The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-17
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Miller or Richter Must Get Off
Track.
Burton People Won't Allow Both
to Run For Governor.
RICHTER is UNEASY.
His Friends Trying to Find
Some One to Blame.
Say LELAND -AIbaugh Are Flush
ing Many Candidates.

one of the Fourth district candidates
for governor will have to get down.
This fiat has gone forth from the Bur
ton camp. Which will it be, Miller or
Richter? State Treasurer Frank
Grimes. who is supposed to speak for
Senator Burton. when the latter is not
about has said: Miller and Richter
will not both be candidates. The init
nation is also that the present rivalry
will not be allowed TO continue any
great length of time.
The disposition at first was to regard
the Usage man lightly but the activity
displayed in that corner of the Fourth
district has given them no small scare.
It is inferred that the Burton followers
still consider Miller one of them, de-
spite the earlier representation that
A1iller's tacit approval of the boom
started by his friends would drive the
Usage senator of its own weight over
into the Leland camp. The indication
is of an intention to bring Miller and
Richter to an understanding as to who
shall have the Fourth district and
which shall go before the state conven-
ton. Unless they considered they had
leading strings on both Miller and
Richter nothing of the kind could be
attempted. 1t is admitted by politicians
JnaL Miller Is the stronger man DuL tHH
fixers do not always choose the strong
est man.
It has been a source of worriment to
the Burton-Grimes contingent as to
who prompted the Miller talk that
swung so freely within the last few
weeks. They are for blaming it on the
Leland-Albaugh Stanley crowd and al
most threatened not to speak as they
passed by Cy Leland and Mort Al
ole Of Il 1uid
scheme to trot out as many candidates
for governor as can be scared up in the
brush to divert attention from
any quiet work they can do for Bailey.
Arthur Capper took scolding on this
account because he allowed a Wyan-
dotte man, E. A. Enright, to get
boom started in the Capital. POStmas-
ter Nat Barnes was the author of En-
rights boom and he had it started
swimmingly had it not been for the I'M
fortunate mistake made by him Of
talking to the wrong reporter. coming
up on the train. He did not know that
his companion, who was none other
than Frank farrell. had left the Capital
for a Kansas City paper and he let
drop enough of his scheme to give the
whole snap away. Grimes found it out
some way and Capper is still explain
ing how Barnes happened to visit the
office, but a staff reporter brought the
Enright boom copy" in.
Richter claims that S5 per cent of the
state senators are for him for governor.
He carries this consolation with him on
his still hunt to discover who has been
prompting the Miller talk. Tt is GER
tain that there is one senator not for
him and that is Senator Miller. That is
one to be subtracted from "a. So if he
has 80 per cent he must have the other
SO and fraction. What does that
count anyway" says a Richter man.
state senators do not go to the state
convention as a rule. Unless they are
the it in the county they do not name
many of the delegates. I wouldn't Won
der, though, if Harry has the senate
solid for him. He was popular pre-
siding officer.
Wyandotte county isn't bit modest
about its two candidates for governor.
1t has up E. A. Enright as the Republi-
can candidate and Mayor Craddock for
the opposition The word comes from
there via Nat Barnes, that if the Re
publicans don't nominate Enright the
whole county will vote for Craddock if
the opposition names him. And Charlie
Finch says: ssWyandotte is probably
the best single-handed buffer in poll
tics that the bully west has seem since
the days of Jim Lane"
What a row of receptive candidates
for governor in the several parties their
friends have pushed forward Here are
ring up: Troutman, Francis, Morrow,
Overmyer, Craddock, Bowman, Babb.
Hoffman. Seaton, Morrow and Albaugh
set weary WOnderers at rest early in
the game by convincing denials.
There is yet one other. He stands all
alone. Arkansas City is the abiding
place of this aspirant and he is max
ing the race with no other influence
for a kindly aid but a fiddle. He is a
doctor by the name of f. F. Thomas.
He stands on the Streets f1ddles, mixes
with the people and by this unique cam
paign hopes to put a few riders on his
gubernatorial fence. DR.. Thomas has
called mass convention of all persons
opposed to the present administration
and in favor of political reform to meet
at Winfield on September 7. The meet
ing will be held for the purpose of TAX
ing some action with reference to the
coming national convention to be held
at Kansas City, No, on the 18th, 18th
and 18th of September. next Come out
Brethren of every shade of political
its perilous condition. The republic our
fathers transmitted to us in danger of
being changed into despotism-
They say Col w. W. smith. private
secretary to Senator Burton, has as
the foreign manner of the
company he keeps, and talks drivel
when questions are asked. When some
other day and inquired how the states
senator was getting along with the
states business, the citizen was in
formed something like this: Now Ar
kansas IS a good country. They have
not had it so dry as here in Kansas.
but And another question asking
after the same public man and his
work brought out This is fine weather
we are having There is going to be
some corn after all. and parsnips and
rutab agas I think viii do well"
E2an,41lican State Chairman Mort Al