The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-04
TAYLOR BOOM.
He May Be Fusion Nominee For
Governor.
WyandOtte Man Is Popular
With the POpulists.
SUPPORTED BY HARVEY
Topeka Candidate Steps Aside
For Mr.. Taylor.
Judge s. III. Allen Also Falls In
Line.

A boom has been started in Topeka
for Edwin Taylor, of Edwardsville, for
the nomination of governor by the Pop
ulists if that party names the man FOR
the fusion candidate for governor.
Mr.. Taylor, the potato king of the Kaw
valley, is we'll known in Popu1ists and
agricultural circles He has served his
county. Wyandotte. as both representa-
tive and senator. He is now president
of the State Board of Agriculture. fle
was a member of the legislature during
the Lewelling administration and was
known as one of the coolest leaders o.
the Populists during the state house
war" The leading PopuliStS of Topeka
are for Taylor. Major Harvey, who has
been spoken of as a Populist candidate
for governor, is behind the Taylor boom
Among all the Populists of the state
Edwin Taylor, of Edwardsville. is the
most available man for governor" said
Major Harvey this morning.
IF the Populists are to name the gov
ernor he is the man to choose. He is a
clean, straightforward man, well off and
he has the confidence of all. think
that in case the opposition candidate to
the Republicans is Populist that Tay-
lor is the most available. He is a horti-
cultural and agricultural society man,
successful farmer, good talker, he has
a fine appearance and he has never been
identified with any faction. He is known
as one of the most sensible and conserV-
Ex-Associate Justice s. H. Allen is
also heartily in favor of Taylor. Edwin
Taylor is a strictly first-class man and
one of the very best in the state belong
ing to any political party" said Judge
Allen. IF the Democrats and Popul1Sts
could agree on him as their candidate
for governor 1 don't think anyone could
support him more heartily than l. He
has an absolutely clean record and Is
above all suspicion of crookedneSs- He
is also at the same time representative
! farmer and a frst-clasS business man.
He has devoted much study to the live
political issues of the day.
.tIt is very probable that the Populists
and the Democrats will force the Re
publicans to shoulder the responsibility
of determining what name shall appear
at the head of their tickets. by each
holding conventions and nominating
full ticket. How far they may be able
to agree on candidates would not un-
dertake to predict but the law as the
Republicans have written it does not de-
prive either party of the right to hold
a convention and nominate whoever it
pleases.
done so they can be prevented from
having their names placed on the ticket
and in lieu thereof have the falsehood
which the statute authorizes no nomi-
nation printed in place of the name OF
each candidate on whom two parties
may agree.
If the party now in power carries out
this law in that manner, which of course
is directly calculated to deceive voters.
it may accomplish more complete tu-
sion than the representatives of the two
parties could have effected If the old law
We're still in force"
While Judge Allen does not say so it
is expected that if Edwin TaylOr's, or
any other mans name appears on both
the Democratic and Populist tickets and
the secretary of state is forced to elect
which ticket that name shall be on ard
he leaves it off the other and prints n
mo nomination that the case will be
carried in mandamus action before
the supreme court.