The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-23
1T IS A FIGHT.
r. b. WEIGH and j. A TrOutman
to Measure Strength.
Mr.. WEIGH Says Both Can Not
Have Delegation.
WILL SETTLE 1T HERE
Whoever Loses Delegation to
Be Out of Race.
Both Candidates Stand Well in
the State.
WILL SETTLE 1T HERE

Troutman for the control of the Shaw
nee county delegation to the Republican
state convention. The county could not
well ask the nomination of both men
on the state ticket. and WEIGH throws
down the gauntlet to Troutman to fight
it out in the primaries.
1t will be a particularly interesting
contest. Neither Mr. WEIGH nor Mr..
now has control of the party machinery
in Shawnee county. Some time ago 1t
was reported that move was on foot
to send ans uninStructed delegation to
the state convention. Along with this
was a rumOr that the larger towns OF
the state which are in favor of licensing
Joints will make a united movement to
secure a reSubn isSion Republican state
ticket. If this n love should be carried
out, neither of Shawnee county's can
didates would be endorsed, but it is
hardly possible that the reSubmiSsion
element will be able to sidetrack an
endorsement of one or the other.
Mr.. WEIGH virtually agrees to abide
by the outcome of the fight in Shawnee
is defeated at home. When asked what
effect Mr.. Troutman'S candidacy for
governor would have on his candidacy
for associate justice, Mr.. WEIGH said:
IF the delegation from Shawnee
county were to present two candidates
to the state convention for nomination,
both would be defeated, as a matter of
course. The only way see is for Mr..
in our home county. wish the delega-
ton as working force for my nomina-
ton. I suppose Mr.. Troutman wants
the same thing for him. Well, you see
we can not both have it. I believe l
have fair chance to win the nomina-
ton. So far as I know I an the only
candidate for associate justice from the
First congressional district. That dis
trict is the only one that does not now
have a representative upon the supreme
bench. while the Fourth district has
two. I have assisted in every campaign
beginning with 1885, and many RepuD-
licans are now disposed to help me-.
How about the other candidates for
governor?'
This is a square fight between Mr..
Troutman and me as to who Win con-
troll the Shawnee county delegation,
and candidates from the outside ought
to keep out of it.
II have nothing more to say except
that / think the Republicans of Shaw
nee county will settle this matter salts
factorily to themselves. / will abide
their decision
Mr.. WEIGH has made that he will be
candidate. He has been talked of a
great deal and the newspapers over the
state have said a great many nice
j. D. Mcfarland have also been trotting
in the mentioned" list but have got no
further, so it is probable, as Mr.. WEIGH
claims, that there will be no other can
district.
The only other candidate who is talked
of to any great extent besides Mr..
WEIGH is Harry Mason, of Garden City
Many of the politicians have been
propheSying that Mason will have
everything his own way, but he will
have a fight before him if WEIGH car
ries Shawnee county and goes into the
state convention, because of the great
number of candidates in the Seventh
district. all of whom expect the sup
port of the entire district.
Both Troutman and WEIGH stand we'll
over the state. They are both recog-
nized as among the very best cam
paigners in the entire state, and both
have been active on the stump. Trout
man will have the advantage of WEIGH
in one way in the state convention, in
asmuch as the nomination for associate
justice will be the first one made. and
if WEIGH fails Troutman could then
consistently claim the support of Shaw
nee county. On the other hand if Welch
should win there would be no possible
show for Troutman, no matter how
strong he might be in other parts of
the state.
TROUTMAN'S BOOM TAKES WELL
Since Mr.. Troutman announced his
candidacy on Monday he has been re-
ceiving all sorts of bouquets from
editors in various parts of the state.
Here is one from the Emporia Gazette:
'It may be impossible and it may be
possible in the exigencieS of the coming
ty delegation to vote for James A.
Troutman, of Topeka, who has an
nounced that he is a candidate for the
Republican nomination as governor
But if Lyon county doesn't get to
Troutman, she will be missing a great
opportunity to promote clean politics,
and to help make a particularly clean
candidate for the Republican ticket this
year. Troutman stands for everything
that is worth while in Republican poll
tics in Kansas. He is able and he is
honest He would make a good candi-
date, a clean campaign, and a model
governor. Stanley has raised the guber-
Material standard. But with Troutman
in the chair the standard would be
maintained.
TT is noticeable that this year only
the thoroughbredS are entering the
gubernatorial race. The men who have
announced their candidacy are all men
of exceptional ability and unquestioned
integrity. This speaks we'll for the Re-
publican party. Clean candidates make
strong tickets. Any man who may be
nominated this year in Kansas by the
Republicans will be a candidate of
which the party may be proud and the
state delight to honor. This is Re
publican year.
The Wichita Eagle also says some
very nice things about Mr.. Troutman.
This is particularly interesting, in view
of the fact that it is generally the
Wichita idea to go against Topeka's
candidates, and also in view of the fact
that Mr.. Troutmans well known atti-
tude on temperance matters is not in
accord with the Wichita idea The
Eagle says:
'Ex-Lfeutenant Governor James A
Troutman, of Topeka, will be candi-
date for the nomination of governor
in the next Republican state conven-
tion- Mr. Troutman is a solid and in
every way capable man, a lifelong and
active Republican. allied to no faction
and boasting of friends and admirers
in every section of the state. He would
make ideal chief executive being
self-contained and conservative man,
liberal in his views, steadfast as the
rock of Gibraltar once he has weighed
a matter and made up his mind. He Ii