The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-06
IN A new GAME.
Bale Waggener Would Be Ma
tiOnal Committeeman.
j.. Mack Love Makes the An
nOuncement Today.
ARE MORE TO FOLLOW.
State Chairman Talks OF a
Western Man.
Says He Doesn't Know About
johnson.
ARE MORE TO FOLLOW.

Bale Waggener is candidate for
member of the Democratic national
committee for Kansas. At least that is
the news brought to Topeka today by
J. Mack Love of Arkansas City, former
ly state chairman of the Democratic
party
Bale is a candidate all right, all
right said Mack Love. Jim Orr, his
law partner, asked me one day down at
Will Waggener was present at the time.
Then have heard the same thing from
other sources
Are you going to support him?" Love
was asked.
We'll L haven't just made up my
mind yet. You see there is liable to be
some more candidates yet
will John Atwood and Bale Wag
gener both rum"
'Oh, yes. Atwood will run too. His
candidacy was virtually announced
down at the state convention last year"
How about ]. G. Johnson-will he be
a candidate again?'
Il don't know whether he will or not, "
said Love. Il haven't seen Johnson for
a long time. There will be a third can
didate though. You see, good many
of the Democrats out over the state
don't believe these things should be
kept too CLOSE to the Missouri river
When the Missouri river fellows have
been in control of the Democratic ma
chinery in Kansas they have seemed to
think that the state ended with the
imagine that will be the big fight in the
next Democratic state convention
who are you for for governor?'-
"Oh. Bailey. I guess" said Mr.. Love
with a smile.
s.Wlll you stand to be quoted as say
ing that?"
mot for a minute"
"Whom will the Democrats nomi-
nata?''
st haven't paid very much attention
to it. This is the first time I have
been in Topeka since our fight in the
! Legislature last winter to get the dis
trict court to sit at Arkansas CITY. and
I have only been in Kansas City once.
Senator Harris is the only man / have
seen mentioned for governor to any
extent, and 1 understand he would not
take it. I don't know that it makes
much difference don't suppose the
Democrats have any show anyway"
What about national politics? Do
you think the Democrats have any
show there2"
"I haven't any doubt but what the
Republicans will nominate Roosevelt.
[ see some intimation that Mark
Hanna will get into the race yet, but
I don't believe he will, and Roosevelt
will be nominated. If he is the Dem
ocrats have a good show to beat him.
The business interests of the east don t
know what to expect from Roosevelt
They want good conservative man
fer president, and Roosevelt isn't that.
The business interests of the country
are afraid of this spectacular business
of Roosevelt's. They don't know to-
cay what to expect tomorrow, and that
is very distressing to business inter
ests. Financial conditions in the east
are in very nervous condition, and
if the Democrats nominate a good
/ conservative candidate who can har-
monte both factions of the party they
have good chance to beat Roose-
velt-''
who is your personal choice for pres
ident?''
Senator Cockreu would be the man
if I had the choosing. His support of
| Bryan might not arouse the enthusiasm
of the gold Democrats to any great ex-
tent, but he is a good. conservative man
| I doubt if the time is ripe, however, for
the nomination of an ex-confederate for
the presidency, and therefore doubt if
he would be good candidate from a
political standpoint, but personally ]
thing CockreH is a mighty good man.
My second choice would be Francis
To be sure he is practically a gold Dem
ocrat, but still he is a western man and
is 1evel-headed. "
How would Cleveland suit your
/ well. of course. as a good Democrat