The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-18
All Eyes Are on Congressman
Charles Curtis.
If He Is Made Senator Who
Will Succeed Him9
TWO WALKERS IN RACE
Congressman Bailey Is Also on
Deck.
Democratic Committee Holds
Conference in Topeka.

The senatorial boom for Charles Cur
tis that has been spreading for Con-
gresham Charles Curtis is attracting
more attention in the First district now
than anything else. Standing candidates
for congress just wait and wait TO see
what Curtis will do. He seems inclined
to hold on to his cinch on a renomina-
ton and another election and be sure
of staying congressman until he lands
the place as senator
Recently another Walker has come
out with congressional aspirations o.
l. Walker. Of Atchison. has long bet r. n
standing candidate. The new aspiraut
rejoices in the same patronymic and the
parsonage is A. d Walker, the railroad
commissioner and he has confidence
that the next congressman in the First
district will bear that name and VIII
live at HOlton. The race is for the WIN
ner, surely. and it matters not about w
J. Bailey, who has been discovered to be
travelling" over the district this week.
eenferring with ex-senator Baker ana
other political lights 1t makes no diff
ference about the aspirations of Dan
Anthony, Jr. Hope is the foundation
of all the aspirants' candidacy anyway.
1t Is especially so with A. d. Walker.
Engaged in the arduous duty of earn
ing their salaries the other day, the
railroad commission was scanning ths
state railroad map.
Where's Hope2" queried the chair
man suddenly. hunting for the little
town in Dickinson county.
where's Ho1tOn2" chimed in a yam
kee, who would answer one question
with another
That's where the next First district
congressman is coming fromH' Walker
retorted.
THAT is one Hope" commented his
hearer Mr. Walker landed in politics
Il
vote for railroad commissioner he pull
ed five others over to it. 1t was a re-
rnarkable deal. He figures that another
lightning stroke might give him Curtis
place when Curtis is done with it.
The wife of Ed Jaquins. the Populist
statesman of COwley county was last
week granted a divorce and the custody
Of her six minor children. Jaquins IS
rieh and the alimony allowed the wife
is as large as ever given by a Kansas
court. She is to receive the home place
and $4,000 in cash, together with $1,000
a year until the children are Of age. as
we'll as the costs in the case. Jaquns
used to live in old Howard county and
it was JaQuins who as member of the
legislature had the bill passed which di-
vided Howard into Elk and Chautauquu
counties. He is responsible for the
choice of names for the two new coun-
ties. He married his wife down in
Chautauqua over 20 years ago.
George w. Click. of Atchison, Tom
Morgan of Eureka. and David over
myer are the men Democrats are talk
ing about for governor this far ahead
of the making of the ticket Moan
BOwman's boom, which sprung out OF
his brilliance in the legislature. has
sloughed off to mention for the SUI
preme bench.
Col. Tom Fitch, of Wichita, and Tay-
lor Riddle have been spoken of for ieu-
tenant governor. Riddle. however, SAYS
he has no desire for office.
Bob Ruggles. editor of the Leaven-
worth Chronicle and Tom IeftWich ed
itor of the Larned Eagle-Optic. are IA
vorably n entioned for secretary OF
state. Other men suggested for various
Attorney general. Mack Love, We'll
lington Tully Scott, Oberlin; J. G.
Lowe, Washington; Jake Sheppard,
1rc1t Scott.
state treasurer-Frank Thomas. To-
2. ka
state auditor-Dr c. w. Branden-
burg F rankf' TT.
Supreme court justices-John T. Bur-
ris Olathe; W. T. Mcbride yelling
ton; Noah l.. Bowman, Garnett W. T.
Bland, Atchison.
Refore throwing off his coat and
jumping into the fight to give Ellsworth
county to the Republicans by good
anu large majority. the editor of the
Ellsworth Reporter says a few words.
He casts accounts, but lnaGnanimously
forgives the debt. In stating that Ellis
worth as far as that papers prefer
ences go, is for Ed Wellington for con-
gress in the Sixth, attention is called
to the fact that it is one of the banner
Republican counties of the state Then
is asked What has it ever got2" This
is the answer given to it's own question;
"A fish commissioner.
20 district Judge.
10 elective state officer
20 member of congress.
10 United States senate
only a fish commissioner"