The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-21
FIGHT IS ON,
Contest For United States Sena-
tOrship Fairly Under Way.
Republicans Have Nominated 1 4
Legislative Candidates.
STANLEY CLAIMS MOST
Th'Qks He Has Majority Of
Those Named.
Issues VIII Be Clearly Drawn
in Many Counties.
STANLEY CLAIMS MOST

The. hght over the United States SEN
atorship is already under way-tnat IS
the fight in detail, over the nomination
Of Republican members of the legis-
lature.
Up to the present week "A candidates
for the legislature had been selected,
and by next Saturday night more viii
have been added to the list, making
total Of 20 out of 125 to be elected.
The candidates thus far nominated
are Williams, Belts and Sims in Shaw
nee county Wilson in Jefferson, Dr.
Andrus in Montgomery, J. w. Skinner
IN the north district Of Cowiey, C. 3.
Kirkland in Saline, Dr. O'Donneh IN
Ellsworth Woodhouse in Wallace, Fer
ris and Jeffries in Sumner, DR.. autchln-
son in Pratt, and John M. Klnkel ana
Eldin Watkins in Reno.
The counties which viii nominate TINS
week are Rice, Jewell Chautauqua,
Marion, Mcpherson and the south dls-
trict Of Cowley.
The friends of the various candidates
for United States senator are carefully
watching every county convention
which nominates county officers A X.
Rodgers is looking after Congressman
Curtis interests, while Governor stan
ley is keeping watch for himself. AS
far as is known Congressman Long has
no active manager for senatorial can
didacy
Not counting Shawnee county, Gov
ernOr Stanley claims a majority OF the
legislative candidates thus far nom
mated. The balance. he says, are dl-
vided between Long and Curtis.
In some counties in which nomina-
tiOns are soon to be made there viii be a
bitter contest, solely over the issue OF
United States senator. In Brown coun-
ty, for instance. this Is the only issue,
and there are others. In the great ma
JoFity OF the counties of the state, the
friends of Curtis and Stanley in part1c-
ular have been hunting for available
legislative candidates.
While Governor Stanley is not given
credit by his friends for being much Of
politician, he has a way Of his own
OF making friends Since he announced
his candidacy for the United States SEN
ate some time ago he has been cultivat-
ing friends in every locality where he
thinks he can capture a candidate for
the legislature, Wlth tie result that he
IS now in the lead.
But the man who secures the majori-
ty Of the legislative candidates may not
capture the caucus nomination when the
legislature meets. II sometimes hap
pens that the fusionists defeat Repubh
can candidates for the legislature. It
might happen that the high man on
candidates might not be so high when
his candidates became actual member
of the legislature For instance. sup
pose Governor Stanley should capture
most Of the legislative candidates in
the Third congressional district, and the
Republicans should lose generally in
that part Of the state, it would take
away just that many votes from him
in the Republican legislative caucus.
but would not affect the other senatorial
candidates.
The friends Of James A Troutman
claim that he captured all but two Of
the twelve delegates elected in Cloud
county yesterday afternoon, but the
Concordia Blade, published last even
ang, says that the delegation stands six
tor Bailey and six for Troutman.
The correspondent of the State Jour
nay at COncOrdia sends the following.
The Republican convention Tuesday
elected the following delegates to repre-
sent Cloud county in the state conven-
ton; J. 5. Abbey, James Macarthur,
Robert Misel, A. F. Macy, F. W. Ash
ley, W. F. Ball John Stewart, J. f
Randolph, j. o. Hanson, S. BowersOx,
William Hiuhouse and William Angus
tine Troutman's friends controlled the
delegation, but by some mismanage-
ment three or four Bailey men got on
the delegation. Troutman and Bailey
We're present and addressed the eonven-
ton
There is a big row on out in the Thfr-
tteth Judicial district, where the Re
puolicans nominated a candidate last
week on the S39th ballot, and there are a
good many interesting details in con
nect1on with the story, one OF which IS
that T. d. Fitzpatrick, the present post
master at Salina and leader in Fifth
district politics, win be a candidate to
succeed Congressman Calderhead two
years hence.
Judge Thompson, who has been on
the bench in the Thirtieth district for
thirteen years, has gained the enmity
Of number Of the lawyers in his dis
trict by his decisions. David Ritchie, a
Populist, who made the race against
Thompson five years ago is one of
LnOSG VINO claim that fTh0r17rcor hn
uniformly decided against him. Accord
ing 10 story which comes from Salina,
K r. Rees the new Republican candi-
Gate, OF Ottawa county. has had a sim
liar grievance, but he has kept it tC
nlInself. Two years ago Ritchie, al
though a Populist formed a plan tC
bring about the defeat of Thompson for
EeuoIninauon by the ReplIblicaDs He
planned to get Rees, who is from Min
neapolis Judge Thompson's town, to
run against Thompson, and at the same
time bring out candidates in Saline
Lincoln and Ellsworth counties. a
number OF other lawyers, both Repub1i-
can and fusion. Joined in the plan. but
Rees was afraid to fight Thompson, and
ne neslSated about getting into the race
ontll tIlchle himself announced Rees
candidacy Then Rees made a formal
announcement. and Thompson also for
mally withdrew But Lincoln county
STOOD oy thompson, and with his back
ing thompson backed in this race
That caused the deadlock Ellsworth
county supported c. J. Evans and Sa-
line voted for J. G. Aohler for S38 bal
lots Then it went TO Rees. 1t is claim
ca that in consideration of the nomina-
ton Of Rees for judge, Ottawa county
pledged itself to support Fitzpatrick for
congress two years from now.
Fitzpatrick was raised In Topeka ans
was at one time a teacher in the Topeka
city schools. He went to Salina as su
perintendent of the schools there. ant
was finally appointed postmaster He il
now serving his second term. He hat
always been a close friend Of Con