The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-27
Ex-Populist War Horse N0mi-
mates Harris For Governor.
Thinks Him the Strongest Man
ON Fusion Side.
LOSE THE SENATORSHIP
Says FusiOnists Can Not Reflect
Him to That Place.
Believes, However, That He
Could Be Elected Governor.

P p Elder who is member OF the
Populist state committee, and who has
been a reform war horse for many
years, comes out in a strong editorial
in the Ottawa Republican-Times this
week nominating Senator W. A Harms
for the fusion nomination for governor
This will likely produce more than
ripple ON the political pond. No man
stands higher in both Populist and
Democratic parties than does Senator
Harris, and no man possesses to 2
greater degree the respect of his polltl-
cal opponents Others have been
brought out in the logical candidate
and mentioned classes, but none of
them possesses the strength politically
of Senator Harris
In support of his nomination Cover
nor Elder says:
have the effect, first, of the naming of
the man strongest with the electorate
of Kansas, and, second, of being So
luton of the problem forced upon Pop
ulists and Democrats of maintaining
political unity in the face of the pres
ent stringent law against fusion.
1T seems probable that the Demo-
Gratis and PopuliStS will not be able to
elect Senator Harris to succeed him
self in the senate If they could, it is
would The Office of senator of the
United States is one that awakens in-
tense partisan division. This is not
true, in SO great a degree, of the office
of governor. Senator Harris would, on
this account make a stronger race for
the governorship than for the senate.
This will be especially true if Republi-
can factionists declare. as they doubt
less WILL for a political gamester who
will be another railroad executive. Sem
ator Harris has the confidence and re-
spect, in a greater degree than any
other fusionist, of the great body of the
Kansas people, and, better than that,
he deserves them. His making the race
would eliminate opposition criticism.
and ena BILE the people of the state to en-
trust the powers of the chief executive
to man who would exercise them for
their good, who would be governor,
who would stand for economy in pub
lie expenditures the equal enforcement
of laws the efficiency of public institu
lions and the elimination of corporate
influence upon the legislative, judicial
and executive department of the state -
Governor Elder could not resist the
temptation to take a shot at Governor
Stanley. He continues:
1.-The people of Kansas would know
that the senator, if governor, would not
be blow hot. blow cold prohibitionist
and that he would not devote the time
which belongs to the people in directing
ecclesiastical conventicles for the pur-
pose of controlling political caucuses, OF
in the cutting of patriotic capers and
the making OIL SdnCllmOAIOuS noises III
the political limelight. His administra-
ton would be one of mental power
rather than emotional energy, and il
would memorabilia itself with deeds
| fortify itself with public benefit rather
| than by appeals to popular prejudice
| and recommend itself for its statSman-
| ship rather than by resort to the polftl-
| cal claptrap of the demagogue or the
| social arts of the hypocrite. The in
spiration of his administration would
! come from the Kansas home rather
| than the railroad Office and its power
| would be that of conscience and ca
| pacity rather than the railroad pass"
| Gently that Governor Stanley might ash
| for a third term instead of standing fol
| the United States senatorShip to sue
| coed Senator Harris. Some of the poll
| ticianS have been thinking" that Gov
/ ernor Stanley will allow Long and Cur
/ tbs to fight out the senatorship between
/ them, in consideration of Longs sup
! port for a denomination. Then Stanley
| would be the candidate of the prohibi
| tionists and the Leland faction, while
| Miller or Richter would be the candi
date of the Burton wing
But Governor Stanley rocks all Sucl
| rumorS to sleep, and he isn't very gen
| tie about it either.
ct haven't the slightest ambition to b.
| governor again. said the governor to
| day Il have had all the governorshil
| any man deserves and enough to sat
isfy any reasonable man. 1 don't wan
| another term at ALL
1t is likely that the question of pro
| hibition or resubmission will be an i'm
portant one in the next Repubical
| state convention. The ultra element
on both sides are determined to eac
have their way about it. The prohibi
| ton discussion which was started b.
the story in the State Journal of Satur
day that the resubmission element i
the principal wet" counties of the stat
are organizing to control the state con
vention, has been augmented by an in
terview with Attorney General Cedar
in a Kansas City paper, in which he
quoted as saying that he favors putin
a prohibition plank in the next Republi
| can platform as a piece of good politics