The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-29
STUBBS AMENDED AGREEMENT
He Wanted State Chairman to
Sign Thompson Proposition.
So Party as Well as Nominees
Would Abide Peoples Vote.
Topeka. Kan. Oct %, 1912.

asking YOU TO secure my signature Il
an agreement that he shall have my
support for United States senator un-
der certain conditions I have this tc
sav. That under no circumstances OF
conditions conceivable would I be fOI
Mr.. Stubbs for United States senator
either now or hereafter: and for that
reason 1 respectfully decline to sign
the agreement Very truly yours
HENDERSON MARTIN.
chairman Democratic state Commit
tee.
L hereby unquaIifedly endorse the
wv. III. L. PEPPERILL,
secretary Democratic State Commit
tee
Governor ". r. stubbs last night
made reply to the challenge of his op-
Vonent. William H. Thompson He
even proposes to make the United
states senatorial pact more binding
than Thompson at first proposed.
Stubs declared that the agreement
should be made and respected For
the moral influence and its binding
effect upon the party organizations in
the state, Stubbs suggests that the
chairman and secretary Of both parties
enter into the agreement TO assure the
winner in next Tuesdays election the
uncontested title to the senatorial toga
Thompson's original plan called only
for the signatures of himself and the
Kansas governor. But that wash
sufficient to please Stubs. He declar-
ed that if he lost the popular majority
in the coming election, he would will
iugly withdraw from the United States
senat torial race before the legislature
III
uIated some OF the terms of the peace
pact Stubbs wants it understood that
If he loses the general election fight
and with'lraVs that in event the vote
is IN his favor that he will have no
opponent cOntesting his rights before
tire Kansas legislature In fact Stubbs
simply demanded that an indemnity
bond. with the signs and seals of the
party should accompany and be made
"A part of any agreement at this late
hour in the campaign. He calls Thomp-
sons attention TO the Curtis affair
and says he does not want a second
dose Of this brand of politics and in
sists that II he consents to Withdraw
after defeat. that all candidates and
prospective candidates shall withdraw
If he win in next weeks election.
The Stubbs proposal is signed by
J. y DOlley as chairman and by
Frank X Beam, as secretary, of the
now wants the signatures of Hender-
son Martin and W. H. L. Pepper
i'll. as chairman and secretary of the
Democratic committee, attached to the
agreement. Then StUbbs declares the
treaty is binding. And the winner of
the popular majority in next Tuesdays
general election is the certain success
sor to Charles Curtis in the United
States senate.
It was late yesterday afternoon when
Stubs sent his reply to Thompson !
Henderson Martin was out of the city
when the Stubs proposition was read
in the Democratic headquarters. He
could not be reached over the Ions
distance telephone and his attitude
concerning Stubbs' plan is not known
by the committee. il is claimed. w
H L Pepperill. secretary Of the com
mittee. refused to sign the peace pact F
without a conference with Martin.
IN his office in the New England
building, Thompson was jubuant.
1t IS a great victory for me" de-
clared Thompson. If can't win this /
popular majority I don't want to 90 To
the United States senate and I will 4
work 10 send Stubs if ne beats me .
Now that we have agreed on this mat
ter. the only thing I am waiting for 4
Ia the signature Of Chairman Martin .
and that Of Mr. Pepperiil''
This Is the answer which Stubbs
made to ThompsOn's proposal affect /
ing the United States senatorial con
test:
Judge VIM. H. Thompson.
Garden City. Kansas.
Ny dear Afr. Thompson:
7 am in receipt of your letter Of
October 2S, in which is enclosed an
a agreement signed by yourself and con
tanning two specific propositions as fol-
lows
list That in the event YOU do not
secure the popular vote at the state
vide general election for United states
senator en- November 5th YOU viii IN
mediately withdraw from the race for
that Office
md. That in the event you do not
get said popular vote You not only win /
Immediately withdraw bus that you win
90 everything in your power TO secure
my election to the United States senst to
the legislature.
You ask me to join with you in this
p sreement and have il binding on both
q rs alike
am very heartily in favor of the
Irst division Of the agreement for the
aason that il VIII be entirely in nv
"er 10 put II into practical effect
" lthout condition or exclamation
As 70 the second part I do not be-
.teFe tnat IL is anything more than fair
20 make our respective state organfza-
-iohS the Democratic and Republican
olllfillttees. parties to the proposition.
On August g. 1912. Senator Charles
= Us ana myself came before the Re
elellcans OF the state as candidates
-Of ehe nomination for United States