The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-02
THEY ARE COMING.
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Ferguson is a Democrat ard is one
Of the largest cattle feeders in Kansas
lie is said to have about 1000 cattle on
grass at present. The Sumner county
crowd is enthusiastic in his behalf.
I'VE are giving our whole attention
60 securing FerguSon'S nomination for
railroad commissioner" said Ed L.
Hackney, former representative from
Sumner county. 1--WE think he will win
An walk He is an ideal candidate for
the Democrats to put up. He has lived
In Sumner county for twenty years and
IS bright, keen and energetic. Every
man down there is his friend and Will
work and vote for his election he VIII
break all records in majoritieS in Sum-
ner county, and as he becomes better
known ne will inspire the state In the
same way.
MIR. Ferguson is the largest beef
producer in the state. He has large
land holdings in Sumner, Cowley and
Elk counties. and is interested in the
brick and milling industries He has
had twenty years experience as a ship
per. during most of which he has ship
ped more tonnage than any other in
dividual shipper in Kansas He IS
thoroughly conversant with every fea-
ture of the freight rate problem, and
has the active support of the CONNER
cial interests
Judge DaIe's Views.
1t is not at all improbable that the
platform adopted by the Democrats will
follow the resolutions adopted by the
Sedgwick county Democratic conven-
ton last Saturday.
THAT platform is entirely satisfac-
tory to me- said Judge Dale today.
LAS I have said all along, the principal
plank should be the one relative to
railroad rates and railroad domination. |
! presume the Democratic platform will
endorse the Democratic national ticket |
and the principles of the St Louis |
convention, and the Populist platform |
will endorse the Populist national ticket |
and the Springfield platform These |
things will be separate and independent |
from state issues and need have no con- |
nection with the state platform
Judge Dale has been quoted as say |
Ing he would not run any platform |
that did not endorse the st. Louis NOM |
1nees. but ne says he made no such /
statement. He said he would not run |
unless there is fusion between the OPP
position to the Republicans.
Waterbury's Wishes.
Ed S. Waterbury. of Emporia. who |
independent state ticket. He thinks
the scheme to put the fusion ticket
under the Democratic heading will
simply help the Republicans.
Il am for fusion if We can have an
Independent state ticket" said Judge
Waterbury today. but am very much
opposed to putting the ticket under
the Democratic head. We can't go
the Democratic national ticket nor
vote for a state ticket that stands on
the Democratic national platform. 1t
looks to me like the scheme to put the
ticket under the Democratic heading
is simply scheme to help the Repub-
leans 1t has the support of those
Democrats who generally work in the
interest of the Republicans anyway
My idea is that the Democrats and
Fopulists ought each to meet and
nominate their presidential electors
and elect their state committees and
also pick out the men they want on
the state ticket Then let them take
a recess and hold mass convention
and nominate the state ticket as an
independent ticket, and name a COM
which shall be a real independent
committee That sort of a ticket will
appeal to a great many dissatisfied
Republicans. That's the sort of
proposition I am for"
Fight on Farrelly.
It looks as though there will be
spirited contest over the control of
the Democratic state committee. Two
years ago ]. Mack Love was turned
down for reelection as chairman and
Hush Farrelly was elected in his
place At the Democratic convention
in Wichita. last spring Farrelly lined
up with the Hearst crowd while Love
was anti-Hearst- Now some of those
who elected Farrelly two years ago
are against him because he was for
Hearst. An attempt will be made to
depose him as state chairTCan. Some
body started boom for Tom Fitch of
Wichita, but Fitch refused to stand
Tor It and II has been switched to
Colonel "BiH' Sapp of Galena.
The chief thing that will be urged
against Farrelly is that he would not
give his vote to Senator Harris for
vice president in the Democratic ma
tional convention.
The fight on Farrelly carries with it
a fight on Colonel Charles McCrum,
the present secretary. McCrum sue
ceeded w. II. L. PeDDerell two years
ago. PeDperell says he is not a can
didate now, although he will take the
JOB again if the boys" think it is
necessary
My private business really won't
let me give the time which the secre-
tary of the committee ought to give
10 politics" said Pepperell today, "but
If IL is necessary that / should be sec
rotary. 1 would take it to help things ;
out ] think there is a good chance
for Bill SaDp for chairman. Some of
the boys who were at the St Louis
convention are pretty sore on Farrell ,
" because he refused to make the en-
dorsement of Senator Harris for vice
president unanimous. Senator Harris
told me he did not want a compli-
mentary vote from Kansas unless it ,
should be unanimous, and so I. as
secretary of the delegation. canvassed
each man on the subject Farrelly
stood out against voting for Harris,
because he blamed Harris for the
Wichita convention going back on
Hearst. After Parker's nomination
Farrelly left for home, so our delega-
ton voted solidly for Senator Harris
for vice president"