The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-23
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Proposed Contest for State Of
fees Is OFF.
Albaugh Says Will Be No Fight
on Burton Men.
TALKS OF HARMONY.
Discusses the Address of the
TALKS OF HARMONY.
Discusses the Address of the
"Boss Busters.
MOre Talk About a Successor to
Judge Hook.

There will be no fight on the Burton
state officers by the Leland wing Of
the Republican party next year. At
least that is the programme laid down
by state Chairman A1baugh this week
in his paper. The Kingman Leader
Courier He says the entire state ticket
viii be renominated next year with
whoop.
There have been occasional rumors
that there might be opposition to secre-
tary of State Burrow Treasurer Kelly
and Attorney General Coleman next
year. The rumors have had it that
Cyrus Leland is organizing for a fight
on them. But when traced down it has
been found that these rumors have
generally come from a Burton source.
Mr. Albaugh makes his statement
about next years convention in the
course of an editorial on the recent ad-
dress of the anti-machine machine. which
was issued to the voters a week ago
He says.
THE boss busters. who have held two
secret meetings in Topeka of late. is
sued an address or manifesto to the
Republicans of the state which ap-
peared in Sundays daily papers 1t is
d pitiful tale of woe. Throughout, If
you read between the lines, it is a pro-
test against the nomination and cleo
tion of w. j. Bailey for governor and
the selection of Chester I. Long for
United States senator.
Under the guise of being non-fac-
tional, it makes the strongest appeal
FOR factionalism ever made in the
states history. Tt is a move fathered
by the men who were for Curtis last
1lr OH
organization, expect to further his cam
didacy for Senator Burton's place.
TT bellttles the work of the organi-
zation which took charge of the party
MANAGEMENT when the opposition mad
the state by twelve thousand. and has
continued in charge. until last lall the
Republicans elected their state 4lckeI
by forty-two thousand.
1T cOmmends Speaker Pringle's rec
ord, but protests because he was not
elected by the influence Of the patriots
issuing the address
1T makes an issue of the question as
to whether AZ or 80 hundred dollars
should be appropriated for postage for
the agricultural reports, fOrgetful of the
fact that the amount that was appro-
priated was sufficient to get these to
the people in an absolutely satisfactory
way.
1T sheds crocodile tears over the fact
that the house last winter had two em-
poyes for every member. an outrage,
as every one viii admit, but it is hypo-
critically silent as to the senate in
which Curtis and these patriots had alb
soiute control. in which body there were
over three employees to every member.
The president of this great movement
Hays B. White, was one ct the senate
leaders.
ut pretends to grieve over the de-
feat of Ed Hoch for state printer, yet,
when a few years ago the same Ed
Hoch was a candidate for governor
every one of these good people issuing
this address were active and energetic
in opposing him. that is. they were for
another candidate. 1T would seem thai
1T was not a crime to oppose him for
governor. but it is to have been for
some other fellow for state printer.
Talk about bossisml This movement
beats any previous example of it ever
Witnessed on earth j. c.. Slonecker
Curtis manager. issued the invitations.
They were sent out secretly. Only those
he asked could attend None but friends
of Curtis We're invited. Not a friend of
Long or Bailey was asked The meet
ings were held behind closed doors and
vet they have the gall to call it a non
factional Republican movement They
assume of course, that they embody al
the wisdom and Righteousness of the
party.
harmony i'm the Republican party in
Kansas. Everybody ought to work to
promote it, but it cannot be attained by
assuming that every body who has been
beaten in an honest contest for a place
has been wronged. Where there is
multiplicity of candidates some VIII be
defeated and If they and their friends
are patriots and believe in principle and
not in spoils they viii accept the popu-
lar verdict and not try to destroy the
party because they feel that their abili-
ties have not been properly recognized
Tt IS always possible that they might
have valued their own attainments too
high
fBut harmony win prevail in Kansas
next year despite this manifesto of
these office holders and d5sgruntled Of
fee seekers making it Kansas viii hold
an early state convention. 1t VIII give
an unanimous and unequiE ocal indOTse-
ment for Roosevelt and send delega-
fion to the national convention in hearty
accord with such Endorsement 1T viii
renoninate the state ticket elected last
fail with a Whoop. 1t viii then proceed
to carry the state for Roosevelt and re-
elect this state ticket by seventy-fve
thousand maJopty
"All this it viii do regardless of this
wall and this attempt to organize a
clique or faction within the Republican
party purely for the purpose of adVanc-
ing personal political ambitions OF
avenging imaginary personal political
wrongs"
Politicians are still up in the air.
concerning the United States district
Judgeship. Tt is generally conceded that
Judge Hook viii be advanced to the
circuit bench when Judge Caldwell re-
tires. but all parties are desirous of
keeping the scramble for the district
Judgeshlp in the background until
Judge Hook is advanced for the reason
that If the fight is precipitated too soon
it might work against Judge Hooks ap-
pointment There's many a slip in poll
tics.
But Notwithstanding this cool
many lawyers and some politicians are
quietly lining up for some candidate
for the district judgeship Senator
Long cyrus Leland, Governor Bailey
md aome others win make no choice