The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-17
SIXTH DISTRICT NOTES.

AS chairman of the Sixth district Re-
8. Royce has been Voted unanimously the
right man in the right place.
1t is said Luray. away. out in Russell
county, is to have political paper, the
Herald, by Merton l. Smith. The paper
will be for Wellington for congress.
The Colby Tribune is thankful that the
Sixth district is only asking for three
places on the Republican state ticket Two
candidate for every office in sight, and
got nothing"
ing to Salina- He is a Populist, was for
mer superintendent of schools of Lincoln
sible candidate for congress of his party in
the Sixth district.
The latest estimate on the Sixth district
congressional SITUATION at TINS time was
made at Colby by favored offieeholder,
as d0dioW vs. Mhtfe ReeSder' 6s We'll
TO change, the informant said, later on
c B. Daughters of Lincoln, who likes
Ed Wellington about as much as he does
dose of bad medicine. has determined to
hang out his law single in Manhattan,
long in the Fifth district before he can
get good political job.
Charles W. Lands of Osborne. one of
the most pronounced supporters of Reeder
is firm in the opinion that Osborne coun-
y IS safe for his man. while S. 2. Gramp-
admirer; says there isn't. a particle of
These opinions are made by business men
1t is claimed several politicians in the
prominent part in the CONGRESSIONAL cam
paign. fell into Congressman Reeder's ir-
rigation ditch at Colby. Sheriff Joe Jack
son and Charley Jones of Lincoln county
came very near falling in. Many others
stood on the fence watching the water run
up and down hill
The friends of Reeder, it is claimed are
thofoughly organized in Russell county,
and that now there is no doubt of Reeder
ing made in Russell bV the friends of r..
II. BOVd to Char
ley Hail. The congressional fight in Rus
sell county is said to be little above fe-
Yer heat.
A careful survey of the political situa-
fios1 in the Sixth district from a we'll
that in the gubernatOriaI contest the Re
publicans of the district are foot loose
ual preferences. Bailey. Miller, Troutman.
and the others, but they. will go to the
errors and judges and other state officers
out Of any of the present candidates who
trinity. Ellis. Hanna and Burrow.
At the meeting of the Republican con-
paper men were present in good numbers
Only three Reconsideration We're pres
King of the PIainviIIe Gazette. and Sivier
of the WaKeeney World. And then there
SIitten Of the Oakley Graphic. Mcfsor Of
the Hoxie Sentinel; w, H Hin of the Hin
Stockton News. F: w. Berlin 't Of the Na ae
Qberlin Eye, w. A Hill of the Hill City
Recorder and George P. Griffith of the
hunting for postoffices, and neither of
them would object to fat financial office
The northwest corner of the Sixth dis
trict doesn't like the idea of the daily pa
perS claiming that Osborne and Lincoln
publican ceneressfonai ght T II 5ne tW e
counties viii have 19 delegates. whereas
Sherman counties will have a total of u
adeleg5tes. which will more than offset
together, which they usually do but but
whether they will be for Reeder. yelling
that section refuse to say. One Reeder
enthusiast says three large counties in the
solid for Reeder this time. and another
says that Norton county, which has here
be solid for Reeder since the Colby COM
mittee meeting.
campaign between the Reeder and Well
lngton forces occurred at Colby and was
gressional convention 1t is known that
Feeder was anxious to take the conven-
support, and the fight narrowed down to |
SolDy ana -, Norton the latter winning by |
Hence the Reeder forces are claiming this |
his victory. 1t is said some bad feeling |
was shown and that the supporters for |
either place almost came to blows more |
between the rivals of both Colby and
Norton The forces of Hays White looked |
they could for harmony in case both Reed
sr and Wellington would withdraw from /
the race and nominate White.
Norton is already getting herself in i
shape to entertain the Republican cor
gress1ona1 convention April .. Frank Lock |
ard is having the pOStoffice put in an in /
Viting shape by the addition of plenty of /
paint and wall paper and adding a rest |
room like the Beloit office All the canii- /
aateS for state offices will be specially in /
rfted Bank Examiner AmeS and Post
master Lockard Will see that all the can
aidateS are fairly treated in hotel accom-
Private houses will be thrown /
of
who Will be there on that occasion. Tick
ats will be given O9It emitting visitors ad-
mission to the Norton Social club head
quarters A committee will show the Wis
ting statesmen the best golf grounds in
Kansas. while another committee will
BhQR all who wish to see Elmwood park
fhMr most beautiful and interesting spot