The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-12
All Eyes Now on the Sixth
District.
Congressional Convention Less
Than Two Weeks Distant.
REEDER CLAIMS IT.
Opponents Say He Can Not Be
Nominated.
Tom McNeaI Says TrOutman' 5
Chances Equal Bailey's.

The Sixth district congressional con-
vention is now less than two weeks off
1t will meet at Norton on April %.
week from next Wednesday Conse-
quentiy the political battle which has
been raging in the Sixth district for
months has narrowed down TO a fine
point
The opponents of Congressman Reed
er are now ma liking q fight to organize
the convention against him. If the COM
hined forces Of White and Wellington
can control the organization they nave
chance OF defeating Reeder. Other-
wise they have none, and II IS only
chance even if they organize the con-
venrion.
Reeder's friends claim that he viii be
nominated on the first ballot They say
that he has a majority of the delegates
with a good margin to spare. There VIII
be 1856 delegates in the convention. and
1t viii take 70 to nominate Reeder'
friends say he viii have over 100 of the
1856
Wellington and his managers say that
the Reeder forces have a surprise COM
ing They think that Reeder will fall
considera bly, short of a majority of the
delegates and that after Wellington and
Write settle the organization they can
fight il out between them which one
shall get the nomination
White isn't saying much. He hasn
talked any during the entire fight. He
has been counted as The third man in
the race but he has silently sawed
wood. and now he is recognized as a
strong factor in the fight
There are contests in two counties,
Osborne and Decatur. If the Reeder del
egations win in these two counties the
Reeder forces will probably have a ma
jority of TIE delegates
IL is doubtful however. if Reeder can
be defeated even if the other two can
didates have q ajOrity Of the dele
gates on the first ballot. for the reason
doris 10 oh of
of Whites delegates and if White is
eliminated they VIII so 20 Reeder rather
than to Wellington White has not been
making q fight against Reeder so much
as he has been working for himself A
Jewell county man recently said that
number If the Jewell county delegation
would not go to Wellington If White
drops out of the race If il becomes
evident that there is no chance of land
ing White they win go to Reeder.
r. A. MeNeal today issued the fol-
u notice that Billy Morgan has used
up the greater part of a column in de-
claring that he really believes his estf-
mates in regard to the guberna torial
situation to be correct AS nobody SO
far AS [ know. has specifically accused
William of not believing his own esti-
mates. this earnest reiteratiOn of good
faith is suspicious. Really the only
accuser he has met is his own con-
science. and that such am accuser ex-
listed viii be surprise to those Whe
have longest enjoyed Billy's acquaint-
ance. His statement in regard to bull
letins that I issued prior to the election
of sena tor in 1901 is subject 10 criticism
i'm that it is a clumsy falsehood. With
the practice W 1illdm has had ne should
do this more gracefully BY this time.
An untruth in order to excite adrnira-
tion must be artistic and have an air
of probability The one told by Mr.
Morgan is coarse and imprOba Bile on its
face. 1t is well known legal maxim
that a statement which is false in part
Is to be entirely discredited Applying
this maxim to MIR Morgans statement.
both In regard to myself and to the
political situation. and the whole thing
must be dismissed as fabrication.
The fact is that i'm proportion to his
size William probably contains more
rareued atmosphere than anv other
man in Kansas puncture would re-
duce him to the similitude Of a dried
Wtdsei SKIN. say as a friend that be
can not be too careful to avoid taclzs.
broken glass or anything of that char
acter- / have the best reason to know
tnat ms ngures on the gubernat0rial
SITUATION are utterly unreliable ] think
now that Mr.. Morgan knows that his
ngures are the merest guess work Half
OF his estimates are not reliable or
even probable. In every part Of the
state MI Balleys strength has been
grossly oyerestimated. and the strength
OF the other candidates. and especially
lhat or Mr. Iroutman. has been as
lroutmans s chances today are as good
as the chances of AIr- Bailey"
The anti-Bailey propaganda has heen
organized and is now holding niphti-J
Slttings at the Copeland for the purpose
OF counteracting any Bailey influence
lnat may be found running around loose
ln the corridors. 1t is known arnone fl,e
politicians as the hospital corps and
its principal members are John Dudley
A. H. Walker. Frank Grimes Al Moo
neN d. W. Mulvane and others Tn
idea is 10 meet the fellows who come
IN IRON over the state and tell Them
tnat Bailey is bound TO be beaten
d. y Wilson. candidate for auditor in
republic county. has been having SOM
slight difficulties in his home country
itepup4e but he is now getting Their
Strengthened out. The Courtland Regis.
ter which has been extremely silent
about Mr.. Wilson, this week comes ou-
and saws that Mi Wilson vas NOT +
blame for its misunderstanding an
hereafter 1t win enthusiastically sup.
port him.
The Yates Center News roasts SiIper
tendent Nelson for voting against d
w. Finney Tor railroad com missioner
hut in another place it says. .Dayhofs
Of Reno. had as well set out of the raes
for state superintendent. Nelson Ia.
almost a clear track"
The new ballot law is getting roaste.
again as result Of the recent ciN
elections There win probably be innum
erable contests after the election mex
tall on account Of alleged defective hal
lots. Trouble on that account can b,
looked for in half the counties in tn,
state Here is roar that the Smit4
Center Pioneer puts up about the bal
lot law, and il is well founded.
Perhaps you think you are prett,
smart and know great many things
You may be able to compute the inter