as being still for Roosc- |
Welt. Nothing would please the regular |
Republicans so much as to have Stubs |
follow T. r. 1t would make his elimina- |
ton certain. Three months ago the writer |
pointed out to certain Roosevelt boosters |
the hole into which they were lowering !
themselves Now that they are at the |
bottom without rope in sight. he takes |
some pride in again pointing out the de- |
preston