The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-06
WILL NOT QUIT.
Grant HOrnaday Refuses to
Have His Boom Sidetracked.
Effort Being Made to Have Him
Wait a Year.
HE is TROUBLESOME
Candidacy a Menace to Mr. Case
Frederick.
Has Had Prize Dangled In
Front of His Eyes Before.
lie Is TROUBLESOME

1t has developed since Grant Horna-
day has announced his candidacy for |
congressman at large in the state that
he is closely identified with the Burton
wing of the party, not so much as an
advocate and supporter of Burton, but
because his ambitions have been inter
fered with by the opposition to Bur-
ton.
This is apparent in the fact that Mr.
Hornaday has wanted to go to con-
gress for several years and had his eye
on the job when the Second district con-
vention became deadlocked at Ottawa
and adjourned after a hard fight in
which J. D. Bowersock was the sue
cessful aspirant for the nomination.
There was a time in the deliberations
of that convention when Hornaday's
friends believed that he could land the
nomination and it was suggested to
some of the party leaders, but Horna-
day was suppressed by the Leland wing
of the party and told to wait awhile
Mr. Hornaday has decided TO wait no
longer and has gone into the campaign
for congressman at large practically in
defiance of the Lelandites who have al
ready agreed upon Mr.. Broderlck Tor
the place.
1t is no violation of confidence to say
that Hornaday'S boom is expanding.The
first publication of his intention to be-
come a candidate in the State Journal
Thursday has penetrated all parts OF
the state and the encouragement he IS
receiving is very flattering.
The boom for Hornaday has assumed
such proportions that the opposition to
him now seeks to sidetrack him in an
other direction, but embodies a plan to
make him a congressman just the same.
This plan. according to the reports
which are being circulated among the
politicians, is to get Bowersock to quit
next year and permit HOrnaday to take
the nomination for congress in the Sec
ond district. This would keep the Fort
Scott aspirant out of the way Of Brod-
erick and would give the Leland forces
the opportunity to deliver the goods to
Judge Broderick without difficulty.
The first obstacle in this plan would
be to get Bowersock to relinquish the
opportunity for a denomination. He is
said to have the tenacity of the square
| jawed dog and would not get out of the
way without a fight. And, with the Of
/ hind him and the inherent right to seek
| a denomination under the rules of Kan
| Sas politics, he would put up hot resist
| ance to the effort to throw him over
Then too this plan does not suit Mr..
| HOrnaday- He has been promised the
| support of various men at different
| times in the past for congress and has
! been taken upon high mountain by
/ eI1llSSdI1eS OF the opposing 1actlOn and
| shown the beauties of the future, but
| the time has passed when Hornaday
| wants to take a chance on the redemp-
ton of political pledges. He is there
! fore, not taking wholly to the scheme
! which might juggle him out of the race
/ altogether
| Hornaday's friends have been advis-
| ed Of the quickly conceived plan to take
! him out of the race for congressman at
! large, but they are not pleased With the
prospect. They propose to stand by
| their guns and not give up the fight for
| the place on the state ticket for their
/ favOrite until the final roll call IN the
| convention shall announce either victory
or defeat.
The managers of Hornaday's cam
| palgn are enthusiastic and confident.
They believe that nothing can stop the
nomination of Hornaday They think
| plans to kill Bowersock Off politically
| will fail and look for q determined re-
sistance to this proposition on the part
| of BOwersOck's friends. Hornaday and
/ his forces will stand for the renomina-
| tion of Bowersock in the Second and
! BoWersOck and his friends will whoop it
| up for Hornaday. In this way the
| Douglas county contingent will help
| their candidate for a congressional re-
nomination and at the same time re-
| move the possibility Of Hornaday's
| beating Bowersock out of the nominal
| ton.
It is generally understood among the
| politicians that if Hornaday succeeds
in landing the nomination for congress
man at large this time he VIII emulate
the example of w. J. Bailey and after
serving one term as the representative
of the whole state will seek the nomi-
nation in the district in which he re-
sides.
Two terms are all that the politicians
concede to any one man and after Bow
ersock has been the recipient of these
honors the field will be practically
cleared and open to new candidates, the
first of which is expected to appear in
the person of Hornad4y