The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-14
ELDER Is RECONCILED-
He Is Not Afraid Of Woman suf-
frage Now
SAYS THE PARTY WILL NOT LOSE

eanw-Other Political News.
II guess woman suffrage j. all right"
said r. p. Elder to JOURNAL reporter
last evening. Mr.. Elder did SO much to
defeat the suffrage plank in the Popu-
list convention. "When I went home
from the convention and studied over the
matter, 1 came to the conclusion that l
had overestimated the effect the endorse
ment would have I ind a great many
Democrats who say, oh, well, that
doesn't pledge rs any way and the for
eigners l was SO much afraid of, do not
take the action at all seriously do not
believe it is going to hurt US muchs ana
it may help us some. Now there are lots
Of old line Republicans, like Barney
Kelly, who are red hot for women suf-
frage, apd who are disgruntled with the
Republicans, and some Of them are GO
ing to come to u.s. I don't mean Kelly
will turn P0pulist-there Is no nope for
him. I would be prepared for anything
if be took such a step. but there are 9TH
ers who are not so far gone, who Will
come TO US
II figure that the Republicans viii
lose 5000 to 10000 votes on the prohibit
ton and suffrage question. but of course
some of them Will 60 to the Prohibition
lists"
Il understand" cautiously ventured
the reporter, "that you had or was about
you don't mean that! IL
must have been joke. / % not see why
IN - any -- fool would tell such --
fool nonsense about me. No, am
Populist OF course / have had fight
down in nv county. The fellows came
down there and tried to fix up things, but
I won the fight and came TO the state con-
ventiOn. They thought l was against
Governor Lewelling and I would have
rather seen some one else nominated, but
since he won it is all right
"As far as the sentiment in the state IS
concerned it looks to me if the tide
was turning to the PopuIists and that we
will win in spite of Democratic opposI-
tiou. Overmyer, in spite Of all his elo-
quence aud fire is not a man who Will
make votes He viii rather have a ten
dency to repel them and the fellows who
won't like him Will come to us"
"How do you like the Populist nominee
for congress in the second district"
Il do not know him and SO I can say
nothing about his nomination"
"Why did you not receive the nomina
tions'
i am satisfied that I might have been
nominated if 1 had attempted to secure
the nomination but did not want it
would have been elected too, for l should
have spent lots Of money aud gone into
the campaign to win"
WHERE GERMAN LEAGUE STANDS
a Member says IL Will Not Vote Any
straight Ticket
The German American league Of Kan
Eas will play an important part IN the
present state campaign.
At the state convention of the league
held in Topeka during the session of the
Republican state convention arrange
ments were for the calling Of another
state convention, to be held IN Topeka
Septem Der 2
When the first state convention was
held none of the parties had completed
the nominations Of their state tickets,
and the league could not take any def
mite action as to where its strength
should 90 in the coming election.
p. III. Weber, mem Der Of the executive
committee of the league, talking with a
STATE JOURNAL reporter, said. sit is now
pretty we'll understood that We will not
support all of any one ticket, although
the Populist members of our organiza-
ton are making an effort to get US to
support the POPulist ticket. but won't
do that We said we would not support
any party that IS pledged to prohibition
or woman suffrage, and the POpulists
having put woman suffrage plank in
their platform they can't expect US to
vote their ticket"
s'W III you vote the Republican ticket?7
"One thing is certain, we won't vote
for Troutman for lieutenant governor.
We are Tor resubmission and we won't
vote for anyone who represents either
prohibition or suffrage. We won't vote
for Fur beck. We can't stand him. 1T
would have pleased Us If the Democrats
had nominated Overmyer for lieutenant
governor, so that we could have given
Troutman hard hit by voting the Dem
Ocratic ticket but suppose we will all
vote for Sid Cooke.
"Some Of US would like to vote for
Dawes for attorney general. but he is said
10 be inclined towards the prohibitionists.
The POpulists tell US Little has not done
anything that we should fear, but that
isn't satisfactory, we want 10 vote for
men who represent our cause.
1--WE will all vote for the men selected
by the state convention In September. 1
Locally we will endorse Col Veale for
member Of the Legislature and Harry
Stafford as county attorney il satisfactory
to US He is a liberal citizen and as good
a man as we could ask to have nominated
that any body wants to vote for"
WILLARD HAS BUT ONE LEG.
The PoPuIist Candidate In the Second
District an Ex- Railroad Man.