The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-24
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BRYAN IN KANSAS
Famous Democrat Will Make
Tour of the State.
Pittsburg the First Point on
Speech Schedule.
AT CRADDOCK'S HOME.
Will Close His Kansas Tour
There OH Friday.
Thursday Night He will Be at
Chanute.

Ou6uuI0s
William Jennings Bryan will come
into Kansas tomorrow morning. but his
trip will be confined to southeastern
and eastern Kansas. He will come to
Fort Scott tomorrow morning from Clin-
ton, Mo. Hugh Farrelly, chairman of
the Democratic state central committee,
will meet him at Fort Scott and accom-
pany him on his southeastern Kansas
trip. Arrangements will probably be
made for him to make a short speech
at Fort Scott. but this is by no means
definite
From Fort Scott Farreily will take
Mr. Bryan to Pittsburg, the home of
Phil Campbell, Republican nominee for
speak at Pittsburg at 2:30 tomorrow af-
ternoon and at Chanute, Farrelly's
home, tomorrow night
Mr.. Bryan will remain in Chanute
over night, leaving there at 6:35 Friday
morning for Kansas City, Kan The
towns along the route, Garnett, Otta-
wa, Olathe and other places, are trying
to make arrangements for him to make
brief speeches as he goes through, but
these have not yet been arranged. Fri
day afternoon he speaks in Kansas City,
Kan, Craddock's home, and then goes
over to Kansas City. Mo.
The idea is to have him aid the Dem
ocrats in the Second and Third congress
sional districts. as the fusionists have
more hopes of carrying these two dis
tricts than any others, except the Sixth
James Senter, of the fusion speakers
bureau, announces that the fusion state
committees expect to secure Mr.. Bryan
for few more speeches later in the
campaign, but that is by no means Ger.
tain.
Congressman Long will follow Mr..
vy1rr xr-41I
speak there Friday night. 1t is sup
posed that Mr.. Bryan in his speech
Thursday night will have something to
say regarding the withdrawal of Speak
er Henderson and tariff revision, and it
is expected that Mr.. Long will also de-
fine his position on the same question.
Mr.. Long has thus far given expression
to no views on that subject. He was
asked to do SO at Wic11fta yesterday but
declined. He held a meeting with the
Seventh district congressional commit
tee at Wichita last night.
He has already accepted the resigna-
ton of Judge Bland as Judge of the dis
trict court in Atchison county. but he
has done it in such a way that the
acceptance does not ~neeome effective
until he wants it to- In the meantime
the governor will not have to worry
about it.
In writing Judge Bland accepting the
resignation Governor Stanley simply
stated that it would be accepted upon
the appointment of his successor" This
settles it until the governor wishes to
take it I'D.
1t is generally supposed that this
means that Governor Stanley will hold
up the appointment of Judge Bland s
successor until the middle of October or
later, and that the appointee will then
hold the office until the general election
in the fall of 1904. 1t is still open, how
ever, SO that the governor can make the
appointment whenever he wishes.
Judge Bland fixed October / as the
time when he would retire from the Of
flee, supposing that this would necessi-
tate an election of judge this fall, but
the opponents of the election idea dis
covered that the governor had power to
hold up the resignation as long as he
desired. While John A. Martin was
governor the probate judge of Barton
county resigned under circumstances
similar to those surrounding the resig-
nation of Judge Bland. Governor Mar
| tin held up the resignation until it was
too late to elect that fall and then an
pointed James Clayton. now assistant
attorney general, to fill the vacancy
| The opposition to Clayton went ahead
with an election but Clayton held on to
the Office. The man who was elected
brought quo warranto proceedings tc
oust Clayton, but the supreme court de-
cided that the governor could hold up 9
resignation and that there was no va
cancy until the resignation was accent
ed The decision was therefore in Clay
tons favor.
This is the last day for filing nomina-
tions with the secretary of state. AL
nominations affecting territory larger
than a county have to be filed with that
officer. This includes members of the
| legislature even, where there are two
| counties in one district. 1t also includes
nominations for districts in Judicial dis
tricts where there are two or more coun-
ties in the district, but does not take in
counties where the district is confined
to single county. In such counties
it is legal to file the nomination witt
| the county clerk.
! The law provides that nominations
filed with the secretary of state must be
filed at least forty days before the
| election. Ten days are then allowed fol
candidates to withdraw and for the
The secretary of state then has ter
days in which to certify the nominations
| to the various county clerks, and the
county clerks have twenty days II
which to have the ballots printed ant
distributed to the various judges o1
election in their respective counties.
The Socialists yesterday nominated {
candidate for congress in the Seventh
district The convention was held a
Hutchinson and C. Bishir, of that place
was made the congressional nominee
Two years ago Bishir was one of tn,
Populist nominees for the legislature il
Reno county.
The friends of the regular Republican
] ticket in Shawnee county have started
that argument that L. A. Stebbins. th'
Independent candidate for county at
| torney, will not make a good officer be
cause of his fight against the Westerl
IUnion Telegraph company. This is
good way to make votes for Stebbfns.
| One of Albert Reds latest cartoon
shows a picture of w. H. Craddock, bu
it would pass for Tom McNeal just as well
AS Mr. McNeal is better known over tn
state than Mr. Craddock, most people TAX
it for the Mail and Breeze man until the,
find the label
Pelican Shot at Minneapolis.
Minneapolis. Sept. 24-An immens
bird was shot near Minneapolis whicl
proved to be pelican, wandered inlan'
from no one knows where. 1t measures
eight feet ten inches from tip to tir