The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-05
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Congressman Chester 1. Long
Arrives in Topeka.
Will Make No Formal Senatorial
Announcement.
WON'T TALK OF BURTON
Says the Senator Will Explain
Himself Monday.
Mr.. Long Will Not Reply in
Ottawa Speech.

Congressman Chester L Long reached
Kansas Friday afternoon on his return
from Washington to spend the summer
and fall at home, and he is now at
the Copeland He will remain in To-
peka until tonight, when he will leave
for his home at Medicine Lodge.
w. ]. Bailey, who is already called
governor by his friends, came in this.
morning his return home from
Hutchinson, where he delivered the
Fourth of July address yesterday, and
he and Mr.. Long spent considerable time
ogether.
Mr.. Long will make no formal an
nouncement of his candidacy for the
United States senate to succeed Senator
Harris.
Il do not see that it is necessary.
said Mr.. Long, to a State Journal re-
porter. ''The action of my own county
took the matter out of my hands. My
county convention made all the an
nOuncement necessary"
Mr.. Long refused to discuss Wash
ington affairs and the reported diff
ferences of Senator Burton and the pres
ident.
Il would rather not talk of Senator
Burton now. He will make his explain
ations here next Monday night said
Mr.. Long. Il will make a speech at the
Ottawa Chautauqua assembly on July
16, in which / will talk of reciprocity,
not in the sense of replying to Senator
Burton, but to discuss the subject in
general.
II will say this much. though, added
Mr.. Long. LAS President Roosevelt said in
his speech yestrday. reciprocity with Cuba
is bound to come as sure as fate The
the matter in the session just closed does
not stop it by any means We are going
to have Cuban reciprocity
W. J. Bailey has been spending the
past week down in Oklahoma on pri-
vate business. He came up to Hutch
inson and helped the eagle to do lit
tie patriotic screaming there yesterday,
and came on to Topeka this morning.
You can't imagine how well corn
looks over the state said Mr.. Bailey.
notices the crops more than anything
else as he travels around over the
state.
Il look for an immense corn crop the
coming fall" he added ITS going to
make mighty easy campaigning.
Mr.. Bailey will put in good share
of his time on his farm in Nemaha
county during the summer but will
travel around over the state a part of
the time, attending soldier reunions,
harvest homes.' and other gatherings.
until September.
When asked as to what Senator Bur
ton will do in his speech Monday night,
Mr.. Bailey said:
Il do not know of course but I do
not believe that Senator Burton will
come back to Kansas and attempt to
antagonize the president and the Re-
publicanS of Kansas. He is too good a
Republican, and he knows too much for
that. Reciprocity is bound to be an
issue In the coming campaign, and SEN
ator Burton cannot afford to be on the
off side. 1 will have to hear Senator
Burton attack the president myself be-
fore L will believe that he will do it,
am inclined to think that the differences
between president and Burton have been
magnified."
Mr.. Bailey thinks that Mayor Grad
dock his opponent, has made a mistake
in trying to make his race upon the
issue of the taxation of franchises be-
cause the new tax bill which has been
framed by the Republicans. includes
this among its features and it was
framed long before the Democratic state
convention adopted resolution favor
Ing this feature.
The fact that the Topeka Flambeau club
invited Senator Burton to make a sneecb
here Monday night and did not include
rongfesisman ssh Curtis, who is it's home rep
Is possible, however, that Mr.. Curtis may
De, De asKed lish TO preside at the meeting Mon
with a speech At the same time it might
oe ,,rtia etmioarrassing to the senator to have Mr.
Curtls speak at the same time for 1T is
well known thst they hold adverse views
on on me tne SUBJECT cf reciprocity; Mr.. Curtis
ever; and It would look peculiar if a Re
publican United States senator should
should not be present and occupy a prom
inent place on the platform at least Now
into Mr., Curtis' home district ana make
a speech attacking reciprocity in opposi-
is bound to be one of the big issues of the
campaign Mr.. Curtis explains his views
on reciprocity in speaking of the work Of
tne s session OF congress just closed, in
''I am sorry that the measure providing
reciprocity with Cuba failed to be enacted
into law. This measure was strongly
g urged by President Roosevelt and / be-
ye iieye il the senate had passed the house
Dill in any form that the bill could have
been put in proper shape in conference
ana that a satisfactory agreement could
until the next SESSION at Vi1 Which It tie ge on
nope that the recommend atoms of the
president pres In regard TO Cuba, may be car
ried out. Many of the members of both
houses believe that during the vacation
me G,sh prestdent can can negotiate a treaty with
WHICH case 1t will go to the senate for
If Senator Burton should take the on
posite position in his speech Mondav nisht
1t might produce serious complicafions in
view of the fact that Mr. Curtis is a
colleague.
congressman Curtis reached home yes
tsrday afternoon and spent the balance Of
the day at his home in North Topeka He
viii make his headquarters during the
ford building. and will jump into his SER
atorial canvass at once. AS Mr. Curtis is
recognized as worker and an oreanizer
the county conventions hereafter NAV moi
seem SO one-sided as those in the past ol1t-
side of the First district. He says he has
not yet formulated any definite plan of
campaign but will discuss it with his
friends In the near future. J. G. Slonecker
and A. K: Rodgers will continue to be his
chief lieutenants.
Jewell County Republican: To our mind
publicans for state treasurer was a fool.
ish piece of business. There are very grave
(Coutiuued syn Sixth Papel