The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-17

Stubs. Hoch didn't jump thru the
hoop. So in 1906 the Star turned on
Hoch and supported the late Senator
Harris, Democrat Hoch, offered as a
savior in 1904, was denounced in 1906
and was barely reelected.
In 1908 Long was thrown aside by
the Star. Long had refused to do the
Stars bidding in Washington. Be
sides the new insurgent element had
arisen-the power in politics which
demanded the overthrow of men who
had directed party policies in Wash
whom the Star supported in the holy
cause of reform, public welfare and
redemption OF government morals.
Stubbs Not Afraid. .
Stubs, who succeeded Hoch to the
governorship in 1909, perhaps held
the belt in the Stars record of indi-
vidual esteem. The Star and Stubs
didn't say good-by until 1914. That
was a sad event. Fred Trigg is said
to have directed Stubs to move over
into the Bull Moose camp with Muir
dock and White and Allen. Stubs
in blunt sort of way retorted that
the Republican party was good
enough for him. Thenceforth there
was no warm praise for Stubs on the
In 1912 the Star swung to George
II. Hodges, Democrat, as its favorite
for the governorship. Arthur Cap
per, Republican, seemingly didn't go
quite far enough in his Progressive &C
claim. Hodges won by % votes. But
in the succeeding election the Star
shifted its sails and drove for Capper
when the Republicans redeemed the
state. Hodges had lasted less than
one term-a tie with Bailey and Hoch
for Star glory.
1t was in the same campaign in
oI 49,
tow sought reelection to the senate
In his campaign for a denomination,
the Star was looking out of the win
dow. 1t somehow didn't see the par
ade go by and showed but little grief
when Sen. Charles Curtis nipped the
nomination from Bristow; That was
after Curtis himself had been beaten
by Stubs in the primaries of 1912.
''The Crime of 1915"
Then came the crime of 1916-the
basis OF the Stars latest fight and at
tack on Senator Capper. There was a
criticism of Capper that he didn't
make enough noise about Hughes and
the national ticket. But Capper won
by something less than a million
son for second time. The Star sup
ported Capper during that campaign.
Two years later the Star again sup
ported Capper-as against both Bris-
tow and Stubbs-for the senatorial
nomination. That support was given
crime Of 1915 in possession of the
Star. Somehow, tho, the Star didn't
mention the matter at that time.
A Fight on Capper.
Now the horrors of four years ago
suddenly throw the Star into a frenzy.
Possibly it may all be the ground plan
for a fight on Capper in 1924. The
immediate cause for excitement, tho,
seems to be based on the failure of
the Trigg- Reed effort to force the
junior senator into the open a few
weeks ago when the Star wanted some
one as a battering ram in fight on
Dave Mulvane.
Just how long Governor Allen will
survive on the shoal of shifting sands
is problematical. Two years ago the
Star held osculatory exhibitions over
has been in office fifteen months. The
Star has already defined a positive
j. ar the governor to walk in the
utial contest. 1t has sought
L. III absolute failure, either-to
WI Its trade mark and inject its
propaganda ali over and thru the AL
len administration. But the governor
already has received his first notice
that he must not ignore the Missouri
fountainhead of advice and direction.
This first flare-up against Allen
came Immediately following the
Fourth district Republican convention
which said kind things about the Kan
sas governor as a presidential posi-
bility The Star editorially assured
the state that such action merely en-
barrassed the governor. whose one
thought and purpose is the selection
of Wood Since Wood is the Stars
latest idol, the inference did not need
an INTERPRETATION in Kansas politics
What Will Happen?
Should Allen follow orders, there
'nay be great things in store for him.