The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-04
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Big Scramble for Senator in
Thirty-ninth District.
Already There Are Four Candi-
dates in the Field.
JONES, OF COVE, is IN.
This Makes Two Candidates of
That Name.
Attorney General Coleman
Moves on Kansas City.
JONES, OF COVE, is IN.

1t looks as though the contest for the
Republican nomination for state senator
in the Thirty-ninth senatorial district
next year will be strenuous in the ex-
treme. This is the district which takes
in the entire western part of the Sixth
congressional district and it includes 10
counties as follows: Cheyenne, Decatur,
Ellis, Cove, Graham. Logan, Rawlins
Rocks. Sheridan, Sherman. Thomas,
Trego and Wallace.
Charles Buschow. a banker of Colby
Thomas county, is the present senator.
Some time ago DR. A. B. Jones of Trego
county and w. B. Lockwood of Chey-
enne were mentioned as possible candi-
dates against Buschow's denomination
Zach represented his respective county
IN The lower house last winter Both
are anu-Burton men, While Buschow is
for Burton.
Now it is announced that John F.
Jones of Cove county, who has repre-
scented that county in the last two legis-
latureS, Will also be a candidate. Jones
OF Cove is a neighbor of Jones of Trego,
and it would look as though his candi-
dacy is meant to head off Dr. Jones
Jones OF Cove is a Burton man. 1t is
1nt1mated that some other counties VIII
also have candidates. The Sharon
Springs Times contains the following on
this subject:
John F. Jones, representative from
Cove county. is the latest candidate to
break into the senatorial race in this
district. Mr. Jones is now serving his
second term as representative from his
county, and his candidacy will no doubt
complicate matters considerably. Dr.
Jones, of Wa-Keeney, will also be a
candidate against Mr.. Buschow, the
present senator and a lively time is ex-
pected at the next convention. The
fan6i6aaU nj of Nil
very embarrassing to DR.. Jones' of Ire
go, as they are neighbors, and DR.. aRnes
had confidently expected the support of
Cove county in the race. AS it is the
fight will probably be a long drawn out
aHa1r with other candidates to hear
FROM 1t is said that Cheyenne Deca-
tur and Rocks counties will also have
candidates"
Senator Buschows hold on his seat in
the senate is exceedingly fragile The
Burton men sprung him as a dark horse
in the senatorial convention four years
ago and he won by narrow margin
after a spirited contest. The face of
the returns showed that he failed of
election, his fusion opponent, Selden G.
Hopkins, receiving a majority of 26.
According to the figures published in
the report of the secretary of state
Buschow received 6,557 votes, and Hop
kins received 6.587, but the senate was
Burton senate and it seated Buschow.
Next year Burton will again be the
issue in the senatorial election and the
fight will be renewed.
Attorney General Coleman will take
personal charge of the Doodle investi-
cation in Kansas City, Kan. He has
so notified Myron Waterman, chairman
of the citizens committee which has
been working up the investigation. Mr.
Coleman will shortly go to Kansas City
to confer with this committee regard
ing the evidence already collected.
Mr.. Coleman will act along the lines
of the request of County Attorney Glib
son to Governor Bailey-that the attOr-
ney general be directed to represent the
state in the investigation. AS the evil
dence will be placed in his hands rath-
er than those of the county attorney, it
would look as though Mr.. Coleman will
be in a position to conduct the investi-
cation as he sees fit. In letter to Mr..
Waterman he says:
1T is my desire and intention to
carry out to the utmost of my ability
the purposes for which this grand jury
has been called. After careful delibera-
ton 1 have concluded that the best
course for me to pursue Will be to per-
sonally take charge of the investiga-
ton before the grand jury"
Mr.. Waterman says his committee al
ready is in possession of enough evil
dence of bOodling and corruption to
keep the grand jury busy for a month.
1t is asserted that a worse condition of
administration Of certain city and coun-
ty offices than was exposed in the af-
fairs of the board of education. All of
this evidence will be submitted to At
torney General Coleman and the work
of collecting more is still in progress.
- A secret meeting of anti-Bailey poll
ticians was held at the Coates house in
kansas City. No, yesterday. Those in
attendance would not talk about it ex-
cept to say that "the machine would be
smashed" Among those in attendance
at the meeting We're T. B. Murdoch of
El Dorado w. R. Stibbs of Lawrence
George Tucker of Eureka, S. H. Bran
don of Butler county, J. B. Case of Abb
aene, and two or three others. 1t is sup
posed that the meeting was for the
purpose. of talking over the advisability
of calling a general conference of anti
administration Republicans to encour-
age f. w. Hoch to run for the guber-
material nomination against Governor
Bailey
This calls to mind the new boss bust
ers' league which was organized early in
the summer and which has not been