The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-12
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Republican Chairman Makes
Financial Statement.
Total Contributions Only About
$4,000.
LITTLE FOR STATE CAMPAIGN
Cold and Formal Letters Writ
ten to Capper.
Tom Kelley Comes to Town
Also w. l.. Higgins.
LITTLE FOR STATE CAMPAIGN
Politics.


Little they know of the depth or the scope
OF the treacherous vitriol sea
Some of them sailed in painted boats,
Most beautiful things to see:
Gossamer boats of ephemeral wood,
AS fragile ever could be:
Soon to discover that wood was not good
In the cankering vitriol sea.
Many tried brass. and some tried glass
To sail on the vitriol sea;
Mindless alike of corrosion or storms
They sailed with hilarious glee,
Happy today, but tomorrow in swarms
To be sunk in the vitriol scar.
'~where did they wish to co. you ask.
That sailed the vitriol sea-?
That is something I never shall know,
A mystery even to me-
All that I know is, they wanted to go,
And sail on the vitriol sea.
With the close of the campaign more
than three weeks away, the Republi-
can state committee is s1.448.4s in debt
and in a statement today Chairman
]. n. DoIIey declares that free will
offerings will not only be accepted but
sre badly needed. The statement made
public today covers all contributions
and expenses up to and including Oc-
tober 9: and shows that but $3,O94.14
has been received by the state COM
mittee.
OF the $3,o9474 which has been re-
ceived. the committee has paid out 81
S674O for current expenses, leaving
S227.3 So cash on hand. And at the
present time there are claims aggre-
eating $1675.S3 to cover bills payable.
This leaves a deficit of $1,44S.4S.
THE largest amount contributed to
the campaign by enc contributor was
1925" said Chairman Dolley. THAT
contributor is a candidate for state Of
flee. The books and records at the
state committee headquarters are open
to inspection by any parties who are
interested as contributors to the cam
paign. The state committee would De
pleased to receive contributions from
any person who is in sympathy with
the work as advocated and is being
accomplished by the Republican party
in Kansas 1t is necessary to incur
considerable legitimate and necessary
expense in the management of state
campaign; and I trust that the friends
of the Republican party will not per
NIT it to be hampered in this contest
through the lack of funds"
Kansas sportsmen will ask many
amendments to the present fish and
game laws when the legislature con-
venes in Topeka in January. A meet
ing of the officers and members of the
Sportsmen's association will be held in
merous alterations of the present state
game laws will be adopted.
In its present form the fish and
game law is not bringing forth testi-
monials of joy and satisfaction from
the hunters. They have spent thous-
ands of dollars for hunting licenses
and seen the money spent for fish
hatcheries. They have bought the lit
tie yellow hunting permits each year
and never complained when the legis-
'atUre reduced the number of birds to
be killed. They have fought and bled
for the propagation of the Kansas
quail and prairie chicken. And the
fish and game officials have spent the
hunting license money for other pur-
poses.
1t is probable that the delegation
which the specimens assoc:at ton sends
to Topeka next winter will demand an
almost complete repeal of the present
game law. They do not like that sec
TiOn which limits the number of wild
ducks to be killed IN one day to II
birds and the shooting of them over
live decOys. Neither We're the hunters
pleased when Professor Dych drafted
a bill which put the doves among the
list of song birds and said that no one
should kill song birds. \ provision
for the propa cation of the quail and
the prairie chicken is also demanded
and on the argument that the quail is
an insect eating bird and should be
harbored. the Kansas sportsmen will
enlist the sympathy and support
CI lile farmers In a ug0t the pres
ent fish and game laws.
At the second meeting of the Stubbs
for United States senator club, which
was held last night in the Republican
headquarters. names of more than GOO
Shawnee county men who will vote fnr
Stubs in the election were made pub
lie The club, which is less than
week old, has 1.011 members.
A number of short speeches were
made by Stubs supporters who attend
ed the meeting and resolutions endors-
ing his candidacy were read and adopt
ed. An effort will be made to increase
the list of Stubs supporters in shaw
nee county to 1900 before the club holds
its third meeting next Friday night.
Later in the campaign a public meet
ing will be in the interests not only Of
Stubs. but of Arthur Capper and
other candidates on the Republican
state ticket.
Last night Chairman J. N Dolley
declared that he would have the shaw
nee county Stubs resolutions printed
and mailed to every voting precinct
in the state. 1t is Mr.. Dolley's pltn
to form Stubs organization in every
county in the state, the club mem hers
to be composed of men who will vo e
and work for Stubbs success at the
polls in November.
Arthur Capper is doubtless receiv-
ing many replies to his circular let
ter urging the support of Individual
voters in his campaign for governor |
Perhaps none of the letters, however, |
are more cold and formal and matter |
of fact than the one which P. T. Foley, |
a Parsons publisher, recently sent to /
the Topeka editor. In response TO |
Capper's letter, Foley wrote:
7 am in receipt of your letter ask
ing my support in your race for gov
I tn w her
eft it would be for anybody to try /
and do anything for the Republican
ticket as matters stand today. You had
something over 1000 votes in this coun-