The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-12
Henderson Martin Hasn't Lost
Faith in Wilson.
Thinks New Jersey Democrat
viii Win Kansas Delegation.
STUBS MAKES A PROMISE
Tells Governors Kansas Will
Send Roosevelt Delegates.
Indications of a Lively Time
Next Summer.

Henderson Martin. chairman of the
Democratic state committee, is a Viii
son man. and the Editor Harvey cpl
sode and the Colonel Watterson call
down did not jar him from his faith.
He believes the Princeton professor
will win the Kansas delegation He
is counting strongly on the effect of
the Wilson speech in Topeka, Feb
ruary %. Wilson will also address the
students of K. u. at Lawrence.
The faction in the Democratic party
over the presidential candidate bids
fair to rival the Republican fight be-
fore it is finished. The Democratic
convention at Hutchinson next month
ought to furnish plenty of excitement
Martin serves notice that he and Sena-
tor Hodges will fight for an instructed
Wilson delegation. Champ Clark OF
Missouri has a majority of the party
workers of the state for him, so the
Hutchinson affair may be nearer war
than a riot.
Martin, Hodges, Farrelley and Foley
are the big four for Wilson. Brown
of Kingman, Judge Thompson of Gar
den City, Secretary Pepperen of the
committee, Mayor Billiard and Frank
Thomas of Topeka, Billy FEEDER OF
Great Bend and George Medley and Joe
Clark. The Hon. William Sapp is on
the fence, but his most intimate
friends are on the Wilson side.
The division over the presidential
candidate is significant. Hodges is
candidate for governor, or is expected
to be a candidate. F'arrelley is run
ming for the United States senate. Mar
tin is chairman of the state commit
tee. These three are for Wilson. Bill
lard is a candidate for governor. Judge
Thompson will soon announce for the
United States senate. Pepperell is a
candidate for state chairman. These
three are for Clark. Nice split. Prom
ises a good fight at Hutchinson.
The Big Four candidates for the
Democratic national convention are
Barney Sheridan of Paola, Miles Null
roy of Ellis, A. M. Jackson of Winfield
and w. L. Brown of Kingman.
Frank Ryan, member of the utili-
ties commission and Republican can
didate for governor, is not worrying
over the entrance of Senator Huffman
of Columbus in the race. In an inter-
view given out to his home paper in
Leavenworth Mr.. Ryan says:
Some of my friends are of the opin-
ion that Mr.. Huffmants entry will ser
iously handicap me; others are. just
as certain that it Will injure Mr. Cap
per's chances. AS for myself 1 well
come Mr.. Huffman into the fight; the
water is fine and before August 6
rolls around it Will be boiling
There is considerable disSatiSfac-
ton Throughout the state on account
of the increased taxes and the people
are clamOring for "a new deal all
more candidates should get in, so there
would be variety to pick from; this
caused MIR. Huffman. to announce him
self, and L think the variety will now
satisfy the most fastdious citizen of
Kansas. A better variety of tim Der
has not been presented to the voter
in a long time. In Mr.. Capper they
have newspaper man, and very sue
cessful one at that. In Mr.. Huffman
they have a successful banker, who is
ale ~ hi oh f411< o,,fo ~,
your humble servant they have just a
plain, ordinary. plug citizen.
Now the people who think Mr.. Cap
per's knowledge OF state affairs, CLEANED
from his newspaper, is such as would
make him a good governor, will be sat
isfied to vote for Capper, and those who
wish a banker to be at the head of the
states affairs will vote for Huffman.
And the people who are tired of all this
turmoil that has been going the rounds
for the past two or three years, with the
taxes growing higher and higher each
year; and who want a new deal-and
assure you that there. are lots OF
them all over the state, will vote for
Ryan. am perfectly willing to plaC e
my case in their hands. With such a
variety how can any one be dissatisfied
after the primaries are over in August?
Il am arranging to circulate my petit
tons in every county in the state; and
when the contest warns up I intend to
visit every town and hamlet in Kansas
and make an active and aggressive per
do this to get the votes; but I look for
ward to it with pleasure. AS 1 have al
ready said, welcome three-cornered
fight because I believe Mr.. Capper and
Mr.. Huffman will be busy discussing
the issues and where they stand on i'm
pOrtant questions that they will neglect
to get votes and both you and I agree
that in order to win one must get votes
I intend to use all honorable means OF
my command to get more votes at the
primary than either of the gentlemen"
A Chicago dispatch has the following IN
regard to the conference of Roosevelt
supporters in that city last Saturday:
Governor Stubbs, responding for Kansas.
declared he would send at least sixteen
delegates to the national Republican cor
ventiOn instructed for Roosevelt.
Kansas is entitled to twenty delegates
to the Chicago convention. Sixteen on:
of twenty is not so bad. But can Stubs
deliver the goods? Governor Stubs does
not go half way into fight. He hangs
his bath robe on the ropes and tells the
referee it is to a finish He slugs from
the tap of the gong. He hits in the
The governor is out for Roosevelt aud
Senator Curtis is out for Taft. There
will be merry times in sunny Kansas
next summer
The polls and the straw votes show all
kinds of majorities for Teddy. The Kan
sas Day club declared for Taft. The pro-
gressives have decided to bend every en-
ergy to get a presidential preference pri-
mary across before the state convention
meets. The Congressman Jackson plan
will be used. The state committee must
ratify it and call the convention in ac-
cordance with its methods of procedure.
The regulars win fight the primary
plan to a finish Look out for riots and
the red flag al the state committee meet
ing
The Kansas delegation IS the bone OF
contention between the candidates for
the United States senate of both parties.
Political leadership hinges on the out
come.
They Don't Want to Vote.
Columbus, O., Feb. R--Thfrty women,