The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-18
FIRST TO LINE UP.
Thirty-second Senatorial Dis
trict Takes Lead.
The Contest for Senator Is Al
ready On.
FIGHT is IN CLOUD.
W. W. Caldwell, the Burton
Candidate for Senator.
Representative Charles Peck
Will Lead CaIderhead Forces.

The first senatorial district to line upa
for next years fight is the Thirty
second, composed of Cloud and Republic
counties. For the past four years Re
public county has had the senator. and
1t will be Cloud county's turn next year.
when Senator r. B. Ward. of Belleville
will retire
There are three candidates for the
Republican nomination in Cloud coun~
tys Before the legislature closed last
winter the friends of Representative
Charles n. Peck had entered him in the
race for senator. and while he did not
consent TO it then he has recently de-
cided to run. w w Caldwell. late Re
publican candidate for mayor of Con-
eorcia. is also in the race. and a few
days ago a boom was started for Dr..
j. H Btierly, of Glasco.
This will be an important contest.
The man who is selected will have to
vote either for or against the reelection
of Senator Burton in the legislature of
1907. He will be from Senator BurtOns
congressional district. Congressman
Calderhead will also probably be a can
didate for United States senator. The
state senator from Cloud county will
probably have to choose between Bur
ton and Calderhead.
The Burton candidate will b. Mr.
Burton county and sent Burton man
to the legislature. There has been
considerable change of sentiment con-
cerning the senior Kansas senator since
then-just the same as there has been
in dozens of other counties which We're
for Burton two years ago But the Bur-
ton people will make a strong effort in
Cloud county just the same. Senator
Burton still have sufficient following
there to give a chance in three Coz
nered fight. Mr.. Caldwell has been one
of the leading attorneys of Cloud coun-
ty for several years and he has beer ac-
tive in politics. Last year he had an in
cipient boom for lieutenant governor tOr
awhile. His recent race for the mayor
atty of Concordia has doubtless weak
ened him, however. He was the andl-
date of the liberal element. and his op-
ponent on the citizens or law and order
ticket, was S. c. Wheeler, the first Pop
ulist ever elected to the state senate.
But while Concordia has never before
gone dry it did so this year by giving
Wheeler one ma jority.
DR.. Brierlys position is Tot so we'll
defined. He has been active in county
politics but not in state affairs He is
( handicapped by the fact that ne resides
in the extreme southwest cOrntr of
Cloud county, and has not the ac1uaint-
ance, especially in Republic county; that
both of his opponents have.
/ Mr.. Peck, who made an enviable rep
utation as a member of the house in the
Y
same position that he did when he made
/ the race for the legislature, running
without making any promises to any
/ faction. This is the position he took
I last fall. and he not only won easily in
I the Republican county convention, but
he also received a big majority at the
polls. In the senatorial contest ne de-
| clared for Calderhead and stayed by
/ him until Mr. Calderhead turned his
supporters over to Mr.. Long As be-
tween Burton and Calderhead it is quite
likely that Mr.. Peck will be for Cal
derhead for senator If he IS MEMBER
4 of the legislature when Senator Bur
tons present term expires, although that
! is some time in the future. In the state
nrinter contest, although George A.
4 Clark owned newspaper atConcerdia
peek voted for HOch, because he knew
tie sentiment of his constituents was
/ for Hoch. This has gained for him the
/ i'll will of the Blade Mr.. Clarks paper,
b1rt Conner Davies Kansan is the real
\ Republican organ or Ciouo county
1 since Conner came back into the Re-
publican party.
/ Peck should be advanced to the sena-
i torshin in view of the splendid leglsla-
tive record he made last winter AT the
same time some of his friends are also
friendly to DR.. Briefly, and mere is a
disDosition to urge the nomination for
representative upon Briefly in order TO
] rive Peck a straight contest with Cald-
well for the senatorial nomination.
Altogether it win be most interest
ing race. considering the fact that It IS
one of the closest senatorial districts IN
the Fifth congressional district-that IS,
close as regarding the Burton and anti
Burton feeling.
F L. vandegrift. the Topeka CORES
pondent of the Kansas City Star, be-
lieves that the appointment OF Senator