The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-26
Senator Burton Still Has Eye
on CaIderhead's Scalp.
Several Republicans Anxious
for the Place in Congress.
KEEPING IN THE DARK.
Bringing Out a Burton Candi'
date Wouldn't Do.
I. d. Fitzpatrick Makes MyS-
teriOus Visit to Topeka.

There is yet a possibility that some
thing may happen in the Fifth congress
sional district before the Republican
congressional convention meets next
spring In fact there may be some
thing started in the not distant future.
a There are half d dozen or more Re-
J sfiblicans in the Fifth district who
would like to go to congress. They are
simply waiting for the proper time TO
come to make their fight. The contest
would doubtless have been on before
this had it not been for the action Of
Senator Burton in trying to start
fight on Congressman CaIderhead last
spring. Calderhead. if he is reelected
next year to congress. win be strong
sena torial candidate to succeed Senator
Burton two years later AS they are
both from the Fifth district Burton
would have to contest with Calderhead
fer the control of the district, and as
the senior senator's standing in his
home district is not the best, the
chances are that he would get the worst
of it and that the majority of the dis
trict would line up for Calderhead.
For this reason Senator Burton would
be very happy to see Mr. Calderhead
would mean his removal from the list of
senatorial candidates when Mr.. Burton
will come up for reelection. Last
spring Senator Burton's friends tried to
start the fight on Calderhead by encour-
aging candidates to come out against
him, but the scheme was exposed, and
as man who is known to be a Burton
candidate would have no possible SHOW
in the Fifth district. none have an
n heaFl ~
ally understood that there would be no
fight on Calderhead this year for the
simple fact that, if successful, it might
rebound to Burton's benefit.
There are a good many people, how
ever. who are anxious to see change
in the Fifth district. Calderhead, while
he has some good Qualities, has not the
y happy faculty of making close political
friends. There has been no fight on
him heretofore largely because those
who want to succeed him did not be-
lieve that conditions were ripe for their
ambition Now their friends are urg-
ing them into it. Then. too. the next
two years might develop other strong
candidates just as the last two has
done. Two years ago Charles n. Peck,
of Cloud county, was not even in poll
tics" But the Cloud county Repub
licans sent him to the legislature, he
made 4 good record, and today he is
one of the strong congressional possi-
bilities in the Fifth district. The next
Two years might QeNelOD ulOT6 OIL Tie
same kind.
Among those who are more promi-
nently mentioned as possible candi-
dates, besides Mr.. Peck, are T. D. Fitz-
patrick of Saline. r. b. Brock of Riley,
Senator ]. c. Morrow of Washington,
and +. L. williams of Clay, and there
may be still others.
T. d. Fitzpatrick, of Salina, was in
Topeka last night. and while he said
he was here strictly on business, it is
not improbable that he talked over the
situation in the Fifth district with some
of the politicians. Fitzpatrick frankly
acknowledges that he would like to go
to congress some day. but he says he
IS not a candidate this year-not vet.
If a contest should be started. how
ever. there is no doubt but what he
would get into it, Fitzpatrick is a good
deal like the Irishman who saw crowd
cOnsregated and sent his little girl to
inquire II there was going to be a fight,
cause if there is. dad wants to git
into it." Fitzpatrick is watching de-
VelODments in the Fifth district and
If there is going to be a fight he wants
to get into it.
1t IS true that some of my friends
are urging me to go in this year." said
Mr.. Fitzpatrick when asked about the
matter, but / have not decided to do
SO. OF course. if somebody else should
start fight on Calderhead I would
probably take a hand in 1t and become
candidate. and 1 presume some 9TH
ers are situated the same way"
Fitzpatrick has been fighting Calder
heads battles in Saline county for a
number of years and in return Calder
head has given him the Salina post
office. but while political debts are about
even Fitzpatrick does not like to lead
off in fighting Calderhead.
on basis of one delegate for every
$50 votes or malo fraction thereof cast
FOR Calderhead last year. the Republican
congressional convention in the Fifth
district next year will be composed of
127 delegates, divided as follows: