Barbour County index., 1902-09-10
APoIitical Endless Chain.

To run for Office has always been the
burning desire of the average Re-
publican politician in Kansas. but the
spectacle of politicians running for two
Offices at once has been reserved for
the campaign in the year of our Lord,
1902.
At the HoltoE convention which
nominated Charles Curtis for Congress
man in the First district Judge Albert
II. Horton IN a speech, sprung Curtis
boom for United States Senator.
Curtis now is working like a beaver,
saying to the people, Keep me in Of
dee, or perish. First, elecL me to con-.
gress. Then elect me to the Senate. If 1
capture the senatorship, you can 60 to
the expense of another election in the
First district and choose somebody else
for my seat in the House. What I
want is to stay in, and have got to
run for both jobs to keep in line for
promotion next winter, or two years
later.
Chester [. Long began his campaign
for senator six months before he was
nominated for Congress in the 7th dis.
trct. There are several men in the
Seventh district who believe they
could represent the district in con-
party, hut Mr.. Long said, Not so. I
am next to the president. am the man
the president sends for when he
wants to know something. l am 1t
in Washington. 1 really am too big
for my job. and would go higher. But
if can't go higher, I'll hold fast to
that which have"
So the party bowed to Mr.. Longs
will. While Long is pushing two
campaigns with great vigor. he hasn't
the clinch that Curtis has. Curtis will
be elected congressman, but Long has
fight on his hands. Ii Long wins
in the Congressional fight, he then
will demand the Senatorship. If he
gets that, the "Small Fry Republicans
of the Seventh district may scramble
for his place IN the House.
The fad of congressman for running
for two Offices at once spread. Up In
tie fifth district, w. A. Calderhead,
after receivlng the nomination for Con.
gresham, jumped into the Senatorial
fight. Now comes report from Law
renee that Hon. j. D. Bowersoek has
announced himself as a candidate for
Senator. Charles F. Scott is nursing a
boom, but has not yet declared him
self. Reeder and Mi ller have not been
heard from. Henry Allen holding, =
fat job, wants fatter one, the state
Partnership. George Clark, after - =
years as State Secretary, wants tie
same job.
Governor Stanley IS not running for
two offices at once, but is doing the next
thing to 1t. He began to skirmish for
Senator before he had finish ed his Sec
ond year of bis first term. He seldom
goes to his Office now. He has even
quit signing official documents in blank.
His private secretary does it all, with
the assistance of the Governors son,
VINO has been placed on the payroll.
How different from this unseemly
grab for pie is the candidacy of William
A. Harris. Last spring leading Demo-
Gratis and Populists urged Senator
Harris to accept the nomination for
Governor, and run for Senator later, In
case the anti-republican forces car.
RED the legislature. Senator Harms
did not consider the proposition q min
ute. He made a statement to the effect
that were he to follow the suggestion,
he not only would be grasping and sell
fish, but W ould be untrue to his party
aud unfair TO those who might aspire
to the nomination for Governor. The
position taken by Senator Harris was
applauded by the whole people, regard
less OF politics.
The rank and file Of the republican
party are not IN sympathy with the
new scheme of running for two Offices
at once, and are waiting only for an
opportunity to register protest
against It. This opportunity will come
. In November when many republicans
will vote for the Democratic and Popu.
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