The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-26
HugheS-Fairbanks Ratification
Like Fight Against "Pops."
Stubs Back With Hope and
Cheer-Brewster Jabs Wilson.
DEMOCRATIC SINS UNCLOTHED
Wilson's Mexican Hand a Lax
One, Brewster Asserted.
1 Am Working for Hughes as
Loyal American-Stubbs.

With a spirit that has endured
since the fight to overthrow Populisrn,
1000 Shawnee county men and wom-
en-Republicans of both progressive
and standpat tendencies-stage a
demonstration in the Hughes-Fair-
banks ratification that put new life
into the political campaign in Kansas.
Intense heat did not keep down the
attendance and more than two-thirds
of the men and women in the enthusi-
astic crowd had passed the halfway
post in life.
An even balance of oratory was
melted to the crowd from former
standpat and progressive campaigners.
Walter Roscoe Stubbs of Lawrence.
former governor and chief, disturber
in the uprising of 49 10 and 1912, was
in the spotlight with a message of
hope and cheer. R. R. Brewster of
Kansas City, came with swings and
jolts and jabs for the Wilson admin
iStration and a Republican gospel that
neither wavered nor limited at com
promise Governor Capper presided at
the meeting and the setting was all
that was necessary to welcome the
homeless ProSressives and ratify the
nomination of Charles Evans Hughes
for the presidency.
Spirit of the Nineties.
Scores of men who attended the
Hughes-F'airbanks ratification led in
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| the Republicans sought to free Kansas
from the Populists. The same spirit
that marked the fights of the eos was
in evidence in the auditorium when
Brewster and Stubs and Governor
! Capper told the crowd of the sins and
iniquities of the Democrats There
were dozen plays on the patriotism
of the big crowd and no move that
went to the patriotic sentiment of the
men and women failed to bring a re-
Spouse.
r. R. Brewster flayed Woodrow
f, Wilson's weak, woeful. wobbly, watch
full waiting" He told the crowd the
trouble in Mexico was the natural re-
spone to this nations indefinite stand
in the handling of foreign affairs Be
cause of a lax hand in meeting a crisis,
Brewster declared. Mexico had been
able to purchase from the United
States the equipment and munitions of
war with which American soldiers are
now slain on Mexican soil.
Hot Shot for Wilson.
The speech by the Kansas City man
was a blistering arraignment of the
| acts of the Wilson administration. He
criticised the lack of national decision
in the meeting of foreign issues and
jumped on the Underwood tariff with
both feet. He made sarcastic mention
of the war tax and held a half dozen
| Democratic Inconsistencies up to
plauded.
Return of w. R. Stubbs was greeted
with hand clapping. Stubbs assured
the crowd that he was back in the Re-
publican party, body, soul and heart.
He said that most of the Progressiyes
high with the bankrs of Kansas and
were back, too. The return was due
he indicated, to an effort to defeat
| President Wilson and return the Re
publican party to control. The former
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E Hughes and Chas. w Fairbanks
and predicted their election by over
whelming majorities
Why Stubs Is Back
ct am busy raising 1000 calves on
my farm and working lots harder than
1 did when I was governor-but am
not having nearly as much fun"
Stubs told his crowd. But in this
! fight for the presidency, 1 am for
Charles E. Hughes-not only voting
for him, but working for him Just as
every patriotic, loyal American citizen
regardless of politics should do This
is a situation that cannot be measured
by party lines. 1t is a a situation when
men should vote their convictions and
forget party lines"
Stubs mentioned Roosevelt Brew
ster had taken a similar step early in
the evening. At every mention of the
colonefs name, there was volley of
applause.
Governor Capper Presided.
Stubs kicked the Wilson admins
tration in. a few places where, Brew
ster's well aimed toe had not pre-
viously, landed Around his indict-
ment of national Democracy he built
an alibi for every Progressive and
urged unanimous support of the Re-
publican nominees by the most radi-
cal Bull Mooser and most conserva-
tive standpatter. - 50
| in behalf of the colored voters of the