The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-28
He POKES FUN.
Editor of Troy Chief Gently
Raps Mr.. Denman.
Then MOdestly Inquiries i" Who
Is Denman
GEORGE TO BE in IT.
viii Enter the Race Against
Mr.. Morse.
Politics in Reno County Is
Warming Up.
GEORGE TO BE In 1T

L ne Troy Chief, which is genera Ilv
understood to be the organ of Cvrus
Leland, pokes fun at F. B. Denman of
osborne, who recently made a defense
OF Henry Allen. In an interview sent
to the State Journal by it's Osborne cor
respondent concerning the trouble be-
tween Leland and Allen, Denman. who
IS a member of the state board of chari-
ties, denied that there is any serious
break between them. and then went on
to speak very seriously concerning his
colleague, Mr.. Allen.
The trouble between Alien and Leland
was more serious than Mr. Denman
seems to have realized. and this is what
probably calls forth these remarks from
the Troy Chief. It says:
"A new oracle has arisen in eastern
Kansas politics, out of the far west.
In the Topeka State Journal of last
Saturday evening F. B. Denman of Os-
born has an extended interview with
himself in which he removes the lid
from the First and Second district Re
publican complications and lets in the
fioodlight. The interview may have been
written by some one else but Mr. Den
man hands it out and will of course
stand for it. He points out that it is
Mr.. BOwersock who is behind Mr.. AL
lens congressional boom and adds whis-
perlngly, no matter how far behind
The facetious Mr.. Denmani Mr. Allen
has been outraged and the voters of the
Second district have been outraged and
Mr.. Denman has been outra ged Mr..
Denman points out, by the evident re-
fusal of Mr.. Rowersock to get out OF
Mr.. Aliens way in 1904 after promising
to do so in 1902. This, Mr. Denman
says, will cause a popular uprising of
the voters in behalf OF the oufra ged Mr..
Allen and result in his unanimous nom
ination and election. How gratified tn
voters of the Second will be for this
new light that has arisen cut of the so
far west to guide them Alright.
And Mr.. Denman is so sorry for Mr..
Hoch, too. that he failed of election to
the state printership. Does this make
Mr.. Allen sorry also? There can be no
doubt he is; he has such good reason
for being so.
'And so on and on through the Sec
Ond district and the First district, the
Wichita convention and Governor Bal
ley's Office trips the precocious and as
tute Denman with his dark lantern, +
CONSERVATION there; joyous, blythe and I
knowing, shielding none and endeavor- /
ing only for the public good
And the question. old though it is, T
rude though it is. but pertinent always I
in cases of this sort. forces itself aloud: /
" But who is Denman?
Next"
I. L. Dayhoff, superintendent or pub
lie instruction, says that while J. S.
George of Hutchinson has not formally
announced his candidacy for railroad
against ]. G. o. Morse, it
Is generally understood that he VIII be
a candidate.
This means that there will be hard
sight in Reno county for the control of
he Reno county delegation in the Re
state convention
and it will involve more than simply
he railroad commissioner fight. In the
irst place, Mr.. Dayhoff will want the
delegation solid for him for renomina-
ion for state superintendent of public
He says that the fight VIII
De between Morse and George, and that
le is not personally interested in it.
Il am willing to leave my candidacy
with my friends he said THE dele
cation will be for me, anyway"
1t IS generally understood that Day
lofts Sympathies are with George but
ust how the delegation will be man
OayhoH will come up for nomination
irst. If there is a fight on the state
icket which should involve him, he
would need the Reno county delegation
or trading purposes, and if he should
vim it will almost necessarily put the
reno county candidate for railroad
commissioner out of the running. If
ither George or Morse absolutely con- {
n Dayhoff, they will need to control {
he delegation without reference to l
>ayhotf's candidacy. Dayhoff, how
yer. does not seem to be Worrying +
bout the matter
Another thing which the fight will In
olive will be the member of the state
Ommittee from that district The pres
MT member is W. Y. Morgan, editor of
he Hutchinson News. Mr.. Morgan is a -.
lose friend of State Chairman Albaugh
nd Governor Bailey. The enemies OF
'ailey and Albaugh will probably join
Georges boom for railroad commits
oner, because Georges success would
e looked upon as defeat for Morgan t
borrower, George is backed by the kan b
as Federation of Commercial interests, a
least his name was first suggested bv q
n official of that organization He Is
imsef a wholesale grocer. Taken alto +,
ether it will be very interesting fight /;
THE biggest contest in Reno county. t
owever, will be over state senator II
lid Superintendent Dayhoff.g There $
i'll be a candidate against Senator d
rank Vincent, and it will be a saIr u
'ust and anti-salt trust fight. Emer- h
IN Carey, one of the independent salt Il
ZEN at Hutchinson. and Senator Conk- t
ng, a big stockman. are talked of as
andidates, but I don't know vet which
lie will run. Senator is ConkIng's
rst name. If he should be elected his
tie would be Senator Senator Conk- V
ng."
The Hutchinson Independent is max
g fight or Vincent, who is the pres
ent of the Kansas Salt company, II
hich is referred to as the salt trust. e
is alleged that Vincent has organ II
ed on paper the Hutchinson & Ar
ansas River railroad company. which b
Is published a tariff sheet. and by v
cans of this his company gets a lower W
tie on salt shipments than the indie m
'ndent salt men It is alleged that tt
lncent's company gets a rate of 61b n
nts hundred for the same shin
ents that the independent men nav 10 S
nts hundred for. The TndeDendent 8