The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-21
CURTIS BLAMED.
Charged With Preventing Nom
inatfon of Johnson.
Mr.. Bailey Also Comes In For
Claims From Other Side.
is NO SIGN OF END.
Long Drawn Out Judicial Con-
test Still Unsettled.
May Add More Complications to
Congressional Fight.

The prolonged contest for the judicial
nomination in the Jackson efferson
county district threatens to cause com
plications in the First congressional
district controversy between w. J.
Bailey and Charles Curtis.
The reason for this anticipated result
is the charge made by Judge Johnson $
friend that Curtis is responsible for the
attitude of the jackson county delega-
tion.
Before the primaries in Jefferson
county it is claimed that Frank Hur-
rell, who is now opposing Johnson for
the nomination, sent two men to John
son saying Hurrell would not be a can
d1date against Johnson, if Johnson car
ried Jefferson county. HurrelI reserved
the privilege of becoming a candidate
in the event Mr.. Gilluly or Mr.. Mccain
mon carried the county against john
son.
In that event. said John @. Myers
of Holton, to Mr.. Johnson, 'Hurrell
wants to contest for the nomination"
Mr.. Myers and A. d. Walker of HOl-
ton, both prominent Republicans, it is
said, told Judge Johnson. Hurreu would
not seek the nomination against the
present incumbent.
These promises We're accepted and
Johnson made no effort in Jackson
county. Now Johnson's friends charge
that there is a new influence being
brought to bear on Hurreu. One of
Johnson's close friends said to a Jour-
nal reporter today:
Congressman Curtis is behind Hur-
rell. The motive which inspires Curtis
to thus hold up the convention can not
be discerned unless it is a desire to
sOlidify himself in Jackson, trusting to
luck to carry Jefferson. If Curtis has
made Hurreu believe that he can land
that nomination, he is mistaken. Judge
JOhnsOn'S friends will stay with him
all winter if necessary.
There is another disagreeable fea-
ture about this matter which will work
+ fNT r ~ aAr1rr 1r,E
men who were for JOhnson'S nomination
in the judicial convention were every
one friendly to Curtis Now the Opin-
ion that Curtis has been mixing into
the judicial fight has angered them and
they promise to fight Curtis to a finish
in Jefferson county. These delegates
are very bitter against Curtis. One of
them said to me:
. Curtis could end this fight and
nominate Johnson if he would do so.
But he declines to bring to an end his
policy of interference in local affairs
and the only way we can get even is
to fix him when the time comes to elect
delegates to the congressional conven-
tiOn. Curtus conduct will make JEFF
ferson county go for Broderick or some
other man who is not in the race
The talk Of BrOderick means Bailey
in the long run, it is claimed by the
politicians. Should the interference. a.
charged against Mr.. Curtis, cause a
prolonged row, the delegates will make
a fight for BrOderick, expecting finally
to land in the Bailey camp.
One of JohnsOn's s friends told a Jour-
nal reporter a week ago that Curtis
had brought out McCammOn and Gill
luly against Johnson and told Johnson
that he expected to do so. Curtis it is
said has told Johnson all along that
he would make a fight against him and
the johnson supporters are now con-
WINGED that Curtis is the man who is
delaying the game at Nortonvine
The same charges are made against
Mr.. Bailey and Cy Leland, his manager,
by the friends of Hurrel 1t is doubt
full if any thing will be gained in the
long run by all these charges and coun-
ter charges.