The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-09
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

T. Continued from Page One.l
Kansans have already learned to do
without governor. Also he might dc
away with that pet measure, the in
| heritance tax. We men feel quite re-
luctant to attach wings and leave this
! hemisphere on account of our widows
and orphans being fined for our SO
doing. Yours,
E. W. BOCOOK.
]. N. Dolley, state chairman, who
has filed his official objections to state
convention delegates selected by coun-
~ committees, is standing pat. He
Cowley, Jackson and Dickinson coun-
ties. the guilty three, as follows:
Il have given this matter consider
able thought during the last two or
three days, considering the interests of
the Republican party solely, and have
decided that it is very, very grave
mistake Cor any of the Republican
county committees of this state to Sc
lect the delegates to these conventions.
AS chairman of the state committee,
cannot give it my approval.
II urge that you call your commit
tee together the earliest possible mo-
ment and proceed to select delegates
by either primary, caucus or mass
convention.
81 trust in the best interests of the
Republican party that you will agree
with me as to the position take"
A large number of counties will Sc
lect state convention delegates the last
of this week. By Saturday evening it
ought not to be hard to call the com
plexion of the state convention. At
this time both sides are claiming it.
Four counties will hold primaries
this week as follows: Brown, Bour-
bon and F'inney April 10 and DOnf- |
phan today.
Governor. Stuhhs sneaLs in Reno
county tonight at Nickerson. Henry
Allen. speaks at Fort Scott tonight, at
Coffeyvflle Wednesday, Independence |
Thursday and in Chautauqua county |
Friday.
Council Grove, Kan, April "A re-
porter for the State Journal called ex- |
Miller's attention to a
copy of the Topeka Capital of Sunday. |
April Z, containing what purported to |
be a report of the meeting of the Nor
ris county Republican central COM
mittee which report alleged that the
former congressman said he would not
vote for either Taft or Roosevelt.
And on being asked whether this
statement was true or not, he said it
vas absolutely false, and that the edi-
mind the author of the report when
lie wrote his editorial for the same
PAPER on the subject, THE liars are
till abroad He further said the
ng referred to an appointee of Cover
Tor Stubs, although not member of
he committee, presented a form of
)a1lot which he agreed to furnish free
or a primary election.
The Washington Post has an inter-
lew with Otis L., Benton of Oberlin, !
Kansas, in which the Kansas man is
uoted as declaring that President
aft is growing stronger every day :
yer the country. Mr.. Benton believes !
hat Taft will be reelected, too. The 1
'ost story follows: 3
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis L. Benton, of ODER S
n, Kan, are spending the weekend In
Washington with friends, and are quar- 4
red at the Raleigh. E
Mfr. Benton for many years has been f
ne of the prominent bankers and bust {
ess men of the Sunflower state. He re-
0rts heavy snow and much moisture the
heat crop, and says that the banks in
lie west were never in stronger condt-
on, having ample funds for all legiti-
ate demands.
''Mr. Benton thinks that Mr.. Taft will t
renominated and that the Chicago F
invention is all over except the shout
g. Being an ardent Republican, whose
tie helped nominate Taft four years ago
Chicago, he is fully convinced that the n
esident will be triumphantly reelected
November.
Among other things he said: The
merican voter in the last analysis be- r
ives in fair play and a square deal. AS e
'esident Taft's achievements are studied r,
id fully understood by the great mass
voters, as they will be before the cam T
ign is over, the more popular the adj
inistration will become I,
Tn the opinion of Mr.. Benton Presi-
mt Taft is rapidly growing in popular
the whole country over"