The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-02
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be speedily eliminated. Ness. Finney.
and probably Rush will go TO smith
Pratt, Harper and Barber Will go 70
Murdoch. Just what F'orsha and Price
viii get is uncertain The action OF
Harvey and Mcpherson counties is also
uncertain, but it is presumed that liar
vey will go to Murdoch and McPher-
son to Forsha. Mcpherson and Reno
are in the same judicial district, and
Mcpherson cannot afford to endanger
Judge Simpsons chances for renom-
ination to his place on the bench. Con
sequently it viii probably go with
Reno county when Grattan is through
with the delegation.
Andy Richards will throw Sumner
county's thirteen delegates where 1t viii
do him the most good hereafter
W. Y Morgan is really in control
of the Reno county delegation instead
of Forsha, the candidate OF course
Morgan viii not act without Forsha' S
consent, but if he wants Forsha's con-
sent to any move he viii get it. Nor
gan and Morton Albaugh are the most
experienced politicians in the entire
convention. and it is a politicians con-
vention, too Their movements are
watched with great interest.
There is great excitement in Great
Bend today aside from the interest IN
the congressional convention. A rumor
has become current among the poll
ticians that the new Elkins law, which
recently passed congress and Went in
to effect April 1, compelled the railroad
companies to cut off all railroad passes
and free transportation, and that the
Santa Fe had issued orders for con-
ductors to take up all such transporta-
ton after April 1. Some of the poll
ticianS began to worry about the pro-
spect of having to walk home. Tele-
grams of inquiry sent to w j. Black
general passenger agent of the Santa
Fe, brought an evasive reply. and this
has been adding TO the worry.
The Great Bend joints do not seem to
be reaping as great a harvest as might
be expected considering the crowd
which is in town. In the first place the
joints are some distance from the hotels
where the milling" is in progress. LII
the second place drinking in Great
Bend joint is too public for the average
Repu biican, who is. perhaps, a leader
in law and order forces when he IS al
hor7e-
Great Bend has peculiar way of
running its Joints. They are not al
lowed to hide or keep out Of sight
There are plenty of them, but the bars
are right UP in front. The doors are
wide omen and there are no screens or
painted windows. The bar is as prom
inent as viewed from the street as the
soda fountains in the average drug
store. All kinds Of liquor can be Dur-
chased but the purchaser is in full view
Of passers-by. Consequently those who
do not want to be seen drinking do nor
patTonize the Joints.
Two of the most prominent business
corners in Great Bend are occupied by
joints They are THE Diploma" and
1913" Then there are "Old Rome.
Toms Place and several others. all
with the bars right up by the front
windows.
David D. Leahy is looking after the
visitors to the Murdoch headquarters.
Last night a Wichita man came in late
with no place to sleep and Mr.. Leahy
put him on a cot in Murdock's room,
but he had no pillow for the visitor
Mr. Murdoch had already gone to bed
and was asleep. Leahy quietly slipped
his pillow out and gave it to the visitor
A few minutes later Murdoch woke UP.
Dave, Dave" he called, where's my
Dillow?"
I loaned it to man replied Leahy
complacently-
Great Scottin exclaimed Murdoch
That has my campaign fund in it,
It IS Mr.. Murdock's habit to place his
money inside his pillow before going t.