The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-07

credit to our fordest idol. We are also
getting the general overhauling of
government departments we prayed
for, and I am for supporting the man
brought it about
Il am for the denomination and re-
election of Theodore Roosevelt, and
prophesv that he will win by the larg-
est popular vote any president has re-
ceived since 1876.
with our ancient planks enacted in
to law, or abandoned, or shown to be
impossible as political measures, with
the record of good state laws placed on
the statute books through our efforts
directly or indirectly, with entirely
new conditions to live in, see no ex-
cuse for the reorganization of the Peo-
pies party, but see only defeat and hu-
initiation for the movement.
THE condition of the country today
is as good or better than the Peoples
party could possibly have gotten it,
even with every branch of the govern
ment in full control Therefore, 1 for
one, endorsing as I do the Roosevelt
administrat ton and the essential planks
on which it rests, come out openly for
a continuation of the same, and 1 be-
lieve a great majority of the old-time
Populists agree with me in this
According to the Republic county pa
pers, Congressman Calderhead went
outside of the various candidates in Sc
lecting his appointees for postmaster at
Belleville and Scandia. At Belleville
there were five candidates for the place.
including r. T. JelliSOn, who got the
prize, but the Telescope says it was un-
derstood that Jellison had withdrawn
from the race, and there was therefore
great surprise when Mr.. Calderhead
picked him out for the job. 1t is as
serted, too. that c. c. Wilson, who IS
appointed to succeed A. B. Kimban at
Scandia, had not been thought of in
connection with the appointment until
a day or two before it was made, and
the patrons of the office did not know
he was being considered until the ap-
pointment was made
KirnbaH was not candidate for re-
appointment A fight was made on him
and he worked for the appointment of
his deputy, Miss Iva Nelson. A. J.
White a business man, was an active
candidate and secured a lot of endorse
ments, as did also Miss Nelson. 1t is
said that at the last, in order to prevent
the appointment of White, Kimball
switched his support and purSuaded
Calderhead to appoint Wilson. Mr..
KimbalI does not indicate in his paper,
the Scandia Journal, what his position
was but he has nothing to say against
the appointment of Wilson. His broth
er. however, who edits the Courtland
Register in a neighboring town, takes
occasion to roast Calderhead for turn
ing his brother out of the office. He
alleges that this action was dictated by
Leland. The Register says:
Seeing that A B. Kimball, editor of
the Scadia Journal and erstwhile post
master after January 1, has, by vigor-
ously condemning political dishonesty
and corruption, made himself so obnoxi-
Gus to the machine of Kansas, that even
King Cyrus Leland of Troy and Cover
nor Bailey took it upon themselves to
do what they could to oust him, the
conclusion is that KfnbaH was too big
for the postoffice anyway. If, with a
little county newspaper, he could make
himself so felt that the big political
boss of the state must mix in and get
his scalp, he is deserving of something
q good deal better BY the way he has
more ability, brains and political hon
! esty than the gentleman now represent
ing the Fifth district in congress ever
possessed or ever will possess. A. b-
Kimball could fill that position mighty
sight better than it is at present"