The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-02
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
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demands for cash to liquidate the
years activities. All OF wnlcn nsanf ms
m abnormal demand for money.
All that will be required to cnange
the present tax paying law Is an
amendment to the existing genera
tax law. It is certain tnat t9 TINS pro a.
the next session Of the legislature ano
its massage will probably meet with
general satisfaction both among ran
sas bankers and the owners OF prop
erty who feel the burden Ole, OF excesS,ve nnt,,
demands for cash in the closing montn
of the year.
democrats Want DOster.
Marv Kansas Democrats have urged
Frank Doster of Topeka to seek the
United States senatorial nomlnatlon
this year. Doster Is strong IN nany LAY
Justice of the supreme court ana IN the
90's was a power among the Popunsts
whom he made his famous declaration
that "the rights of the user are para
mount to the rights OF the owner
n K Pentz of Hutchinson, a cand1-
date for the Democratic nomination
as superintendent or insurance two
wears ago is one of the men oenlno
the Doster boom. Psntz z.dta mas .va vlsi5eo Gea
clares that there is an excellent oppor-
tunity for the well known Topeka law
yer to be nominated and elected.
1.-THE men who make the Demo-
| cratic party are waiting for someone
! to start a movement for DOster," de-
| clared Pentz. 1.-THE oldtime Populists
! believe him to be the best representa-
tive of the people of the state In our
party. and they want MN 10 c'atny ny
| il he does, 1t will mean his nomina-
| ton in August as the Democratic can
didate for United States senator.
| Judge Doster was elected chief JUS
| tfce Of the supreme court during the
| Populist uprising in the early 9O's. On
I the supreme bench, Judge Doster
made q wonderful record and his
opinions Of 20 years ago are still high
| and respected authority in the trial OF
| any case, Now the Topeka man. for
/ mer law partner Of Senator Bale P.
Waggener, is being urged as the COM
promise candidate of the Democrats in
! their senatorial fight.
That Republican Platform.
The writing of a pre-primary plat
form is the most grievous trouble that
has confronted the Republican party
There was little opposition to the plan
during the Kansas Day club banquet.
and the club endorsed the plan In
resolutions adopted at their business
meeting. But now the prospective
state candidates see trouble ahead
and are waving a red lantern.
John S. Dawson. attorney general;
Earl Akers, state treasurer; w. E.
Davis, state auditor. and S. N. Brew
ster, assistant attorney general-al
avowed or prospective candidates fol
state ofiice-foresee trouble and but
form proposition as advocated BY
3 Charles F. Scott. In interview.
which they recently gave these mer
urged that the matter be checked VI
to the sacred party council at it.
: meeting after the primary. Arthur
Capper, probable Republican candi
: date for governor, has not yet spok
en-. But the interviews opposing 1
. pre-primary platform were good TO
first page, first column, next-to-pure
reading-matter in the Capper publ
cation.
The platform question is the on
big subject for discussion in the ed
itorial columns of the Republican
9 press in Kansas. The old crowd ii
the party demand a platform. Tn
Bristow-Capper combination see n
profit in such action.
= Clyde Knox is now demanding
q convention and state platform. Un
e der a heading. mo Time for Dodg
q ing Knox wrote the following edi
l. torial for his Independence Reporter
n THE Progressives will write their part
platform at their banquet February I.
- The Democrats will write theirs some tim
in the early spring But there are man
g. weakened Republicans who think a cor
W vention to enunciate Republican principle
t. before the primary will hurt the hal
and piffle.
The sooner the Republicans of Kansa
% quit dodging and straddIing issues in tn
e hope of getting a few non-Republicar
~ back in the party, the stronger the part
Of will be. II the party is afraid to take Il
- chances at the primary because it's pla
5. form may not be exactly suitable to tfsos
re now fighting the party. it ought to
"a beaten. The Progressives have left tt
70 Republican party just as the Socialis
q. have left it and it seems strange tn,
W some Republicans are utterly unable
~ realize this fact
"a A Balie Waggener Letter.
te Before he decided not to enter IL
in race for the Democratic United Stat,
m senatorial nomination, Senator Bale
We Waggener Of Atchison conducted q lie
ny ter and post card inquiry as to
standing with the voters. He receive
several thousand letters many OF the
Encouraging him to run But is was n
unanimous. One of the men who
lWaggener wrote replied as follows:
- Vote for you for the United Stat
senate? No! You and Jay Gould kill
a COW for me thirty years ago, and
=. that 1 ever got out OF it was that t
=. COW wrecked the train"
sir BONANZA King Dies.
IT. San Francisco, Feb. 2-Thomas Do
Mt. an, aged "a years. one OF the old til