The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-11
Elements of Fight at Launch
ing of Stubs Boom Here.
Nearly 100 Faithfuls Sat in
Conference in Topeka.
Stubs ON A WAR PLATFORM
Official Announcement OF His
Plans To Come Later.
Meanwhile Loyal Supporters
Have Gone Home To Work.

spirit of fight were IN evidence at lhe
launching of the Stubs boom for the
United States senate. Nearly lou (
faithfuIs who sat in the meeting at the
National hotel pledged themselves TO
bleed and die for their leader and
Stubbs placed his cause in their hands
and told them TO go to work 1t WASH
an aunouncernent-tha will come
later But Stubs is in the race and
support of the war is his strong, DOM
inant plank
Memories of the yesterday in poll
tics were revived by the crowd which
sta ged the Stubs coming out party.
There was life and action and real
punch in the response which Stubbs
made to the resolutions urging him TO
run. Men who have been out of the
Hmeiight in Kansas politics gave sup
port TO the movement-uen of money
and interests and influence in the
state. They told Stubs he could win,
that, Kansas needed his leadership in
/ the coming battle and that they would
stand with him to the last trench
The formal announcement OF
Stubbs's candidacy for the RepubH-
ator will come Iater-probably in
week or ten days Men who sat in
the meeting have gone hOme-to
work. IN the next few days an or
ganization will be perfected in every
county in Kansas. There will be no
brass band parade or red fire or brin-
die fringe connected with that organ
| fzation- S-ubbs himself will be the
directing power. He is combining his
own cunning and knowledge of the
game witt men who are masters of
political organization. And these con-
| ferences will result in the selection of
men who will stay on the job every
day until the August primaries.
Clean Cut War Program
Stubbs's speech made clear his plan
to run for the senate on a straight,
out and out clean cut definite war
program. He will take the initiative
in his support of the war program, as
sorting a leadership rather than an
opposition or a follow policy.
We should have but one single.
solitary purpose in these hours and
that purpose to win the war" Stubs
said There is con1agration in
Europe that threatens free govern
ment. This hour calls out the best
endeavor OF every human being.
Political ambition is disgrace if
it stands in the way of furthering our
cause in this war. 1 would feel it a
disgrace to go to Washington as
nonentity. Practical men can do a
tremendous service in congress- 1
believe that with my knowledge of
the food problem and the next great
est question. the railroads and trans
portation, that I can do my part 1
L I
have a shadow of doubt but that if
/ the men here and your associates will
make the sacrifices necessary, we can
! win l want TO put it up to you as
business proposition. I am willing to
go into this with your support and to
go days and nights and Sundays and
1 believe l can be nominated and
elected and can fill the job.
You fellows go home and think
this over. But don't think I am stub
born or headstrong and not willing
to settle this right here. 1t is your
fight and I am willing to settle it
right now. Yet L believe that in thir-
ty days we can have an orga ANIMATION
in the state that will insure success"
| In the meeting pledging their sup
port to Stubs were such men as
/ Charles H Tucker, Lawrence; George
/ Plumb, Emporia; E. E. MuIIaney, Hill
City; Joe Mercer, state livestock COM
missioner; Senators Croker of Chase
and Plumb of Lyon county: John A.
Edwards, Eureka; George D. Donald
son. Greensburg; NJ. F. Amrine, Coun-
ell Grove; H c. Sticher, Usage City;
c. A Stannard. Emporia; Robert
Stone, Topeka. and many others.
Down in my country we are for
Stubs because we believe his cleo
ton means as much to Kansas as the
/ Red Cross drive means to the nation,
/ said John A Edwards, of Eureka.
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against anyone else, but because he is
/ the man pre-emineutIy fitted" said
! Robert Stone In this crisis we
need the men with the broadcast view
and vision, men of breadth and bust
ness ability. Such men are needed in
every branch of publ endeavor- The
next ten years will demand the best
and broadcast men of the period. We
won't have to apologize for Stubbs's
position in this war or for his Repub-
- ~
mainly long before many men in this
room and many men in Kansas real
.zed the issue
Resolutions for Stubbs.
Charles H. Tucker, of Lawrence,
prominent banker and delegate to the
Republican national convention in
9I6 was chairman of the committee
which drafted resolutions urging
Stubs to run. With E E MuIlaney,
NJ 3 Amrine. H c. Sticher and c. A
Stannard. Tucker offered the follow
ing resolutions which were unanimous
I Iy adopted:
/ We your committee. believing there is a
wide spread sentiment in the state of Kan
sas for strong and able men, urge former
I Governor W. r. Stubbs to become candi-
date for the Republican nomination for
United States senator at the August
We recognize in w r Stubhs one of the
ablest men in this state His various bust
ness activities ms sternag rusgea patri-
/ governor testify to his high class personal
I QuaIifiea tions-
I The great issue in America is winning
The war Victory depends very much upon
+ production of foods inland transporta-
ton service. upon Intelligent conservation
( Of our resources and upon the vision of
our citizenship of the high moral purposes
for which We fight and sacrifice
Z We believe no man in Kansas embodies
wider experience in the activities which
constitute material support of the war- nor
a higher conception OF state and national
duty in the war than does W. R. Stubbs.
In railroading. in farming and dairying.
in stock-raising. in banking and finance.
| W r Seubbs has wide experience, and has
been an undisputed leader
The period of reconstruction after the
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