The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-07
WHEATLEY IN RACE.
This Nay JeOpardize Senator
Fitzpatrick's Chances.

: Another candidate for railroad com
missioner has appeared whose candida
cy seriously complicates the situation.
He is George W. Wheatley, of Galena.
He comes from the Third district and
has already got the support of State
Auditor Wells for his candidacy.
This will probably eliminate Senator
W. S. Fitzpatrick from the race, as
Fitzpatrick cannot win without Wells
support 1t is not at all improbable that
Wheatley was brought out in order TO
head of Fitzpatrick, who is an extreme
Burton man, while Wheatley is only
about half and half
Wheatley is strong man in The
Third district. In 1900 he was the Re
publican candidate for congress and
would have been elected had it not been
for a fight started upon him in his
home county, Cherokee. He was again
candidate for the nomination last
year but could not quite make it.
He made the congressman, however,
by throwing his support at the last mo-
ment to P p. Campbell, who was nomi-
mated and elected
In the Republican state convention
last year Cherokee county gave its solid
support to Bailey and it also did the
same by Kelly for treasurer. Governor
Bailey has really discharged mis- obliga-
ton to the county by the appointment
of G. A. Mcneil, who was Wheatleys
manager in his congressional race, to
place on the state board Of charities.
This may give John C Royce another
chance to corral the vote of Secretary
Burrow Mr.. Burrow. it is said, pledged
his vote to Royce but when it was dis
covered that Royce could probably Sc
cure three other votes, enough to elect
him. the Burton forces laid down on
A. nd n q his
promise to Royce. Burrow notified
ROYCE that he could not support him
Then Royce went home and saw
some of the Sixth district workers. Now
Burrow is hearing from some OF Them
insisting that he support Royce. He has
been up home at Smith Center sinee
Saturday.
IL Mr.. Burrow refuses to vote for
Royce it will furnish an excuse for the
anti-Burton crowd in the Sixth district
to start fight on his denomination next
year and this sort of an action would
involve the congressional situation ana
perhaps nearly everything else in the
Sixth district Last year Mr.. Burrow
secured the nomina ton for secretary OF
state without turning his hand over he
not only had no opposition in his dis
trict but he had absolutely none in the
entire state He is very popular at
home and it remains to be seen whether
he can be lined up for Royce or will
stand by the Burton lactlOn
Washington has heard a new marry
ing story on Governor Bailey. 1t is
that the governor is to be married
shortly before President Roosevelt
comes to Topeka and that about the
first act of hospitality on the part Of
the new mistress of the governors man
sion win be the entertainment of the
president. A Washington dispatch in a
Kansas City paper contains the story
as follows:
THE story has reached the surface
here that Governor Bailey while here, Of
fered the president some special induce
ment to take dinner with him at the
executive mansion OF Kansas. Some
thing of this kind was presented to the
president by way of inducing him to
break his engagement to take dinner
with the Y NJ. c. A. of Topeka This
Special inducement now appears to be
that the governor of Kansas is to get
married about that time, and the event
viii be something more than mere re-
ception to the president.
AS Governor Bailey is preparing to at
tend the opening of the dedication of
the Worlds fair at St. Louis on April
20. Just before the presidents visit to
Topeka, and viii be accompanied by his
staff. it is not likely that he will make
il a wedding trip.