The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-21

of Salina, win get the fusion nomina-
ton for judge in the Thirtieth judicial
district with practically no opposition.
Saline and Ellsworth counties have both
instructed for him
Garnett Eagle. Senator Burton tried
to nominate George w. Wheatley for
congress in the Third district. This is
a hard year for Burton.
There may be a fight over the United
states SenaIorsnlp down IN Usage eolln-
ty John Hayson, of Burllngame, has
announced himself as q Curtis candidate
for the legislature
George l. Bowling. Of Syracuse, has
been nominated for district judge away
out in the Thirty-second judicial dis
trict. the extreme short grass district
of the state. The counties in the district
are Finney, Kearney, Hamilton, Stanton.
Grant Haskell Morton, Stevens. and
Seward. The Republicans have renom-
mated W. E. Hutchinson, OF Garden
City.
]. M. Lewis. of KinsIey has not yet
accepted the nOmina ton for state audi
tor. rendered him by the Democrats. He
is 4 Popuist and proposes to wait and
see what the Populist convention does
next week. If it fuses with the Demo-
Gratis he viii accept the nomination. If
it doesn't. he viii refuse it.
Frank Grimes representative district
" hich nominated Fred Friar for the leg
islature q few days ago. instructed F'riar
to vote for Chester l. Long for United
States senator.
The report that J. NJ. Nation is to be
assistant state auditor when Seth Wells
is elected is denied. It is now claimed
that b. w Garvin, county clerk OF Ne
oshO county. is slated for the place. Ma
tion is running for the legislature again
in Neosho county. It IS said that it has
been only four or five years since he
quit voting the Populist ticket, but he
is one of the leading Republicans of the
Third district now.
l. NJ Linton. q Lebanon merchant, is
seeking the Republican nomination for
the Legislature in Smith county. He
wants to make the race against Webb
McNall.
Aother politician of prominence this
year who is also a Sunday school su-
perintendent, is Chesteen NJ. Cole, fu-
sion candidate for congress in the Sixth
district Judge Cole is a Baptist and is
superintendent of the Baptist Sunday
school at Phillipsburg- The fusionlsts
promise to soon become as prolific in
Sunday school superintendent among
their politicians as the Republicans.
Governor Stanley was a Sunday school
superintendent when he was elected;
Judge PostlethWaite, of Jewell City,
was one when appointed to the court
of visitation, and Judge Cunningham,
of Emporia. was one when appointed to
the supreme bench. There are lots Of
politicians who are not Sunday school
superintendent, however.
More of the leading Republican pa
pers of the state come out this week
with demand that Thomas T. Kelly
do something towards disprOving the
charges against him. One of these the
Se of "a 10
publican papers of the First congress
sional district. and its editor, M NJ
Beck has been a Republican leader in
First district politics for many years.
Here is what Mr.. Beck says editorially
this week.
THE Recorder received a few days
ago from the state treasurer's Office a
copy Of a clipping from the PaOla Spir-
1t, a Democratic paper. defending T.
T. Kelly, the Republican nominee for
state treasurer. The Recorder would
be more than glad to hear something
from some reliable source, Republican
preferred, that would exonerate Mr.
Kelly from the serious charges prefer
red against him by the board Of county
commissioners OF Miami county and
corrOborated by the Paola Republican
and other apparently reliable evidence.
The defense the Spirit makes is really
no defense at all. and to our mind
makes matters worse for Mr.. Kelly.
THE Recorder has no prejudice
against Mr.. Kelly and will gladly pub
lish any evidence that even tends to
exonerate him. It viii cheerfully give
the welcome news to its Republican
readers that Mr.. Kelly has sued his al
legged defamers for criminal libel pro-
vided such suit Ms commenced, and If
he succeeds in convicting them, win an
nounce the fact under big head lines.
The Recorder expressed the opinion, be-
fore the convention. that it would be
unwise to nominate Mr.. Kelly and the
read and hear bout the
the more we are confirmed in that opin-
ion.
"A few reckless politicians should not
be allowed to use the Republican party
of the state to Vindicate them in a fac
tional scrap, and jeopardize the tri-