The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-25
OFF Fur A TUX.
Republican Politicians Start
For the Northwest Today.
Senator BurtOn and Cohorts
Come From Kansas City.
FIRST STOP IN CLAY.
Fifth District Convention to Be
Held There.
Next Stop VIII Be at the Con-
cOrdia Banquet.
FIRST STOP IN CLAY.

The Republican politicians left on the
Rock Island at 1 o'clock this afternoon
to follow the northern Kansas political
circuit. The Burton crowd got on the
train at Kansas City, where it went last
night to confer with Senator Burton
this morning on his arrival from Wash
ington. The rest of the political bunch.
including candidates from all parts Of
the state and a few newspaper m en-,
Joined the Burton push" here
Their first stop viii be at Clay Center,
where the various candidates for state
offices viii fall upon the necks or the
country politicians who will be there Tor
the alleged purpose of renom1natlnS
Congressman Calderhead this after
noon. The convention viii be delayed
until about 5 O'Clock in order to give
the candidates chance to drag the
country politicians off into the corners
for awhile before the convention meets
Then the convention will meet and go
through the formality OF renomlnatlnS
Congressman Calderhead by acclama-
tion, and a few of the candidates VIII
be given a chance to make speeches
There viii not be time enough for all
of them before the delegates get tired.
however, so another meeting Will be
held tonight for the express purpose OF
allowing the rest of the candidates to
speak Senator Burton and Governor
Stanley will be the main attractions,
but the Is or 20 candidates for places on
the state ticket will be allowed to trOt
out their booms and exhibit them to the
public.
After the Clay Center stand the push"
will move on COncordia, where the
Cloud county Republicans will hold =
banquet tomorrow evening. The timer
airy has not been definitely decided up
on One proposed route is to take a late
train on the Rock Island out of Clay
Center tonight and swoop down upon
the peaceful and unsuspecting little
town of Clyde, famous for watermelons,
and spend the balance of the night
there. owing IN a body on ConcordIa
early in the morning before the inhabit-
ants are fully prepared to protect them
selves
Eat r. Bob McCulloch. Governor
Enright and some of the others make
as long speeches at Clay Center as they
have been making at the other con-
gressional conventions, there will be no
use of trying to get out of Clay Center
until morning, so it is probable tina.
the night will be spent there In this
event a freight train will be chartered
to take the crowd up on the Union Pa
cific direct to Concordia- A freight is
the only train that runs up in the
morning. The crowd vii probably be
too large for the way car on the freight
train, and it may be necessary to char
ter a few cattle cars. If this is done
the candidates will have to occupy
them while the country politicians and
the newspaper men will occupy the
good seats The candidates are after
votes so they cannot kick.
good time will be had" at Con-
cordia. The Concordia Republicans
have made preparations for an elab-
crate banquet and plates for four
hundred people will be spread. This
will be two-thirds as large as the last
great Kansas Day banquet and twice
as large as any Kansas Day banquet
previous to the last one. Politicians
from all over the Fifth district will be
present for the candidates to quarrel
over.
The banquet will be held at the court
house in Concordia. The places of
honor will be occupied by Senator Bur-
ton, the state officers. and the candi-
dates for governor The following is
the programme:
F. w. Sturges. jr.. POSTMASTER "a
Few Remarks" Governor Stanley:
The Young Man in Politics." Charles
A. Case; our Sister County" c. A.
Kimball; Concerning Cloud County,
Albert 7. Reid; The Backbone of the
Nation" o. E Hardesty; why Should
a Young Man be in Politics?" DR.. j. L.
Kirby; Political Manhood" J. B.
Wood; Kansas" Senator Burton.
1t is probable that the candidates
Will be given chance to enter a sort
of free-for-all in speech making. and
the banquet probably will not end until
Thursday morning. Most of the poll
some of them will scatter out over the
state to do a few political stunts on
t$eir own hook.
Senator Burton will come back to
Topeka Thursday afternoon and will
remain here over Eriday in consulta-
tion with his friends. He will then re-
turn to Washington