The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-30
His Candidates For Legislature
Nominated in Lyon.
The Issue Was Straight Curtis
and Stanley.
CLOSE CALL.
Nominated by Only Two Major
ity in Convention.
Governor Also Gets One in But
Ter County.

Another hot legislative fight will be |
settled in Butler county tomorrow.
Butler is in the Fourth congressional !
distriet-formerly represented by Con
gresham Curtis-in which it was pre-
dicted Mr.. Curtis would have nearly all
Of the members OF the legislature for
his senatorial candidacy. The primaries
were held in Butler county Saturday
and including the two representatives
from that county there viii nave been
five nominated in the Fourth district oy
OF these Governor Stanley claims at
least three-Harris and Evans IN Lyon
county, and John B Adams IN the north
district OF Butler. Billings, IN Marion
county. Will take no stand on the sena-
tOriaI question, as he is working solely
in the interest of Ed Hoch for state
printer. 1t is in the south district OF
RufIer county that the fight Will De To-
morrow The issues in the primaries
Saturday We're closely drawn between
( Curtis and Stanley, but the result was
so close as to be in doubt Win me
chances in favor of Curtis. Both cr0Wos
ran the same list of delegates, but two
different tickets were printed with Cur
it's name ON one and Stanleys on the
other. This is what casts SO mucn
doubt on the result
The contest was closer in the Lyon
county convention than mad been eA-
pected. Charles Harris, the antl-Curtls
candidate EOI the legislature III lilN cast
district. won by a majority of only two
votes over Thomas Evans. In the west
district J. z. Evans, antl-Curtls. was
4 nominated over R. NJ Hamer- Harms
and Hamer were the representatives IN
! the last legislature. The coming session
/ viii be Harris third term. 1. E. Lam
! bert was made chairman of the cOnVen-
/ ton, which showed that the Hood
/ Lambert forces were in control Of the
I county as a whole. The following was
| the county ticket nominated:
Treasurer, w. 2. Griffith; county clerk,
/ ] E Waterhouse; sheriff, Dennis O'COn-
/ ner. register, Rees Jones; county attor-
ney. S S. Spencer; clerk district court,
4 w s Wolf; probate judge, E n. Evans;
/ county surveyor, AlVa Smith; county
/ Superintendent. G. G. Henry; coroner,
! W. H. Mapes
In the independence district in Mont
4 gomery county J. L Whistler was nom
( irated for the legislature Saturday He
also is for STANLEY. A vote of the dele
gates in the convention on choice Tor
| United States senator stood as follows;
Stanley 80: Long 8; Curtis ?
In Scott county J. c. Starr was nomi-
| mated for the legislature. He served in
! the legislature of 1899. 1t is not known
[ now he stands on United States senator
In Smith county LATE Linton, prom
| ineut farmer was nominated to make
the race against Webb McNall, but the
| Republicans have not very much hope
/ Of defeating MeNan-
People who have been worrying over
| what w J. Bailey will do with the ex-
/ ecutive mansion when he becomes gov
| ernor VIII doubtless feel relieved over
Mr.. Bailey's announcement that he
| won't lock the house up.
I'm not ready to say just what I'll do
about it yet said Mr.. Bailey to a State
Journal reporter Wait till I'm elect
much though: / won't lock the house
up 1t will be kept open all right"
This is as far as Mr.. Bailey would
commit himself As to whether or not
maintained silence.
It is not to be surmised, however,
tht Mr. Bailey viii be compelled to don
a kitchen apron and wash his own
dishes even If he does not secure a
! helDmeet between now and next Janu-
airy. Neither viii the neighbOr women
have to runu in and rid things up &C
casionally. It is rumored that some Of
the other state officials, possibly the
family of Judge Smith of the supreme
court VIII live in the executive man
sion, and Mr.. Bailey will live with them.
Mr. Bailey decidedly objects to the
term executive mansion"
Whoever started that foolish express
/ siOn2" he demanded of Governor Stan
ley why didn't you have it called the
governors house or something like
that2"
I didn't start it." said Governor Stan
ley. 4 tried my best to get it called
the governors residence, but somebody
started this other expression, and it has
stuck to it. I never call it that. though
Governor Stanley invited Mr.. Bailey to
come out and visit at the governor :
residence" and pick out the rooms he
wants for his own.
It seemed appropriate that there
should be cold rain at the opening OF
the Prohibition state campaign, but al
though the Pr0hibitionists believe III
cold water, the rain Saturday night haC
, a dampening effect upon the crowc
which attended the opening speech OF
Rev F. W Emerson, Prohibition can
didate for governor.
The speech was made Saturday nigh
from the top of dry goods box at the
corner of Sixth and Kansas avenues
! Mr.. Emerson held an umbrella ovel
himself while be spoke. 1t was expect
ed that a quarTette would sing a th'
{ meeting, but it failed to appear. anC
an organ which had been secured Il
help in the music was taken into
store when the rain commenced. Th'
crowd sang Hold the Fort however
and probably attracted more peOplt
than quartette would have done. Mr.
Emerson spoke at considera BILE length
and among other things he said.
Ladies and gentlemen, 1 come befor
I you in the name of Jesus Christ and il
the cause of humanity. I have faith il
humanity and faith in God. and N.
faith in God does not interfere with m,
confidence in my fellow men. I believ
!, that a large proportion of the people il
= this town and state want open saloons
: I believe that larger proportion are il
favor of prohibition. The reason tina
these people do not accomplish NOR
toward securing prohibition is their lac
! of organization.
4 Party prejudices hold men in line
They are afraid they win lose to tn
party which they now oppose if the1
throw their influence 10 this cause TIL
Republican party in Kansas does no
81 proElblt because 1t IS oNerShadOWed b,
2, / its national organization which is II
10 sympathy with the liquor elem ent. TIL
IN greatest question is that which touche