The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-15
He DOESN'T KNOW
Mr.. Stavely, of Usage, Not Pledg-
ed on Senatorial Question.
Says That He Hasn't Made Up
His Mind.
WAS BURTON ENDORSED
Editor Pipp Tries to Straighten
Out the Controversy.
Emil Gr0sser, Burton Man, Wins
in Dickinson.

]. H. Stavely, the Republican nomi-
nee for representative from Usage
county, has announced that he has not
made I'D his mind what to do in the
senatorial fight, and that he has made
no statement of where he stands. He
was counted in the Curtis column.
Ever since the county convention
Wednesday the Republicans of the
county have been Quarreling over the
question of whether they passed Burton
resolutions or not. E. G. Pipp, editor
of the Burlingame Chronicle. has an
nounced that a clause commencing"
Burton was inserted in the resolutions
in return for concessions made to the
anti Burton forces by the senator's SYM
pathlZerS.
Chairman Albaugh, of the Republican
state central committee. has hastened
to announce that he and Senator Bur-
ton had no difference regarding the cam
paigning of the senator under the di-
rection of the Republican committee.
Chairman Albaugh admits that he and
Burton had conference and that he
told Burton that the speakers who went
into the campaign under the direction
of the state committee should stand
squarely upon the platform as we'll as
by the state ticket. Chairman Albaugh
says that Senator Burton agreed to aA
ing. After the chairman had finished
with the senator and the senator saw
that he was in pocket, he promised to
be good. The senator is now his
way to Hawaii. where he says he will
remain five six weeks. Should he
remain six weeks, and counting from
ten days to two weeks for the trip from
Kansas to Honolulu. he will not be
the campaign. He may follow his
schedule and be back by the middle of
October. so the state central committee
will have to book him for a very short
time.
The Republican primaries held on
Thursday afternoon in Abilene were
the largest in years owing to the fight
as candidate for denomination, was
opposed by J. r. Van Worst, chairman
of the county Republican central COM
mittee, supported by the nti-BurtOn
forces and the Leland influence. Gross
er carried every ward in the city by
over three to one and several outside
precincts, assuring him of the nomina-
ton at the convention Saturday by
majority over both Van Voorst and J.
w. Creech, of Herington, who was also
in the race and will have his home town.
Grosser is member of the state tax
commission and strong Burton sup
porter in the house The senatorship
election did not enter into the fight
vention was held Thursday at Fort
Scott and a ticket nominated as fol-
lows: Treasurer, ]. B. StapletOn: sher-
iff, G. l. Roodhouse: county attorney,
c. B. Griffith, the present incumbent;
clerk, Mrs. Lydia 'Nearton. present in
cumbent by appointment on the death
Of her husband; probate judge, Ben
Hudson: court clerk, e. 1. Martin.
present incumbent; register of Deeds
w. F. Ramsey, present incumbent;
county superintendent, T. r. Longshore;
surveyor, E. E. Toles: coroner. Dr. W.
S. Brookins (colored. All the offices
except those for which present incum-
bents were nominated are now held by
fusionists. The resolutions indorsed
President Roosevelts policy in refer
ence to Cuban reciprocity and the con-
gressional delegation was approved gen.
erall.y-
w. J. Bailey and w. H. Craddock, the
Republican and the Fusion candidates
for governor respectively, will not meet
at Arlington, Jefferson county on Au-
gust q after all as announced by the
fusion managers.
Mr.. Bailey says he has been billed to
speak at Baldwin on that date and that
he will not be at Arlington. At the Re-
publican headquarters it is claimed that
Bailey was not asked for by the people
of Arlington and that he has had no
intima ton that he was expected there.
John Curran, secretary of the Populist
state central committee, said this morn
ing: we supposed Mr. Bailey would
be at Arlington. The people there
wished to have both candidates speak
on the same day. We were Informed
that Mr.. Bailey had accepted an invi-
tation to speak on August 27 and we
billed Mr.. Craddock for Arlington with
the understanding that Bailey was to
be there.
II guess that will have to challenge
Mr.. Craddock for debate" said Bailey
today. THAT seems to be the only way
T a aJTa1 DIV
broken three engagements to speak
just because I was there"
When asked if Craddock would chal-
lenge Bailey to a debate Secretary Cur
ran said: Il guess not but he will
meet Bailey if we can get him cornered."
The fusion committee have issued
campaign pamphlet of Is pages entitled
Facts Record of Hon w. A Harris
in the U. S. Senate. Why He Should
Be Returned
The book contains a statement of
Senator Harris efforts regarding the
ernment liens on the Union Pacific rail-
road. a letter of commendation from
John T. Morgan and another from J.
B. Foraker. Among other paragraphs
the book contains the following:
Senator Harris opposed from the first
the bill known as the ship subsidy bill,
introduced in the 56th and 57th con-
crosses in the senate by Senator FRYE
ma He spoke and voted against the
bill, believing that it was a measure
of enrichment for a few millionaire
shipping concerns at the expense of the
balance of the community This bill is
purely a Republican measure, and did
not secure the vote of any Democratic
senator, and was also opposed by such
Republicans as Allison and Dolliver, of
Iowa: Spooner and Quarles of Wiscon-
sin. and Proctor and Dillingham;, of
Vermont The Republicans themselves.
although having large majority in the
house. have been afraid to pass the
bill there before the fall elections, and
it has been allowed to slumber in COM
mittee until the next session. when it