The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-09
He MUST STAY IN
Mr.. Barker's ssOutside Friends"
Hold a Meeting.
Decide That Lawrence Man
Isn't to Quit Race.
THEY CLAIM 80 VOTES.
His Managers Give Out a List
of Supporters.
New Statement on the Senator
ial Alignment.
PHEY CLAIM 80 VOTES.


conference s as follows: Congressman
Reeder. D. w Mulvane. W. H. Mackey
J. p. Case, J. S. Dean. Geo. W. Findlay.
Thomas T. Kelly. DR.. r. C. Mendenhan,
and eight or ten others.
This list shows the persons who are
insisting that Barker shall stay in the
race to the end. There Is only one
member of the house among those
named, DR.. Mendenhau. Three are Sen
ator Burton's appointees to federal jobs,
TWO IN Kansas and one in the Indian
EeIIitory-United States Marshal w H
Mackey, United States District Att ley
=. S Lean, and George w. Findlay, con-
tractor for feeding the federal prisoners
a MusCogee, L Z. Another is Senator
6uTtons Topeka manager, D. W. Null
yane. Still another is Burtons home
manager J. B. Case, of A abilene. Another
is Mr.. Buttons protege in the state
treasury. And the remaining one is
Congressman Reeder.
II is not the members of the house
who feel under obligations to vote for
Judge Barker who are insisting that he
stay IL the race. The menab ers them
selves would be glad # he would with
dla ", 50 as to keen them from going
against the big majority which Priugla
has. They have other interests at stake
beside the election of a speaker and
United States senator and they would
prefer to make friends than enemies Of
the house majority
A Barker supporter has given out a
list of thirty-three members which he
alleges viii stay by Barker's candidacy.
They are as follows: S. E Brown, T.
G. HOnnell George n. HOllenbeck. Al
bert Sarbach, L. S. Griffin L. NJ Lin
ton, J. B Belts, A F. Williams, J. B.
Sims, z. A. Enright, George J. Barker,
W r. Stubs, DR.. R G. Mendenhau
James Hunter, John Francis. E Z.
SchermerhaI. John o. Whistler. DIR. T.
E Adair. ]. L Martin. S. r. Brandon,
W. H. Wyckoff, George Tucker, o. G.
Billings, Charles N. Peck, George w.
Schmidt, Fred H. Pralle Willis Johnson,
Alvin Law. c. D. Jones. John H Hill,
A. G. Mead, John F. Jones and w. D.
Lockwood.
Some of the members on the list have
stated in private that the thing for
Barker to do is to withdraw from the
race, but they do not wish to say so
publicly for fear of injuring Mr. Curtis
or other interests which they have at
heart. Nine of the list have never stated
| their position on speaker. At least one,
Jones of Norton, went into Governor
Stanley's conference. It requires forty
eight votes to nominate d speaker, so
that even if Barker gets the nine doubt
full votes which are claimed for him he
will still be fifteen short of a nominal
ton.
A poll of ninety-one members of both
houses on senator results as follows:
Curtis-23; senators and 16 repre-
sentatives.
stanley-1s; s senators and 10 repre-
sentatiVes.
Longs; senators and Is repre-
sentatives.
Calderhead-9; 3 senators and repre-
sentatives.
Bowersock-6; 2 senators and 4 repre-
sentatives.
Cubbison-1 member.
Non-committal-15; 8 senators and Il
representatives.
OF the non-committal members, five
/ haxre int
thereby placing them in the Stanley
column These five are DOugherty OF
! Harvey, BevingtOn of Jewell, Jones of
Trego Jones Of Norton, and Hayden Of
/ Nemaha.
The line up, according to the poll. is
as follows
Curtis-Senators Peterson, Buscbow.
4 Fitzpatrick, MOrehOuse, Pestana, Mil
I Ter and CLANCY; Representative Jones
of Cove, HaIlenbeck, Dolley, Sims. Pol
/ lock, Brandon, Pringle, Belts, Griffin,
1 Stavely. Wilson. Honneu Sarbach,
! Law. Williams of Shawnee and Brown
Stanley-Senators Kennedy, Branine,
I SimOns, Tapp. Codding and Carpenter;
! Representatives Farris, Husey, Won
/ Treba, Starr, Adams of Butler Leland
1 Hugos, Adams of Sedgwick, Evans,
I o'Donnell. Taylor, Campbell of Bour-
/ bon, Robbins.
Long-Senators Vincent and MOTIF
ger; Representatives Sharp, Campbell
OF Meade, Nation, Nixon, Gale, Gods
chalk. Mustoe. Beeson, Jeffries. Friar,
k1nkel, KinnisOn, Burke Hutchinson,
Williams of Meade and Watkins.
Calderhead-Senato Fulton Ward
and Morrow; Represen tatives Pralle,
Peck, King, Kirkland, Mckee of Mar
shall and Murdoch
BOwersoc tors Henley and
Crum; Representatives Barker, Men
denhau Hunter and Stubs.
representative Enright
Non-cOmmittalESen White Con-
: n 1cv.-
Billings, Dougherty. Linton, Beving-
ton Jones Of Trego. Kramer. Jones of
Norton. Hayden, Mead, Croker, Tucker
and Francis
There is some talk on the outside that
Justice Johnston of the supreme bench
may be started as a dark horse in case
of deadlock. Judge Johnston comes
from the Fifth district. That there is a
possibility OF such a thing is shown by
the statement of a Fifth district mem
/ Der. SO far as I am concerned he
said. Il viii stand by Calderhead just
IS long as he has chance and until he
gives up Then if enough of US can get
together and agree on some good man
and make him senator am for that
kind of plan. But first am for Cald-
/ erhead."
Duane L. Clark, one of the substantial
citizens Of Emporia, a resident of thai
town since 1857. is a candidate for chief
doorkeeper of the house. He has rec
ord Of Sc years as Republican without
holding Office.
George E. Tucker. OF Greenwood, lined
up this morning for Barker for speaker
| but refused to express himself on sena-
tor For state printer he is for Hoch
'Hoch IS a Fourth district man and ]
viii do all 7 can for him. I believe he
( viii be elected"
c. H. Luiing has appointed 4arr,
Trovilla. foster son Of State Treasurer
Frank Grimes, to be docket clerk in the
| insurance department during the coming
two years