The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-07
LOOKING AHEAD.
Politicians Planning States for
State Scholarships.
Will Hold Over for Senatorial
Election in 1907.
BURTON is THE ISSUE.
Senior Senator Will Find OppO,
sition to His Plans.
Candidates Appearing for and
Against "the ISSUE"

ASotHSJ " Tie 1SSues
It is probable that the personnel of
the next state senate will be consider
ably different from the last one. The
last senate was elected in 1900 as a
Burton senate. Burton will be an issue
in electing the next one also, for it will
hold over until he will be candidate
for reelection in 1907, but there is a
strong probability that the senior SEN
| ator will have hard shedding in carry
ing out his wishes next year
There will be change in the First
senatorial district. James L. Allen, the
present senator, has moved from Doni-
phan county to Kansas City. 1t is
about time for him to take hand in
Wyandotte county politics. No ayowed
candidates have yet appeared for his
place.
In the Jackson Atchison district, the
Second, Senator Hurrel expects to be
appointed district judge, which will
leave a vacancy there. 1t will be Atchi-
sons turn to have the senator
In Leavenworth county Senator
| Wulfekuhler is candidate for re-elec-
ton. and as he is a pretty good poll
ician he may be able to keep out OF
fractional fights sufficient to bring little
opposition to his denomination.
The Fourth district is Wyandotte
county, represented by Senator cuppl-
son. The Wyandotte politicians are too
busy figuring on the Second district
congressman to talk about state SEN
ator as yet.
The Fifth district, composed of Doug
las and Jefferson counties, is now rep
| resented by Senator Henley OF Law
renee and there is some talk that he
| will be a candidate for denomination, al
though it will be Jefferson county's turn
/ 70 tor There
scramble for the place in JEFFERSON
county. nine candidates having ALREADY
made the start.
In the Johnson Miami district. the
Sixth. Senator Sponable has already an
nounced his candidacy for reelection.
He is a pronounced Burton man. rms
is the district State Treasurer Kelly
hopes to control. No candidate has YET
appeared against Sponable but there
will be one.
There is little planning in the Seventh
district, which is now represented by
! Senator Crum of Anderson county.
The Eighth district has a Democratic
senator Caldwell of Fort Scott. Major
| Martin, at present clerk OF the dlstrlct
court of Bourbon county ana frot-
Iansdon of the Fort Scott high school,
are avowed candidates for the Reoub-
lican nomination. with chances favorable
to Martin the ar1ti-Burton candidate.
Things are still somewhat chaotic IN
! Crawford county, the Eighth district.
but it is probable that Senator Porter
will be a candidate again.
Senator Nj. A. Householder, Populist,
| is the present senator from Cherokee
county This is a Populist stronghold
and the Republicans have not yet
brought out any candidates.
| The Eleventh district is represented
by Dr. Gabriel, Democrat, and the Re
| publicans have brought out no cand-
| dates there as yet
The Twelfth, Thirteenth and Four
teenth districts, represented respective
/ " by Senators Conrad, Carpenter and
Stewart, are still in a state of quies-
cence.
There is talk of rejecting Senator
/ Kennedy of Coffey county, in the Fiji
teenth district, although it IS Frank
lin county's turn. Kennedy says he
will not refuse if Franklin wants MIN
to run.
The Usage county district. represent
ed by Senator Miller, is not worrying
| about the senatOrship-
The Seventeenth district is Shawnee
! county where Senator CLANCY is a can
didate for reelection. He will be CD
posed by J. B. Belts and possibly by
| C. P. Rolnaar.
senator in the Eighteenth district, Sen
| ator Codding, and it will be Nemaha
| countys turn next. Representative
! George P. Hayden, of Nemaha, has a
boom for the place.
Marshall county is the Nineteenth
district. represented by Senator Fulton,
but there is nothing now going on
there IN senatorial lines.
Senator ]. c. Morrow will not ask for
a denomination in Washington county,
the Twentieth district. and it is said
that Representative William Murdoch
will be a candidate.
The Twenty-t5rst district is now rep
resented by Senator Mcknight, Of Juno
ton City. The district is COMPOSED of
Geary. Riley and Wabaunsee counties.
No candidates for the place next year
have vet announced themselves.
Senator FullingtOn, of the Twenty
second district, composed of Dickinson
and Clay counties, died last spring. 1t
will be Dickinson county's turn to
name the candidate.
In the Twenty-third district there
will be trouble. Senator Morehouse, of
Norris county, wants to be reelected.
and Chase county claims the place and
will put forth Dr.. Hamme, of Cotton
wood Falls. Marion county will decide
the matter and it is said that Marion
county politicians have promised 90
stand by Chase, inasmuch as Morris
has the congressman.
The Twenty-fourth district, Lyon and
Greenwood counties. are represented by
a PopuliSu Senator Wright No Re
publican candidates have yet appeared.
In Butler county. the Twentyf1fth
district, Senator Leidy wants to be re-
elected. but he is opposed by Repre-
sentative J. 3. Adams, who has put in
! three terms in the house and now
/ wants to be advanced. Leidy is the
! Burton candidate and Adams the anti
Burton.
In the Twenty-sixth district, Elk and
Chautauqua courties. Senator F'itz-