The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-28
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MILLER IS HAPPY.
L. B. Murdoch Gets Out of Con-
gressiOnal Race.
Trouble Is Not Yet Entirely
SmOOthed Out.
SMITH is OUT OF TT.
Mcpherson Man Is Easily De-
feated at Home.
Will Consequently Not Be Candi-
date For Governor.

T. B. Murdoch announced in his pa
per, the Ell Dorado Republican, last
evening that he withdraws from the
congressional race in the Fourth dis-
trict. He will not permit his name to
go before the Butler county convention
for its endorsement next Tuesday.
The Walnut Valley Times and the
Douglass Tribune have been against
Murdoch and for Miller from the start,
and there was evidently going to be a
big fight in the county convention next
week in case Murdoch insisted on the
delegation being instructed for him, and
it is probable it was to avoid this fight
that he withdrew.
The friends of Congressman Miller are
jubilant over Murdock's withdrawal as
they now claim it makes his renomina-
ton positive. They are claiming the en-
tire district with the exception of Chase,
Lyon and Coffey counties, with a posi-
bility of carrying Chase and Lyon coun-
ties.
Lyon county is the hotbed of the re-
volt against Miller but the illness of
William Allen White and his enforced
absence in Colorado and California has
weakened the opposition to Miller, ana
his friends in Lyon county propose to
make a fight for him there. Corey
county, the home of Senator Kennedy,
son county, which was counted for Ken
nedy was the first to instruct for Mill
ler which gave the Miller people great
encouragement.
The announcement of the appoint
ment of William Norton postmaster
at Cottonwood Falls, which was made
yesterday as foretold in the State Jour-
nal several days ago. will bring the OPP
position in Chase county to head and
it will be speedily known which side IS
in control Mr.. Miller's delay in appoint
ing a postmaster at Cottonwood FANS
is one cause of his trouble there
But Mr.. Miller appears to be learning,
though slowly. Out at Marion he avoid
ed trouble by reappointing the present
postmaster before his term expired and
refused to encourage other candidates,
as he did at other places. The present |
postmaster is a brother of o. G. Billings, |
assistant state superintendent OF lnsur-
ance. Marion county, while not teo 10 |
Miller, will probably vote for MIN IN |
case he has a clear majority, in order |
to help along Ed Hoch's candidacy Tor |
state printer.
If it had not been for Mr.. Hoch's in |
terests Marion county would have had
a candidate for congress this year j.
w. Moore wants to go to congress ana
if it would not have injured Hoch,s can
didacy for state printer he would have |
Joined the instruction against Miller /
this year, but his loyalty to Hoeh kept
him in line. At some future time Hoch |
will return the compliment by bringing
him out for congress.
Congressman Bowersock ended a four |
days tour of the Second district with |
conference with his lieutenants in Kan |
sas City last night. He expects to leave
on his return to Washington tonight |
and believes he has the insurgents in |
the Second district on the run.
BoWersock's friends claim he has 6S |
votes sure, or eleven more than enough |
to nominate him. They claim the only |
opposition he has is in Wyandotte and |
Bourbon counties each of which has a |
candidate and possibly four votes in |
Anderson county
E. A Enright, Wyandotte county's |
candidate for congress, seems to think |
that Bowersock has the best of it. Il |
took no part in the fight in Wyandotte |
county," said Mr.. Enright last night, |
because did not exactly like the way |
Barnes was making his fight. Instead
of being for Barnes it was simply |
"a gainst BOWerSOck. / like to be for
somebody My friends were divided be- |
tween Barnes and Porter and / made |
no effort to control them. But 1 shall |
discourage any attempt to send con-
testing delegation to Fort Scott against |
Barnes"
Henry Allen was in Topeka yester- |
day, and he said there is no doubt of |
Bowersock's denomination. Tom Kelly |
also stated that his county, Miami, |
Bowersock, would be for him. Mr.. |
Kelly ought to know, because he con-
trolled the convention in Miami county. |
1t is reported that Congressman-a at |
Large Scott has wired his friends at |
lola to have Allen county instruct for |
Bowersock.
James Allen, state senator from Dom |
iphan county, is preparing to move to |
Idaho after his present term in the /
state senate expires. He has purchased |
a big ranch out there, and will move in |