The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-06
HALE is ACTIVE.
Fusion Leader Optimistic About
Party Success.
Thinks His Forces Will ContrOh
the Legislature.
BUT THAT ISN'T ALL.
Also Says That CraddOck Will
Be Elected.
Expects to Be the Speaker of
Next House.

Sam I. Hale. fusion candidate for the
legislature in Rush county. is in To-
peka today and announces that ne Is
hot on the trail of the soeakersh1p OF
the house in the next legislature he
has no doubt of his own election ana
also believes that the fusionists will
have a majority in the lower house the
coming winter.
I cont know so much about the
eastern part of the state as I do about
the WESTERN said Mr.. Hale today, but
If the sentiment is anything ike IL Is
out west we viii not only elect a MAJOR
ity of the lower house. but we VIII eject
Craddock and the rest Of our state tlch-
ct. A stronC sentiment IN favor OF
CraddOck has set in in the western part
of the state in the past few weeks, ana
the voters are diT-'osed to give him
chance to do what he saws he VIII IN
regard to taxation matters. lie mas
been telling them he will reduce <heir
taxes and explains Just how he al do
it. The- are going to give him the
chance and if he doesn't do it they Will
turn against him in two years
Il haven't the least doubt but we VIII
control the lower house and for that
reason am a candidate for speaker L
find encoura cement from very fusion
candidate for the legislature that have
met yes, l know Webb NcNall has
been talked Of but Webb is such
good man on the floor of the house that
I should hate to see him taken away
from that place. I don't think there will
be any contest between us for the
speakership. We will fix it uD all
right"
Mr. Hale's opponent in Rush county
is NJ c. Hallett author of the biennial
election law Hallett was elected by Al
majority two years ago, but It IS pre-
dicted that Tale will defeat him TINS
year. Hale was in the legislature from
Rush during the legislative war of 1898,
but he was on the Republican side then
He went over to the PoDulists In 1895
on the silver issue. He gained consld-
cradle prestige in his race for the
speakcrship by the manner in which he
handled the populist state convention
last Tune.
1t is a fact that within the past few
weeks the fus3onists hive become eX-
ceedingly confident that they Will not
only have a majority in the lower house,
but that it will be big enough to give
them majority on joint ballot and so
re-elect Senator Harris. Grant Harring-
ton, who is managing the fusion legis-
latiVe campaign. says that the fusion
lists will elect 50 of the 125 members of
the legislature. This would give them
majority of 40 in the house. enough to
overcome the Republican ma iority in
The sena te, with plenty to sparen~ ~
There are two primary reasons why
the fusiOnistS hone to win the lecisla-
ture-the senatorial fight among the
Republicans ana the popularity OF SEN
ator Harris. This is the first time the
fusiOnists have ever made regular leg
islative campaign. Greater care has
been taken in outlining Senator Har-
ris' campaign than that of any other
speaker in kansas. He is making
speeches only where there IS posi-
bility of gaining a member of the leg
islature-
The fusion candidates for representa-
tives are as follows:
Allen-Pratt Williamson, lola
Anderson-W, n. Corney. Westphalia
Atchison-B. P. Waggener, Atchison;
Peter Laughlin, Muscotah.
Barber-Henry c. Walker Belvidere
Barton-Henry Longheld. Elinwood
BCurbon-George w. Marble, Fort
Scott; j. G Christ, Maoleton.
Brown-William Idol, Robinson; Clyde
Mechanical, Horton.
Butler-Lew Belts, FL Dorado; Tim
othy Sexton. Augusta.
Chase. F. DOugherty, Strong City
Chautauqua- S. Hooper, Sedan
Cherokee-John Mclaughlin, Scam
mon: Chas. Stephens. Columbus
Cheyenne-A A. Reinbold. st Francis
Clark-Daniel Snyder. Ashland.
Clay-JOhn Mckee, Clay Center
ClOud-H. l. Bruner. Concordia
COffey-W. H Salisbury. Burlington
Comanche-D. T. Mcintyre Coldwater
Cowley-T. B. Lynn, Winfield; o. S
Gibson, Arkansas City.
CawkeT-Wm. Locke Walnut; James
Gallagher. ChicoDee.