The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-21
Says Senatorial Race is Be-
tween Him and Stanley.
Patronage of Governor Makes
Him a Strong Factor.
MIR. REEDER'S START.
How He Happened to Run For
Congress.
The Tragic End Of His Patron
Saint.

Washington, May N.-Here's the lat
est hint from Representative Curtis on
the senatorial situation: "The general
impression seems to be-" said he yester-
day to the State Journal cor
respondent, that the race for senator
lies between Chester L Long and my
self I do not think so. It seems to me
that it lies between Governor Stanley
and myself" Asked to assign a reason
for the faith that is in him. Mr.. Curtis
replied: s'Wen the governor has had a
lot of patronage to dispense. and it is
going to make him a strOhg candi-
date"
w N Todd, the wholesale grocer of
Lseavenworth. en- route to New York on
g business trip. spent q few days IN
Washington
Ex-Governor s. J. Crawford has re-
Surned to Kansas.
Miss Nellie Thompson. daughter of
George F. Thompson, of Manhattan,
kan, editor of the bureau of animal in
dustry, will graduate from the eastern
high school in this city next month
Justice Brewer is not only an erudite
zaholar, but he possesses a pretty wit,
and now and then one Of his salltes VIII
bring a smile to the faces even OF his
grave colleagues on the bench. Inc
other day, in delivering an address at
the commencement exercises of the col
lege for the deaf and dumb, the justice
remarked that he had never spoken TO
such an audience before, but that when
sitting on the bench he had often wish
ed the lawyers were dumb and the
justices deaf
II think have never told" said Rep
resentative Reeder the other day, what
70 for III
happened this way: In the old POpulist
days, when Baker was in congress, We
were very much discouraged and one
day I was talking to old Major Drum
hitler. of Logan, my home town. he
said: 'Reeder, how are we going to beat
the POpulists this fall2' I replied that
I didn't know, and asked him If he had
anything to suggest I'll tell you he
replied, you ought to run for congress.
You are the man to beat Baker.
Before that time don't suppose had
attended more than two county conven-
tions in my life. and had no more thought
of going to congress than of running for
president. But the idea took hold Of me,
PhfIipsburg.' What fOr2 asked the
major Well I replied, i want to see
what the boys think about me as a candl-
cate for congress We went over 20
Phillipsburg and saw number of the
boys. The scheme seemed to take hold
q tnen' ana IN tWenty-Iour hours aIleT
the major had first mentioned the mat
ter my candidacy was announced / was
nominated and elected, and the major was
responsible for it. Although he was an
old man and not exactly an ideal candi-
date for postmaster of Logan, I wanted
to show my appreciation of what he had
done for me, so / appointed him post
master, without even waiting for a petit
tion. But the story has sad sequel.
A year ago last December, in order to
further express my appreciation of the
old mans friendliness I invited him 10
washington, intent on showing him a
good time. He came, and was here as
my guest several days. Finally one day
he decided to return home, and I made
up my mind to accompany him On the
train between Washington and Baltimore.
We were standing on the platform, when
The train suddenly turned sharp curve.
lie was hurled from the platform. and
when the train backed up to where he
lay I saw that he was fatally hurt He
died six hours later. and only regained
Consciousness for a fleeing moment be-
fore he died. 1t was rather q sad end
Ing to the little pleasure trip that I had
planned for him"
A. r. Curdy Of Paola, Kansas who is
taking post graduate work at Johns Hop
4Eins university, Baltimore. was the guest
Of Representative Scott at diner Sunday
Mr.. Curdy has been given a place as
assistant in the romance languages at
Harvard university, and viii take up the
work next year.