The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-22
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nation Of Curtis, that If Stubs does
endorse Capper 1t will be only after a
square understanding from Capper
that Capper in November will let Cur
tbs go the same road into the woods
that Bristow travelled in August
Stubs is still the old red fox. He is
not going to put himself on record
as supporting any candidate for gov
ernor who has a political newspaper.
If that political newspaper is lined up
for Curtis and standpat Republican
delegation 20 congress. Stubs
wouldn't care to face that record in
the future. But If at the end OF the
campaign he can proudly point out
the fact that Mr.. Capper quietly de-
serted Curtis, thereby defeating Cur
tis-and with Curtis the congressional
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. record will be
good. And he is the kind Of a man
not to take any chances with his rec
ord. He won't endorse Mr.. Capper
until he knows that Mr.. Capper will
give but a lukewarm support to Curtis.
Put it down in your book, If Stubs
endorses Capper, Capper's campaign
for Curtis wi be negligible. Capper
can give Mr.. Curtis from now until
election the same absent minded
treatment Capper gave Mr.. Bristow
before the primaries
Reopen Republican League?
On the other hand, the standpat-
ters are watching the Capital for a
clarion note from Mr.. Capper in favor
of Mr.. Curtis. 1t must not be for
gotten that the Republican League
still has those 10000 lanes locked
up in the vault on Kansas avenue, and
that unless Mr.. Capper comes out
within three days after the party
council strongly for Curtis, Campbell
Calderhead, Anthony, Simmons, and
other old-tince enemies of Stubs, en-
dOrsing these men by name and not in
| a general way. the vault will open and
the old standpat ghost stalk forth
The Endorsement Of Capper by stubb:
| will make the Dean-Smith-1Ongc CROWD
suspicious. They will put a double
meaning on every political line in the
| Capital, and 1t will cost Mr.. Cappe1
| more than tn endorsement is worth
1 But the Progressives are not worry
| ing. The endorsement Of Capper BY
Stubbs was announced with a blare o.
trumpets in March. 1t didn't come. In
stead 1t was announced that Stubs hat
sent a check to the Progressive stat
committee. That was after the old rec
fox had scented the dogs and was doub
ling on his ira cks. He saw the Curtis
nomination coming. But the fact tina
he did not endorse Capper then, hur
Capper more than the story helped him
is nominated for United States senate
by the Democrats, the desertion b.
Stubs of the Progressives will be un
inn ortant. For they will explain it b.
saying he is merely sowing dissensiol
among the ProCressives to help hi
brother-in-law. Moreover they viii
point out the fact that Henry Allen i
an old time political enemy of Stubb
and will make 1t appear that in order t.
punish an enemy and help a re1ativ
Stubs has gone over to the support q
a man who is running on the sam
ticket and platform with Curtis and tn
stsndpat congressman. So the smas
will not hurt Allen nor help Cappel
! The thing that happened to Brfsto,
when he deserted the Progressives /
still fresh in the mind OF the Progress
sives. and they are not worrying niue
about Stubs being foolish enough t
fall into the same trap. For he Is sti
the Red Fox Of Kansas politics.