The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-03
Senator Longs Secretary Tells
Of His Health.
Makes a Statement in Detail
Concerning AiIment.
HE NEEDED THE REST.
His Condition Never Dangerous
and Scarcely Serious.
Will Return to Washington in
Ten Days.

Ralph Faxon. secretary to Senator
Long, is in Topeka today, and brings
word that Senator Long has greatly i'm
proved in health and believes that he
will continue to do so. He expects to
go to Washington about the middle or
the month, but does not Intend to
plunge into the thick of the fight there
If he can keep out A man of Senator
Longs disposition. however, who is ac-
customed to working all the time, will
find it difficult to keep from it in WASH
ington.
Concerning Senator Longs condition,
Mi. F'axon said today:
There has been much loose talk con-
cerning Senator Longs health. A false
impression has been created The facts
are these; The first session of the
Fifty-seVenth congress was particularly
hard on Mr.. Long because of the inn
mense work devolving upon him and in
addition because of his prominence in
the contest on reciprocity with CuOG-
Immediately after the adjournment o.
congress in June. 1902. he returned to
Kansas and entered the congressional
and state campaigns, when he needed
rest. Then came the senatorial cam
paign and following that eight weeks of
hard work in Washington.
The result was when Mr.. Long re-
turned to Kansas in April of this year
ne needed rest His nervous and gen
He has taken such a rest, having spent
four weeks in Colorado this summer.
He followed this by further rest at
Geuda Springs for a couple of weeks,
and still later a ten days systematic
treatment at Wichita. This week Mr..
Long returned home, his condition
much improved, and he is now more
nearly his old-time vigorous self than
at any time during the past year and
a half.
Mr. Longs condition never has been
dangerous and scarcely serious. It was
annoying to his family and friends, but
was not what the public has been led
to believe. He will return to Washing
ton IN about ten days, when, by prop
erly conserving his strength, he no
doubt will safely go through the COM
ing arduous session of congress-
The Limbocker affair does not seem
to be making Governor BaiIey>any trou-
bic In Manhattan. In the course of IN
editorial in the Manhattan Mercury, a
bitter Democratic paper, it says:
I'm an effort to hurt Bailey, the Bur-
ton faction has hurt itself by picking
up the wrong man. Every citizen of
Manhattan knows that Bailey did his
duty in selecting the best man, and
every honorable man will support him
for this act, as honor and justice should
always take precedence to dirty poll
tics"
John @ Royce. editor of the Phillips
whom the anti Bailey papers are saying
IS against ''the machine yet Mr.. Royce
not only predicts that Bailey will be
renominated, but that the Topeka Capt.
tai viii bolt the nomina ton He says:
Governor Bailey has announced his
candidacy for reelection a s governor of
Kansas and the Topeka Capital prompt
~ inaugurates the big fight in the Re
publican party which everybody has
hoped might be avoided, by publishing
strong editorial in opposition TO his
denomination, the day following the an
nouncenent. We hope the Capital will
rot charge the precipitation of the fight
hich the party will have for the next
year to Leland. Leland. Leland the boss.
the boss. the boss, but we hone the edi-
torial writer of that paper will remenn-
Der that the Topeka Capitals big Is
inch gun was the first one fired
Governors Bailey and his friends will
accept the challenge which the official
state paper of the Republican party
makes and. with his friends will be
willing to fight it out on the line in
dicated by that paper ii it takes all
summer
We are going to make A prediction
right now and that is that Governor
Bailey will be renominated and the
Capital followers will bolt the ticket"
1t is announced that Warren Finney
son of D. w. Finney, ex-railroad COM
missioner, Will be a candidate for stare
Representative Martin, also of Wood
son county, is another candidate.
Here is the Olathe Mirrors reflection
on the subject:
Governor Bailey is one of the men
upon whom the Kansas historian will
heap high honors. Coming from the
farm and still largely interested in that
lire of work he has shown himself in
thorough sympathy with the agricuI-
tural interests of the state The blIsi-
ress like management of the state in
stitutions under the state board of char
ities has commended itself to every
citizen. and his voice has always been
for clean and capable administrat ation of
affairs. His denomination is conceded
by all except few sore heads and
those who are so blinded by factional
prejudices as to be willing to sacrifice
anything and everything to their own
advancement"
The Horton Commercial. which is
Democratic paper, is viewing the First
district from the outside. and it makes
the following observation;
Judge w. 1. Stuart was in Horton
Monday looking over the political hori-
zJn. It looks now like there is great
scramble of Brown county Republicans
TO climb into the Stuart bandwagon
rather than be crushed under the
wheels Curtis stock in this locality is
selling away below par now.
Seneca Tribune: State Treasurer Kel-
IL is writing to some newspa pers that
do not take kindly to his figures in the
( matter of raising the state levy IN when
/ he and Chairman Albaugh got into d
controversy, and intimates that he will
make some disclosures to the detrimenr
Of some of the politicians who are op-
posing him, if the newspa pers aforesaid
do not let up. If Mr.. Kelly knows of
any misconduct it is his duty TO fire
away. 1t does not make any difference
Who it strikes. If he is onto any crook