The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-08
LOOK TO ANTHONY
Young LeavenWOrth Editor Has
New Ambition.
May Be in Race for Congress
Next Year.
HIS GOOD SHOWING.
Big Victory in Mayor Race
Makes Him Strong.
HIS GOOD SHOWING.
Success of Murdoch an Inspira-
tiOn to Anthony.

The municipal election Tuesday has
brought into prominence a new candi-
date for the Republican nomination for
congress in the First district next year
in the person of D. r. Anthony, jr, who
was elected mayor of Leavenworth by
about 200 majority.
The majority received by Anthony is
surprise. Leavenworth is normally
about 500 Democratic. There is a bitter
fractional fight in Leavenworth between
the Anthonys and their enemies. With
these facts taken into consideration the
election of Young Dam by such a
large majority is a great victory for
him.
The fight between the Anthonys and
Congressman Curtis is a matter OF po-
litical history in Kansas d. r. An
thony, jr, was postmaster at Leaven-
worth. Mr.. Curtis turned him down for
reappO1ntment. This was after Curtis
was fenominated the last time, but the
Anthonys Immediately started a fight
upon Mr. Curtis senatorial candidacy
which for ferceness has had few paraI-
lels in Kansas politics.
II has been understood that the An
/ thongs would be against the renolnina-
ton of Mr.. Curtis for congress next
year, and now the overwhelming vic
tory of Young Dan" in the mayoralty
4 contest in Leavenworth has brought
4 him prominently to the front as a con-
gressional possibility.
The success of Victor Murdoch in the
/ Seventh district has doubtless fred An
thony with an ambition to emulate him
and so to congress from the First dis
trict. Their cases are somewhat paral-
! lei. Each is the son of an old-time fight
4 ing Kansas editors. Their chances are
not exactly even however. Murdoch
had proved his personal worth by indi-
4-T<1 al .,.lI.f
man. Anthony has not yet done so, al
though he has had more experience in
politics than had Murdoch He served
a term as postmaster at Leavenwortf,
and his experience as mayor Will doubt
less aid him. Then, too, Murdoch was
a candidate for a vacancy and had
chances equal with or better than a
/ host of other candidates Antho<ly will
have to make his race against the now
/ acknowledged leader of the Kansas del
/ egation in the lower house of congress
and he will have a great deal harder
/ fight than Murdoch had in the Seventh
district.
There are thus far three entries for
Delegates to the Republican
national convention next year. They
are n. Il. LOOMS of Topeka, f. W.
Hoch of Marion, and Senator Fred Du-
mont Smith Of Kinsley. If Kansas has
/ the same representation as two years
!
and two delegates from each congress
sional district.
Victor Murdoch. Republican candi-
date, and Andrew ROessler, Socialist
candidate for congress in the Seventh
district. have filed their nomination pa
pers with the secretary Of state.
The Democratic congressional con-
vention in the Seventh district will
meet tomorrow at Dodge City An ef-
fort will be made to get w J. Babb.
the PCpulist candidate, to withdraw, but
it will probably be unsuccessful, as
Bab5 is chairman of the POpulist state
central committee and wants to per-
petrate the organization of his party.
If Babb wil@nOt withdraw the question
viii he checked up to the Democrats
whether they shall endorse him or nom
mate a candidate of their own, with
the chances in favor of the latter ac-
ton. The Democrats will not be in
favor of passing up federal nomina-
ton on the eve Of a national cam
paign-
The following is a notice appearing in
the Leavenworth Standard of Tuesday
a. - FREEl FREE,
The election returns will be announced
at T. Foren's saloon, III South Third
street, tonight.
Governor Bailey's staff is preparing
to go to St Louis in full dress
uniform to attend the dedicatory cere-
monies of the Louisiana Purchase ex-
position on April 80. This will give
Brigadier General J. w. F. Hughes d
chance to wear all his gold lace and his
clanking sword. Governor Bailey him
self will wear a Prince Albert suit.
Now there will be a demand for the
governor and his staff to parade to the
depot when they start, the governor in
a carriage and the staff on mounts"
The party will leave Topeka on the
afternoon of April 20, reaching St Louis
at o'clock on the morning of the Both.
The dedication ceremonies will continue
for three days but the Kansas party
will start home on the evening of the
first day because of the visit of Presi-
dent Roosevelt to Topeka on May I
The party will reach Topeka on the
morning of May and the president viii
come at o'clock in the evening.
The members of the governors staff
are General J. w. F. Hughes of To-
peka, brigadier general commanding
Colonel S. H. Kelsey of Atchison. ad
jutant general; Colonel G. J. Carver OF
Wellington, judge advocate general
Colonel N. h Loomis of Topeka, in
spector general: Colonel Henry O'Don-
nell of Ellsworth surgeon general
Colonel c. S. Elliott of Topeka, pay
master general; Major James Smith 0
Topeka, quartermaster general; Franz
l. Travis of lola and Frederick G. Der
ger of Summerfield, aides de-camp