The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-27
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Sixth District Poker and It's
Political Independence.
The Leaders Worry Little About
the official Pap.
ED WELLINGTON'S COUP
His Early Entry in Congress
siOnaI Race Starts GOssips.
H. F. Geissler and DR.. O'DOn-
nell in the Field.
Why assGet Rich"Scheme Didn't
Hire Mr.. GODDARD.
ED WELLINGTON'S COUP

Eyes turn to the Sixth district this
week, where they play a stiffer game
of poker than of politics, if the word of
the politicians themselves is to be be-
lieved. One of the INN unes from the
fascination of the chips and kitty
says there are only two others in the
district like himself-"Cap' Ellsworth
and Hays City Methodist. This
claim originates in the claim
that is always made-that the
Sixth district doesn't get any APP
pointments when the plums are
handed around. But the fact is that
they don't need any. When the Sixth
district crowd comes down here they
show up, which is the luckiest fellow
anyway, by scooping in all the chips
and carrying back home all the lucky
appointees have made from their jobs.
1t is not the poker of the Sixth dis
trict that is so conspicuous just now.
Ed Wellingtons break into the con-
gressional race has warmed things up
The announcement was made six weeks
ago, but 1T has only lately been taken
up as serious. Jim Reeder came in from
Hays City last night and told the state
house circle that Wellington had to be
taken seriously. Congressman w A.
Reeder does not want it taken serious
ly though because he says it is not
good thing for Kansas to send new con-
gressmen to Washington every little
some of his famous breaks and
speeches.
He says he is not alarmed over the
new entries in the race and looks con-
hdently for another denomination. All
the Sixth district statesmen. except
half a dozen little fellows, climbed into
the Burton band wagon, so this contest
is pointed out as one where there is not
likely to be a Burton and anti-Burton
issue in the Republican camp Well
ington, who is reputed to be worth from
$4,000 to 500, 900, gets q strong start on
the field just now for Reeder's- place,
which the politicians are agreed that a
man by the name of Reeder will not be
filling two years hence. Others have
been out with their booms before Well
ingtOn. and there are other interests
that will make a warm fight up in the
northwest corner H. F. Giessler of Lo-
gan is already a candidate. DR.. H.
O'DOnnel1, from WellingtOn's own town
of Ellsworth, also had a little boomlet
during the legislature last winter, while
Senators Hays, White and Harry Pes
tana also tried to look as big as a con-
gressman.
Four times this week Senator Burton
has passed through Topeka on his trips
between Abilene and Kansas City. The
Topeka crowd are urging Col Cope
Gordon to offer the senator a bonus to
stop off once in while, just for the
sake Of business Abilene is the politi-
cal Mecca nowadays.
Colorado is a Democratic state and
Missouri will never be anything else.
Each gets two days in President Nc
Kinley's trip across the continent. KAN
sas has been redeemed and only gets 20
hours. Isn't it too bad, the heartaches
that cone before the enjoyment?
The strict operation of the Bush
charter board law has been the means
of keeping out of Kansas a lot of these
tontine "get-rich-quick" concerns that
have a harvest in Missouri and other
states. The ten-cent a week associa-
tions that promise its members a big
sum of money at the end of a certain
period of payments have made attempt
after attempt to get into this state. At
tOrney General GODDARD found out some
thing about it the last time he was IN
Washington. The incident occurred in
one of the big hotels. General GODDARD
was sitting in the rotunda reading pa
per when a man sauntered up to MIN.
You're from Kansas, ar'nt you2" he
sa1uted and went on to tell that he was
a Missourian and an official in one of
the get-rich-quick concerns. He was
aware that GODDARD was a lawyer and
said he had an attorney in Topeka |
who's on the charter board now2" be
asked, there has been a change. it !
seems to me-" Mr.. GODDARD told him that
Mort Albaugh was on the board now I
'aOhi yes. That's right. Well I'm glad
that John Breidenthal is off the board |
He fought us to standstiI and would |
never let US get a charter. Now you're |
a lawyer. We viii try again and l want |
to engage you to help us" Mr.. GODDARD |
agreed to help the man get a charter |
without disclosing the fact that he was
not only a lawyer, but attorney general |
and practically chief nogul of the char |
ter board. The Missourian has since |
been in Topeka but he has not called |
around to have the attorney general |
keep his promise to help him get his |
coveted charter and what is more he /
isn't likely to do So
Some people think that if Taylor Rid I
die continues to stray away after Geo. |
Click and other Democratic gods while I
the rest of the old-tine Populists are for I
going back to the school houses and the l
middle Of their own road, it viii be a /
long time till he gets another paragraph /
in the Advocate like this of a few weeks |
ago: Taylor Riddle, the old reliable |
was a caller Monday. If people could |
forget that Taylor engineered a losing /
campaign once they would remember /
that he is a man of great force, plenty 1
of resources, true and loyal principles |
and an all-rouEd good man. The party |
owes him much and in the hour Of trial /
he can be depended on to do his share, /
regardless of cost
Tt has been a hard job to rub out the /
impression that gained root after Frank |
Grimes announced retirement from pol |
itics that it came about through a fa1I
out between Grimes and Burton IRE /