The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-15

ent of insurance. There are two candi-
dates, C. H. Luling, of Wichita, and
S. ]. Osborn, of Salina- The odds are
in favor of Luling, but there is one
thing that is against him. The nom1na-
tion for superintendent of insurance
viii be the last thing on the ticket
and there is danger that at least three
other Seventh district men will land
before him, and this would probably de-
prive Luling of the nomination In the
first place, the Seventh district has two
candidates for places on the supreme
bench, and both of them will be nomi-
mated. Then Billy" Glenn is making
strong canvass for lieutenant governor.
The pins have been set up to give that
place to Dave Hanna, but there is a
possibility that the pins might get
knocked down. The Seventh also has
two candidates for attorney general,
and Harry Bone especially is very
strong. There is, too, a probability that
a Seventh district man will capture the
nomination for superintendent of public
should happen it would probably shut
Luling out for the Seventh can hardly
hope to get more than three of the four
teen places on the state ticket.
Osborn, on the other hand, may not
have very strong support from his
home county, but If Luling is shut out
he will likely get the nomination, un-
der present conditions, although I.uling
has Sedgwick county, one of the strong
est in the state, solid for him. Both
Luling and Osborn have served in the
legislature, and Osborn was speaker.
From the Courtland Register it is
learned that D. Y. Wilson may be ad-
dressed as Dick"
Dell Valentine moves, in the Clay
Center Times, that the Fifth district
counties shall not instruct for anybody
but Fifth district men.
The combination of 'the field" candi-
dates for governor into a Syndicate"
for the ayowed purpose of defeating
Bailey is not meeting with approval in
some quarters. Here is a comment from
the Osborne Farmer:
It's the field against Bailey in the
fight for the guberna torial nomination
And the Farmer hopes that Bailey viii
be strong enough to defeat the opposi-
ton combina tion-and it looks as if he
was going to do that very thing"
The resolutions adopted by the Allen
county convention last week were along
the same line and were totally unex-
pected by the friends of Bailey. The
dispatches from lola following the con-
VentiOn gave the resolution in part, but
left out a considerable portion of it.
The resolution in full was as follows:
The Republicans of Allen county
look with disfavor upon the formation
of any so-called POLITICAL syndicates,
organized for the purposes of bringing
about the defeat of honorable men for
office without a well defined and pub
ly as good and honorable. And this
convention hereby suggests to the del
egates this day chosen to the state con-
vention that they support for state
offices good and honora BILE Republicans
who have the courage and manhood to
run for office alone upon their records
and upon their merits. Any other
course is dangerous in the extreme, and
is method that, if encouraged, will
bring about nominations satisfactory to
none, and must sooner or later lead to
defeat or disaster
This virtually amounts to an instruc-
ton for Bailey unless the field candi-
dates disavow the combination against
him
The situation in the Third congress
sional district is considerably changed
by the defeat of Fitzpatrick in his home
county. Fitzpatrick was an avowed
Burton man, and it is claimed that this
fact was responsible for his defeat. W.
h. Sproul, a young attorney, defeated
him in his home precinct. If this is true
it shows something of the standing of
Senator Burton among Chautauqua
county Republicans.
The removal of Fitzpatrick from the
race is what brought out Phil Campbell,
of Pittsburg. Crawford county has
TCOOtinued on Third Pace