The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-21
Republican Politicians Gather
in Topeka Today.
State Candidates Hold an In.
formal Conference.
SPELLBINDERS In 9Th.
Bailey and Long Both Agree to
Speak There.
Both Congressional Candidates
Assigned Dates in 9TH.

There has been a considerable in
gathering of Republican politicians In
Topeka within the past "a hours. A
considerable number have been candl-
dates who have come in to consult with
other candidates and with members of
the state central committee.
Morton Albaugh, chairman of the state
committee first returned from King
man, where he spent several days last
week. The Kingman county convention
was held Saturday. Then F. c. Raney,
secretary of the committee, came up
from Fort Scott. Charles F. Scott, con-
gressman-at-largec came up from lola to
consult with the leaders, and he was
accompanied by T. S. Slower, who will
have charge of the Republican speak
ers' bureau during the campaign.
Governor" Bailey came in from
Baileyville last night, and Congressman
Long returned from trip out south
west. Mr.. Long left again early this
morning.
Then D. J. Hanna, of Hill City, candi-
date for lieutenant governor, and j. r.
Burrow of Smith Center, candidate for
secretary of state, were here to per-
suade Bailey and Long to make some
speeches in the Sixth district early in
the campaign. They succeeded. Both
will put in the last week in August in
that section. Bailey will make a tour
of the northern part of the district and
Long will go through the southern. The
exact itinerary has not yet been ar
ranged.
Senator Burton has also returned
from Abilene and will spend two or
three days before he goes to Pittsburg
to attend the soldiers reunion. He is
scheduled to be back at Abilene Satur-
day night and will be received and
make a speech.
Henry Allen. T. A. Noftzger. F. Du-
mont Smith and few others came in
for one reason or another, and besides these
there were number who make To-
peka their headquarters.
Congressman Long speaks at the
PittSburg reunion tomorrow and he has
a number of other dates between now
and the first of August. On Saturday,
August e. Mr.. Long will begin his cam
paign in the Second district and will
put I'M t1TG ~ -eeksT in the western end
of the district. Then he will jump on
August 16 to Wathena, Doniphan -coun-
ty, where he is scheduled to speak at
the Wathena Chautauqua assembly.
The following are his dates during the
first half of August:
Cimarron, 2; Syracuse, 4; Ulysses, 5;
Hugoton, 6; Meade, Z; Ashland, 8; Cold
water, 9; Tribune, IL; Leoti. IL, after
10; Ness City, IA; Jetmore, Is; Wathena
Chautauqua, 16.
vennon Rose, the fusion candidate for
congress in the Seventh district against
Long, will follow Long almost immedi-
ately in number of his dates. Roses
itinerary for the first half of August is
as follows:
Liberal, 4; Hugoton, 5; Richfield, g.
Johnson, z; Ulysses, 8; Santa Fe, 9; Syr-
| acuse, IL, afternoon; Lal<in. IL, evening;
Coolidge, II, afternoon; Kendall, r. ev-
ening; Tribune, 13, afternoon; Leoti, 13
evening; Scott, IA.
The Democratic state central commit
tee has announced the following dates
| for w. H. Craddock and Claude Duval:
| Craddock-Claf1in, July %; Pittsburg
| July "a; Circleville, August L; Oswego
city, August, 20; Waverly, August 22:
| Oskaloosa, September 4: Oberlin, Sep
tember 6; Yates Center, September 9.
Duval-Greensburg, August 16; Hazel
| ton. August 18; Argonia, August 19:
Cunningham, August %; Coats, August
25; Englewood, August &c; Ashland, Au-
| gust 81 Coldwater, August %; Minnola,
September !.