The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28
Senator. Mcmillan Hopes for
Fusion Success.
Believes Railroad Law Failure
Will DemOraIize Republicans.
PEOPLE ARE THINKING
Believes That the Issues Are
Being Made Up. =
Railroad Question the Para
mount One in the State.

Senator Harry Mcmillan of Ottawa
county believes there will be something
doing in the next campaign notwith-
standing the present disorganized state
OF the opponents to the Republicans
and the fact that the Republicans seem
to have everything their own way He
thinks the opposition will pull itself to-
getner and make fight along the line
OF a new railroad law. In speaking of
the next state campaign he said:
Although it enacted much needed
ieglslatlon, the Populist party was rele-
gated to private life by its failure to
pass good railroad law The Republi-
can party rode into power on the prom
ise to doing so, but the people are dis
covering that the railroad law of 1901
is in reality of no force when it comes
to practical results
The people are doing a lot of hard
thinking along this line. You would
be surprised at the dissa tisfaction
which prevails over the situation which
prevails in Kansas at present con-
cerning railroad rates. The people see
studied effort on the part of the rail-
roads to absorb by gradually increased
charges all the profits of the farms
and they won't stand it without a
struggle There is also strenuous OBJ
lection to the increased state taxes. The
cattle business is very much depressed
and the increased freight charges COM
ing at this time make the cattle men
very much dissatisfied.
THE railroad question is the one
paramount issue before the people of
Kansas at this time. The, final remedy
/ is. of course. government ownership
and that is What we are coming ito,
but in the meantime it is a question of
the regulation and control OF the rail-
roads by the people or the control and
oppression of the people by the rail-
roads. There is a surprising and rapid
ly growing. deep-seated feeling of in
dignation permeating all classes of
people irrespective of party affiliations
against the continued advance in rail-
road rates and the Indifference of the
railroads to all representations and pc
titions for just rates "A comparison of
schedules will show that rates are ma
terially higher in Kansas than in Hi
nois or Missouri, and now they are
proposing to still further increase the
already exorbitant rates"
United States Senator w A. Harris
denies off hand that he is a candidate
for the Democratic nomination for gov
ernor of Kansas. Every few months
/ somebody starts the rurnor that Senator
Harris will run for governor, and the
runnCr has just been started on its
rounds again. The Lawrence Gazette
printed it, and the senator has sent the
following dispatch from Washington to
the Gazette:
'4The rumor is wholly incorrect. Please
head it off Many thanks for your good
words. I will see you next week
The closing sentence would also indi-
cate that Senator Harris is shortly COM
ing home to Kansas.
Commenting on the dispatch the Ga
zette. which is fighting the present state
administration, publishes the following
editorial:
The Gazette does not know anything
of the plans of Senator Harris Tor the
future but it does know that he WOULD
make the strongest race for governor
that If would be possible for any mem
Der of the opposition to make He does
not. of course, have the slightest idea
of the intense feeling throughout the
state against the present administration,
and as he has not been closely in touch
with things at home, can not even guess
at the feeling of the Republican party
against its own officers.
''Of course Senator Harris knows ms
own business but the Gazette wants to
saw he has the confidence Of the people
of Kansas regardless of party and is,
to say the least. as able and as honest
as any man the Republican party can
nossibly name and if he should enter
the race for governor he would make a
lot of nickel-in-the-slot politicians and
office holders in Kansas as hard TO
catch as a jack rabbit
According to the Leavenworth Times,
there are already nine candidates for
state senator over in Jefferson county,
with several townships still to hear
from Those who have already an
nounced their candidates. are c. c.
Mccarthy and U. S. Griffin of Norton
Vile DIR. A G. Smith and Will Hud-
dleston of Oskaloosa, G. w. Mccain
mon and DR. Swallow of Valley Falls.
REPRESENTATIVE M. A. Wilson of Osaw-
kie, Dr. r. Jones and Senator Matt
Ermonds of McLouth- DIR. Swallow is
] -, h
cattle ranch. He recently visited Val
ley Falls and has since come out for
senator He is expected back with his
family shortly.
There are three candidate for state
senator in Stafford county, Joseph
Walters Homer Cornwall and Paul
Nagla Rice and Barton counties are
also may have candidates. Robert
Findley, of Rice, is the present senator.
Major C. I. Martin will probably be a
candidate for state senator in Bourbon
county against Prof Lansdon. the candi-
date of the Burton faction Major Mar
tin has kept free from factional fights,
but Grant Hornaday and others of the
anti Burton faction have been wanting
him to become a candidate for senator
ever since DanSdon announced his candi-
dacy several weeks ago. To keep him
ont Of the senatorial fight the Burton
| faction offered to make him presidential
elector on the Republican ticket next
year. He has evidently chosen to cast his
lot with the anti-BurtOn people. for ne
has been going over the country recent
| " with H J Allen
Grant Hornaday in Topeka last
night and he says that Allen is not only
sure of carrying Bourbon county in the
congressional fight against Bowersock.
but that he is also sure of carrying John
son and Miami counties
Congressman Phil Campbell has gone TO
the Indian Territory to investigate the
Indian frauds for himself that he win
have a personal knowledge of the matter
when it comes up in congress. as it prob
ably will do.