The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-09
OPEN IN EARNEST.
This Marks First Big Week Of
Campaign.
W. J. Bailey Has a Busy Time
Mapped Out.
is SENT.
Both Committees Are Flooding
State With Pamphlets.
Fusi0nists Show Reasons For
Returning Senator Harris.

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Returning Senator Harris.
This week will mark the opening OF
the fall campaign in earnest. 10 De
sure there has been considerable cam
paigning heretofore, but the speeches
have been principally at reunions, los-
roiiings, picnics and similar aHairs.
Only few of the principal speakers
have held meetings at which they were
the only attraction.
From now on, however, the campaign
work will begin in earnest, and real po-
litfcal meetings will be in order. and the
managers of the speakers bureaus viii
have their hands full. w. ]. Bailey.
Republican candidate for governor, has
made a good many speeches during the
past two weeks, but he went home for q
rest over Sunday and Monday. Today
he takes up his circuit again, and
from now on will be on the go almost
continually until election.
Both the fusionists and Republicans
have been sending out considerable cam
paign literature. One of the first docu-
ments sent out by the Republicans was
an expose of Craddock's record as
mayor of Kansas City, Kas., and an at
tack on his arguments with reference to
taxation. 1t las been spread broad
cast over the state.
The fusionists have been circulating
q neat little pamphlet giving the record
of Senator Harris in congress and rea-
sons why he should be returned. 1t re-
cites Senator Harris victory in the Pa
cif1c railroads matter, his actions with
reference to the interoceanic canal, and
his attitude towards old soldiers and in
regard to pension matters. 1t also con-
tains letters from prominent Republican
senators commencing Senator Harris
and his work in the senate
State Senator Louis Wulfekuhler. of
Leavenworth, has announced that he is
for ex-senator Lucien Baker for United
States senator and will support him in
the legislative caucus next winter. He
says he believes Senator Baker will be
a strong factor in the senatorial race.
Bakers friends in Leavenworth are
urging him to run for the legislature in
his district and while he has declined a
time two it is still believed that he
will run. Like many other people it is
believed that Senator Bakers declina-
tons do not always mean no.
The Socialists of the Second congress
siona1 district held a convention at Fort
Scott yesterday and nominated candi-
date for congress. An attempt was
made by the fusionists to capture the
convention and have it endorse Noah
Bowman, the fusion candidate. but this
proposition was voted down and Fran
els A. Byrne, OF Kansas City, Kan, was
nominated.
p T. Foley, Senator Burton's right
hand man in the Third district. seems
to have lost his grip even in his home
county and home town. Parsons. Re
publican primaries We're held in Par
sons yesterday and the Foley tickets
were overwhelmingly defeated in every
ward but one. 1t is said that this in
sures the nomination of an anti-Burton
candidate for the legislature and one
who may be for Congressman Long.
The Republicans of Trego county
have nominated DR.. A. B. Jones for
member of the legislature. Two years
ago the fusionists elected their candi-
date by 81 majority, but this year the
Republicans believe they will be sue
cessfu1 owing to row among the fusion
| lists. A fight was started on w C. Oh
| son, who was elected two years ago, but
Olson's friends succeeded in renominat-
| ing. After Olson had won he withdrew
and refused to make the race. The bal
ance of the ticket nominated by the Re-
| publicans is as follows: County clerk,
| M. w. Cliff: treasurer. L. C. Gleason;
register of deeds. O. A. Cartright
sheriff, T. Henshaw; county attorney, l.
Purcell; probate judge, T. S. Howe;
superintendent of public. instruction
! Mrs. A. S. Peacock; surveyor, C. J. Fer
ris; coroner, Capt. Jones.
Brown county effected a harmonious
| fusion yesterday in nominating the fol-
| lowing ticket: County clerk, John Will
| liams; clerk of district court, Wilkie
| Horn; register of deeds. W. NJ. Smith
! probate judge. E. Harrington; sheriff
| r. M. Stewart; county superintendent
| Fred w. Harper; treasurer, George An
| drews; surveyor, Will Baldry; coroner
DR.. L. w. Shannon; representative
| Forty-first district. Will I. Dol: repre-
sentative Forty-second district, Clyde
| McManigal; county commissioner, Har-
| vey Hart
John E. Wagner. fusion candidate fol
| congress in the First district asgains
| Congressman Curtis. announces that hi
| will begin an active campaign in thu
district in a few days and will build {
fire under Curtis" although he admit.
| that he has no chance of election.
The Socialists yesterday nominated 9
county ticket in Leavenworth county
| The prospects are that the Socialists are
going to be very much alive this year
The following is the Leavenworth coun
| ty ticket: Thomas Anderson. sheriff
James Knox, Kickapoo, treasurer
| Quincy Baldwin, Tonganoxie county
clerk; Frank Zipp. district clerk; P. c
Fields, register of deeds: James Irish
| Delaware township, surveyor: Miss Lii
liam Kanz, Leavenworth, superintendent
| of public instruction Mike Stanton
commissioner; Charles Thurman, repre-
sentative Seventh district: Siras Thorn
as, representative Eighth district Franz
Doty. coroner: Peter Carroll. probat,