The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-12
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The Hutchinson News remarks that
neither Senator Long nor Joe Bristow
smoke, chew. drink or swear, but when
either has anything to say nobody has
any trouble in understanding their
meaning.
D. E. Ballard of Washington takes
exception to the statement recently
made that the Democrats endorsed the
Republican ticket in 1864. He points
out that the straight Republican ticket
that year was nominated on September
8, but on September Is there met in
Topeka as fine a lot of soreheads as we
can produce on exhibition today, and
resolved themselves into the Republican
Union state convention, which nomi-
mated a ticket which never saw day
light" John J. ingalls, was the candi-
date for lieutenant governor on it. Mr..
Ballard continues:
IF you will take the pains to run
down the resolutions they passed you
the Democrats endorsed them. The last
one reads like this: Resolved, that we
believe it to be the duty of all good
men, irrespective of party, to unite in
Kansas, the corrupt and tyrannical ex-
ercise of which has brought disgrace
and untold evil upon the state
This sounds somewhat like boss
busters convention Mr.. Ballard says
'sThe .one man power then was Jim
Lane; today it is Cy Leland. On the
same day of the Union Ga union of cut
throatS and honest men) Republican
convention, the Democrats met and re-
solved that the Union Republican con-
vention was their Style-they wanted to
put down the soldier and statesmen
also. They endorsed the nugwump res
olution- and ticket, but never endorsed
the Republican party.
Fort Scott Republican: Stubbs, of
| Lawrence. is at the head of the Hoch
boom for governor and is to be chair
man of the state central committee.
Stubbs was a member of the last legis-
lature and fell out with Leland be-
cause Leland opposed large appropria-
tions. He is president of Senator Bur-
toms New Jerusalem scheme and a
large railroad contractor. Burton used
Hoch at the Wichita convention and 1t
begins to look like he would do it
again.
The State Journal is in receipt of a
contribution from some Jackson county
statesman relative to the report thai
Colonel w. r. Fisher is organizing
four hunderd poker players in Jackson
county to defeat A. D. Walker in the
Jackson county primaries, because he
blames Walker for instigating the raid
on a poker party in which he happened
to be holding hand. No key explain
ing the terms used in the communica-
ton is furnished, but it may be under
stood in most political circles. 1t is as
follows:
"a D. Walker the Jackson county
member of the board of railroad COM
missioners, is after the nomination for
that position for third term and find
ing that he holds bob-tai1 flush is
trying to draw one of Bill Fisher $
400. Walker already holds three jacks,
in Frank Naylor. his manager, Charlie
Logan, confidential adviser and ].
Irwin Gabel. and is now having a tough
time to find a fourth jack. Fisher
stands pat with four aces and a
joker"
What does this mean? The st. Jo-
seph Gazette of Thursday publishes an
interview with General Wilder S. Met
calf, United States pension agent, in
which 1t seems to intimate that General
Metcalf is thinking of running for gov
ernor himself. 1t says:
General Metcalf came on private
business and was somewhat averse to
talking politics. He did, however. make
a few remarks on the Doodle allegations
touching the regulations of certain
Kansas officials that would create un-
easiness in certain circles if he should
decide to get into the race for the Re
publican guberna torial nomination dur
ing the next campaign.