The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-28

He has never been accused of any sort
of trickery or resort to questionable
n ethods in politics, and if asked to
what crowd he belongs the average well
informed Kansas Republican couldn't
tell. He would make a clean, upright,
fearless and creditable governor, and
there are many thousands of good party
men in the state who would like to see
him tried
The indications seem to be that Sem
ator ]. A. Kennedy. of Coffey county,
will get into the congressional race in
the Fourth district The LIE Roy Re-
porter has come out for him and says.
"A nomination means election in this
district That being the case, the Re-
porter is for j. A. Kennedy, the Coffey
county man. the man that does things,
has ideas of his own and refuses to
swallow obnoxious political dishes even
though the push has done the cooking"
The Reporter also makes the following
remarks: THE -Jeffersonian is of the
opinion that Coffey county wifi send a
Kennedy delegation to the congress ion
the word. The Reporter don't want to
mix in the polite affairs of our Repub-
hcan friends, but can see no reason for
all the .hysteria' in Topeka Topeka
dailfes and postoffice weekles against
what they are pleased to term the
-favorite son scheme Granting every
thing they claim for Mr. Miller, name
ly, that he is a good, clean man and
safe legislator, we can see no reason
why other men should not aspire to the
same position or why their friends
should be charged with bad faith and
high treason for urging their nominal
tion."
Where remands the Smith County
Journal, was Senator Burton when
FunStOn'S confirma ton as a brigadier
general came up in the senate last
week2 Objection was made that it was
too great a. reward for the capture of
AguinaldO but Senator Harris came to
the front and defended him. He showed
that his superior officers approved OF
his expedition and recommended his
appointment as a brigadier general in
was then promptly made. This case
proves that Senator Harris can always
be depended on to care for theastate's in
tereStS.
c. D. Walker, of Atchison. is prepar-
ing to contest w. J. Bailey's right to go
to congress from the First district in
case Congressman Curtis is made Uni
ted States senator. Mr.. Walker was a
dark horse candidate two years ago at
the time of the famous Horton agree
ment," but events proved there was no
room for dark horse, or one of any
other color. 1t is said that Mr.. Walker
is quietly building up an organiza ton,
which is a polite name for machine, in
order to land the nomination for him
when Mr. Curtis is through with it.
Many Kansas editors have comment
ed on the defeat of Cyrus Leland the
past week, but only a few have referr-
ed to it as the passing of Leland" A
few also express pleasure that Leland
was turned down. but the majority PIE
diet that Mr.. Leland will again regain
his prestige in Kansas politic& and a
considerable number contain editorials
in tone like the following from the AL
mena Plaindealer: After listening to
the opportunities of Senator Burton,
Wilder Metcaif to succeed Cyrus Ie-
land as pension agent. No fault can be
found with the new appointee as he
is a man thoroughly qualified for the
position, but the change is unfortunate
and unnecessary If Mr.. Leland had not
conducted the affairs of the office pro-
perly and if the charges against him
had been proven there would have been
ample excuse for his discharge. but
that there We're no substantial charges
is evident from the fact that President
Roosevelt desired to reappoint him, not
only because that was President Nc
Kinley's intention but because he
thought that Mr.. Leland was thorough
ly competent for the position Senator
Burton has lost many friends by his
action in this matter and he may live
to regret the fact that he secured the
defeat of Cy Leland
One of the closest contests that will
come up before the Republican state
convention will be over the nomination
for attorney general Judge j. S. West,
at present assistant attorney general,
will have a very strong personal back
ing in the Second district. But Judge
West will be handicapped Nomina-
tions are conceded to Tom Kelly for
state treasurer and to c. f. Scott for
are from the Second district and this
is all the district will be entitled to if
an effort is made to divide the offices
equally. Harry Bone, who is very
popular. and r. p. Mccullough, of the
Seventh district. and c. c. Coleman, of
the Fifth, are the other avowed candi-
dates
Bent Murdoch, of the FL Dorado Re-
publican, has been carrying at the head
of his editorial column for months this
announcement: For president, 1904,
Theodore Roosevelt, of New York" He
claims his was the first paper to hoist
name for the presidency. In
RooseveIt's disposition to
turn down recommendations of which
he does not personally approve, Mr..
Murdoch says: I'm firing the Mckinley
cabinet the president will turn down q
whole lot of other politicians, but he is
doing it just the same He is presi-
dent and will surround himself with
officials OF his own selection; he IS the
chief executive and the nation will hold
him, and not his cabinet officers, re-
sponsible. President Roosevelt is doing
just what every other sensible man
would do. and should be applauded for
it; and if he finds that J. r. Burton
represents the worst element in Kan
SaS politics, and that he is dishonest,
or a political schemer, he will also be
turned down. The Republican party of
Kansas has just endorsed Burton by
efecting him to the highest office in the
gift of the state, and the president is
bound to recognize that endorsement
until Burton proves that he is unworthy
of it. And the president will also turn
down the United States senate, which
represents or stands for the power of
money. and not the education, brains or
honesty of the country. if he finds it
necessary. to do so. President Roosevelt
knows just as well as does the average
scrub citizen. that if it were not for
money two-thirds of the members of the
senate would not be there today; and in
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