The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-29
BurtOn's Friends Keeping Their
Eyes on Calderhead.
Insist That He is Not in the
Senatorial Race.
THERE is ANOTHER.
Fifth District May Turn to w.
A. Johnston.
Situation at BurtOn's Home Be-
coming Interesting.

The friends Of Congressman W. A. CAL
derhead and Mr.. Calderhead himself, have
been saying that he has no intention OF
becoming a candidate for United states
senator. Some Of the Burton supporters
have even gone 80 far as TO cause one or
their Representatives to quote Caloerhcnd
as saying that under no circumstance
would he enter this contest
Whatever may be the character of the
denlals being made by the friends Of Mr..
Calderhead in Marshall county, as every
politician familiar with the situation
knows, Senator Fred Stocks was defeated
for denomination in the county convention
because he would not pledge himself %
the support OF Calderhcad for senator.
1t was explained that Calderhead might
get into the race and Stocks was asked 10
vote for him In the event OF this emcr-
gency.
This Stocks positively refused 20 do.
While Stocks and Calderhead do not have
open conflicts or public quarrels and seem
enmity between them. This personal
enmity between them. This personal mat
ter would have been sufncient 20 ricftnl
Stocks from making such pledge. but
the additional and more lmportant reesol,
that he had preference on lnl. euuiet-
prior to the mere mention or AutBeation
ot Calderheao 9s a psoel elilt l. ~ 49,
him from entering INTO an ante-cohfen-
ton alliance.
senator from Kansas. rms same Ain-
bition has been manifested in various
WAYS. for several years by IT, TX AlNNAUA
who, like Calderhead, Is a resident ot the
Fifth district
Burton and his managers fear That Gals
derhead will get into the race ana nfcak
Burtons lines in the Fifth. Caldcrhean
is itching to get IN but he fears that it
he makes a start the western part Of tho
district will desert him. as well as Bur
ton. and rally to Justice w. a. johnston
OF the supreme court. as against Doin gI
them Judge Johnston Is the dirk
horse" who Is not only haunting Burton
We'll.
The fact that Burton and Baker have
nothn g ike the number OF instructed or
pledged members necessary to capture
the caucus nomination and that there are
either of the other candidates have to his
individual credit, makes the talk OF new
man particularly odious 20 them. because
they want to keep the field clear and fight
II out among themselves.
If Burton fails he wants TO name the
managers want to select a. man upon
whom they can unite and down Burton.
George Clark. secretary Of state. could
have had the nomination FOR congress in
but ne declined to mix I'm that matter and
organized his friends for calderhead;
No man. however much OF an autl-Bur-
ton or anti-Balxer man he may be, con-
siders seriously the possibility OF Calder
cedes the Fifth district. with a possible
exception. to Burton and Burton ana his
friends do not admit for a moment that
Calderhead can break his organization
Calderhead was renominated Tor COM
gress, for the purpose I'm the event OF fu-
Sion success, Of shelving him politically.
In the event of his own success A. was
Inquired that Calderhead would be kept
out Of the senatorial contest ana an other
political contests that win come in the
district in the future tpon the grotind
that he had been sufficiently rewarded
by his party"
The chances are that II there should
be an opportunity for new man In the
Fifth district he Will be Judge Johnston
Of the supreme court, whose home Is at
Minneapolis.
Johnston and Burton are personal
friends. but political enemies. Johnston
does not approve Of Burton and his meth
DDS and Burton dislikcs Johnston. be-
cause Johnston refuses now. as he has all
ways refused, TO help Burton become sem
atOr. Burton really fears Johnston. but
the latter Is not now taking any part ln
the fight