The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-20
Make A SENATOR.
Republicans viii Caucus for
That Purpose Tonight.
All Kinds Of Rumors Are in the
Air.
MAY MAKE STANLEY.
Curtis Forces Reported Ready
to Go to Ex-Governor
Only Thing That Prevents
Them Is Leland.
NO NOMINATION NOW.
Believed a Few Indecisive Bal
lots viii Be Taken Tonight.
All Candidates Say They Are
s. Wall SaffSfiod
Curtis Forces Reported Ready
to Go to Ex-Governor
Only Thing That Prevents
Them Is Leland.
NO NOMINATION NOW.
Believed a Few Indecisive Bal
lots Will Be Taken Tonight.
All Candidates Say They Are
Well Satisfied


The first caucus for United States
senator will be held in representative
hall at 8 o'clock tonight. This announce
ment was made at the state printer eau
Gus last night by Senator F. Dumont
Smith on behalf of the jouint committee
to fix the time of the caucuses.
The senatorial candidates are ac-
cording rounding up their members for
the last time before the balloting COM
mences. Last night the Curtis and
Stanley forces each had a caucus after
the state printer caucus. In the Curtis
caucus there were "a members including
Speaker Pringle, and in the Stanley eau
Gus there were 35 members.
Governor Stanley himself was taken
i'll last night with threatened pneumonia
SO that he was unable to attend his
caucus, but his members renewed their
pledges to him and agreed TO hold an
other caucus this evening at Z o'clock
and march to the general caucus in
body.
Some of the Long supporters are pre-
dieting that the caucus will nominate a
| senator tonight They are going on the
theory that many Of those who have de-
clared for other candidates, are really
for Long at heart and that as soon as
! they can start a movement to Long it
everything before it.
The thing the Long forces are most
/ afraid of is that Curtis viii throw his
/ forces to Stanley or that they viii get
/ away from him and go voluntarily be-
/ fore the Long movement can be gotten
1 under way. A Long supporter Went TO
| a Stanley man last night, under the
impression that he really wants to see
Long senator instead of Stanley, and
urged him TO come to Long after Vot-
ing a time or two for Stanley, urging
as an argument that if he did not do SC
the Curtis supporters might elect Stan
The Long forces appear very conf
dent. and the betting on Long contin-
ues-
tonight is what the Long forces want
= ed but the Curtis, Stanley and Calder
head forces are said to have an agree
= ment to adjourn after the third O
> fourth ballot tonight. This is an irs
dfcation that the Curtis and Stanle.
forces are getting together
There is a wide difference of opinion
s today as to the outcome of tonight
n caucus A CaldeThead supporter Sal
4 he looked for a break of some kind i
! the caucus and he thought that it woul
be tOwrad Long On the other hand h
y. SAID if the Calderhead forces should e
o TO pieces they would divide betwee
Curtis and Stanley. Another Calde
! head man said nothing would be don
q tonight beyond taking q few ballots t
= make a test Of strength He did nc
- look for any special change in the stu
,r alton.
K Curtis and Stanley will each hav
q about the same number of votes b
IF said, and Long will come along Iittl
If behind them. The other two candidate
will have about the relative strengt
le that has been credited to them Tt
r Long men are playing a game of blut
le but don't think it is doing them an
y The report came from several sourc,
at noon today that the Curtis forces wou
= go to Stanley if it wasn't for the IA
te that Cyrus Leland might get the cred
for it-that is. of course. if it appeare
r. that there should be no show to nomina
l. Governor Stanley. although sick in bs
I last night was able 10 be about toda
~ but he can not speak above a whisp
- - and it is extremely difficult for him
" " speak at all He says he is feeling fir
~ rate and aside from his hoarseness tn
u he is all right
ne Stanley himself has never made as gre
IN claims as some of his followers have.
sn does no lay claim to more than 80 vot
a on the start and has never done SO,
-e some Of his followers say he will have
Ve high as u.
is zach of the candidates today said tn
ed he is well satisfied with the Situate
as but that is all they are saying.
Ia A Long man said today that isO
would be nominated by tomorrow nlSl
~. He said that CubbisOn and Enright a
- Perkins Of Wyandotte would all go
OF him early in the game and they wol
fh be followed by a number Of the Stanl
es men One rumOr is that the plan Of
Long forces to give Stanley few Of tn
IT'S votes on the start and then withdrs
them at the proper time in order to sts
the movement from Stanley to Long
ly Tbe q personal friends Of Ed FIoch are
n clined to hold Long partly responsible
ZEE Hoch's defeat. They say they had
nd votes absolutely promised in the Sever
he district unless Mr.. Long should ask IN
Sc. TO go elseWheIe, anu lls1l llsS sol l.
n thfh elsllei elseii. ny - - 1T - Lt =
M 5a 5lau ,,,+ ct el-l'-S ,S5rol9ea If
70 man u-ho is divided between Stan
gle and CaIderhead. said this afternoon II
for tn coincidence of the Long forces
IN caused by their belief that Leland \
H." come to them at the proper time ana Z
: lev men with him. but if he does This t
for S+a,siz- ~ " "a