The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-20
ONE MORE IS OUT.
A. j. White Enters Race for
Congress.
49,
Will Try for AtchiSOn and JEFF
fers0n Delegation.
MEANS BITTER CONTEST
Now Four Men Who Are Active
Cand idates.
Mr.. Curtis Has Not Yet Gone to
LeaVenWorth.

Another congressional candidate has
announced himself A. ]. White, of
Effingham. Atchison county, will not
only ask for the congressional delega-
ton from that county, but will also
contest with Congressman Curtis for the
jefferson county delegates, who have
heretofore been conceded to Curtis.
This makes four candidates in the
race thus far. Judge w. l. Stuart of
Doniphan and D. r. Anthony. jr., of
Leavenworth, being the other two, be-
sides White and Congressman Curtis.
1t looks as though there is flood of
candidates all of a sudden. There are
doubtless still others with congressional
bees in their bonnets. and the race may
develop into a free-for-all.
1t is alleged that White will not have
very much trouble in securing the
Atchison county delegation, but Mr..
Curtis will, of course, make fight for
it. White has served three terms in the
legislature from the country district of
Atchison county. He was at outs with
Congressman Curtis in 1899 at the time
supervisors were appointed for taking
the twelfth census. Senator Baker rec
commended White for supervisor in the
First district and Mr.. Curtis opposed
him, but White was finally appointed.
1t looks as though Mr.. Curtis First
district machine will be kept busy-ex-
tremely busy, in fact-from now until
the First district convention meets sew
eral months hence. The only two coun-
ties in the district where he VIII not
make a fight win be Doniphan ana
Nemaha. and he may even carry the
fight into these counties, the latter at
least. If he keeps out of these TWO,
Judge Stuart will have no fight except
in Brown. In LeavenwOrth, which Is a
big county, Curtis will have hard fgnt
with Anthony. In the fight for represen-
tatiVeS a year ago Curtis de1eated the
Anthonys, but since then ID. k Anthony,
jr., has gained considerable prestige py
his overwhelming victory in the mayor
atty race in Leavenworth last spring
In Atchison and Jefferson counties the
contest will be between Gurus ana
White, while in Jackson there Will prop
ably be a straight Curtis and antl-Cur-
It's fight So Mr.. Curtis organization
will have five counties to look AFTER
while none of his opponents VIII nave
more than one or two
OF course Curtis has the advantage
in that he has an organizatlon-geein
erally known as a machine-W hlle the
others have none. Every congressman
after he has been in office long enough
to appoint some postmasters mas ma,
chine, and if the machine has gooo
Judgment it gives the man in office
big advantage. That is what is going
to make the First district fight ex-
tremely interesting during the next
few months.
Mr.. Curtis did not go to Leaven-
worth yesterday. as he was scheduled
to do. on account of the illness of his
grandmother.
The newspapers continue to pass on
- ffrrr of &
candidacy for congress. Those on one
side almost daily hand down additional
opinions to show that Stuart cannot be
sent to congress, while those on the
other side are just as sure that he can
There are some more who are willing
to pass the question. up to the lawyers
and the courts.
State Auditor Seth Wells declares for
Senator w. S. Fitzpatrick, of Chau-
tauqua county, for delegate-at-large
from that part of the state to the Re
publican national convention, in pref
erence to John huffman, of Crawford
county, who is also candidate. Mutt
man is chairman of the Third district
congressional committee and is from
the same county as Congressman
Campbell. For that reason Wells de-
clares for Fitzpatrick, and Tom Thomp-
son, of the Howard Courant, joins with
him.
II kanSanS should go over into MIS-
souri, and vote the coming year, as the
MissourianS came into Kansas upon a
certain noted occasion. there is no
doubt but what Joseph w. Folk would
be the next governor of Missouri. Kan
sas Republicans are united for Folk.
The Lindsborg Record, a staunch Re
publican organ, places the following
stamp of approval on Folk:
I'VE hope the Missouri Democrats
will elect Prosecutor Folk for governor,
as it seems now they are in the mind
of doing. 1t would be a matter of more
than passing curiosity to know what a
governor of his stamp could do toward
mitigating the evils of public service.
Even if Mr.. Folk is elected to the posi-
ton, it is probable he will be surround
ed with about the same style of office
holders as have made the public serv-
ice such a wreck in the past. with
this sort of help can Mr.. Folk accomp-
lish anything in the way of public re-
form2 It is question that has been
debated for a long time, and we be-
Heve the election of Folk would go a
long way toward answering it. Judg-
ing from his past official record, we be-
lieve he is the man to accomplish some
thing even in the face of seemingly
unsurmountable difficulties