The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-29
After Is Years Service Editor
of Lawrence Journal Quits.
Becomes Head of the Jeffer-
sOnian-Gazette.
CAUSES SPECULATION.
Politicians Wonder If He Will
Quit Being an Organ.
Ex-Governor Stanley Not a Con-
gressiOnal Candidates.

Charles S. Finch. for fifteen years
editorial writer on the Lawrence Jour
nal and who is considered one of the
two best editorial photographers in the
state VIII retire from the Journal on
Saturday and on Monday will become
editor Of the Jeffersonian-Ga Gazette, here
tofore Democratic organ of Douglas
county Mr. Finch yesterday purchased
q half interest In the latter paper.
1t is said that the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
viii issue a daily. and viii probably be
independent in politics. If this is true
the course of the new paper will be
watched with interest. The Republican
party has had no more able defender
and editorial supporter than Mr. Finch.
Last year he was president of the Kan
sas Day club.
There is considerable speculation as to
the cause of the change. The suspicion
cannot be downed that it was brought
about by the turning down of Mr.. Finch
FOR the Lawrence postofhee by Congress
man Bowersock and the appointment of
Judge Barker to the place, although the
Lawrence Journal stated editorially
Tuesday that Mr.. Finch was not an APP
plicant for the place, understanding that
Barker would get it in case he did not
land some better job. Both Judge Bar
ker and Senator Henley of Douglas
county were absent from the joint con-
ventiOn of the house and senate yester-
day. The former was absent both Tues
day and Wednesday, and it is supposed
he was at Lawrence.
Possibly Mr. Finch has come to the
conclusion that there is little reward in
running a strict party organ and pro-
poses to make a newspaper in the fu-
ture.
Captain John SehilIing, the old-time
Republican leader and former state
senator from Brown county, under
went an operation at Colorado Springs
yesterday for cancer of the hip. He
has Just gone to Colorado from his
home at HiaWathG. reaching Colorado
Springs only two hours before the OPP
Grafton was performed It is reported
that he was very weak, but withstood
the ordeal we'll, and the physicians
have hopes Of his recovery.
Senator simons of Sumner county
has dropped out of the race for the
nomination for congress in the Seventh
district to fill Longs place. Mr.
Simons said that he didn't see enough
in it for him to make the race under
existing conditions There may be an
other candidate or two from his own
county and he believes it is to his own
interest to preserve general good feel
ing by not opposing them for the Sum
ner county delegation
Ex-Governor Stanley gives it out pos
lively that he Will not be a candidate
for congress and would not accent a
nomination. He says he is getting more
genuine pleasure out of re-esta blishing
his home in Wichita than he has had
since he left there to become governor
In an interview in the Wichita Beacon
he sazs.
No I will not be candidate for
con qrrngs from fHa Seventh district
have received many letters asking me
whether / expected to enter the race ana
pledging me support but I wish to say
now that I am not seeking the nOmina-
ton and would not accept it if ten
dered 30 me.
If Wichita has a candidate 1 am for
him. If we present a strong, clean
man and give him our earnest support
he may win. It's worth trying
"A good local politician told me yes
terday that his friends We're urging
Otto Eckstein to become a candidate
for the nomination If Otto should
enter the lists he viii make good
race. He is honest and capable But
Wichita has plenty of congressional
timber.
"Oh, yes. Topeka Is a good town-the
most beautiful residence city in the
state It's streets are the pride of its
people 1T has many miles of paved
streets nicely shaded with branching
ellns. Wide parks, ten. fifteen and
twenty feet wide between the side
walks and paved thoroughfare. most
of them neatly kept. add to the general
appearance. I think it has a larger
proportion of good residences than
Wichita It's people are delightful AS
a business city however. our town is
not only better than Topeka. but better
than any other city in the state. There
is but one Wichita, and that is located
at the confluence of the rivers which
course through two of the most fertile
valleys in the country. and 7 have not
met a people anywhere so full of push
and energy business and social enter
prise as my fellow citizens in the me-
tropois of southern Kansas.
Wichita has an atmosphere peculiar
to itself. When one enters it he is DOS
sessed with a desire to do something
There isn't community of 4O, 600 peO-
eple anywhere that has so many pounds
of pressure to the square foot as we
have here.
THE senatorial contest so far as
am concerned was an incident After
I was we'll IN the fight I learned that
the state organization was against me-
and from that time had but little hope
of winning; but my friends put up
good fight and could have tied up the
contest indefinitely. but when I saw I
couldn't make it 7 released them and
they named the senator Long Will
make a good senator. I win take with
me into private life pleasant recollec-
lions of my four years of public SER
vice. the cOnsiderate manner in which
the people of the state have treated me
and the many new friendships 7 have
formed, which are more than riches"
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