The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-01

were elected directly by the people. but
he isn't. The legislature picks out the
liable to win. For this reason Albert
Reid's cartoon on the senatorial situa-
tion slightly misses the mark. though OF
course Carpenter and the Worlds fair
board refused to stand hitched.
]. B. Rhodes, of Colony. has butied
into the race for state treasurer against
Tom Kelly, since c. C. Mccarthy failed
home county. Rhodes is evidently new
man in state politics.
Frank Nelson will get a handsome
compliment in Mcpherson county to-
day, but it is becoming evident that he
is going to have harder race in the
state at large than his friends have
been supposing. /. L. Dayhoff, the Reno
county candidate for state superintend
ent, is getting around over the state
and seems to be making a good impress
sion. w. D. Ross also made good
play at the Holton convention this week.
and he will get good support in the
First district.
The judicial convention in the Fif-
teenth district will be held at Beloit on
April II. There will be no opposition to
the denomination of Judge Piekler.
T. P Wilson, of Kiowa, is a candidate
for the fusion nomination for congress
in the Seventh district.
L. L. AIrich. the old soldier postmaster
at Cawker City. says the statement Of
w. c. Whitney ex-department COM
mander, that 80 per cent of the business
men and two-thirds of the old soldiers
Of Cawker are for c. NJ. sHigley for
postmaster in opposition to Alrich is
not true. Alrich claims that rs per cent
of the old soldiers of Cawker have petit
toned for his reappointment.
A third candidate for judge has APP
peared in the Thirtieth judicial district,
composed of Saline, Ellsworth. Lincoln
and Ottawa counties He is C. ]. Ev-
ans, of Ellsworth. The other two are
r. r. Rees, of Minneapolis, and ]. G..
Mohler. of Salina. The judicial conven-
ton will be held at Salina on May IA.
The Populists are pointing with pride
to the fact that there were 80 old SOL
diers in their recent conference. 1t Will
be interesting to see how much better
showing the Republicans make.
Frank Grimes is out home in Wichita
county today running the county con-
vention out there.
In recent Atchison county conven-
ton the knockers on John Seaton got a
resolution through favoring putting the
state labor bureau into the hands of the
State Labor society. This is also a SLAP
at r. B. Gerow, the present state labor
bureau agent, who IS an Atchison man
and is on the delegation to the state
convention.
The fourth class postmasters over the
state are rejoicing over the recent or
der placing them under civil service
rules. They will no longer be afraid that
their candidate for congress will not
win.
The impression is gaining ground thai
if the Sixth district convention We're to
i --CA 49,
enth, Congressman Reeder would be re-
nominated his own SUCCESSOR The
are that E W. Wellington
has not made any headway since the
committee meeting at Col
by two weeks ago. In fact, Reeders
friends claim that Wellington is con-
stantly losing ground, and that Reeder
will carry Russell county, the home of
Otis L. Atherton, one of Wellington's
Cy Anderson, one of the Sixth district
bosses, retires from his office as receiver
Of the Colby land office and Charles Ev-
ans, of Sheridan county, succeeds him.
The judicial convention in the extreme
northwest judicial district will be he'd
at Oberlin on May 21 Dempster Scott,
Of Atwood, is a candidate for the nomi-
nation against Judge ]. r. Hamilton, of
Norton, Governor Stanley's appointee.
The Fort Scott Republican snnounces
that Bourbon county will be for Cole,
Germany and West. These three are re-
sewing the support of all factions.
Two Seventh district counties held
county conventions yesterday, Harvey
and Harper. Each had favorite son.
county is for the denomination
If Justice Greene to the supreme bench,
md Harper county is for r. p. McCui-
och for attorney general Each county
instructed for its home candidate, and
also for the denomination of Congress-
nan Long. The delegates from Harvey
county to the state convention are Q.
g. Branine, J. A. Welch, J. A. Com
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