The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-09
four FOR STANLEY
Comes Out Ahead in First Round
of Senatorial Race.
Congressman Curtis Captures
Two in Brown.
CONTEST ON IN EARNEST
United States SenatOrship Over
shadows All Else.
J. N. Doyle Wants Fusion Nom.
inatiOn For Congress.

At least four more of the candidates
for the legislature nominated Friday
and Saturday are for Governor Stanley
for United States senator. Three OF
them are practically sure of election
Sedgwick county, which has three
representa- tives, instructed for Stanley
The nominees for the legislature are J.
W. Adams. A 0. Husey and A. s
HuiseL Robert Dougherty. who was
renominated in Harvey county on Erl-
day, is pledged to vote fer Stanley
Congressman Curtis secured at least
two legislative nominees, the ones IN
Brown county. The fight there was pro-
badly as hard as it viii be in any
county in the state where the issue is
purely on the United States senatorships
and both the Curtis candidates wera
nominated T. c. Honnel defeated J.
NJ. Robbins in the south district, and
s. z. Brown defeated two candidates
who We're opposing him in the north dis
trict
In Wichita county Fred F'risr was en-
dorsed for member of the legisia turfs
from Wichita and Greeley counties.and
Frank Grimes, who attended the con-
vention, says he is probably for Long
for senator.
c. D. Jones was nominated for mem
ber of the legislature in Norton coun-
ty, but it is not known who he is for.
and the same is true of eX-Speaker Geo.
J. Barker, of Douglas county. . =
Campbell who was nominated in Bous-
bon county, is probably anti-Curtis be-
posing him, but it is not lSnown whetheR
he viii be for Long OF Stanley
Andrew shearer Of Marshall county
viii not have it all his own way In
the fusion congressional convention IN
the Fifth district j. NJ Doyle of Belle
vile will probably be candidate
against him. at least Republic county
has instructed for Doyle.
Shearer is Populst, but he was
brought out by the Democrats A gook
Tf-4- f1r
they have not been able to bring out
anyone against him. Harry Mcmillan
of Ottawa county was suggested, bur
Mcmillan says he wants to serve out his
term in the state senate.
For this reason DOyle's friends are
urging him to get into the race. DOYLE
has represented ReDublic county In the
legislature and is very popular in MS
part Of the district.
A dispatch from BenevHle to the State
Journal says
s'At the Populist convention in Re-
public county on Saturday. the delegates
to the state convention We're instructed
to vote and work for fusion with tha
Democrats. The delegates to the con-
gressiOnal convention in Junction city
were instructed to vote for J. NJ Doyle
for congressman. Mr.. Doyle carried his
county in the last election against h
strong man when the head of his ticket
was beaten by 500 votes. If he viii ae-
cept the nomination he viii prove to be
the strongest man the POpulists cOul4
put up. ri - Is
The prospect for the fusionists in the
Fifth district has not been very allur-
ing. Two years ago Congressman Cali
derhead was reelected by a majority
of 3.225 over W. D. Vincent, when per-
feet fusion prevailed. In the face OF
the passage of the antj-fusion law. the
PopuHsts and Democrats have had little
hope of electing a congressman in the
Fifth. and that is one reason why the
Democrats SO magnanimously conceded
the nomination to Shearer a Populist.
They figured too that the nomination
of Shearer would do much towards
bringing the POpulists into the Demo
cratic party.
But the fusionists now believe that
conditions are improving for them. The
hope is growing that the anti-fusiou
law can be overthrown in the courts II
this can be accomplished the fusionists
hope to at least lessen Calderhead's ma
jority by considerable this year, and
the candidate who can accomplish that
may stand a chance for election in the
future.
The Republican county convention in
Norton county Saturday was the largest
ever held in the county There were sew
eral candidates for most of the offices,
which resulted in some spirited contests
The most notable one was that for repre-
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