The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-19

ABOUT Valnly seeking an explanation
which would extricate the candidate for
treasurer from the web which the
proven evidence In Miami county has
woven about him.
The row among the Republicans in
Neosho county is said to have been set
tled-not because the Chanute crowd Is
any more satisfied with the county tick
just as bad as the Republicans in Sc
lecting a county ticket. The Republican
leaders who were afraid their county
ticket might be defeated q few weeks
ago are now entirely satisfied. They
succeeded in working a scheme on the
fusionfsts whereby the latter selected q
ticket which Will be scratched, it is
claimed, worse than the Chanute people
threatened to scratch the Republican
ticket.
Lawrence Journal: In his speech at
Leavenworth Congressman Curtis said
velt's reciprocity plan. and the Leaven-
worth Times offers to give 500 to each
charitable Institution in the city If
Mr.. Curtis will get "a signed statement
from his FELLOW members Of the con-
gressional delegation stating that he did
not oppose and vote against President
Roosevelts Cuban reciprocity measure
in the caucus" Here is a chance for
Congressman Curtis to make a nice
present to each Of the several charitable
institutions of Leavenworth.
Senator Harris has sailed for home
New York about September 25 He will
probably come west shortly afterwards
and begin his campaign in Kansas
about October 1.
M M. Beck, of the Holton Recorder.
registers guess on the senatorial sit
uation and gives his reasons in the fol-
lowing: Nearly all the representative
mated their Republican candidates for
the legislature and it becomes an inter-
esting pastime for newspapers and poll
ticlans to speculate as to how the next
States senator. This speculation in
newspapers would be more interesting
II the estimates were the honest, can
did opinions of the writer's instead of a
lot of figures made for the sole purpose
OF booming some senatorial aspirants
or for the purpose of downing some
body or some faction. It is good long
while until next January, when the sem
atorfal election will take place. Be
tween now and then there will be an
election and some of the candidates will
probably be beaten, and Harris men
elected to cast the vote There is ample
time for others to change their minds
when they see what they think is the
band wagon coming down the pike.
Certainly no one at this time has any
thing like -cinch on the United States
senatorshfp.
The Recorder is going to register a
guess as. to about the relative strength
OF the various aspirants on the first
ballot. We may be thousand miles on
but here goes. Mr.. Long will lead. Sec
ond place will be closely contested be-
tween Stanley and Curtis, with Calder
head NO and Bowersock probably dis
tanced; The logic of putting Mr.. Long
In the lead ia sustained by the conceded
fact that he now occupies a leading
place In congress and is regarded as an
able and useful man. together with the
Iact that he represents the largest dis
trict In the state.'
F Smith Center, -Kan..t Sept 19-Yester-
Day was political day at the Smith
county reunion There was a crowd of
fully 5000 people present and the big
tent was Allied to its utmost capacity
all day. The orators were ex-Congress-
man jerry Botkin and Col Fred Close
for the fusionists. and w. j. Bailey and
Henry j. Allen for. the Republicans The
meeting was not a joint debate but the
speeches were all good ones.
The date Of the Socialist congressional
convention in the First district has been
changed from September % to September
e. John G. Curry. chairman, and Frank
committee, so announce and say that the
change is made for legal reasons. Nom
filed with the secretary OF state forty
days before the election, and September
% would be too late for this.
The Topeka Democratic Flambeau club
proposes to stand up for E. E. Brown and
his '-Observer''-in opposition to the fusion
state committees and w. H. Craddock
It passed the following resolution last
night:
. sWhereas, This community has long
been oppressed by social and semi
political despotism, engineered by a small
band of fanatics. and
Whereas, The Observer Is the. first
newspaper in many years to intelligently
and ably antagonixe this fanatical element
which has retarded the growth and de-
velopment of the city of Topeka and made
it the laughing stock of the state and
country; therefore. be It
Resolved. BY the Kansas Democratic
F1ambeau club that we heartily indorse
The Observer in its course and hereby
pledge it our support"