The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-09
Establishes Precedent by Being
Satisfied With One Term.
MIR. HONEY is BRAVE.
POpulist Leader Boldly EndO rises
Roosevelt Administration.
Fusfonists in Third District to
Meet July Is.

There is a contest on at Holton over
the postofdce NJ NJ. Beck, the veteran
editor of the Holton Recorder, and the
present postmaster, proposes to estab-
lish a precedent in Kansas. His term
expires within the next two weeks and
he is not a candidate for reappolnt-
ment an almost unheard OF procedure
in Kansas.
There are two candidates for the place,
Peter Bryant and Lon Williams. me
division between the candidates is large
ly along the line of Bailey and anti
Bailey but not entirely SO Williams
has the support of A. d. Walker, ran
road commissioner, and Irwin Gable,
editor of the Tribune. who are anti
Bailey while Senator Hurrel, who uned
up with Walker and Gable in beating
Bailey in the Jackson county convention
mas endorsed Bryant and is now IN
Washington working for him Bryant
also has the endorsement of W. X FISH
er, commonly known as Bill, John @
Myers, ex-Congressm Broderick and
others.
The Nankato Advocate is one of the
leading Populist papers of northern
Kansas. It's editor, Henry Honey is
one Of the Sixth district members OF the
Populist state central committee, yet
here is what is says about President
Roosevelt. 1.-The Advocate can hardly
be called an administration organ but
it finds much to commend in the ae-
items Of President Roosevelt. He shows
himself to be patriotic American,
president Of the people and not of the
politicians. He has been accused OF be-
ing spectacular and playing to the gal
leries,' but in modern politics an official
is condemned as demagOgue when
ever he takes q stand for the people
as against the schemes of the profess
sional politician. Like Cleveland, RoOse-
welt has backbone, but unlike Grover,
he appears to have faculty of getting
cid
OF the question Roosevelt is a Repub-
ucan and stands for policies which we
believe are detrimental to the interests
of the country, but there are many ad-
mirable qualities in the character of
Theodore Roosevelt
Both the Democratic and Populist con-
gressional conventions in the Third dis
frict viii be held a Girard on July 10
The congressional committee met al Cher
Iy-Tale Ncrt srday and issued the calls for
the convention Congressman Jackson was
Endorsed The Democratic committee also
passed resolution faVorlng the postpone
lnent of the Democratic state convention
until the same time and place as the
Populist state convention
There is a peculiar situation in the Thir-
ueth judicial district. in which the Re
publicaus hold their convention al Salina
the distriet2Ctta Wa. Saline Lincoln and
Ellsworth. Three Of them have candidates
for the udgeship-OttaWa has instructed
Tor r; r. Rees, Saline for j. G. Mohler,
county has also instructed. but for a man
who is not candidate Judge R. F.
Thompson. the present incumbent. Judge
Thompson has been on the bench for y
years and has announced that he does not
want another term. He lives in Ottawa
county and many years ago was the law
partner Of Justice Johnston Of the supreme
bench. Ottawa county took him at his
word and instructed for r. s Rees. but
Lincoln county wants Thompson reelected
and proposes to deadlock the Judicial con-
VentiOn i'm the hope that Thompson may
BE again nominated as compromise can
didate.