The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-24
HERE IN FORCE.
j. r. Burrows Friends Assem-
bic in Topeka.
Here to Further His Boom For
Congress.
A SECOND MEETING.
COND MEETING.
Sixth District Politicians Are
Unusually Active.
Would Like to Make Dave Han
ma Lieutenant Governor.

AS was foretold in the State Journal
last Wednesday, a dozen Sixth district
politicians came to Topeka and held
conference Sunday over the running
of J. R. Burrow, of Smith Center, for
congress against W. A Reeder.
Burrow himself was chief of the ex-
petition and paid hotel bills. The war
riors gathered about the council fire
We're Cy Anderson. of Rawlins, reg
lster of the Colby land Office; Senator
CnarieS BuSchOW, OF Thomas; Frank
Iocknard postmaster of Norton; r. NJ.
McGonigal. postmaster of Colby; z. E.
Ames, OF Norton, member of the state
prison board; W. NJ Haskell, of Gay
lord; DR.. B. w. Slagle of Colby,
George Case and DR.. A. B. Peters, of
MankatO. Dan Dyer, of Smith Center,
with his perennial itch for office. just
happened to be in town also. e. ).
Knight, of Sherman, commission clerk
in the secretary of states office, joined
the crowd and CheWed gum with them
awhile also.
This is the second meeting of the
faithful that has been held this month
A previous confab was held in Colby
on the 9Th of June. This was pre-
lmlnary to narmOniZe the Sixth dis
tr1ct'S aspirations and chances for
landing two places on the state ticket
That meeting practically decided that
nothing should be laid in the way Of
Dave Hanna for lieutenant governor.
Even with Sundays extended confer
ence the tangies of the Sixth district
are not all ironed out yet and another
meeting of the same crowd, when more
braves are expected to be present will
be held very shortly.
The situation is a bit complicated be
cause the Sixth wants a vote on the
executive council. Burrow is the most
available man to run for and get that
vote That is the reason the Sixth
sticks to it that BurrOW shall run for
%r7r7f
he cannot afford to on account of his
business. He is making money, and
like Dave Hanna, does not desire to
have an office that will take all his
time. But because BurrOw is the most
available man to get that vote on the
executive council for the Sixth dis
trict some of the fellows talk mystic
riously about pressure" to make him
run.
Burrow takes more kindly to the idea
of running for congress- Congressman
Reeder worried about the announce
ment in the State Journal of Burrows s
telephoning and visiting around the
district to try and stop it,
The presence in yesterdays confer
ence of George Case and DR. Peters, of
Mankato. is said to have been for the
purpose of reconciling them to the
abandonment of the boom of State Sen
ator Hays White, of Jewell. They would
not take this proposal as a definite
blow to the hopes of their candidate
The next meeting is to get Burrow and
Ed Wellington, of Ellsworth, together.
1t is rumored that they will make
deal so that one or the other shall make
the fight against Reeder in convention,
according to which one develops the
most strength.
Burrow says: IF I become a candi-
date for congress, it will not be because
I am against Reeder. But if I go in, [
go in to win
Congressman Reeder is coming along
tomorrow to view the remains of the
council fire and see how much ground
is torn up under him.