The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-15
Republican Senatorial Situation
Is Becoming Complex.
Possibility That 1t May Cause
Loss Of Legislature.
STANLEY is WORRIED.
Says He Is Sorry That the
Tangle Has Arisen.
Thinks That fractional Fight
Should Be Dropped.

There is danger that the Republicans
will get into such row over the United
States senatorship and over factional
disputes, that they may lose control of
the next legislature. In a number of
counties fierce fight has been engen-
dered because of the senatorial contro-
versy and the faction which has been
defeated is not very enthusiastic for
the candidate of the other crowd This
is not true of one crowd, but of all
crowds. The senatorial contest will be
one of the principal issues of the COM
ing campaign The Republicans gen.
orally believe that there is no danger
whatever that the state ticket as a
whole is in danger, and they are look
ing out for chances to help along the
election of legislature favorable to
their particular senatorial candidate.
AS a result the Curtis men are not
very enthusiastic for the candidates for
the legislature who are known to be
against Curtis for United States senator
a whole lot of being ready to put up a
big fight for Curtis representatives.
Each side is willing to let the other fell
lows candidates be defeated in order to
gain an advantage in the party caucus.
Right there is where the danger lies
that the Republicans may let the fusion
lists carry thelegislaturea against them. OF
course the Republicans have the senate,
throw away the lower house.
If Senator Harris should effect a close
organizat ton of his forces and put up
an organized fight for the one purpose
of electing legislature favorable to his
reelection to the senate, there is pos
sibility that he might win by taking
advantage of the differences between
the Republicans in each locality.
Governor Stanley has recognized the
danger and is warning his friends
against it.
Il am extremely sorry that the situa-
! ton has got into the tangle it has,"
| said the governor today. 1T has really
| got to the pass where the friends OF
| each senatorial candidate have begun to
! talk about knitting the candidate for the
| legislat ture if he doesn't happen to be
| for their man. 1t isn't confined to one
| side, either. Both sides are doing it.
"The danger to the Republican party
| today is its confidence. Each fellow
| thinks it won't endanger the general
success if he gets even with some par
| ticular man.. / hope they will all get
| their differences adjusted before election
! and things may get harmonious again.
have tried to run my administration
without arousing party differences or
giving room for criticism and now it
makes me sore to see all these factional
| fights Springing up
| Hugh Farrelly, chairman of the Dem
! ocratic state central committee, siren
| uously denies the report that he re-
l
| Hill and German Immediately after the
! recent Populist state convention, con-
! graduating the Democrats upon the
| death of Populism and the absorption
| of that party by the Democrats. Far
| reilly says he has never received such
| kilograms, and that they were invented
| by the Republicans to make the old
line Populists sore. They were evil
| IDENTIFY effectual in that line, too.
The Anthonys, who are alleging that
Congressman Curtis is really against
! President Roosevelt's reciprocity policy,
now submit that Mr.. Curtis was nomi-
mated before reciprocity became an is
| sue and that he is not in line with the
! people of the First district on that sub
ject. They claim that Curtis ought to
run for the nomination over again on
the reciprocity issue, and offer to give
| $1,000 to the campaign fund two years
hence if he will do it. No one, of
course, expects Mr.. Curtis to consider
| the proposition for a moment He vot-
ed against reciprocity four times in the
| Republican caucus, but when it was
| adopted by the caucus he swung into
! line and voted for the n easure in the
house. and now he declares that he is
| for Roosevelt's policy. and politicians
frequently change their minds. Here is
| what the AnthonyS say editorially in
their paper, the Leavenworth Times:
| If Congressman Curtis has any
doubts as to the sentiments of the peo-
pie in this district about the president
] dIlo SuDdI ISCipTOt.lIy, lie mas an GX-
cellent opportunity to set himself right.
Ordinarily congressional nominations
| are called after all national or state coli
ventions that the platform upon which
| these nominations stand may be known
before the nominations are made
1T was different in the First district
| this year Curtis wants to be senator
and in furtherance of his ambitions the
| months before it should have been Sc
| that he could line up his forces for the
| senatorial fight. 1t has proved to be a
bad precedent and one which will not be
| repeated again soon
"At the time of the congressional con-
| vention the matter Of Cuban reciprocity
| was not mentioned, though the presi-
dent was warmly endorsed and the
| Kansas delegation urged to follow his
leadership.
Now that Curtis is fighting the pres
ident on Cuban reciprocity, If he is q
| believer in his claims that the people
are not really in earnest in asking him
to line up for the president and Cuba,
| he has an opportunity to vindicate him
| self.
IF he believes the people are with
| him and against the president he
should refuse the nomination at Holton
| have the Republican central committed
| issue a call for congressional primaries
| and go before the people seeking their
| endorsement and the consequent con.
demnation of the president This will
| Settle the matter as TO whether Curtis
| is correct in his assertions and estab-
lish his claims on the seat in the senate
! or throw him out of the race for all
| time.
1.-The Times stands ready to donate
| $1,000 to the campaign fund of 1894 il
| Curtis will do this.
IF Curtis is the really good Republi-
| can that he claims to be and wants to
| help the party and the president in the
| next campaign to the extent of a thous-
and dollars, here is his opportunity"
Mason Peters. once congressman from
the Second district, is now a candidate