The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-11
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
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AAOA6CS au0 4SCA nave AOG OCSu OA Tie
most intimate terms. Now Beck ID
willing to bury the hatchet, accepts the
Hodges senatorial olive branch in good
faith and declares he will keep faith
with the governor.
You can say that I will not fight
Hodges for reelection but will sup
port him and work for him." Beck
peka last night III Hodges IL willing
to keep out of the senatorial fight.
am willing to keep my hands off the
gubernatorial contest and I feel
quite certain the Hutchinson Dem
ocrats will support the governor"
The Reno county sheriff recently
returned from a conference with Con-
gresham Neeley in Washington. Beck
went to Washington in quest Of the
Hutchinson postoffice. But Beck was
not inclined to discuss the postoffice
situation further than to state that he
believed he would be appointed.
"Win Neeley be a candidate for SEN
ator?" was asked of Beck.
my opinion is that he will be a
candidate for congress" replied Beck,
who hastened to add. ''but that is
only my personal opinion"
Stubbs Is Out OF 1t.
Walter Roscoe Stubbs will not be a
gressive state ticket. That is the
statement OF the former governor to
William Allen White, Progressive ma
ttonal committeeman; and White ad-
mits that Stubbs should not make the
race because Of the condition OF his
health. Stubbs ts at this time a very
sick man. His physicians have advised
him to stay out Of active politics and
it is probable that the former COVER
nor will not be able to come to the
Progressive banquet Thursday.
For nearly a week White has tried
Material race. The attempt to force
Stubbs' candidacy was terminated to-
day in a telephone conference with
White. After the conference. White
announced that Stubbs would not run.
'Stubbs just told me over the phone
that he Is too sick a man to con-
slider making the race for governor
and I entirely agree with him." said
White.
The withdrawal Of stubbs may mean
the entrance of Sheffield Ingalls, OF
Atchison in the gubernatorial contest.
Progressives.r White stated last week
.. S. Sartin, Progressive state chair
man, would not be candidate for
governor. And there are lots OF peo-
pie who are sure Henry Allen will yet
be persuaded to make the race.
Denies Senatorial Conference Rumor.
Charles Curtis OF Topeka, candidate
States senator, today denied the re-
ports that he had been repeatedly
urged to withdraw from the contest
and aid in giving Senator Bristow q
clear field for denomination. Several
reports were circulated yesterday to
the effect that Curtis had been asked
to withdraw from the race and that
the matter was discussed in q confer
ence In his office in the Crawford
building.
:. " There is not one word Of truth in
have been held. I have not been
urged to withdraw and don't intend to
withdraw. My office was full of peo-
pie all day yesterday. but my visitors
were urging me to run and offered
suggestion that should not be a can
d1date. Since my announcement ]
have received hundreds Of letters OF
encouragement and just IA letters sug-
gesttng that I should not get in the
race. Two of these II letters, inspired
been withdrawn"
Senator Curtis refused to discuss the
attitude Of Senator Bristow relative to
his refusal to take a stand on the pre-
primary convention plan or to define
the platform planks which he will ad-
campaign will be announced until some
time next month. Curtis said.
am making my campaign at this
time" said Senator Curtis, but will
not be able to make a definite an
nouncemnt until March"
Parrot Wants q Convention.
Fred w. Parrott. president of the
Kansas. Day club and editor of the
Clay Center Republican, wants a pre-
primary convention to draft a tentative
state platform. He declares that the
proeressives Of the Republican party
are trying to .straddle and dodge and
that their opposition to the convention
plan is based on a fear that the con-
vention may spoil these plans
The Republican il for a pre-pri-
mary convention because 1t Is honest
and right and because 1t II the cour-
is a step in the right direction and
evidences real advancement It is en-
dorsed by all the leading progressives.
and q backward step upon this quee-
ton would be interpreted as an act Of
cowardice. Indicating the attitude of
the prominent progressives in this
state upon this movement, J. L. Brady.
the editor Of the Lawrence Journal
World. one of the leaders. says:
THE progressives within the Re-
publican party do not want a con-
vention. It will spoil their beautiful
straddle. This is disturbed year and
every party ought to hold conven-
ton. The progressives ought to hold
one because they have no state plat
form. They are Q new party. The Re-
publicans ought to hold one because
it is no more than fair that the party
gather itself together ana stand for
something definite. This straddle
business has been used good while
but 1t is worn out"
Paving for Great Bend.
Great Bend. Kan, Feb. 11.-After
several years OF agitation Great Bend
is now to break into the paved street
class Forest avenue from Main to