The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-26

tom McNeaI is a Troutnan boomer,
and under ordinary circumstances he
is a fair representative of the plain.
common people of the SunfiOWer state.
He was chosen early in the game to
make the figures for the syndicate can
didates for governor and for a time he
adhered to the ordinary methods TAX
ing the vote Of one county and adding
it to that of another which any candi-
date might carry, all Of which was in
teiIigible to the aforementioned plain,
common people, but soon Tom saw
that this old-fashioned plan would
show Bailey's easy nomination on the
first ballot. He suddenly abandoned
addition and jumped into the intrica-
cies Of percentage. BY that route he
tries to convince himself and others
that Troutman has a show, but it's all
in vain. After the Wichita convention
Tom win use his governorship figures
as samples Of the best jokes he ever
perpetrated
Now it's Mr. Morgan's turn
The Concordia Kansan and the Clay
Center Dispatch are anxious for the
POpulist congressional committee in the
a convention to nominate somebody to
run against Calderhead.
Kansas City politicians ought to get
pointers from Decatur county on how to
run primaries and come out on top in
politics. One of the stories told of the
testimony presented to contest from De
catur county at Norton this week IS
something like this. In one precinct
there were five Republican voters en-
titled to vote in primary Crowd No.
] had one man and they bought two
more at two dollars each That gave
them majority and they won in the
primary but for some reason or other
the primary was declared off and new
one called. Crowd No 1 supposed their
men would stay bought but crowd No.
. had in 10
bought two of the men back a the same
price paid by crowd No two dollars
per vote. Crowd No. 2 Won the second
primary. Crowd No 1 accused the two
zen of dishonesty in selling their votes
back to their opponents after crowd No
] had already paid for them-this was
regarded as especially dishonest as long
a crowd No. 2 did not raise the price
Thunder" said the two men, or words
to that effect, did you suppose you
could buy US for the season for two dol
lars? Not much. You paid US for vot-
ing your ticket at the first primary and
We did it. The last primary was an en-
tirely new deal, and the other fellows
bid US on that and we took them up
There was no dishonesty in that"
Which shows that the Decatur county
standard of honesty in politics is the
same as that of the late lamented Uncle
Chet Thomas: An honest man is one
who win stay bought.
There viii probably be mighty
bright youngfelloW sent to the legisla-
ture from Ottawa county next winter
He is john L. King, and he is local edi-
tor of the Minneapolis Messenger. Many
of the bright things in that paper which
are credited to Governor Riddle are
really written by John King King IS
the son of a Methodist preacher in
northwest Kansas. When the Spanish
American war broke out he enlisted in
company NJ, Twentieth Kansas, and he
made a fine record as soldier. He was
ilrst sergeant OF the cOnlpany at the
time it was mustered out. He has al
speIbinder, although he is quite young.
Col F H Dunham, who was one Of
the leaders on the fusion side of the last
house. will probably not return to the
legislature next winter He has his eye
on the fusion nomination for county at
torney of Lincoln county this fall.
Earl Brown, of Concordia, who is
known over a greater part of Kansas.
because of his college escapades, may
be the fusion nominee for county attor-
ney in Cloud county this year He is
the son of Col. N. 3. Brown, the Con-
cordia capitalist for many years
prominent figure in Fifth district Re
publican politics.
The only county convention to be held
in the near future is the Crawford
county convention, which meets next
Wednesday, During the last ten days
before the Republican state convention
Rice, Hodgeman, Kiowa, Wilson, Cloud,
Wabaunsee, Greenwood, and Marion
viii hold conventions.