The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-30
Many Bo0ms Will Be on EXhi-
bition Kansas Day.
Starting Point For Many Shin
ing Lights in the State.
FOR MIR. LONGS PLACE
wv. M. Wallace and i. Ii. wall
Have Eyes Open.
w. w. Caldwell, of Concordla,
Is Evidently Popular.

If appearances are not deceptive there
will be one of the finest assortments Oh
political booms on exhibition at Topeka
on January 49, 1902, that the state has
ever witnessed IN all its history There
will be booms of every kind and @ne-
scription. Some of them viii be SO
puny and weakly that they will not last
long, but others will be strong and
lusty.
There is little doubt that the Kansas
Day banquet tais winter will be the
occasion for an extraordinary gather
ing Since the executive committee has
decided to follow the custom of former
years. from which there was no devia-
ton until the last three years, to make
up the programme for the banquet en-
tirely of Kansas talent, dozens of aSplr-
ing young Republicans have been lay
ing plans and pulling wires for chance
to do little spelIbinding on that oc-
casion-
The Kansas Day banquet has been
the starting point for more than one
young Kansan who has made his mark
in the political world. 1t was at the
Kansas Day banquet four years ago
that Frank Nelson made the speech
which won for. MIN a lasting reputation
as a public speaker and few months
later landed him in the office of state
superintendent of public instruction
And Nelson has lived up to his reputa-
ton. No man in Kansas is more sought
for public addresses than is Mr.. Nelson.
unless it be Governor Stanley, and 1t
is doubtful if even the governor more
than ties Nelson.
Another Kansan who got a good start
at the Kansas Day banquet, which sec
onded by hard work has landed him in
one of the most responsible positions
in the nation, is Joe BriStow. a few
years ago, SoOn after BTiStOW went to
Salina from Lawrence and became ed
~ftOr of the Salina Republican, he was
asked to make a speech a the Kansas
Day banquet 1t was probably no bet
ter than many others, but Bristow put
an ENERGY into it that made him pop
ular with the crowd. His subject was
why a Young Man Should be a Re
publican" That was shortly before the
campaign in which Governor Morrill,
was first elected. Bristow made such a
hit with his speech that he was chosen
secretary of the Repu ublican state COM
mittee- This. in turn, led to his ap-
pointment as private secretary to Gov
ernor Morrill,, but he continued to he
secretary of the state committee and
his energy and political skill were so
great that they attracted the attention
of President Mckinley, and BristoW
was made fourth assistant postmaster
general. with absolute authority to ap-
point a large army of posumasters.
These are only two examples among
those whose political stars have arisen
swiftly as a result of a speech made
on a Doom launched at a Kansas DaV
banquet. That is one reason why so
many choice bOoms will be on exhibit
tion. Another reason is that there will
be an unusual number of offices to be
niled at the next election. which pro-
duces an unusual number of candidates
Copeland county will rival the Midwin-
ter exposition for attractions Some of
the booms will be exhibited only in pri-
vate, and many of these will die young
Others Will be proclaimed from the
hOuSetops- Many of these will also see
a sad and untimely end. Admiring
friends Will dress some of the boons uD
in their best. out in the majority of
cases it will do little good unless It he
to secure at some future time Some
thing equally as good-'
While there Is considerable talk abo,,t
Judge T. B. Wall of Wichita w NJ
Wallace of Kingman and others get
ting into the congressional race aerainS+
Congressman Long down in the hi
Seventh district, it is quite likely thar
Mr. Long will be renominated. possib1v
by accIamation. or with very little OBJ
position at least The Sumner News &c
making little fuss Just at present
and blaming Long to degree for the.
postohice change at South Haven,
Whicn IL claims IS obnoxious to most of
the patrons of the office. Unless there
is somebody who is stirring and active
to make trouble, little things like the
South Haven postoffiee row will all he
practically forgotten by convention
time
E. s. Knight. of Sherman county. has
a club in the shape of a boom for sec-
Ietary OF state which he is in position
to use to good advantage if Smitb
county threa tens to become unfa vora HE
to MI Knights friend Congressman
Reeder. Smith county also has an ac
tive candidate for secretary of state.
and if another candidate for the same
otf1ce should be brought out from the
sixth district. 1t would doubtless iniure
the chances for either of them to land
1t Therefore Mr. Knight is in position
row. of Smith shall tote fair'' With
Congressman Reeder
To a person who has his ear to the
grass roots in the Sixth district tbaro
are many indications that Conpressroa1
Reeder VIII be renominated notwitb-
standing the statements of r w wal
ington, of Ellsworth to the eon+rarr
some OF heeuers friends predict that
he VIII get large number of even Pom
uliSt votes next year. Reeder has tail
ed irrigation to the farmers of north
western Kansas until he has many
farmers nrnly believing in his plans
he gets around among his constituents
and makes friends with them nerson-
ally +. w Wellington Mr.. ReedereS
most active opponent has been some
what handicapped by the assertion tha-
ne Is Ine candlGate of the Burton fac
tion- But Mr.. Burton's denial n11hlisb
ed In his organs this week in which I.a
says that he is not trying TO RIM the
whole Republican works in Kansas will
do something towards allaying a feel
Ing of resentment against We1lioe+or
among those who believe that tha nac-
PIE should make the officers and moi
the politicians.
The Republican editors in rho ,,,r+,,
@Tn part of the state are sayinp eli