The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-06
2aItty Eagle
IA. Nj. MURDOCH, Editor.
ONE TOPEKA CANDIDATE LESS.


ONE TOPEKA CANDIDATE LESS.
In reply to Missouri newspapers announcement that
ne was being mentioned place in Rooseves cabinet
Mr. A Low in letter the editor of the paper alluded
TO- emphatcay declares that is candidate any
position whatever This would eliminate him as
a candidate for the United States senatorship which
many politicians have been expecting him to
pear. Mr.. Low IS not only strong politically
speaking ordinarily alarOund level
headed. However this would but less Topeka
candidate The streets and alleys that town still
full Of lofty aspirans all the highest positions in
sight Lows decnation suppose, viii be estimated as
contributing chances of Congressman Charles Curtis
who counted among the avowed candidates for
election to congress and also for chance in on the United
States Senatorship
Politics ordinarily the most considerable breadand-
butter specific Of average capital through which
directly indirectly the blessings of life of Ioafng
flow, respectively to their torpescent inhabitants somnO
ience is inconsistent political activity corpse
If it could wag tongue look owish, would
constitute impossible ofceseeker Hence to capitals
Is conceded an excess Of leftover patriots who stand ever
ready to sacrifice their superior abilities for laying up
treasure on earth for any Office minimum Importance
and maximum salary
The City Journal following up the Eagles edi
toriaI criticism of Topekas hoggshness Of few days
since estimates that there Is great danger of queer mix
up among numerous statesmen otherwise
domiced in Topeka The Journal goes on to say that
present Shawnee county candidate for United
States senator for state printer one for governor and
three for associate justice The senator and state printer
elected by the legislature the nomination for
state Office if thrown to Shawnee county, will jeopardze
the interests Of the printer senator that
the unraveng Of the tange the candidates for these
places viii take hand
Charles Curtis the present writing, is a most for
mdable candidate for United States senator His con-
gresional chairman Arthur Cspper candidate
printer Ordinarily the legislature would give
state printer county the candidacy Of
these two will therefore interfere somewhat with each
other. But looks they would pool issues and
90 up down together In linking their interests how
they lend much encouragement to the cand
dates for state Office.
James A Troutman candidate for governor and the
three candidates for associate justice are J. G. sonecker
j. D Mcfarland and R. B. WEIGH. If Shawnee gets the
governorshp it viii get associate iusticeshp and
the chances for Capper for state printer and Curtis for
senator viii be reduced. If it gets associate justice
ship Troutman viii not be governor and the chances of
NapDer CuIIS VII likewise De reduced II IL gets no
oce may get the senator Partnership or
both It is these things that causing the local
politicians much worry.
Shawnee county has been flirting with Harry Richters
candidacy for governor considerably lately Several Of the
fellows who things promised to push it along long be
Trouman that he was going to enter the
race They consider themselves honor bound now to con-
Hnue their support candidates for asso
ciate justice lending quietly to the Richter
boom. If they can kill off Trouman then their chances
enhanced is to the interests of candidates for
state Offices to discourage the candidates. for senator and
state printer Thus the situation worse than Chinese
puzzle outsiders viii the unravelng process
with interest"