The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08
Stubbs Says Colonel Will Be the
1915 Nominee.
Kansan Gives Out Interview in
Washington.
HE HIMSELF WILL NOT RUN
Neither for Presidency nor the
Senate.
But L. r.. VIII Come Mighty
Near Winning the Big Prize.

| Washington. July 8.-Former Gov
ernor Walter Stubbs of Kansas
called at the state department last
Saturday and was equipped by Sec
retary Bryan with letters of intro
| duction to American ambassadors
and ministers in Europe, and Off
cials of European governments. With
his wife and children Mr.. Stubs
sailed from New York Sunday direct
ly for Naples, and will spend an in
definite period on the continent look
ing into methods of agriculture
While in Washington Mr.. Stubbs
talked politics.
Colonel Roosevelt will lead the
Progressive party in 1915, and will
come near winning, in the opinion of
Mr.. Stubbs, who was one of the
staunchest of the colonel's supporters
last year. Before sailing for Europe
he visited Col Roosevelt and had a
short conference.
The former Kansas governor en-
phatically put an end to rumors that
gressive presidential nomination, or
, that he will seek a senatorial toga.
There is only one man thought of
by Progressives for the presidential
nomination." he said. Col Roose-
velt will be nominated by accIama-
ton, 1 believe, and if the Democrats
do not make good I am of the opin-
ion the colonel will be elected. Ger
tain it Is that Roosevelt will be the
man the Democrats will have to beat
in 1916. 1 began to admire Col
Roosevelt when he was president, be-
cause I became convinced that he
was striving to establish good gov
ernment for the interest of all the
people
1.-The progressive movement is
iS
stronger today than ever, and Col.
Roosevelt is more popular with the
people everywhere than ever before.
The attempt to besmirch his moral
character has only strengthened him
with the masses.
"In Kansas the Progressives are
gaining ell the time. This is illus
trated in the joint debates going on
between former Congressman Charles
F. Scott and Henry Allen, the former
representing the regular Republicans
and the latter the Progressive party.
The Progressive party is well organ
lied, and we shall nominate a full
state ticket next year and name can
didateS for every district
81 am of the opinion that Arthur
Capper, who, running on the Republi-
can ticket, was beaten by only % votes,
will be nominated for governor by the
Progressives-for he is a Progressive -
and will win. In my view the congress
SlOnal eIecIlOnS next year Will not nave
great significance, and the Progressive
party may not appear to have the
strength it will develop in the national
campaign, with Colonel Roosevelt to
lead.
THE Democrats have just started
out to do things. President Wilson is
evidently a determined progressive. He
ought to be in the Progressive party.
I do not, however, subscribe to his
Democratic views on the tariff and
other great issues. L never have be-
lieved and never shall believe in a tar
iff for revenue only.
"The Progressive party is not party
of high protection like the Republican
party. We do not believe in protection
that will create and foster monopolies,
but in a tariff that will afford suff1-
cient degree of protection to enable
big business to live, and at the same
tiIne prevent interruptions monopolies
and trusts. In my opinion the Progress
sive platform was the best platform
ever written by a political party"
Mr.. Stubbs said that in his judgment
Senator Joe Bristow will receive a re-
nomination at the hands Of the Pro-
gressive party in Kansas, and that he
will be elected. If Senator Curtis runs,
the governor said, he will run b
Republican and be beaten.
StubbS' statement regarding Bristow
remaining in the Progressive party is
heard with interest in Washington,
since Rristow has not indicated to his
closest friends since last election just
where he would stand when entering
the race for reelection. He has aP
parently taken middle ground and
sawed wood. NJ