The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-18
TIE KANSAS sgnaToRraL STRUGGLE.

Weeks IN advance CT the meeting Of the legislature
the newly elected members dropping into Topeka
sngy and by squads buzzing Of the Senatorial
bee which attracting this unprecedented marshang
OF the gladiator The Senatorial contests Of the pas
have opened out With designated headquarters about
the first week in January within few days Of the
coaveuing of the legislation But it is different this
time The Senatorial question entered largely the
general canvass before the people PROFESSIONALLY every
Republican in the has made up his mind and has
first and second choice between the several candi
dates Offering. Even the speakershp fight viii hinge
Senatorial contest more or less The three lead
ing candidates at this time are Chester I Long W
Eugene Stanley and Charles Curtis. with three other
named candidates not counting dark horses.
staff writer on the Topeka Journal who has been
On the ground all the while in estimating the chances
Of each candidate and specu1ating upon respective
claims and floating runors has this say OF Long and
his prospects in the last issue Of that paper:
THE supporters OF Congressman Long doubtless have
by far the best organization OF Of the candidates
The other candidates the Seventh district
machine but matter what it is called it is thor
oush organization and be made effective, especially
where members CT the legislature be dealt With
Nh Longs managers expect to be able to coral the
greater part CT STANLEY supporters When
time They perfectly willing that Governor
Stanley should take all the members he from Con
gresham Curtis because they expect be able to
pede the Stanley members when they get ready to do
at least of the Long supporters prophesying
that Stanleys forces viii go to pieces awhile and
that nearly all of his members will go to Long.
a strong feature in Longs favor said Long
supporter discussing the matter is that will have
the full support OF the gubernstoral patronage When
Bailey becomes governor he will all his patronage
to help Long what Long did for Bailey at
the Wichita convention Long gave Bailey the benefit
Of his Seventh district organization get him the guber
Material nomination and now Bailey will give Long the
United States senatorship and that which
viii count for considerable
How about Stanley-didn't he take his coat off and
help Bailey too? asked
Yes, Stanley helped but he doesn't count. Bailey
won't 1ay any attention to Stanley. He can't divide
his forces and wants to beat Curtis Long is the
that do it Stanley will fly pieces and can't hold
what strength he has and it will 90 to Long
Another thing which will be dead against Stanley
will be the Rock Island influence NJ A. Low claims to
have had positive promise from Stanley that he would
appoint J. D. Mcfarland on the supreme bench. Stan
ley didn't do it and Mr. forgotten it. Conse-
quenty Stanley expect nothing but opposition from
that quarter Will probably for Curtis, but
Curtis win he will be for Long rather Stan
ley
The contest is going TO be between Curtis and
Long. Stanley viii be able hold his followers
together They VIII 90 to pieces and nearly all Of them
will go to Long
of course it must be remembered that this is from
Long standpoint"