The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-23
ON ELLIS TRACK.
Sixth District Fight Stirs Up
Antf-Reeder People.
Demand a Part of the Mitchell
Delegation.
THAT FOUR YEAR TERM
All Supreme Judges Appear to
Fear 1t.
Senator Morrow May Be Candi-
date For Treasurer.
THAT FOUR YEAR TERM

It looks as though there may be trou-
bic ahead for Judge Ellis. Not that he
viii be defeated for nomination for as
sociate justice of the supreme court,
but he may be given the nomination he
does not want. that for the four-year
term.
The wellington and White forces up
in the Sixth district are making the
trouble. Judge Ellis county Mitchell,
is unanimous for Reeder, but the anti
Reeder forces are insisting that Judge
Ellis shall divide it. giving White and
wellington each four of the 10 votes
which Mitchell county has in the Sixth
district congressional convention.
It would seem that Judge Ellis is safe
from trouble so long as there are only
five candidates for the five places on the
supreme bench, but he is not He wants
a six-year term, and he especially wish
es to avoid the 1our-year term. The
anti-Reeder element in the Sixth dis
trict threatens to present his name for
the fOur-year term in the state cOnVen-
ton if he does not divide the Mitchell
county delegation at Norton today. II
he says he is not a candidate for the
four-year term and refuses to let his
name be voted on, the Sixth district OPP
position will trOt out some new man
for the place, and the state convention
Will have to accept him. or some other
new man. If Judge Ellis should not
withdraw his name as a. candidate for
the four-year term, he would be sure to
be nominated for it, because none of the
other candidates want it. So Mitchell
county may have to throw good pOr-
ton of its vote against Reeder today,
although Reeder is the choice Of the
county
William Allen White writes an edi-
t0rial from California in the Emporia
Gazette in favor of the Republican
state convention declaring decidedly for
Roosevelt for president in 1904. He says:
There is no doubt THAT the Republi-
cans of Kansas believe that President
Roosevelt should be the presidential
nominee Of the party in 1904 No one
with enough political PERCEPTION to
speak of. denies this. There should,
therefore, be no hesitancy in saying
50 clearly at the next state convention.
Nothing will be gained by being mealy
mOuthed in the matter The state con-
yention at Wichita should not only en-
dorse the present Roosevelt administra-
ton but the convention should give no
tice to the politicians that no tinkerfng
or fixing will be tolerated in 1904. The
Leland wing Of the party win be in con
troll at the convention and the leaders
of this wing of the party are we'll
known Roosevelt men"
Butler and Elk counties held their
county conventions yesterday and
elected delegates to the Republican
state convention. Butler county de-
| clared for W NJ. Sinclair for state SUI
| perintendent, but no choice was de-
clared on any other office. In Elk
county there were7no instructions even
for congressman, although it is gener-
ally understood that w. H Sproul of
| Sedan will get the congressional dele
! cation. The state delegation is for
I Seth Wells for state auditor and for
/ Judge West for attorney general, al
/ though uninstructed- At least seven
! of the nine delegates are for Bailey for
governor, and possibly the entire dele
cation.
It is rumored that Senator J. c. Nor
( row, of Washington county, may be-
come a candidate for state treasurer.
If he should it might change the com
1 plexiOn Of political matters consider
I ably. 1t might hurt some of the other
/ Fifth district candidates and at the
same time help candidates in other
parts Of the state.
Congressman Bowersock's next post
! office row is scheduled to happen in his
| home town, Lawrence. There are said
| to be five new candidates for the place,
/ in addition to the present incumbent.
/ George J. Barker, Mr.. BoWersock's
and both the Republican editors of the
/ J. l. Brady of the World. would also
| like it. The other two candidates are
| G. c. Collins and A. L. Cox.