The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-13
Better to Have % Caliber Gun
That Shoots Straight.
THEY WE'RE NOT THERE
Congressman Miller's Opponents
Staid Away From Convention.
New Committee Chosen But No
Chairman Elected.

ulQ not go near the EOurtn district con-
! gressional convention in Emporia
Wednesday afternoon. They realized
| that they had been defeated and they
/ accepted the situation They left the
hotel lobbies and convention hall en-
| tirely to Miller's friends.
| But Notwithstanding their defeat they
! say they are loyal Republicans and will
| give Miller their support in the cam
! paign. This is what William Allen
| White says in an editorial published last
| evening in his paper, the Emporia Ca
zette. Before Mr.. White was taken i'll
and compelled to go to California, the
l Gazette led the fight on Miller The ed
ItOrial in that paper Wednesday was
| outspoken in it's sentiments, and it
| showed that Mr.. White has lost nothing
of his power as a writer, nOtWlth-
standing his illness The editorial was
| written by Mr.. White away off on an
island in the Pacific ocean off the coast
| of southern California 1t was as fol-
lows:
"The action of the Republican conven-
ton of the Fourth congressional district
| in renominating James Monroe Miller
for his third term was certainly COM
pliment that Miller and his friends
should and do feel proud of. The nom
ination came after lively fight in the
district, but today there is but one
| mind among Fourth district Republi-
cans; and that is that J. M. Miller
should return to congress by an in
creased Republican majority.
THE Gazette has probably said more
against the denomination of Miller than
any other newspaper. 1t has said that
he is man of no extraordinary ability
and that he is a poor hand at distrib-
uting the spoil of Office. This the Ga
zette still believes. But this much is
certain, Miller is a gentleman; he is
honest; he is faithful to his allies, and
above all he is Republican. The Ga
zette has nothing to deny, nothing to
regret in this fight that closed today
except its outcome.
As a Republican nominee Miller is
Infinitely preferable to any possible
nominee for congress that the opposi-
tion may bring out. For Miller will
vote with the Republican caucus in
congress. He will be controlled by its
decision in all of his official actions and
as a member of the Republican caucus
j. M. Miller will stand for Republican
politics, for Republican administra-
ton and for a Republican president.
The Republican voter in this district
worse in politics than Populist.
Briefly put, the Gazette's position is
this: that it is better to have a %
calibre gun shooting straight than to
have howitzer that kicks and shoots
crooked. So the Gazette until the cleo
tion is for Miller for congress, first, last
and all the time
A funny thing happened when the
convention got around to nominate Mil
Ter. Ex-senator c. H. Lamb, of Wood
son county, had been slated to make
the nominating speech and he was back
in the wings of the stage in the opera
house waiting to make his speech. But
when the chairman called for nomina-
tion for congressman, while Lamb was
pulling down his vest and giving his
neclStie a final adjustment, a delegate
named Richey, from Wabaunsee coun-
ty. jumped up and yelled:
Il nominate J. M Miller
Just then Senator Lamb came out on
the stage.
Hold on there he said You're
getting ahead of the game. I've been
slated to make this nominating speech
and I'm going to make it,
Senator Lamb made a good talk re-
ferring to the fact that he, among 9th
ers, was a candidate against Miller for
the nomination four years ago.
The resolutions which were prepared
by Judge Buck. of Emporia, were ex-
trenely long. They referred to the as
sassination of Mckinley, endorsed
Roosevelt, Burton, the national and
state administrations, and especially
Congressman Miller. This is the first
congressional convention which has
spoken of Senator Burton in para
graph separate from the. rest of the
congressional delegation.
George E. Tucker, the young editor of
the Eureka Herald called the conven-
ton to order in the absence of Chair
man McElfresh, of Usage county. Tuck
er is rapidly coming to the front in
Fourth district politics. He is a good
presiding officer.
The new congressional committee is
made up of the following:
Butler, E. C. Ellet, Ell Dorado.
Chase. Matt Mcdonald, Strong City.
Coffey, E. L. Traylor, Lebo.
Greenwood, George E. Tucker, Eureka.
Lyon A. w. Plumb, Reading.
Marion, H. G. Kyle, Marion.
Usage. A Moser, jr., Council Grove.
Wabaunsee, j. NJ. Kemper, Maple
Hill
Pottawatomie, z. R. Detwiler, Wa
mego.
Woodson, R. H. Trueblood. Yates
Center.
The selection of the chairman of the
committee was left to Congressman
Miller.
say they lost the fight in that county
because the other candidates had been
eliminated before the Lyon county
primaries were held. In one of the
wards in Emporia funny thing hap
pened. An anti-Miller worker in the |
Third ward, seeing that his side would
easily win in that ward. went to the
First ward to work where there was a
close fight. But instead of throwing |
ing some First ward tickets in their |
place, he gave anti-Miller voters the |
Third ward tickets to. vote. When the |
votes We're counted four of the Third |
ward tickets were found in the ballot |
box, and the Miller ticket won by three |
plurality. If it hadn't been for the err |
roneous tickets the ..antfs' would have |
funnier the First ward is the high |
4onod ward of E.rnraria-fIlo xror-d in /