The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-30

manner of nice things about the boom
which has been sprung for w. w. Cald-
well, of Concordia, for attorney general
Last week a report was sent out from
Concordia that Mr.. Caldwell would be
candidate for the legislature, but with
in three days the newspapers of Con
cordia We're pronouncing the boom
fake. That had not become quiet until
Mr.. CaldwelPs candidacy for the attor
ney generalship was sprung Mr. Cald-
We'll said some time ago that he doubr-
ed if ne could take the nomination,
but sometimes the ..call of duty is SO
strong in political matters that men
cannot resist it. Mr. Caldwell has been
for years one of the leading attorneys
MIN the northern part of the state.
Ewing Herbert, of the Brown County
World has added his entrea ties to those
of NJ. NJ. Beck, of the Holton Recorder.
to pursuade Congressman Curtis and
w. j. Bailey to get together Herbert
says: THE friends of Mr.. Curtis have
fought Mr.. Bailey as congressional
candidate and will fight him again if he
attempts to oppose the aspirations of
Charley Curtis; but not all the friends
of Mr.. Curtis will necessarily oppose
Mr.. Bailey if he wants to be governor.
OF course Mr.. Bailey says he is not a
candidate for any office: but any man
at his age with his interest in public
affairs, Will not voluntarily retire from
politics. Bailey for governor is a decid
ed possibility. There will be other strong
candidates; but with Capt John Seatoal
out of the race, as he positively states
that he is, the First district could not
and should not do less than support Mr.
Bailey"
John Curran, the secretary of the
Populist state committee, has made out
a catalogue of those who might be per-
suaded to let the fusionists vote for
them next fall There are large num-
Der of them, nOtWithS standing the
chance there is for losing. Mr.. Curran's
catalogue is as follows:
Governor: David Oyermyer, Ed
Hackney, c. B. Hoffman, Major A. M.
Harvey, Webb McNall, Mayor Grad
dock Of Kansas City, Kan; Grant Har-
rington. W. J. Babb of Wichita, and
Edwin Taylor.
Auditor: e. J. westgate of Macks-
vile, w M. Jackson of Wellington,
Major H N. Boyd of Belleville, ]. B.
Fugate of Newton and J. M. Allen of
Chanute.
Secretary of state: F. NJ Pearl of
Hiawatha, Harry Block of Syracuse, w.
0. Champe of Garnett, Abe Frakes of
WaKeeney and w. H. L. Pepperen of
Concordia.
Superintendent of instruction: S J.
Gephart of Pratt, Milton Todd Of Sen
eca and Elizabeth Frazier of Erie.
Attorney general: Hugh Farrelly of
Chanute, E. c. Little of Abilene. John
Madden of Emporia, E. E. Sapp of Ga
lena. T. H. Gresham of Cottonwood
Falls, J. l. Shepard of Fort Scott and
J. Mack Love of Arkansas City.
Supreme court: Frank Doster, B. f.
Milton of Dodge City, E. E. Sapp of Ga
lena, A W-fDennison of Ell Dorado, d.
NJ. Dale of Wichita, Stephen H. Allen
of Topeka, E. L Fischer of Wyandotte,
A. c. T. Geiger of Oberlin, Judge San
key of Wichita, w t. Bland of Atchi-
son, John c.. Cannon of Mound City, w.
t. Mcbride of Sumner, l. A. StebbinS
of Topeka and Dennis Madden of EN-
poria.
Here is Currans' pile of congressional
timber:
At large: John H. Atwood. Leaven-
worth.
First district: John stowen. Seneca;
w. H Lesion, Horton; Frank Chase,
Hoyt; James Orr, Atchison; Jepp Ry-
an, LeaVenworth-
nett; w. A. Deford, Ottawa; J. P. St.
John, Olathe; c. w. Goodlander, Fort
Scott.
Hudson. FIredonia; W. p Hackney.
Winfield, and j. d. Botkin
poria; T. H. Gresham, Cottonwood
James d. Whe1an, Junction City
Fifth district: Harry Mcmillan, Min
neapolis; George Hanna, Clay Center;
Conner Davies, Concordia; J. M. Doyle,
Republic, and Andrew Shearer, Frank
fort.
sixth district: A. c. t. Geiger, Ober-
lin; j. c. Ruppenthal, Russell; Charley
Seventh district: Claud Duval,
Hutchinson; Judge Haymaker, Wichi-
ta; Vernon Rose, Newton, and w. L.
Brown, Kingman-
There are a number of people in Kan
sas who would like to know when a
bunch of appointments is coming from
Washington. Lit Crum is anxiously
straining his eyes towards the east to
see if there is anything that looks like
a United States marShalShip coming
down the road in his direction. Ed Nc
81 a or
on the subject of the assistant United
States attorneyship- Cyrus Leland,
while he does not feel the least doubt
of his reappointment, will not be any
unhappier- when his commission to an
other four years as pension agent is
safely within his inside pocket.
J. S Park. who became a p1utocrat
by being state printer one term, and
who invested his savings in creamery
stock and Arkansas zinc mines. con-
tinues to add to his wealth. He has
just purchased another big farm for
$4,000. A few years ago Parks was
setting type for a living. Now he is
rated as the wealthiest man in Nit
chell county.
It seems to be almost universally con-
ceded that Congressman Charles Curtis |
viii be one of the two leading candi- |
dates for senator before the next legis- |
lature- There is probably not another |
Kansas congressman who stands as
high in the regard of his constituents |
as does Mr.. Curtis. He is continually |
looking after little things for them and
he does it in such a manner that it is |
remembered and appreciated. And then |
Mr.. Curtis can call by name a large
per cent of the people of his district, |
both men and women.
At state soldiers reunion Congress- |
man curtis once stopped an old lady |
on the grounds, shook hands with her |
cordially, and asked about her folks |
She looked at him a moment and then
said:
Really, you have the best of me;
do not recall you.'
MY name is Curtis" said the con-
gressman.