The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-18
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
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senate whose political histories have been
unique They are Turner of Washington.
Kear an9 o. eIIer of roinrado aTFr 1e or
| was a Republican until 1896, when he went
over to the Bryan ticket gradually pass
can. fusion and Populist into the Demo-
cratic party He is an !, able Nh, man and pos
born and bred a DEMOCRAT in South Caro-
Inc put Nov mas aaIeo hInsef Wild In
seat on the Democratic side. He and TIlr-
next rie5 man. Harris, of kansas. being viz
Toundings. but When he began to mix in
bottles IN Kansas Joined the Popuiists and
came to congress as one OF their repreSen-
c narV q Ana oM ast of All n is ne Teep
was a cabinet officer in Republican adj
narty Of his od aegance when lro e dee
clared for. gold at St Louis in 1896 He
has been in PUBLIC ;,I life FOR great many F
| straight Republicanism to Democracy
Renbiica ai All Of these four senators
| with checkered political careers are now
ate atee chamber although the probabiIity is
that eventually Mr.. McLaurin will go over
| to the Republican side and thus break up
the interesting quartet
The congressional fight in the Sixth dis
trict is about three degrees hotter this
week than it was last, and even then it re-
minded one of last July
The Smith Center Pioneer this week
makes the formal announcement of ]. R.
Burrows candidacy for secretary of state.
Rurrow already has the Sixth district and
a good share of the Fifth in his vest
pocket.
The Bellevil1e Freeman. Populist pa
per, has grave doubts about the movement
to consolidate the Populist and Democrat
ic parties. In discussing the matter it
First. can the Populists capture the Dem
n with had hi1-d
they win in Kansas if they did? Fourth.
if they should capture it in this state,
to suit it? Fifth, if it wouldn't, what
would y4b co. sl1 o 1lu Jn f5 nov n,7
ter politicians?
The Arkansas City Traveller promptly
registers a kick on the suggestion that
Farmer" Funston run for governor, be
Senator Tapp of Wichita is. one of the
"anti-joiners'' in the PopuliSt camp He
doesn't want to join the Democratic party.
1t is reported from Atchison that F. NJ.
Baker. the big Atchison grain man, will
ton instead Of Bale Waggener.
People who know Harry Bone and his
wide influence in state politics for num-
nouncement in the Anthony Bulletin;
has formally announced himself as a can
didate for attorney general, subject to the
His aspirations will die bornin' He's
too far out on the Buffalo prairies and has
violated the ethics of the Republican in
ner circle by announcing himself before
the Kansas Day club has had chance
to hear him do a stunt in oratory-
Tom Kelly, who is the only candidate for
state treasurer thus far, moves that the
nominations be now closed.
The Ness City Echo announces that
Claud Duval will not be a candidate for
congress the fusion ticket again this
year.
The candidates for places on the Popu-
list ticket are very numerous. The Hill
City Reveille, though, trotS out Charles H.
EmmonS of Graham county a. candidate
for the PopuIist nomination for secretary
of state
Col. Jeltz of the Topeka Ledger is boom
ing Bob Turner of Jewell county for con-
gress in the Sixth district. Turner
friends will enjoy reading Jeltz's send-off-
Here it is: '-Col. R. W. Turner one of the
wealthiest men in Jewell county, and is
in the race for congress on the Fusion
ticket and is also being very strongly
urged to allow his name to go on the tick
ct as successor to Judge Picker. Mr..
Turner's political standing is such that it
needs only his nod of approval to get po-
sitions with the people as he wishes and
the choice is with him. Mr.. Turner came
very near being, a colonel in the Spanish
American War"