The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-13
HEARST is HERE.
Special Train of Editor Con-
gressman Makes Short Stop.
On Way to Arizona and New
Mexico.
JOINED BY MIR. BURTON
Kansas Senator Took Frank
Grimes Along.
Mr.. Hearst Says Control of
Trusts Is the Issue.

William Randolph Hearst, possible
Democratic candidate for the presidency
next year, member of congress from the
Eleventh New York district, and owner
of the New York American, the Chicago
American. and the San Francisco Ex-
aminer passed through Topeka today
on a special train. He was travelling as
the host of a party of senators ana con-
gressmen, whom he is conducting on a
tour through New Mexico, Arizona,
Oklahoma and the Indian Territory.
with a view of ascertaining the claims
of these territories to statehood.
At Topeka the party was Joined by
Senator Burton of Kansas, who received
a telegram from Mr.. Hearst at Abilene
yesterday, inviting him to make the
trip, and Senator Burton came to To-
peka this morning to meet the Hearst
special here. He will go through KAN
sas, at least, with Mr.. Hearst, but pos
sibly no further
When the Hearst train pulled into To-
pe1a, beside Senator Burton, there were
such good Democrats there to meet him
as F. E. Grimes. T. E. Dewey, supreme
court reporter; ]. NJ Nation, assistant
state auditor, and Sheriff Bert Lucas.
A few newspaper men We're also in the
group. Mr.. Grimes claimed TO be on
his way to Hutchinson, and he Joined
the Hearst special as Senator Burton's
| For some unaccountable reason Colo
mel Daniel Dyer was not on the train,
but it is the first special of the kind
which the colonel has missed. 1t Is sup
posed that he failed to make connections
somewhere. He went through western
Kansas on President Roosevelt's special
| last spring, and few weeks ago he got
| in the Washington newspaper special on
the Union Pacific Possibly he had not
been informed as to the schedule of the
Hearst special.
Mr. Hearst's train consisted of five
cars-one for baggage diner and
three sleeDers and observation cars.
Only the rear car was opened at To-
pelka, and the first man to appear was
Congressman Phil Campbell, of the
Third Kansas district. who joined the
party at Chicago. Hearst and Campbell
are similar in some respects. They
have facial resemblance but Hearst
has the larger build. Both will take
their seats in congress for the FIRST
time when the special session meets on
November 8 and both are about the
same age. They differ in politics. how
ever; Hearst is Democrat, while
Campbell is q Republican.
Mr.. Campbell took the Kansas con-
lstingent into the observation car and
presented it to Mr.. Hearst-all except
Senator Burton. who, of course, knew
the New York Democratic leader. Mr..
Hearst, unlike his newspapers. is of a
modest and retiring disposition. He is
genial, but quiet and unaSSuming. He
wore q DIack business suit ana Wnen
he came out into the veStibule to talk
| to the newspaper men he wore a light
cOlOred broad-brimmed hat, a sort OF
compromise between the soft hat of
civilization and the wide brin of the
cattle country to which the party is
going. His tie was pink ascot which
could be heard in the next block.
is there any politics in your trip?''
Mr.. Hearst was asked
why, there is this much politics
that I am greatly interested in the
subject of statehood for these western
territories. and I hope to be able to dc
something to gain them admittance as
states You see I am a western man
myself. I was born in California. and
you can't get much further west than
that without getting your feet wet. My
father was very much in earnest in Sc
curing statehood for Idaho and some
other western territories when he was
In congress, and I want to follow ir
his footsteps. That's why we are tax
ing this trip through territories that
want statehood"
What connection has the trip with
your presidential boom?"
None whatever" said Mr.. Hearst.
What will be the issue in the next
presidential campaign?''
Il have said all along that it will be
the control of the trusts and I still be-
| lieve that is and will be the great issue
L don't imagine tariff revision will b.
very prominent. Personally [ am not ir
favor of too much tariff revision
think the tariff is a pretty good thing
r in good many instances and we dc
not want too radical a revision
At this point the train started and th4
newspaper men had to leave The las1
glimpse they had of it. Frank Grimes
was comfortably seated in the observa-
ton car. smiling out at the scenery an6
other things.
Hearst, besides Congressman Campbell
and Senator Burton, who are the only
Kansas members on board at present
are the following: Congressman James
T. Lloyd of Missouri. accompanied By
Mrs. Lloyd; Senator Overman and Con
gresham Klutz of North Carolina: Con.
gresham and former Governor Llewel
1yn Powers of Maine. accompanied by
Mrs Powers: Congressman ]. NJ Grigg!
of Georgia, and Mrs Griggs; Congress
man J. NJ. Robinson of Indiana. ant
Mrs Robinson; Congressman Robert "
Miers of Indiana; Congressman Henr!
T. Rainey of Illinois. and Mrs. Rainey
Congressman David a. DeArmond o,
Missouri. accompanied by Mrs Dear
mond and daughter: Congressman NJ
e. Benton of Missouri. and Congress
man o. w. Underwood of Alabama.
I At Newton the party will be Joined hy
I several persons from Oklahoma and In
dian Territory. The party will Gt
5 through to New Mexico and Arizona OIL
2 the Santa Fe. and then return by way
2 of Oklahoma.
/ Roesevelt's Old Ranch Sold.