The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-09
SATURDAY EVENING

| those down in the Seventh district who
are looking longingly at Mr.. Longs s
seat in the lower house of congress. 1t
+, is possible that Mr.. Long will have to
| fight for a denomination in the Seventh
| next year. James Lawrence, of Sum-
| ner, is one of those who believe that
| Medicine Lodge does not contain the
J only statesmen in southwestern Kan
sas, although it has furnished three
| famous persona geS-COngreSS Long,
Jerry Simpson and Mrs. Nation. But
| Mr. Lawrence expects to sit upon the
| judicial bench in his district ere long,
| by the grace of Governor Stanley, and
| he would probably do no more than lend
| aid and comfort to Mr. Longs enemies.
1t is quite probable, however, that
| Judge T. B. Wall, of Wichita, will enter
| the race against Congressman Long.
| His law partner. G. H. Alexander, is
! quoted as making this announcement,
and if Judge Wall goes into the fight
he will carry the strength of Sedgwick
county behind him.
| There is a report out in Democratic
! circles that John H. Atwood would like
| to succeed J. G. johnson as member of
| the Democratic national committee
from Kansas Mr. Atwood is recogniz-
ed as one of the most effective spell
| binders in the west.
! A story is floating around in the short
organized trust among the senatorial
candidates who are friends of his and
has got them into a pool, agreeing to
let the strongest man have the support
of the friends of all three. The three
named are Congressman Long, Cover
nor Stanley and f. Dumont Smith. This
arrangement would save lot of trouble
among the Seventh district politicians
who will be called upon to make a
choice, but Albaugh denies all knoWl-
edge of the pool.
Down in the Third district, where can
didates for congress are so thick that
they will have to be entered alpha
ically in a register before spring in or
der to keep track of them, Judge A. H.
Skidmore, of Columbus is in the lead,
according to the report of Col 1'Dick''
Blue and w. S. Norton, who have been
here attending supreme court this week.
S1idmore only recently got into the
race, but he is said to be already setting
the pace for the other fellows. 1t some
times happens, however, that the man
who wins in January fails to get under
the wire in time when the convention
meets.
The announcement of superintendent
of Insurance Church that he will not
ask for another term will aid Ed Hoch
in his race for state. printer. When an
insurance superintendent was to be
appointed Mr.. Hoch did all in his power
for his friend Church, and now Church
Will return the compliment. The Chi
cago Record-Herald, which is recog-
nized as an insurance organ, in speak
ng of Mr.. Church'S decision to retire,
says: Insurance men will be deeply
interested in the decision of w. "
Church not to be candidate for re-
election to the Office of superintendent
of insurance of Kansas Latterly the
state papers have severely criticised the
official for examina tions made of insur-
ance companies, though these have not
anywhere near eQualed those made by
Webb McNall, his predecessor. At the
last session of the Legislature the laws
were changed providing for certain fees
for examinations, these fees being paid
by the state treasurer. Mr.. Churchs
administration as a whole has not been
inimical to insurance companies
Tom Glover, a son of Ben Glover, one
of the first Farmers Alliance congress-
men. was elected county commissioner
in Cowley county last Tuesday. He ran
on the Populist ticket. Ben Glover
committed suicide three years ago.
Ex-Congressman Ridgely. present
chairman of the Populist state COM
mittee. is in receipt of all kinds of let
ters of sympathy and coincidence these
days, according to a report from the
Third district Some time ago a story
went broadcast east and west that
Ridgely was cooking for his board in
the new town of LawtOn. Now Ridgely
is we'll fixed financially, and if he was
acting as cook it was because he want
ed to and not of necessity, but his
friends in the east who knew him in
Washington - congressman, senators,
and high officials-are writing letters
of sympathy to him and offering him
assistance
J. G. Johnson the Kansas member of
the Democratic national committee, and
j. Mack Love, chairman of the Demo-
cratic state committee, do not agree IN
their prognostications concerning the
next Democratic candidate for presi-
dent johnson says it will be Stone of
Missouri, and Love says it will proba-
bly, not be Stone. Love goes further ami
says that the result of the Nebraska
election effectively puts Bryan out OF
consideration. In discussing the mat
ter Mr. Love said:
THE result of the Nebraska election
was body blow to Bryan. Everything
indicated defeat, but he, instead of be-
ing wise and letting it go by default,
must needs proclaim that we would
carry the state and make whirlwind
canvass right at the close of the cam
paign that accentuated our turndowns.
This impaired his prestige and puts
him out of the presidential possibili-
ties David B. Hill is impossible. His
opposition to the income tax would rise
and smite him. Stone might be a form
liable candidate, but he must first win
the senatorial fight and it looks now
like he would lose When candidates
for United States senatorship de-
scend to personalities they lose dignity.
The tilt between Stone and Clark may
let in some good man like DeArmond,
who is the peer of either.
The silver question is no longer an
issue And while we think the in
creased output of gold since 1896 con-