Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-01
FIGHT IN KANSAS
MOST EXCITING POLITICAL
STRUGGLE IN YEARS.
Representatives, State Ticket and
Legislature That Will Choose o.
8. Senator Will Be Elected.

Kansas is in the throes of the most ex
citing political struggle the state has known
since the days of Plumb. Pomeroy and In
gals. The apprehension of the republican
managers that apathy will affect the result
Of the congressional elections this fall does
not extend to Kansas. Reports that have
reached Washington indicate that every
body in the state is talking politics and at
work in the interest Of candidate, and that
there are as many orators on the hustings
as there are sunfiowers.
In addition to members of the national
House of Representatives there will be
elected a state ticket and legislature. There
is practically no doubt that the republicans
will win. That is conceded quietly by the
democratic-pOpulists managers, and mo-
body is troubled on that SCORE. Interest Is
directed altogether upon the legislature.
The term Of Senator William A. Harris,
democrat,populist. will expire March 4. ana
in January. The fight for a majority of
the legislature, besides convulsing the
state, has developed complications that
puzzle the political forecasters. The Kan
sas delegation in the national House con-
sists Of seven republicans and one demo-
crat, all of whom have been renominated
for the positions they now hold. Four of
the republican acknowledgements
Curtis. Long, Bowersock and Calderhead-
are openly at work for the senatorship, and
the other three representative Miller,
Scott and Reeder-are ready to take chances
as dark horses Gov. Stanley is also can
didate. The success of the republican state
ticket, headed by former Representative
Bailey for governor, being assured, the po-
litical maneuvering is all with an aim to OBJ
tanning control of the legislature.
Senator Harris, who undoubtedly would
have no opposition in the democratic-popu-
list combination for reelection should the
fusionists elect a majority of the legisla-
fr1ra 1pf
Topeka, where he will direct his partys
campaign. Joseph L. Bristow. fourth as
sistant postmaster general, will leave for
his home at Ottawa soon and take the
stump for the state ticket. Mr.. Bristow has
kept out of the factional contest over the
senatorship. He says that the legislature
will have list Of good men from which 10
make a selection, and that, whoever wins.
Kansas Is certain to have a senator VINO
will be a credit to the state.
Mr.. Bristow's Prediction.
"I look for a republican majority Of from
q. 900 to 10000 in Kansas this fall said
Mr. Bristow today Gov. Stanley has made
a splendid record as governor for two terms
and the people are very well satisfied with
the republican party. The state was never
so prosperous in it's history as 1t Is today,
owing to the abundant crops. The enthu-
stasm over President Roosevelt will also
make votes for the republican ticket. The
people of Kansas are for anything Mr.
Roosevelt wants I have received scores OF
letters since the President returned to
Washington from his western trip ex-
pressing profound regret that he could NOT
visit Kansas and asking me to urge him to
arrange for a trip through the state later
in the fall
"The contest for senator has become one
Of absorbing interesting. The most con-
spicuous candidates are Governor Stanley,
Representative Long and Representative
Curtis. It Is Impossible to make anything
like an accurate forecast Of the result at
this time for the reason that the race is as
even as any three-cornered fight could be-
It has brought out as candidates for the leg
islature some Of the strongest men in the
state and the result will be that the next
legislature will be body of very high
order of ability. You will get an idea of the
character Of men who are candidates from
the fact that in Leavenworth county former
United States Senator Lucien Baker was a
candidate for a place on the legislative
ticket and was defeated by a candidate
supported by the Curtis forces. Cyrus Lee
land has been nominated for the lower
house by the republicans in Doniphan coun-
ty. John Francis. who has served three
candidate in Allen county. Former Con-
gresham s. S. Kirkpatrick, we'll known in
Washington, Is the republican candidate in
Wilson county, and there several other
candidates who have held important official
positions and are influential in Kansas pol
ttics. The new legislature will be one of
the most interesting legislative bodies Kan
SaS has ever elected. 1t will be republican
by large majority"