The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-10
HAVE THE MAN.
Second District Democrats Will
Nominate Hutchings.
One of the Well known Lawyers
in Kansas City.
MAIER IN THE THIRD
New Man Will Enter Race
Against Campbell.
DIR. Lawrence or T. II. Grisham
in Fourth.

It seems to be pretty generally con-
ceded that c. F. Hutchings of Kansas
| City, Kan, will be the Democratic
nominee for congress in the Second
congressional district, and it is also
| conceded that he will have a chance to
win the election. Hutchings is popular
| in Kansas City with the class from
which the Democrats will need to get
its recruits from the Democrats. He
was recommended by the law and order
element to assist in the Doodle prosecu-
tions in Wyandotte county-in fact, the
law and order people wanted Governor
Bailey to appoint him assistant attor-
ney general to take charge of the in
vestigation in the first place.
In the Third district Charles E.
Maier, a railroad man of Parsons, has
a boom for the Democratic nomination
for congress. He is new man in
politics and his boom may not amount
to much. The Third has heretofore been
considered the closest district in the
state, but Congressman Campbell now
has the Republicans pretty well consol-
idated so far as congressional matters
are concerned, although they are split
up between the factions otherwise the
same as in other parts of the state.
Ed r. Ridgley, the Old-time POpuliSt
congressman from the Third, is said to
be longing for a denomination, and
there is talk of again putting up ex-
Congressman A. NJ. Jackson.
In the Fourth district, there is more
talk of DIR. F. B. Lawrence of Ell Dora
do than any other candidate, although
T. H. Grisham of Cottonwood Falls,
who has been the nominee in the last
two elections, is again mentioned for
the nomination. DR.. Lawrence belongs
to the silver Republican wing of the
fusion forces
r. A. Lovitt of Salina, seems to be
the leading candidate for the fusion
nomination in the Fifth district. His
county has endorsed him-bOth Demo-
Gratis and POpuliStS-and he is looked up
on as an active candidate for the nom
ination. He is a Popuist and has been
since the organization of the party.
Conditions in the Sixth district are
not yet very well defined. There is less
fusion feeling there than anywhere in
the state, and John Mollison of Smith
Center, is an avOWed candidate for the
PopuIist nomination for congress, in
dependent of the Democrats. MOlliSOn
fought fusion in the state convention,
but the Sixth district as a whole gave
a small majority for fusion, so Molli-
son may be turned down after all, if
the Democrats Will nominate some one
acceptable to the POpulists. DR.. Dykes,
one of NOllisOn's chief supporters, has
declared himself a Republican. c. NJ
Cole of PhiIlipsburg. may be nominated
again, although it is likely that a new
man will be found. The gold Democrats
are talking of putting G. H. Sawyer of
Norton, if he will run.
In the Seventh district there is con-
siderable talk of nominating S. P Gep-
hart of Pratt, a POpulist- The fusion
lists have not much hope of defeating
Victor Murdock, so there is no great
demand for the nomination.
No candidates have yet been mention
ed for congressman-at-lar who will
be nominated along with the state tick
ct on August 3.
A L. Gilbert, of Powhattan, Brown
county, who was nominated for state
senator in the Doniphan-Brown dis
trict, is a young attorney. He taught
law in the meantime, and some time
ago was admitted to the bar.
There is no dearth of candidates for
county offices in Reno county The
Hutchinson News is carrying the an
nouncements of 81, and all the offices
are not represented either. There
seems to be plenty of patriots who are
didates would like to be register of
deeds, four are hankering to be pro-
bate judge and deal out marriage
licenses, four more are anxious to be
county clerk and still another four
want to be county commissioner. There
are three candidates each for surveyor
clerk of the district court, and county
treasurer, and one each for sheriff
and representative from the country
district. Running for office seems to
be a popular pastime in Reno county
The county convention will be held on
Friday the 18th of May whien will
doubtless prove an unlucky day for
the majority.
Congressman Curtis objects to run
ming Speaker Cannon for vice presi-
dent. Curtis thinks Cannon is too good
a speaker to waste on the vice presi-
dency.
Congressman Murdock just reached
his home at Wichita from Washington
day or two ago. and today he started
City.
Washington ID. c.) Post:
Among statesmen who still
linger in Washington is Hon
Phillip Campbell. of Kansas, the
efficient young representative from
the Third district of the Sunfiower
Nova Scotia. is by blood a full-fedged
Scotchman, but as he came to the
states when an infant, he is essentially
an American He is quick witted, apt
in debate. we'll Versed in all that per
tains to the game Of politics, and his
friends say he can stay at Washing
ton as long as he likes.
The Lawrence Gazette didn't have
anything else to fuss about yesterday,
so it kicked because the supreme court
has been increased to seven justices
and now the seven have nothing to
do, apparently, but to make decisions
and reverse them