The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-07
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Col. Z. B. Murdoch Has Boom
For Congress.
Veteran Editor Would Like to
Represent Fourth District.

represent FOurCn UiSLflcG.
Col. T. B. Murdoch, the well known
editor Of the Ell Dorado Republican, has
a boom for congress. J. NJ. Miller has
so many postoffice fights on his hands
that the Fourth district is ready for a
change that will give peace.
Murdoch is liberal His boom might
not harmonic entirely with the bosses
ideas, but his popularity as a plain wri-
give it immediate standing. William
Allen White has this much to say on the
subject:
Thomas Benton Murdoch stopped off
between trains. 1t is more than likely
that Bent may be a candidate for the
Republican nomination for congress
from this district Murdoch would go
in to win if he goes in and would make
a house to house canvass of the district.
Miller has a postoffice fight in every
town in the district and can be beaten
this time hands down. If Murdoch goes
in his only handicap will be the fact
that he is not a rich man He would
have to travel over the country with
out purse or script and would get his
main strength from the country rather
than the towns
Since J. R. Burrow has consented to
be candidate for secretary of state
next year, all the congressional candi-
easy. W. A. Reeder now announces
that he has his opposition licked. Ed.
Wellington is sure he has everything
his own way with BurrOW out of the
road and Hays B. White is complacent-
1y having himself photographed in Bill
Reeder'S chair. Not one of them is
troubling himself about H. f. Giessler
of Logan, and yet GieSSler has not
promised anyone that he will keep out.
It is remarka bic the unaninaity of opin-
ion among the rival candidates that
Burrows abandoning, for the present,
of his real ambition to go to congress
stops all the fighting.
Friends of Judge William Thomson
in WabaunSee county have promised
State Senator II. B. Miller solid dele
cation for Miller for governor from
that county Senator Miller took the
side of Judge Thomson with Governor
Stanley and TOmsOn's adherents are
ready to return the graceful compIi-
ment.
The Seventh congressional district
convention of Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union was held in Anthony
this week. and neither Governor Stan
ley nor Chester 1. Long were on the
ground with their senatorial handShake.
Were they not overlooking something?
A. L. Mcmillan goes for State Senator
Bob Findlay and the fellows associated
with him in fixing up the deal on Judge
Ansel r. Clark, and handles them with
out gloves. No time is lost discussing
spiritualisn, the trumped-up excuse Of
fered by some of the fixers but the
matter is sifted to the root of political
jealousy without deviation. Comment
ing on the State Journals judgeship
article, in the Stafford Republican, Nc
MILAN says:
.Just as though Judge Clark cared a
continental whether he is to be given
"a one-year lease of official life or not
It is uncertain what the appointing
power might do, but since the political
boss says as far as the local Repubi-
can organization is concerned Judge
Clark can have the years appointment
if he wants it, no doubt Judge Clark
feels under deep Obliga tons to the local
Repu bllcan organization. The fact that
Judge Clark has dared to declare him
self Independent of all cIiques ever
since he entered politics in this district
is not easily forgiven by the political
crowd They don't like it because he
can go before the people and win. And
this deal mentioned in the Journal is
about like some of the schemes they
have tried in the past. We are some
what familiar with matters politically |
in Rice, Barton and Stafford counties.
and yet we must confess our lack of
knowledge of a crowd that runs
things The truth is, the people have |
said who they wanted for Judge and |
they have elected him repeatedly on his |
merits. The voters viii doubtless. con |
tinue to express their preference in the |
matter, Notwithstanding that Samuel |
Jones, of Lyons is the man who is |
Repu blican convention in this district 1
will ever nominate Sam Jones for |
iudge-mark that"
Senator Burton told Otis Hungate, |
John Dudley and the other four To-
peka men who called as politicians to /
ask that George Findlay be appointed |
revenue collector that President Nc
kinley was unfriendly to him on the |
matter of appointments The admis
sion was made here Tuesday night be- |
fore the Kansas City boss busters /
Senator Burton would be in greater !
favor with Roosevelt il fate should |
-aise the Rough Rider to the presiden-
-ial chair by succession or election. It /
would make big difference in Kansas
politics.
Burton's own district is asking for
pap. In the rush that has been made /
BY the Abilene man to get something !
,or the fellows all the summer, the |
Fifth has been left out in the cold al
most entirely Not corporals guard |
If Fifth district politicians came down I
% the senator's conference in Topeka I
his week D. Y Wilson. of Belleville, /
vas one of the few and he found the
Fifth district so inactive that he start
I'd to set up his pins for auditor of
state In all the scramble for places
lot a single Fifth district man has
showed his nose. since the railroad
disaster. George A.
Clark and Joe TOmlinsOn have had
heir blankets on ever since. Clark is
is long as the fact that the Fifth is
yetting nothing rankles and it is the
iame way with Joe TOmlinSon. Joe has
1een part way off the reservation and