The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-12
Bowersock's Peters
Totals Is. 0S3 Is. SOB 2593
Bowersock's net majority, 2,460.


The danger to Mr. BOwersOck does
not lie in any claim that he has not
made q good congressman. He has
probably made as good record, per
haps a better, than the average con-
gresham who has been In congress no
longer than he There is no objection
TO his ability for he is recognized as a
man of more than usual ability. His
weakness lies in what should be
source of Strengthens federal patron
age
Mr.. Bowersock has managed to stir
uD trouble at nearly every point where
he has a postmaster to appoint in a
town Of any Importance. He has made
enemies instead of friends in nearly
every county simply because he could
not please everybody in making ap-
pointments and he managed matters
in such a way as to arouse enmity and
bitterness and factions
As a result there are hundreds Of Re
Dublicans in WyandOtte county who are
on the Warpath They claim the county
viii not give less than 1900 majority
against BOWersock, and they are talk
ing all the way from that up. J. K.
CubblsOn, in nominating E. A. Enr1ght
for governor in the Republican state
convention, predicted that Craddock
might carry Kansas City by 1900 ma
Jority. and if the fusiOnists nominate
6nediker for congress, who is close to
the laboring classes in Kansas City,
Kan, he viii get as big majority as
Cradd0ck, and probably larger.
gOuBld5 county WILL OIL COURSE Toll
up a majority of at least a thousand for
BOwersock this year. If the other
counties Of the district would do as well
as they did two years ago, WyandOtte
county would have to give over $500
majority to the fusion nominee in order
to beat BOwersock, but there is trouble
in other counties besides Wyandotte.
Allen county is inclined to be hostile
and the majority there may be reduced
to 200 instead of 500. In Anderson
county there was trouble about the
Garnett pOstOhlce and this in itself
would turn a majority into a minority
there. and in addition to that Bower
socks friends threw their influence to
Tom Kelly for state treasurer in the
Wichita convention, when Anderson
county mad good candidate. There is
a big Instruction in Bourbon county.
growing out of a postoffice fight and
again the BOWersock influence went
against Colonel Germany for lieutenant
governor, which did not help any in
Fort Scott
And thus it is throughout the district
In nearly every county there is trouble
of greater or less gravity, SO that if
WyandOtte county gives q majority of
1900 against BOwersock it is very liable
20 defeat him.
Eugene Hagan, A. M. Harvey and
David Overmyer have been asked by
Hugh Barrelly, chairman Of the Demo-
cratic state central committee and z.
r. Ridgley, chairman of the POpulist
state central committee, to make
aLIL0UEn examination the alll-luSfOA
law and learn the exact status of the
two fusion parties under it, and also
TO see If there is any probability that
the law may be overthrow in the su
preme court There have already been
several committees OF fusion lawyers
who have reported that the anti-fusiOn
law is a shame, a disgrace, and a num-
Der OF other OpprobriOus things, but it
ntin seems to be blockading the way to
fusion so far as practical results are
concerned The peculiar feature Of this
latest committee is that Eugene Hagan
should be chosen to find a way for the
promotion Of fusion.
The report that Senator Burton has
recommended II. f. Richter to be
United States marshal for the northern
district of the Indian Territory has
been confirmed. Whether Mr. Richter
will ger the appointment is still unde-
cided- Several days ago Mr.. Richter re-
ceiVeG q telegram from Senator Burton
asFins whether his correct name is
Harry" as he is popularity known or
Henry National Committeeman
Mulvane is now in Washington and it
is said that he is there in Richter's in
terests- There is an element in the IN
dian Territory, however, which is pro
testing against the federal patronage
down there being turned over entirely
TO Kansas, and this may have some in
duence on Richter's appointment.
Major A. NJ Harvey has a boom for
chairman OF the Popuhst state central
committee It is pretty certain that E.
r. Ridgley win not be chosen to run
another state campaign.
The heads of the Populist and Demo-
cratic state committees have requested
the county conventions Of both parties
TO take no action regarding a method of
getting the tickets on the official ballot
until the state committees act after the
PoPeiist state convention This IS In