The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-02
Talk That Calderhead and Bow
ersOck May Enter Race.
NOT AN EASY FIGHT.
Growing Belief That the Contest
Will Be Spirited.
Believed That Curtis VIII Not
Be Part of Burton Kite.
Number of Candidates Will I'm
d0ubtedly Be Large.

Politicians who are watching the SEN
atorial situation believe that before the
entries are closed there will be haH
dozen or more candidates in the contest.
They will represent practically every
part of the state.
The Indications at present are that
it will be Curtis against the field Mr.
Curtis has begun early and is organiz-
ing his forces for a thorough campaign
The other possible candidates, with the
exception of GovernoB@Stanley, are wait
ing to see how things shape before max
ing their announcements.
Governor Stanley is now the only
other avowed candidate besides Con
gressman Curtis. He has been sounding
the situation and getting his bearings
preparatory to organizing his forces
Unlike most of the others who are men
toned for the senatorship, Governor
Stanley's strength is not confined to any
one portion of the state. He has friends
in practically every congressional dis
trict who will be able to turn him one
or more votes. His votes will not be
confined by the boundaries of congress
sional districts.
Congressman Long is more talked
about than any of those who are aot
avowed candidates. He is a leader In
the lower house, and has made a place
for himself in Washington circles. He
the Seventh Kansas, and nesitateS about
going into the senatorial fight.
But politicians believe that not only
Mr. Long, but Congressman BowersocK
and Calderhead will get into the sena-
toria1 fight before the legislature of 1905
meets. 1t is believed that nobody VIII
have a walkaway in the contest, and
some one who is not now prominent IN
the race may stand a good chance to
win in the end.
Mr.. Longs friends say that he would
undo0 btedly prefer to stay in the lower
house as the representative of the big
Seventh but for one thing-the fact |
that it is necessary to make the race
every other year. Mr.. Long has a
prominent place on the ways and means |
committee of the house, the most i'm |
portant committee in congress, and it |
gives him considerable prestige in addi- |
tion to that which he has in other ways.
His own inclination would lead him to |
retain his present place were it not Cor |
the inevitable campaign every other |
year, and the fact that his friends want |
him to be advanced to the sena torship.
He would receive the greater part of the |
support of the Seventh district. Gov |
ernor Stanley would, of course, get part |
ably go to Long.
The strongest Individual candidate is |
probably Congressman Curtis. He will /
have the most of the First district be |
land and his friends should conclude to |
allow him to have it all In addition to |
support from the Third district. Els |
position in congress on the committee |
on Indian affairs gives him a great |
amount of influence in the matter of |
Indian patronage, and as the Third dis |
trict adjoins the Indian tribes where /
the politicians like to get a chance at |
the Indian pie, they are especially /
friendly to Mr.. Curtis. 1t is probable
also get considera BILE support in the /
Third. Mr.. Curtis will round out an /
even decade in the lower house with his |
present term. The first six years he |
represented the Fourth district in |
which Shawnee county then was, and it /
IS believed that he will get large slice |
or the support of the Fourth district |
members in the legislature. Mr. Curtis |
is great organizer, and he can revive
his Fourth district organization with no
great amount of trouble In each of |
these three districts Mr. Curtis will get
probably a majority of the members of |
the legislature, and this is what gives
MIN his strength.
Congressman Bowersock could doubtless
hoIo nearly all the votes in the Second |
district in line for himself should he SO
desire, ana Congressman Calderhead
could also do the same in the Fifth. un-
keep Dlcknson county from him. Senator
Burton and Mr.. CaIderhead have not been
is undoubtedly the stronger in the FTfth
district. although it is also Senator Bur
organization. all his own. while Senator
Burton has practically none and has also
L
ter Of federal patronage.
What the Sixth district will do is largely
a matter of conjecture. The politicians
say that Senator Burton win control the
south part because of the liberal way in
which he has scattered federal apD0int
ments around in the Sixth, but the north |
ern part is Rock Island territory and
the word of NJ. A Low will be rra cticoIIx- |
obsyed- Heretofore the politicians have
been lining up both Senator Burton and
Mr. Low behind Mr.. Curtis but this ia
by no means settled.
In the first place Senator Burton would
want number of concessions from Mr.
Curtis before giving him the benefit of the
Burton machine Mr.. Curtis would doubt
ual strength than by the influence of Bur
ton II ne should become the junior Kan
sas senator there will probably come
Kansas senator, and he will not want to |
owe his election to Burton. Mr. Curtis |
likes to be Independent. For that reason |
he will hesitate abo1t making concessions
to Burton
It is by no means certain that Mr.. Low
eitner VIII give his influence actively to |
Mr. Curtis, although many politicians be-
that D. w. MuAyane may become a candf-
date He is being groomed TO a certa in |
extent, and If he should 1t would greatly
affect Mr.. Curtis candidacy He is recoe.
tic1anS. and would receive the unuualifed
support of Senator Burton's machine IT |
would also be a question If Mr.. Low
would not support him
With Curtis, Stanley. Long. Calderhead
and BowerSock in the race the situation
in general would line up about this wav:
trtcts.
I1ong-Seventh district
Calderhead-F1fth district
RowerSoCk-Second district