The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-25
KELLY LOST II.
Miami Democrats Take Up His
Fight.
Barney Sheridan Loses His Con-
test for Control.
HENRY ALLEN SPEAKS.
Has Never Been Supporter Of
Thieves.
Not Look on and See County
Robbed by a ss Friend.
HENRY ALLEN SPEAKS.

hODDou Uy rl6nUs
The Kelly fight is a factor in Democratic
politics in Miami county the same as it is
in the Republican, and the anti-Kelly
Democrats have won the organization of
the county committee. Barney Sheridan,
the veteran Democratic editor of the
Paola Spirit, is supporting Kelly PERSONAL
ly and the Kelly papers have freely quoted
the good things which Sheridan printed
about Kelly right after the Republican
state convention.
The Miami County Republican publishes
the following concerning the Kelly fight
in the Democratic committee in Miami
county:
THE Tom Kelly Democrats were turned
down in the organization of the Demo-
cratic county committee last Saturday.
Ever since the committeeman were elect
ed, the Kellyites have been skirmishing to
control the organization, and where 1t was
impossible for the committeeman to at
tend, proxies were secured and the bosses
thought they had it fixed for Kelly, but
when the committeeman got together Sat-
urday they fixed the fixers- Frank NJ
Sheridan was the Kelly candidate for
chairman. l.. d. White claims that he
was elected committeeman from the Sec
ond ward. Paola, and that Sheridan is not
even a member of the committee. How
ever there were three others present be-
side Sheridan who voted for him for chair
voted for himself giving him total of
nine votes. The anti-Kellyites voted for
Robert O'Conner of Richland, giving him
ten votes and electing him chairman.
Archie Lee of ,Mound was elected secre-
tary and d. II. Aul of Ten Mile treas
urer."
Henry Allen gives Sheridan and Kelly
severe shot in his paper, the Ottawa Her
aid. He says: Barney Sheridan has been
paying considerable attention during the
past few weeks to the editor of the Her
aid. accusing him of several crimes. the
chief being that the editor of this paper
is pretentiOuS hypOcrite and bad egg
generally. We wouldn't deny these things,
but we're glad Of one fact. We've never
been supporter of thieves We have
never looked on and seen our county rob-
bed by a friend We are not in the posi-
ton of veteran fraud who has run a
paper for twenty-five years in a COM
munity and is obliged to admit that there
have been several years of rotten govern
ment in the country during that period
and that our friendships past office hold
ing and other embarrassments in the same
county made it necessary for to play
the part of coward and poltroon in refer
ence to these robberies."
The Socialists have effected a pretty
thorough organization over large part
of the state, and it is generally conceded
that they will be considerable factor in
the coming election. They will undoubt-
ed4y poll much larger vote than ever be-
fore and it will come from the Populists
to a great extent. There a good many
old-time Populsts who refuse to be swal-
lowed by the Democrats. They believe the
day of the Populist party is past, they do
not like to vote the Republican ticket, and
so they will turn to the Socialists.
The Socialists have nominated a can
didate for congress in every congressional
district in the state. Those in the First
Isrxk-r I.1<~~ a
of nomination filed with the secretary of
state just in time yesterday. The most
of the congressional nominees were for
merly Populists. The nominee in the Sew
enth district was candidate for the leg
islature in Reno county only two years
ago The list of Socialist congressional
nominees is as follows:
First district-C. B. Harman Oskaloosa,
editor
Second district-Francis A Byrne, Kan
sas City, Kan.
Third district-W. E. Morgan, Lowell,
farmer
Fourth district-Clarence E. Rolfe EN-
poria, school teacher.
Fifth district-Gus Ekwall, Falun, far
mer
Sixth district-E. NJ. Weed, Long Island
editor.
Seventh Observation-Disclosures Bishir
Hutchinson, farmer
Two years ago G. C. Clemens the Social
ist candidate for governor. received a total
Of 1.25s votes in the state. Only one coun-
ty. Wyandotte, cast more than 100 Social
ist votes. That county gave Clemens 21s
votes. Crawford cast SS, Cherokee 81 and
Shawnee 60.
This year the Socialists have nominated
county tickets in a great many counties
for the first time. In Cowley county
where the Socialist ticket received only
27 votes two years ago. there is said tc
be a Socialist club of over 200 now
The Republicans, of course, are extend
ing all the assistance possible to the
Socialists, because they believe that pra &C.
tically every vote the Socialists get will
come from the fusionists. 1t is ever
claimed that John @. Royce, Congressman
Reeder's manager. engineered the nomina-
tion of a Socialist candidate for congress
in the Sixth district.
The Fort Scott Monitor makes these OBJ.
servations: 1.-The Republican papers thai
are making a bitter personal war on Con.
gressman Charles Curtis because he is {
candidate for senator are engaged. in {
mighty poor business. So are those othe,
papers that are attacking Chester I Ions
in their efforts to serve Mr.. Curtis. NJ
Republican paper should permit itself t.
be made an organ of hostile attacl
against men who deserve well of thei
party. There are not two better congress
men in the republic than Curtis and Long
They are among the leaders of the hous,
of representative where they are powerful
to their constituents. Neither one of then
can De uuTt Dg 0eIedl IOr the Sen3tOrShil
and Kansas needs them both in the house
They can serve the republic the state an,
their party better where they now ar
than they can in the senate. If this fac
tional war between them is kept up tn
legislature will do well to pass them bot
over and select some able and distinguish
d public man like Governor Stanley O
Congressman Bowersock for senator"
A meeting of the Republican stat
committee has been called by Chair
man Albaugh for next Monday after
noon at 2 o'clock. No special purpos
for the meeting is announced except +
discuss the campaign in general. 1t vii
be the first meeting since the conlmftte
was reorganized and since the cam
pafgn opened.
s. I. Hale. of Rush county. fusfo
candidate for the legislature from tina
county. is in Topeka. Mr.. Hale wa
chairman of the Populist state conven
ticn last June. He is very popular a
home and the Republicans realize tha
they will have hard fight IL they re
elect M. c. Hallett. who is the Republi