Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-04-19
"Prince HAP Says a Word.

Topeka, KAN, April 10.-Col. Jas
r. Hallowell of Wichita, Is out of poll
tics, which explains why he has visited
Topeka but twice during the past year
He was here on a business errand
but found time to discuss politics for a
few minutes with the Times cores
pondent. Prince Hal' is now devot-
ing his time to money making, and de.
clares that he is meeting with marked
success. Still there are momsnts when
he looks back over his political career
and some of the wounds he received in
the old battles are still sore and his re-
membrance Of those who were not par
ticularly friendly to him is exceedingly
vivid. For some reason he has not the
kindest feelings, politically, for either
Chester l. Long or FarmerA. w Smith
1t appears that when Long was a can
dldate for the republican nomination
for congress in the 9TH district last year
Colonel Hallowell was, early in the
campaign, his most formidable com
petitor. Long at once set up the cry
that defeated candidate ought not be
candidate for denomination. This of
course was hit at Prince Hal" and
he was very ably assisted in circulating
it by Farmer" Smith, who was a can
didate for governor. Finally Hallowell
announced that he would not be a can
didate. He was at the head of the
SedgwIck county delegation to the con-
vention, however, and the vote of Sedg-
wick county was cast as Unit for j.
w. Jones, of Hutchinson. Long was
nominated and made the race against
Jerry Simpson and was defeated, but
by majority much less than by which
Jerry beat Prince Hap in 1890 This
brief review of old history Is necessary
to an understanding of the significance
Of Col. Hallowell's remarks to day.
ut seems little bit early to talk
about politics at this time" said he,
but it appears to me that defeated
candidates ought not to ask for the
nominations with which they were
honored by the party last year. Now
there is Chester Long, who made such
a notorious failure of his campaign
last fall, already In the field for re-
nomination and see that Farmer
Smith has given it out that he will be
candidate for denomination for gov
ernor next year. Both these gentle
men said last year in reference to me
that defeated candidates ought not to
be renominated. In view of this fact
it seems to me rather presumptious on
their part to enter the field this early
In my section these statsmen succeeded
in convincing the people so thoroughly
that defeated candidates ought not be
renOminated that L am quite certain
that neither Of them will receive any
encouragement in their aspirations
from that part of the state Chester
Longs campaign was miserable fail
ure. Do you know that 1t is fact tha
Jerry Simpson received about 1.5t(
votes more last year than he did IL
1890, which shows that Long made M
inroad on his vote and that Simpson!
reduced majority was due entirely t,
the increased republican vote"
While Col. Hallowell denies the i'm
parchment the impression is gaining
ground that he wants to make anothe
run for congress next year. He is busy
now collecting the s;news of war, anC
if he is not candidate himself he will
do his best to prevent Long from get
ting the nomination.