The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-16
WHATARE THEY LIKE?
Becky Sharp Talks to All the
Senatorial Candidates.
TELLS THE LADIES ABOUT THEM.
Very Few Have Amy SuperseitIons
About This Senatorial Seat such as
John James Ingalls, COnfesses To.

John .
In the last few days have met several
people that [ never saw before, most of
them, however, we'll known, by reputa-
ton at least to all Kansans.
You see it happened like this. The
whole talk, even in society these days is
about the coming senatorial election, and
as it is not possible to get people to talk
about anything else, / have been asking
even the ladies I've met whom they
wanted for United States senator. Women
who don't know anything about the in
come tax and who don't want suffrage,
have views on the senatorial situation.
have counted over twenty and stop
ping to think. it really seems posi-
Bile, however possible it may be,
which is to occur on Friday
evening the new state officers may be
entertained by the United States senator
elect, even though Judge A. II. Horton is
referred to as dark horse.
Then it struck me that would like to
know personally the different senatorial
candidates. After all, personal acquaint-
ance is a powerful factor in politics, and
one can't blame the "fixers'' for their
peculiar style of work.
l found the first one of these men in
i the second floor hall of the Copeland
hotel I knew him by sight and he
kindly consented to talk to me, but he,
as did all those l talked to after him,
supposed l wanted a lot of data about
him
didn't.
wanted to tell the ladies, that part of
the people, who have not seen aud are
not likely to see the senatorial candi-
dates, how they appear to one woman.
! Mr. A a
| throughout the state when he was candi-
date for governor, and his manly, robust
| proportions are we'll known to every
| body. even the ladies' He is of that
| complexion known as sandy, with whisk-
ers to match. His hair is turning grey.
He has the look of a prosperous agricul-
turist which perhaps gave him the So
| briquet, Farmer Smith.
! said: "Mr. Smith. you know there is
a story extant that Mr. ingalls, is super
stitious concerning the seat in the senate
| for which you are a candidate, do you
| share in that superstition?"
"Oh! no. Pm perfectly willing to take
my chances; I'm in the prime of my
manhood in the full vigor of life, and
I'm not afraid of a seat in the senate"
MIR. Smith wore a snit of mixed grey
goods, the coat short frocE.
| He has a firm hand clasp; clear blue
!
| birth causes him to abbreviate his RS
nearly as much, though with not exactly
| the same infection and softness, as does d
native born southerner. Mr.. Smith has
one son and five daughters He told me
that he would probably remain here all
winter, whether elected or not.
When some one else button-holed Mr..
Smith, l wandered down the hall to the
| south end, and sent a messenger in to
| Major Hood.
He came out at once in smiling expec-
tation of, perhaps a friend but when ne
saw a stranger. he advanced with out
stretched hand and gave me a warm
welcome, with a grasp that was in itself
equal to a long acquaintance. Major
Hood has not been politician long, as
his very frankness and freedom of man
ner attests There is a difference be-
tween friendly, free manner and the
insinuating and familiar one, so many
men assume toward women with whom
business associates them, in the belief
that they (the women) enjoy it. Popular
fallacies do take hold on men sometimes.
Major Hood wore a cutaway frOck
coat and vest of fine black cloth, spotless
linen and a black satin tie through which
a small scarf pin was fastened and a G..
A. r. button on his lapel completed his
attire. On the street he wears a derby
hat and these balmy days goes without
an overcoat.
He resembles his newspaper pictures,
except that he is more spare than they
would suggest. He has quick, almost
nervous manner, which with his piercing
though kindly dark eyes indicates an in
tensity of purpose most desirable in the
high Office for which he is now a candi-
date.
While he talked to me his charming
i
and | was introduced to her Major
Hood was born in Pennsylvania. He
said: "When you meet my wife vou
will learn that she don't like for me tc
be in politics, though perhaps personal
pride would make her desire my sue
cess"
"How do you like it yourself?"
ooh, like it better for my friends
than for myself. You know this is my
first experience. But it's not so bad a:
its painted, after all"
Major Hood, as his baptismal name
Calvin, would suggest, is a Presbyterian
When 1 questioned him about the super
stition before referred to, he said: "I'u
not superstitious That is generally sale
to be one of the relics of barbarism tc
which women alone cling, aud yet I be
lieve there are few people who don't, a
some time. prefer to have nothing TO d.
with the number 13 or to begin anything
on Friday"
l sent in next for Hon. Cyrus Leland
He was somewhat non-commital and
said that he knew of nothing interesting
that could be said about him. When
suggested that something about the sue
cessful candidates family might be in
teresting, he replied that his chances
were not strong enough to think mucl
about that.
Mr.. Leland is medium sized mai
and wore neat though not ultra fash
ionable suit of clothes and a mixed tie
A q. A r. button was in his buttonhole
He belongs to no church though one o
his daughters,an accomplished musician
who is being educated in a convent, ha
espoused the Catholic faith. He la
three other daughters and two sons
Then Hon. Joseph W. Ady came int