The Topeka state journal., 1900-01-25
FIRST DISTRICT FIGHT.
Atchison Globe Tells of the Contest
In Atchison County.
lFrom the Atchiso

In Atchison County.
rFrom the Atchison GIobe.1
The Bailey colored men claim the Curtis
policemen are chasing them off the
streets.
It is suggested that the Curtis followers
it in their coats
Topeka Capital by Rev. Charles NJ. Shell
don will settle the question as to where
the Lord stands on the ClIrtis-Bailey
fight
erably elated, today, over the attendance
at the Fourth ward Curtis meeting last
to exceed twenty-five. present. The Bailey
fellows also claim that a sensation was
promised, and that none was sprung.
The announcement is made that the
Hon. Case Broderick will be a candidate
for gressman-at-large, and will sup
port Mr.. Bailey for congress in. this dis
trict, as against Chas; Curtis. This
that Leland has bought Broderick.
Broderick and Bailey have been friends
these days without being marked as a
purchase of Cy. Leland's.
If the situation is anything like it is
pictured, the people of Doniphan county
dust when a certain little merchant of
Troy drives up the road, that he may ride
over their necks, and customers at Cy.
Leland's store bow out backward when
he happens to be in. Doniphan county
should censor these reports. Cy. Leland
to be, and the Leland stories are making
Doniphan county people ridiculous.
On the dead quiet, a good many of the
Curtis and Bailey men admit that they
this COUNTY t There IS no oop point f'n5 to it, % and
people are laughing at Atchison county
people as they laugh at Doniphan county
people. There is a way out of it that is
easy and sensible: give the Atchison coun-
Gould not object: Bailey would not object,
because such a course would be common
sense. Why should Atchison county men
tear their clothes in the interest of out
side men? Why not quietly nominate an
Atchison Atchiso county man for for congress: an
reputation?
It is said that W. D. Gilbert is takign
night because he is a candidate for dis
men all oppose him, Judge Bland will
beat him? The Republicans engaged
IN the Curtis-Bailey fight are simply
a. sweeping Democratic victory in Atchi-
son county at the next election. VIII the
vote for a Curtis candidate? Of course
vote for the Democrat And of course
the Curtis men in case of Bailey'S sue
cess. would knife the Bailey candidates.
There is not single good excuse for the
Ba1ley-CurtiS fight now being Waged in
Atchison county.
A sensation was advertised for the
Fourth ward Curtis meeting last night,
but nothing unusual was said except that
the Curtis Bailey agreement had a prece-
dent in 1871, when United States Senator
Caldwell, of Leavenwort was compelled
to resign because Carney, his opponent.
had entered into a written agreement to
withdraw from the racec. 1t was ar
| gued that any such agreement as the
Curtis-Bailey agreement prevented the
people from exercising their rights of
| Bailey had no right to ask for the nomin-
| alton because he had violated the laws
| by entering into any such agreement.
| Mayor Donald, Judge ingalls,, Frank Tai
| bott, Phillip Porter and others made
| talks, and the meeting lasted until 10
| o'clock. There were about fifty persons
| in attendance.
If either Bailey or Curtis is nominated
| for congress, the politicians will win. If
| John ]. Ingalls, is nominated the people
Will win The politicians are always Op-
posed to progress: they always favor eX-
| travagance. When there is a big political
| fight, it is the duty of the people to down
| the politicians, and give them to under
/ stand that the people are supreme. If
! either Curtis or Bailey wins, every county
| in the district will in future be managed
| by politicians, as Doniphan county is now
managed Doniphan county is the laugh
| ing stock of the state. 1t can never pro-
| greSS under the present order of things.
| If ingalls, should be nominated and
| Bailey and Curtis beaten, the people of
| this congressional district would be COM
! plimented by every fair and progressive
newspaper in the United States.