The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-12

ty and your opponent somewhere over
| 900, Roosevelt had less tnan you did
and Curtis carried the county, you can
| therefore see that we only have about
$500 Republican votes when everything
! is normal.
1T is absolutely impossible to get a
Taft man to vote for you, the same is
true with the colored votes, which
number over 200 in our county, and
for that reason 1 consider it waste
of time and money to undertake to
do anything in this county. Stubs
only carried the county two years ago
by Is and there is not much difference
between the Democrats and Republi-
cans under normal conditions. I be-
lieve that if you would stop your
Roosevelt foolishness and go into the
campaign for Mr.. Taft, as you ought
to, and as you promised Mr.. Curtis and
Mr.. Mulvane that you would, in the
early part of the year, we might yet
have a chance of eIecing your Repub-
lican ticket, but double cross business
will not stand up very long. 1t IS
bound to shatter after the people get
their sober second thought, and I be-
lieve you ought to have seen this long
ago.
"Of course I can realize where
Stubs and yourself saw a ray of light
under Roosevelt, but you did not look
far ahead to see what was going to be
the final windup, but my opinion Is.
that you are seeing it every day now,
at least if you are not your foresight
is not very good
John A. Loader of Oak Hill, Kan,
has written the State Journal to de-
clare that ne is opposed to the Bull
Moose chief, the little Bull Moses
and the movement in general. II am
a Republican, writes Loader, land L
have no more use for the Bull Moose
movement than 1 had for the Copper
heads during the Civil war. They
called themselves Union men-just as
the Bull Mo0sers now call themselves
Republicans" Mr.. Loader is an old
soldier and indicates that he does not
propose to support the Roosevelt sup
porters on the Republican ticket.
Attorney w. L. Higgins of Emporia
was in Topeka last night. Higgins
was one of the Roosevelt attorneys In
the electoral contest cases and is wide
ly known throughout the state.
This situation doesn't look good"
admitted the Emporia lawyer 1T
all depends on what the Taft fellows
do Down in my county the Taft
men claim they have 500 votes and
that most of these men will not sup
port the Progressives. If their fig
ureS are correct, and I am inclined
to believe they are about right, that
would mean about 1000 Roosevelt
votes in the county. But If the Tart
fellows vote for Wilson and against |
Capper and Stubs and the other Pro- |
something will prob |
ably happen"
T. T. Kelly of Paola, former state |
treasurer and radical anti-Bull |
Moose worker in Miami county, was |
in Topeka yesterday. The Taft Re
publicans have formed strong league
IN Miami county, Kelly declared, and
-hev have united to bolt every
supporter on the ticket.
They will fairly bury Stubs and |
Capper in my county, said Kelly, |
and Brady will be beaten for con-
low badly, but he will be beaten.
John Davis, of Kiowa county. who
his district in the house
two years ago, was in Topeka yester-
lay and declared that Stubbs will win
in his locality in the fight for the
United States senatorial toys.
Are the Democrats soing to defeat
Stubbs for United States senator in
your district" Davis was asked.
No, think not" was the reply of
the Kiowa county lawyer.
In the legislature two years ago,
Davis was one of the most aggressive
IF floor leaders. AS a Judge of political
conditions in his district, Davis opln-
on is regarded as safe and sound by
he men who keep in touch with politi-
cal affairs.
W. H. Sproul, a Sedan lawyer, was in
Topeka yesterday. He was a candi-
date for the Republican nomination for
Judge in the Thirteenth district four
years ago, but was defeated by &.
?. Altman, the present judge.
There are about 225 members of a
Taft club in Sedan,'' said Sproul. 81
really don't know what they will do,
but from such information as 1 can
gather, they are not working overtime
for any of the Bull Moose candidates"
State Auditor w. z. Davis has re-
turned from a campaign trip in the
Second district Conditions are i'm
proving right along" said Davis. 1.-The
removal of the Roosevelt electors and
he placing of the Taft electors on the
ticket will help to quiet the
voters and should promote harmony IN
The Republican ranks"