The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-15
REEDER IS FOR CURTIS.
Came to Topeka in Response to
Telegram from Burton.

Congressman w. A. Reeder will not be
a candidate for United States senator
himself, but he proposes to do what he
can to aid Congressman Curtis to Sc
cure the prize. He made a statement
to this effect today. He came down
from his home at Logan this morning
in response to telegram from Senator
Burton asking him to come, and there IS
a general gathering of Sixth district pol
iticianS at the Copeland.
NO" said Mr.. Reeder in response to
a question from a State Journal report
er, Il am not a candidate for United
States senator and do not intend to be.
What part 1 take in the senatorial con-
test will be to aid Curtis, because Curtis
has always been a good friend of mine
and has aided me. If it were not for
this / might become a candidate, al
though I don't suppose l would have
any show. Curtis gave me the tip which
enabled me to save that Fort Hays res
erVatlOn for the state. and that is the
biggest thing 1 have ever done for the
people of my district. / owe it to Curtis
now to help him"
What is all this Sixth district crowd
down here for?'' Mr. Reeder was asked
Well, 1 really don't know" he said.
Il came down in answer to a telegram
from Senator Burton to meet with some
of the boys, but so far as 1 know yet
there is no special object in view
Mr.. Reeder is greatly pleased at the
majority which the Sixth district gave
him last week.
The figures which I made gave me
only LOGO majority" he said, land while
l really thought that it might possibly
go to 1000, did not in the least expect
more than that. Now I believe my ma
jority vii go above $500. 1 have not yet
received full official returns from all
over the district, but my majority
keeps crawling up more than was first
reported.
las to my cleo s.on being contested on
the ground that 1900 Democratic votes
were thrown out, as is claimed by the
opposition, / would not wafsl to say that
there are $500 more Democrats in the
Sixth district than Republicans who
don't know how to vote. l presume L
will run for congress again and as l
wish to continue to increase my ma
jOrity each time in the future as l. have
done in the past, l would not risk as
sorting that the opposition is SO much
less intelligent than the Republicans as
to spoil $500 more ballots than the Re
publicans did in a single district.
Among the Sixth district Republicans
who are here in addition TO those who
have been here for several days, are Sen
ator Hays 3. White of Jewell county, Sen
ator f. Y. Peterson of Norton. L. NJ. Lin
ton. opresentative-elect from Smith, DIR.
A. B. Peters and George Il. Case of Man
lsato. and H. J. Penney OF hays. Some
of these are classed as certainly for Cur
tbs, but others are put in the doubtful col
umn. 1t is reported that Senator Burt Oh
is aiding in fixing things Tor the election
of George J. Barker speaker of the
house in the interest of Congressman Cur
tbs.
Other Republicans who are at the Cope
land today are E. W. Hoch of Marion, J.
B. Case of Abilene. Z J. Pettijohn CT
Dodge Cisy, Senator Carpenter of Chanute
and Sherman Williams and Ed McGivary
of Stanton county. Congressman Miller is
at the National. and he. too. viii do all
he can to help Curtis in the senatorial
race.
Washington in about two weeks to gel
ready for the opening of congress