The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-05-11
SOME PERSONAL POLITICS.

We are reliably informed that T.. F.
Scott, editor of the lola REGISTER has
concluded to enter the lists and be q
candidate for the Senate from this dis
trict. Charley" as he ia known to
everybody, Is thoroughly and essen.
TALLY Kansan-to the manner born.
In fact, he Is native of Allen county.
He is graduate of the State UNIVERSE
ty, and aside from this he possesses
knowledge and ability that will make
him q very capable man in the Senate.
He will make the race and we should
be glad to see him secure the nomina.
zion. He will be elected. This district
Is composed of Woodson and Allen, and
Mr.. Scott has hosts Of friends in both
counties who will work earnestly to
secure the nomination for him.-Huna-
6oldt Union.
From what we know of Mr.. Scott we
can heartily endorse all the above, and
if Woodson county has no one to pre-
sent for that honor, we are for him
first, last and all the time.-Ne0sho
Falls Post.
Should Mr.. Scott be the nominee OF
the party our people will give him q
cordial support. His qualifications for
the position are all that could be desir.
ed and he is republican in whom
there is no guile. The Ne,Us has known
for some time that the friends of Mr..
Scott were urging him to become a
candidate for the Office of State Sena-
tor, and we are glad to learn from the
above that he has yielded to their wish
es. From what we can learn, Allen
county will be solid for him in the con-
vention, in which event, should Wood
son present no candidate, he is not
likely to encounter any opposition from
this quarter. We have heard of no one
In this county spoken of in connection
with the office and it is probable that
the candidate will be conceded to
Allen, with the understanding that
WOOdson is to furnish the candidate
the next time, should the two counties
continue to form this Senatorial Dis
trict.-Yates Center NeWs.
The above handsome 'send off,
from our neighbor, the Union, and the
cordial and flattering endorsement OF
it by the other republican papers Of
this Senatorial. District, as well as the
pleasant reference in last weeks Cour-
ant, seem to call for some expression
from US concerning the matter referred
to.
To come to the point at once, we
"plead guilty." It is customary for
candidates to say that they have been
persuaded by their friends" to enter
the lists. In this case it may be said
with literal truthfulness that had il
not been for the hearty support volun.
tarily rendered by friends in every
part of the county-the original sug-
gestion coming, we believe, from q
gentleman in one of the south town.
ships-our name would never have
been mentioned in this connection. 1t
would be mere affectation, however.
now that the mention has been made,
to pretend that we are Indifferent to
the outcome. Not only as an express
ion OF personal confidence, but more
particularly as an endorsement of the
general course ofthe REGISTER during
the past six years, we frankly confess
that nomination to the high office of
State Senator by the republican party
of this District would be deeply graft.
tying.
1t might be added that this matter
is not undertaken with any view of
''going into politics" as a business. The
business in which we are now engaged
suits us exactly and we would not as
pire to any Office that would seriously
interfere with it. The office of State
Senator, however, requiring but
six weeks of active service in two
years, would but slightly interrupt our
newspaper work.
II Woodson county presents no can.
didate of her own this year, a. the
News intimates, the choice of the nom.
inee will of course depend on Allen
county. The names of two or three