The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-31

fact that the Republicans have their
differences pretty we'll settled in the
district, there seems little hope that
the fusionists will be able to lessen the
Republican majority this year.
Congressman Calderhead was in To-
peka last evening. He will not begin
his campaign in the Fifth district by
but he proposes to put in the month OF
August visiting among his constitu-
ents. He will spend a few days in each
county rubbing UP against the voters,
talking with them about the needs of
the Fifth district and various matters of
interest. About September 1 or soon af-
ter he will begin his active campaign.
pathetic little story is told of the
last hours of the late United States
Marshal Crum. During the last day or
two of his life he was delirious great
deal, and while in that state his official
duties and his Office deputy, Frank
Flenniken occupied his mind. FRANK
he would exclaim, has the jury for the
Wichita term of court been drawn"
The Wichita term will not occur until
September, but Mr.. Crum was thinking
of it when he was taken i'll, and it
stayed in his mind. At other times he
called on Mr.. F1enniken to sing ia
vorite Irish song. Nov, sing the other
verse, Frank" he would call out. Then
he would try to carry the air himself
The resolutions passed by the Butler
county fusiOniStS yesterday do not
sound like those of the average Populist
or Democratic conventions. They recog-
nize the marvellous growth and pros
perlty of the country, commend Senator
Harris, favor an arrangement of trade
relations that will grant to Cuba every
possible advantage consistent with our
principles of raising government reve-
nues, commend the service of soldiers
in the Philippines, but condemn the
legisla ton to control trusts. The ticket
nominated is as follows: Register Of
deeds, v. Stiles; sheriff, George Young:
clerk, Captain Farrar; superintendent,
probate judge, J. H. Leonard; surveyor,
A. p. Eff1ey; coroner, w. o. Bennett:
county clerk, Joe Riddle; county attor-
ney, N. A. Yeager; commissioner, NJ. T.
Minor: representative Fifty-seventh dis
trict. Lew Belts; representative Fifty
eighth district, Timothy Sexton.
Two candidates have developed for
! the Junction City pOStOffice since the
| recommended ton of the present incum-
| bent. w. H. Mackey. for United States
| marshal. The candidates are Captain
John X. Wright and J. B. Ca1len, at
| present county treasurer.
| Congressman Curtis was taken i'll
| yesterday as result of the heat and
overwork. There is nothing serious in
I NOiid1l1Oil, Odt fiC was SOiillclicO W
| go to bed and will probably not be able
| to make any speeches for a few days.
The State journal is in receipt of a
communication from Allan Moore, presf-
| dent of the Chillicothe Normal school at
| Chillicothe. Mo-, in which he says: Last
! evening at the Ldella opera house Gov.
W. e. Stanley delivered the annual adj
dress to the graduates of the Chiilicothe
Normal school, and it was universally
agreed that his address was the ablest and
| best ever delivered before the students OF
this institution. Kansas has a right to be
proud of her governor"
Chairman Albaugh of the Republican
| state central committee Is sending circu-
| lar letters to all the party workers in the
| state calling them to commence tbs
| campaign work at once.
The letter indicates the Republicans in
tend to perfect state organization al
| once for part OF the letter is as follows:
| You may think that this work is begur
unnecessarily early but organization is all
| important in a political campaign and ths
sooner it is perfected the more effective
will be the results.
The importance of a Republican victory
in this state this year is too obvious to re
quire discussion. The country has pros
| pered. The promises made by the Repub-
iican party in 1886 and 1900 have been fui.
filed The policies inaugurated by botf
Mckinley and Roosevelt have proven sue.
Roosevelt should have solid delegation
in congress from this state to sustain him
| in the future
The management of state affairs in Kan
sas under four years of Republican ad
| ministration. has been most creditable ant