The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-29


teal spotlight haven't brought many
changes in the Stubs style of political
attack. He has added a new twist or
two in his rough and tumble hand
shake. the crushed hat over the south
eye is just as tho it were lifted from
the Boss Buster battles. And in a
hand shaking, whispering campaign in
the hotel Hobbies with the crowd from
the home districts, Stubs is just as
adroit and reSourceful and cunning as
in the old days when the Quaker was
the storm center of every political row
in Kansas.
Fred E. Stanley of Wichita, Repub-
lican national committeeman, came to
Topeka with the first crowd of Allen
for governor boosters. Stanley pre-
sided at the sensational and spectacu-
lar Allen demonstration in Topeka ten
years ago. In the last year Stanley
has gathered together a meagre few
hundred thousand dollars from the oil
game. He has received several booms
for congress, but hasn't accepted any
of them. In the hotel Hobbies today c.
c. Mack of Newton seemed to be the
only really sure candidate.
The Republican love feast brought
to Topeka most of the Republican
state senators and large number of
house members. That wasn't all. Sew
enteen of the twenty delegates to the
Chicago national convention are pres
and voting-for a Republican vic
tory from senator to road overseer in
the November election.
Homer Hoch of Marion, editor of
the Marion Record and son of E. w.
Hoch, former governor, is in the
Fourth district congressional race. He
has made a formal announcement of
his plans. And the Hoch candidacy is
certain to cause muddy water III the
congressional row in the district with
out mentioning the sorrows which
NAV later be in store for Congressman
Dudley DoolittIe should Hoch be nom
mated.
\ T. N. Tincher of Medicine Lodge,
president of the club, is also candl-
date for the Republican congressional
nomination in the Seventh district ana
lobby dope seems to give him Dig
lead in the primary fight. Tlncher is
a big man in many ways He is Dig
physically-which sometimes isn't
such a great handicap.
Several years ago bob tailed con-
Meeting train from Kiowa to Medicine
Lodge was held only when the incom-
ing late train carried several passen-
gers for the Barber county seat. one
day Tincher had been trying lawsuit
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was an hour and a half late. Tincher
went to the telegraph office and sent
this wire to the Kiowa agent: PLEASE
hold Medicine Lodge train for large
party" When the train reached
Kiowa Tincher was the only passen-
ger for Medicine Lodge. Where is
your large party?" asked the agent
who had held the train. 'I'm right
here" said Tincher. you can start any
time now.'
The Scott following isn't sleeping on
the job. Not a bit of it. They went
to work easily and didn't overlook
new arrival They worked quietly, but
earnestly and effectively. When the
organization got under way, Scotts
followers rented the assembly room
and for an hour the workers distrib-
uted vocal enthusiasm and furnished
new argument for their leaders nomi- |
nation. Scott made 125 war speeches
last year and has been filling an av-
erage of three speaking dates week
this month.
L. J. Pettijohn of Dodge City, can
didate for secretary of state, is here
with a crowd of western Kansas
boosters who would put steam and
pep behind any mans campaign A
big bunch of strong workers came
from Pettijohn's home town and lit
tie army came from the short grass
counties Nor did his following stop |
with the line which marks the begin |
ming of the big wheat belt. Petit |
Johns wide acquaintance and friend |
ship augmented the support and a |
bunch of prominent eastern Kansas
are doing something i
more than a mere bit for his candidacy.
There are any number of busy men
in the Hobbies today. But the busiest
man is Ralph Squires, secretary OF
the club 1t is busy day for any man
who directs a dozen business meetings, |
sells tickets, runs errands and organ
ICES the cooks and walters for a HooV-
erized dinner for 500 hungry and en-
thusiastic Kansas Republicans?
w. ]. Brvden's candidacy for super
ntendent of insurance isn't suffering
4 bit today Dryden has an organiza-
ton at work in the hotel Hobbies which
is hard to beat. 1t is q bit difficult !
10 view the work of the Dryden or
yanization and realize that Dryden is
! graduate of the Usage county coal
mines, Yet Dryden was nominated Tor
clerk of the court in his home county
while he was a coal digger and was
an loving a holiday pitching a baseball
zame in another county. He made a
high grade clerk, too. Then he went
10 the state insurance department ana
ne has gained a knowledge of insur-
ance that puts him in the top rank of
he really clever insurance men of the
state.
The one woman candidate for state
office, Miss Lizzie E. Wooster of Sa-
ina is also here. Any woman might
we'll be timid and hesitate before tack
ing that lobby crowd. But Miss
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