The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-10
MEET AT LAST.
Bailey and Craddock Finally Get
Acquainted.
It All Happened Last Saturday
at Strong City.
HAD A GOOD TIME.
HAD A GOOD Z
However It Is Rumored They
Didn't Talk Politics.
Items Of Interest About the
Wire Workers..

Bailey and Craddock have met at
last!
And no blood was spilled!
In fact, "a good time was hadr'
The meeting was not down on the
bills. In fact it had not been planned at
all If it had been it might not have
happened.
1t came about this way:
Last Saturday the fusiOnists and Re
publicans of Chase county both held
Cottonwood Falls and the latter at
Strong City. The towns are only mile
apart, and are connected by horse car
line.
Now J. C. Harrington is a strong Re-
publican. He is also brother-in-law of
the Lantrys. has share in the Lantry
business and lives at the Lantry home
just west of Strong City The Lantrys
are strong Democrats.
Mr.. Bailey made speech at the Re-
publican county convention last Satur-
day and after the convention he and DIR.
j. M. Hamme, chairman of the county
central committee, and Ed Crocker, who
was nominated for representa- tive, went
home with Mr.. harrington to supper.
Mr.. Craddock attended the fusion
convention over in Cottonwood Falls
during the same afternoon. Then hap
pening to remember that the Lantrys
We're good Democrats he thought he
would run over to Strong City and see
them for a little while.
He chose to go about the same time
that Mr.. Bailey and his friends went
home with Mr.. Harrington to supper.
It SO happens that neither of the Lam
try brothers are at home at present
and it fell to the lot of Mr.. Harrington
to receive Mr.. Craddock. Mr.. Craddock
made himself known and was invited in
by Mr.. harrington. Then introductions
followed and the two rival candidates
for governor of the state of Kansas met
1t wasn't the sort of meeting t.
both have been expecting. Iney have
been looking forward to meeting on the
stump. Two or three times they have
both been invited to address reunions
or picnics on the same date and have
been advertised to do SO, but on eacF.
occasion something has turned up to in
appointment. Some Republican papers
have hinted that Craddock was afraid to
meet Bailey, but both have been looking
forward to meeting at some time and
speaking against one another.
So the meeting at the Lantry home in
Strong City was something of surprise
to both. But both enjoyed it. Each is
a perfect gentleman and of course
treated the other with the utmost cour-
tesy. Craddock remained for an hour
or two and the two rival candidates Wis
tied and talked together with the ut
most cordiality and became well ac-
quainted.
: Dates for w J. Bailey have been set
up to within ten days of election. The
demand for speeches from Bailey was
so great that it was necessary for the
state central committee to make out a
schedule for him covering nearly the
entire campaign. The last week or ten
days will be kept open until later SO
that he can be sent where the commit
tee thinks re is most needed Just before
election. The following dates for Bailey
UP until October rs have been given out
Arkansas City, September 10; Ell
Dorado. September IL; Sterling, Great
Bend, September 12; Wellington, Sep
Is; Norton, Almena. September IS; Man
kato, Burr Oak, September II; Smith
Center. September 18: Belleville, Scan
dia, September 10, Phillipsburg, Kirwin,
tan, September 90; Solomon. Abilene
September "a; Ellsworth, Ellis, Septem-
ber 25; Be1oit, September 26; Concordia
Clay Center, September q; Topeka, Sep
tember 20; Wamego, Junction City,
September 30; New Cambria, Salina, ,Oc-
tober 1; Lindsborg, Mcpherson, October
2; Admire. Emporia, October g. lola
Yates Center, October A; Columbus, Ca
lena, October Z; Girard, Pittsburg, Oc-
tober 8; Erie, Chanute, October 8; FIRE.
donia, Parsons. October 10; Indepen-
dence, -Coffeyville, October II; Topeka
October 13; Lyons, Larned. October IA:
ST. John, Hutchinson. October Is; King
man. Pratt, October Is; Medicine Lodge
City, Scott, October 20; Newton, Wich-
| ita, October Il; Ottawa, October rs.
| According to a report from Leaven.
| worth, Senator Wulfekuhler has backed
up his faith in Senator Baker as a can.
didate for the United States senate tt
| bet hat with F. B. Dawes that none
of the avowed candidates for senator
will be elected. The list of ayowed can
| didates includes Congressman Charlie.
! 4 r <r,ra
| ley, Congressman Calderhead, Congress
man Bowersock and Senator Harris.
| Several weeks ago it was announced
/ that Senator Wulfekuhler and one o.
two other state senators were planning
a senatorial trip to Colorado whicl
should take in most of the Republican
members of the state senate. and tha
a caucus would be held somewhere il
the mountains to decide on whom tn
| senators would support for Unitet
States senator. There has never beel
any report that the caucus ever ma
terialized but Senator Wulfekuhle
seems to be certain that the senate
! going to fool somebody in the senatoria
election.
.T notice that some of the manager
| have given out figures claiming most Q
i the state senators for some of the avow
| ed candidates." said Senator Wulfekuh
Ter. These state senators will Civ
/ somebody a surprise when the votin
begins. I have talked with most &
them and know that the figures give
out by most of the managers ar
wrong
| w. J. Bailey spoke to a big audiene
in Lawrence last evening. It was til
paign. The Bowersoek opera house wa
crowded and the meeting Is reported q
having been very enthusiastic.
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