The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07
TO TALK IT over.
Anti Faction Machine Is Due
Here Tomorrow.
Movement Not Attracting Atten-
tiOn Expected.
ALBAUGH TALKS OF 1T.
Says the Plan Is to Re-elect
Burton.
Charles Blood Smith Would Be
Federal Judge.

Another meeting of the anti-faction
Republican machine is due in Topeka
tomorrow. At the first meeting held
last month it was agreed to meet again
on May 8, but the movement has not
aroused the enthusiasm that was ex
pected for it. In fact, it has aroused
opposition from many of those who, it
was expected, would be among its most
earnest champions. Some of those who
were present at the last meeting have
said they would not be here tomorrow,
and it is possible that the movement
may have gone backward instead of
forward.
In commenting upon the organization
of the new machine. Morton Albaugh,
chairman of the Republican state COM
mittee, makes the following remarks:
There was secret meeting of dis
gruntled Republicans at the National
hotel in Topeka last week Those COM
/ posing the gathering were largely men
who were very conspicuous in Repub-
/ lican councils in Kansas in the days
when the opposition had a majority in
Z the state and from expressions made at
the meeting and afterwards it would
seem they propose TO rule again or try
/ to bring the party again back to the
condition 1t was in, when IN former
years they had their way. To begin
with, the Republicans of Kansas don't
believe in secret meetings. If these per-
sons have anything legitimate they
want to advise for the good of Repub-
licanism they should get out in the open
and let it be known what they are
up to.
1t was boss-busters movement that
made J. R. Burton United States sena-
tor. and it looks very much as though
this gathering, which would seem to be
patterned very largely-in botn method
and personnel after the boss busters
movement OF 1900. was intended to be
made a cover for the reelection of that
gentleman. Some papers are declaring
that Mr.. Burton will not be an issue
next year, that his time does not come
until 1906 but these same papers know
better. They know that 40 sena tors will
be chosen next year, each OF wnom VIII
have a vote on United States senator II
January 1907. They also know that
two-thirds and probably more of the
members of the lower house VIII be
named for first terms next year and n
the natural order of things viii be re-
nominated in 1906 and they VIII also
have a vote on senator when MIR. Bur
ton is up for reelection Mr.. Burton and
his henchmen are busy now picking out
candidates for the senate and candl-
dates for the house all over the state
They would enjoy nothing better tnan
the success of a movement like that
started in Topeka last week. under the
guise of which they can go on with
their practical work of picking and
1o,1s11ine to the front senatorial and legis-
lative candidates all over the state.
Neither Senator Burton nor these news
papers can fool the thinking Repub'i-
cans in matter of this kind
The special election of district judge
down in Allen and WoodsOn counties
last Tuesday excited so little interest
that no report of it was sent to the
daily papers In fact only a compare.
tivelv small number of voters turned
he ao1I There
candidate Judge Oscar Foust, of lola.
who was nominated by the Republicans
In the city of lola only 2S1 votes We're
cast. and Foust received III of them In
Humboldt there were IS votes cast and
Foust received % of the number This
is about the way it went in both coun-
ties Of the district. but the totals have
not yet been computed.
The politicians are becoming consid-
erably interested in the question Of who
will succeed Judge Hook on the federaI
bench in case he is advanced to the
United States circuit bench. The name
of Chief Justice Johnston has been most
frequently coupled with the appoint
nent but Justice ]. c. Pollock is alsc,
an asDirant and has a considerable fol
lowing. A third candidate has appeared
in the person of Charles Blood Smith.
and it is said that the latter will have
the endorsement of Senator Burton and
National Committeeman Muivane.
j
author journalist and publicist accord
ing to his own description, wants to get
his mama On the official ballot as the
independent Union candidate for con-
eress in the coming special election i'll
the Seventh district, and he sends Sec
retary Of State BurroW volume OF his
poems to help along his candidacy As
he is about two weeks too late in max
ling his wishes known the Seventh dis
trict voters will not get chance to vote
for him this year. The official list OF
KT.r4 Ia
from the Office of the secretary Of state
to the county clerks in the Seventh dis
trict.
Lawrence Gazette: "An inmate of the
Easvlum at Topeka was beaten ana
kicked to death. An Investigation X
being held. and the employees all declare
they have no knowledge whatever OF the
facts 1t is believed to be worth mans
Job to testify against the perpetrators
of the crime. It will hardly do to let
the matter go that way. And it is up to
Governor Bailey to see that it doesn't
go that way
Emporia Gazette: The esteemed Law
renee Gazette wonders if when Cy Le-
land and George Cole sneaked into
Bailey's dining room after the presi-
Dental visit. they didn't eat the
scraps" No, Mr. Gazette. they did not.
In the first place there were no scraps.
Senator Burton had been searched by
the secret service men before entering
the house: Mort Albaugh checked his
gun with Mrs. Bone when he came in;
Dave Mulvane had been invited only
upon his explicit promise not to talk
boisterously N. A. Low put on a corn
cob gag. between each course and had
one hand tied behind him during the
entire meal; Senator Long was on
Loomis' peace bond. and Loomis eyed
Long like hawk to head
off any overt act; Judge Hook
was. noisy, but it was overlooked owing
to the fact that his cinch ehafed him.