The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-08
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John S. Gilmore. of the Fredonia Citf-
zen, and the AZ other Republican editors
throughout the state. who are showing
an independence of character that can
not be hoodwinked by political bosses
or state convention manioulators."
Up in Republic county the only oppo
sition to the Republican county ticket
has been an independent ticket having
the support of the PopuliStS, Democrats
and boiling Republicans. 1t was the
expectation to put it on the ticket un
der the head "Independent,'' but Major
H. NJ. Boyd, who was assistant adjutant
general under the Leedy administration.
insisted upon running for county attor-
ney also as an independent candidate.
which would make two candidates for
that office under the same heading
There was danger that a good many
voters would make the mistake of vot
ing for both candidates, thereby throw
ing cut the entire ballot. In order to
obviate this the Democrats have had to
call convention and renominate the in
dependent ticket so that it may go on
the ballot under the Democratic head
ing.
The following is a card in the Hi
City Republican: John s. Dawson, at
erai practice. Hill City, Kas. Topeka,
Kas" Mr.. Dawson is evidently getting
ready to step into that assistant attor-
ney generalshiD.
Ex-Governor John P. St John has
agreed to give the fusionists ten or
more speeches in Kansas during the last
two weeks of the campaign. He will
start in at Hutchinson. but the most of
his time Will be put in in the Second
and Third districts. His dates as far as
arranged are as follows: October ri.
HUTCHINSON; p. Barclay; %. Overlook:
Paula aof4
%, Fredonia: 20, Elk City; 80, Fort
Scott. -Four or five other dates have not
yet been decided upon.
The Joint debate mania has broken
out among the congressional candidates
some Of them. Two weeks ago Thomas
i H. Grisham,s fusion candidate for con
gress in the Fourth district challenged
/ Congressman Miller, his Republican OPP
ponent, for a joint debate in each coun-
ty in the district His letter was as fol-
lows:
1.-THE chairman of my committee has
or Will send a communication to the
chairman of your committee asking for
a Joint meeting for you and [ in each
| county of the Fourth congressional dis
| trict, one meeting in each county. the
place to be agreed upon after your COM
mittee accepts the proposition We can
| discuss the issues of the pending cleo
| ton and make one meeting do for both
of us. If you remember, you and I had
some talk about the matter when you
were here year ago looking after
postoffice matters, and you at that time
agreed that if we We're both candidates
this year would travel together and
speak from the same platform We
canvassed the district. Hoping that I
will receive an early reply.
Yours truly,
THOMAS H. GRESHAM.
But Mr.. Grisham has not received an
! early reply. At least he has 50 com
planned to the state committee. He says
that neither his letter nor the one sent
to Clyde Miller, chairman of the Repub-
lican congressional committee, has been
| answer ed
Senator Burton is expected to reach
Kansas on his return from Hawaii to-
morrow and he is scheduled to speak at
| Oakley, Logan county, tomorrow night
The following night he will be at home
in Abilene.
i Republicans who attended the joint
debate at Wichita Monday night say
that Craddock is really no match for
Bailey as a ready debater and that
after he had delivered his prepared
! speech he was at a loss how to fill the
remainder of his time. Mr.. Craddoch
| was smooth enough. however, to get his
taxation ideas before the public in a
comparatively, condensed form. Tt is
| reported that Mr.. Bailey, Who will open
the debate in Topeka next Monday
night, will proceed along new lines so
as to compel Craddock to deliver an off
hand speech if he replies to what Bailey
says.
James NJ Lewis, of Kinsley, fusion
candidate for state auditor, was in To-
peka last night. He says the fusionists
are in good shape in his part of the state
and are hopeful of success
The Botkin-Scott debate is off again.
| 1t was announced yesterday that it had
| been arranged for Mcpherson, but the
Mcpherson fusionists are objecting to 1T
Heretofore it has been the Republicans
who have objected. Secretary Curran, of
the Populist committee, blames Chair
man Albaugh. of the Republican COM
rnittee, for the preliminary announce
ment. Now the fusionists want the de-
bate held in Topeka following the
night.