The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-28

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ize how unwise it would be for Kan
sas Republicans to antagonize Presi-
dent Taft whose denomination is as
sured. For. to weaken the man who
is to head our ticket, and who always
, leads the ticket, must, of course, also
weaken the state ticket and every dis
trict and county ticket in relative pro-
portion.
''My information is that Kansas Re
publicans are not going to lend fur
Their attention to the Roosevelt move
ment which can only result in giving
aid and comfort to the common enemy
the Democratic party-in Novern-
ber.'
Governor Stubs, after having read
the Geographic attack of congressman
Rees and Young over primary inter
view in the State Journal, denies in
statements accredited to him in that
interview-he attempts to start an
Ananias club of his own. Now the State
Journal interview was printed from
memory of what he governor had saio
last Saturday morning, and was not
signed statement by him, but 1t was
correct. 1t is impossible that it could
have been what the governor said, word
by word. But the sense of the gov
ernor's remarks was conveyed in the
interview. The printed interview con-
veyed what the governor wished to say.
Il
spicuous place in the paper Saturday
evening. 1t had to do with important
matters. Yet it was not disputed from
the governors Office until the Rees and
Young kilograms arrived Wednesday
morning. 1t never would have beer
been resented at Washington. Then
he needed goat and attempts to
make one of the reporter.
Governor Stubs made a similar
statement to the reporter for the Kan
sas City Star, Cecil Howes, and it was
printed in his paper the same in all
essential points as it was in the State
Journal, especially the point denied by
Governor Stubs about kilograms from
constituents and that Rees had conceal
ed his sentiments. Did the Star reporter
also misrepresent the governor?
The reporters idea was that the gov
ernor was trying to Smoke" these
two congressman out on the primary
question and not to make an attack
on them, as they claim. They make the
printed interview out even worse than
it is. The governor did not attack
them as Rees says, when he calls it "a
mad onslaught But he did say that
these two congressman should take a
stand on the primary question, He
did not say that they were for or
against the primary, and the interview
does not so quote him. He wanted to
find out where they stand.
The governor did say, however, that
kilograms had been sent to the con-
gressmen by constituents urging them
to call primary. He did declare that
they controlled their congressional COM
and the telegram he himself
sent to these congressman said the
same thing, namely, ut is we'll known
that the committee will do what you
1t is a we'll known fact that con-
gressional committees do what the
suggest, or dictate. Sug
gest is the more polite word, but they
both mean the same in politics. Why
shouldn't they dictate to their conf
The committee chairmen are
by counties by the congressman.
committee will meet in a week
or two to call convention. He picked
the committee and it is natural to as
sumo that it reflects his sentiments.
The governor answered the Rees and
Young kilograms as follows:
Hon. r. r. Rees, Member of Congress,
Washington, d. G.
Your telegram received. After quot
Ing the State Journal article you say:
This attack is absolutely without JUS
tifcation. The statement that / have
district is absolutely untrue and the
Implication that 1 have tried to con-
ceal my opinion is unqua1ffiedly false"
In reply I will say that I have not
stated TO any living person that either
yourself or Mr.. Young has received
from the people in your re-
spective districts; neither have 1 stated
Or intimated that you have tried to
conceal your opinion in regard to the
presidential primary. You say again:
Is even more unwarranted than your
mad onslaught on me-" The facts are,
Mr.. Rees, that I have made no attack
whatever upon Mr.. Young or yourself,
n 7 eli y1I7Iy ind
or unfriendly word about either of
you. We are making a big fight in
Kansas for a presidential primary and
need the help of every man friendly
to the cause. My signed telegram to
you last Saturday covers the whole
question from my point of view. You
have accepted a newspaper statement
In preference to my telegram which
that you would assume without verifi-
cation that made the published state
ments which you quote. Your criti-
cism of me published throughout the
state is unfair and unjust.
w. r. STUBS. Governor
In reply to Congressman 1. d. Young |
the governor says:
Hon. l. D. Young, Washington, ID. C.
Your telegram in regard to the State
Journal article received. In that tele-
gram you say: your recent Journal
interview is misleading and misrepre-
senting me by false statements of facts
which does me gross injuries" You
state further that you have advocated
primaries, including presidential pri-
maries, and that you have repeatedly
your district committee to
call primaries. Again you say: Your
statement that I can dictate to the
district is unfortunate"
In reply permit me to state that J
never made any statement whatever
p bout your debating to your commit
tee or your district; neither have
expressed any opinion whatever in re-
gard to your attitude toward presiden-
tial or other primaries, nor pretended
to know whether you had or had not
your committee to favor