The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-16

gressional fights. Taken up in their
numerical order the home district pre-
sents an aspect that cannot be changed
unless something better happens to the
present incumbent Charles Curtis can
readily keep the place, but young Dan
Anthony is inclined to oppose the pop
ular Topekan and W. J. Bailey is wait
ing. waiting to have chance at 1t too
The late legislature shirked re-district-
ing the state or there might have been
difference. Charles f. Scott does not
like being s'at large" because there is no
patronage without a district. but Miller
objected vigorously against putting
Shawnee county over in the Fourth dis
trict again, satisfied that il it were done
his nose would be short One Of these
days legislature will come along that
will make reapportionment and that
viii be tearing up time
j. D. Bowersock will have a time to
hold the Second to himself Henry Allen,
some time private secretary to rhe gov
ernor would like to go to Washington
Grant Hornaday has a following of no
mean dimensions and Charles Scott
might make a bid to get a district for
himself.
The Third district is considered fair
game for the man who can land The
late legislature brought several to prom
inence- Representative n. p. Willis
is a clean candidate and "a strong one
Senator Sam Fitzpa trick has his partner
James Bradley holding him back be-
cause Bradley has the desire intense.
George Wheatley would like to have an
other chance. but it would he a big job
to iron out all the wrinkles that frOwn
for him. o. P. Ergenbright, of Inde-
pendence, "A. Fl SlSidmore. Of Colby. and
f. #. Porter. Of Pfttsburg, are others
that lightning might strike
Congressman J. w. Miller will 90 back
again from the Fourth district b II.
Tracy and State Senator H. B. Miller are
prominently mentioned for the place If
they can get il away from him.
In the array Of timber against w. "A.
Calderhead in the Fifth district are
found George Clark, Joe Tomlinson and
F. l. Williams, of Clay Center.
Con OngresSman w A Reeger faces a
large field in the Sixth district Otis L.
Benton. of Oberlin. William Haskell. of
Gaylord. and S n. Hawks. of Rocks. are
congressional material that could wage
a strong contest against the present in
cumbent. Hays =. White developed a
boom for congress in the senate this
time. while H r Giessler of Logan and
A. W Hefey OF Osborne drew attention
their way in the house
In the Seventh Chester I Long will
have to look to his fences. A new star
has risen in the person Of Senator Tom
Noftzger. OF Harper. NOftzger gained
popularity in the senate and the fame of
his briliiance and pugnacity has gone
forth through all the short grass coun-
try He and Fred Smith We're the whole
sideshow for a long while. 1t looked
often very like they had entered a con
spiracy to keep up a turmoil. 1t appears
now as if they had agreed not to fight
each other for the congressional seat.
but for Smith to go in the hunt for SEN
ator. W. NJ. Wallace. Of Kiagman. and
G. r. Grattan. of AIcPherso<., are possi-
bilities also
All this is purely from a Republican
standpoint Little is doing on the other
side of the political camp. just now The
Republican anti-fusion law has made
confusion for fusion. But opposition
leaders are not going to lie down by any
means. They say they will make the fur
fly. not to beat the law. but to heat the
attempt to legislate the Populist and
Democratic parties out Of existence in
Kansas