The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-13
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Pringle's Candidacy for Speaker
Meets With Favor.
Newspapers of State Stand by
Him..
WHAT KENNEDY SAYS.
Coffey Senator Explains That
Usage Man Acted Hon0rably.
Items of Interest About the
Wire Workers.

The newspapers over the state very
generally commend the candidacy of J.
Il. Pringle for speaker of the house.
There are a few exceptions. however,
and occasionally an individual takes ex-
ception to Mr.. Pringle becoming can
didate when he is instructed for Con-
gresham Curtis for senator and when
it was known that Mr.. Curtis favored
Mr.. Barker for speaker.
Senator ]. A. Kennedy, neiEhbor of
Mr.. Pringle and one of his friends,
comes to his defense. Senator Kennedy
says that Mr. Pringle has acted with
the utmost honor throughout his candi-
dacv.
TT is true that Pringle was instructed
for Curtis" said Senator Kennedy to-
day, and it is also true that be has
consulted with Mr.. Curtis before he
made any move. Henry Allen is the
man who discovered Pringle and sug-
gested that he be a candidate for speak
er, but Pringle did not then consent TO
do So Even when Governor Stanley
and Governor -elect Bailey agreed upon
him as good candidate. Pringle did not
agree to run until he had talked it over
with Curtis. He came to Topeka and
had a conference with Curtis by ap-'
pointment. What was said there neith-
er of them has ever told. but it was
agreed that there should be no an
nouncement of any kind until they had
another conference. After the next con-
ference Curtis announced that he would
not meddle with the speakership mat
ter but would leave it for the members
of the legislature to decide. Then Prin-
gle announced his candidacy. Mr.. Cur
tbs went to Washington and it was tel
egraphed back that he said he would
not take part in the SpeakerShiD con-
test; that Barker was for BowersoclS,
and that he would make no choice in
the matter, Barker. too. said he was
for Rowersock and had no second
cso.eA-
II don't see where anybody can
charge Prinsie. with having acted dis
honorably. He consulted Curtis before
he ever announced his candidacy and
says he will faithfully carry out his in
structions to vote for him"
The Washington Post of last Wednes-
day contains the following:
Two senatorial candidates have been
speeding away to Kansas this week.
each imbued with the idea that he was
hot-footed after the other
Several days ago Representative
Long disappeared and, as his friends
supposed was returning to Topeka and
Medicine Lodge, TO encourage his pros
poets for acquiring a senatorial togi,
His chief rival, Representative Curtis.
hearing Of Longs departure fastened
to complete his work here at the capital.
and Monday was moving westward as
fast as steam could carry him, suppos-
ing that he was following Longs trail
but yesterday morning Mr.. Long
was back at his hotel, and it turned out
that he had not been to Kansas at all.
but had been soiourning over in New
York. No sooner had Mr.. Long shaken
the dust of travel from himself before
he learned that Mr.. Curtis had stolen
march on him to the capital of their
home state. Then Mr.. Long posted off
to the depot, and is now flying over the
rails at some point between this city
and Topeka"
The Ottawa Herald says of ]. II.
Pringle, candidate for speaker of the
next house: 1T is a peculiar and un-
fortunate condition in Kansas politics
when a man against whom there is no
reproach cannot be announced for a
position like speaker of the house with
out being subjected to attack that
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