The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-20
sixth District Political Notes.


James n. Fike. Of Colby, Democratic
member of the railroad board, IS visit
ing his wife in Colorado. Mrs. F'ilxe is
spending the summer in the mountains.
Congressman Reeder has so far kept
his hands out of the judicial fight now
going on in the Seventeenth district
And when the appointment is made he
win then be better pleased that he kept
his hands off.
One of the hardest working Demo-
Gratis in the district is Chas. Sawyer, of
Norton, chairman of the Democratic
congressional committee, and member
OF the state committee. He is q
staunch Democrat, and if he can pre-
vent it he will never see his party sail
ing under false colors.
A lively political scrap is said to be
brewing in Decatur county The O. L.
Benton and Col. L. G. Parker follow
ers are said to be lining up for Reeder.
which If true, viii have a tendency to
force c. Borin's and James Hughes
factions to support the Ellsworth man,
Ed Wellington, for congress.
Some of the worthy Republicans of
Goodland think ]. H. Scott has been
postmaster long enough. and are clam
oring for a change. A fight is said to
be on. As Scott is working both day
and night trying to get the boys to line
up for Reeder, the indications are that
he will continue to draw the salary of
postmaster of GOodland-
The state house boys. all good fell
lows, have quit trying to fix things in
the Sixth district. They want this dis
triet to have two places on the state
ticket, but so far they have been I'M
able to get the consent of any of the
fellows to run for office. Both Hanna
and Burrow, whom the state house fell
lows want for lieutenant governor and
secretary of state, respectively, have
positively declined to allow their names
to be used for either office.
Some uneasiness exists in Smith Cen
ter as to why W. H. Nelson hasn't
been reappointed postmaster of his
more than a month ago. Some of the
boys are wondering why Reeder is
hanging fire in the matter. Nelson is
smooth enough to fix the matter UP
with the congressman, and just as soon
as he gets through with his present tel
ephone connections with outside towns
his friends say that he and the con-
gresham win get together.
Fred W. Arnold came from Marshall
county to Osborne county when the
POpuliStS were in the saddle in the lat
ter county. The Republicans secured
the county from one end to the other
to find a man who would make the race
for register of deeds No one would
take it because they were sure the Pop
ulists would again sweep the platter
clean. E1nd1lYa lneY persuaded arnold
to run, and he accepted the nomina-
ton. tidal wave swept over the
county and he was elected together
with the balance of the Republican
ticket He was reelected Now, before
his time is out he goes over into Jew
ell county. buys the Mankato Monitor,
and will move his family there. Now
you fellows in Jewell county look out,
or he will fall into Office there as easy
as he did in Osborne county.
Friends of P. J. Goss, of Thomas
county, win bring him forward for the
next nominee Of the Democrats for
state auditor. He was chief clerk in
the land office of Colby under Cleve-
land. He is now proprietor of the no
ted Opelt hotel, of Colby Under its
roof more political jobs have been put
up than in all of the other hotels in
the district combined. The Populist
party of the district was born under
its roof. when the friends of Webb Nc
Nall conceived the plan of beating Con
gresham Turner out a denomination |
by originating several contesting dele |
cations. This beat Turner and noGni- /
mated McNall, who in turn was badly |
beaten at the polls Many voted against |
him who sat in the convention but |
were thrown out by contesting dele |
cations.
While Governor Stanley is charged /
with throwing judgeships and other en- /
rollments in the direction that viii do /
him the most good in his ambition to /
reach the United States senate, the fact |
remains that he viii never pull the /
Sixth district away from NJ. A. Low for |
the senate If the latter wants it. He is /
The man who towers above all others /
for United States senator. His straight /
forward course, which has always been !
Of him, and his efforts to |
get the Republicans together through /
Dut the district, have made him scores of |
friends. AS general attorney for the /
Rock Island road. the patrons of that |
Inc are among his warmest friends,
the farmers as well as the |
business men. His universal fairness
n adjusting claims and his general /
square dealing has gained for him the
esteem of all. Hence this undercurrent /
'or M. A. Low for the United States
senate. Only one complaint has come
% him from the elevator men on the
inc running through northwestern
Kansas. That was from Kensington
md was promptly remedied as soon as
he committee visited Mr.. Low. The
Rock Island is fortunate in having him
1t the head of its legal department. He
s the one man whom the people of the
Sixth district could center on for kan
,as' next United States senator.