The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-23
POLITICAL eossP.

POLITICAL e0SSlP.
Continued fron Pas. one,
test ana It n believed thasz = n de-
c1dAg u run he VIII make eAk1y hA>
nouncement Of his plans.
II believe 1t n quite nkely wil
be = candidate again" CApper wroee
to W: A. Holland. Of Emporia. = Tan
Repub1ican Of 1sl2.. III + am In the
race. I WIN be on the Republican tick
et,' added the TOPEKA publisher.
Cappers1 letter to Holland was IN re-
Spouse to an inquiry az to his plans
for the coming campaign. In the letter.
Capper told Holland that he believed
the third party movement was great
mistake.
At present Capper il adopting the
system employed by Senstor Curtis
before making his announcement for
the United States senate. Petitions are
now being circulated in the state ur1.
ing Capper to enter the campaign for
governor this year az a harmony
candidate on the Republican state
ticket.
Troutman Delays Statement
Although he has been talked about
as a gubernatorial possibility for the
SOnk10& (dAuRtal8u 8luC6 UA0 6ks00CAA OOs
fore the Kansas Day club year ago,
Senator James A. Troutman has re-
Trained from making a definite state
ment OF his plans for the future.
Troutman's friends realize that he il
ambitious to become governor and will
climb into the race the minute the rum
ming looks good. But Troutman has per-
United himself to be held back by the
men promoting, the Bristow<Capper
combination which was planned at the
state wide harmony meeting in June
and was openly disclosed to public
view when Bristow made his recent
announcement.
Capper's candidacy II considered
quite certain, although his announce.
ment has been delayed longer than
had been planned when the matter
was discussed with Senator Bristow.
Yet Capper still has q clear field for
the Republican gubern4toria1 nomina-
ton, 1T seems. Just how long the bars
VIII be held down IL yet another mat
Charles Sessions sacrificed his am
billions in the interest OF the more or
less uncertain harmony program and
stepped aside to give Cnpper every
to bring the Republicans
ana Progressives together under one
banner. Now Troutman IL doing the
same. A. M. Keene Of Fort Scott
laughed at q governorship boomlet
and suggested that the Thermometers
slip the bouquet to Capper. DIR. Gray
bill Of Newton was told TO wait awhile
when he mentioned his ambitions and
even the persistent Frank Ryan was
pushed aside to give Capper ample
breathing space.
Yet no word from Capper
II don't know when I will make q
Is his indefinite and un-
certain discussion Of his possible can
Possibly Capper will have some
thing to say Kansas Day? Possibly.
But Capper has already called upon
himself the wrath Of Charles Scott
see fire behind the smoke Of william
Allen Whites editorials regarding
the ow-Capper-Jackson combina-
ton. And Scott has demanded that
Capper content himself with another
two years on Topeka avenue.
So the Kansas Republicans will
come to Topeka next Thursday to
fight as well as to pray: and Arthur
Capper will have many ytsitoFn sgWho
viii INQUIRE both asstc the pask md
the future. - = = &
Branine Makes Announcement.
Ezra Branine Of Newton, has made
his announcement as q candidate for
the Republican congressional nomina-
ton in the Eighth district. He Is a
ldWyeT anu q OrOLner OF Judge u. Il.
Branine, Is a former chairman Of the
Eighth district congressional commit
tee and widely known in his district.
Capper Releases Stubs.
Following the publication Of an ed
itorial by William Allen White defy
Ing Arthur Capper to release w. r.
Stubs and permit him to publish let
tiers and kilograms and relate tele-
phone conversations relative to the
ow-Capper-Jackson harmony pro-
position. Arthur Capper accepted the
and said that Stubs
might tell. Capper's statement now
releases Stubs to clear up the contro-
versy and tell Of the proposition to ef-
feet an agreement between the Re-
publican and Progressive leaders.
IT can only repeat my previous
statement that I have made no propo-
sitions directly or through others to
Mr.. White or Governor Stubbs." said
Capper. "Mr. White is at liberty, so
FAY as 1 am concerned, to publish his
with Governor Stubs
or anyone else. Mr. White and all
others interested have my permission,
also, to make public any telephone
Messages on this subject. Such dis
closures will not reveal one iota of
evidence to show that or anyone
with per mission to represent me made
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