The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-22

place this resolution on the DallOt with
the other resolutions providing for
constitutional amendments I have
not gone far enough into the case to
say what 1 shall do. but believe the
ity in passing on the case. I under
/ tsand many of the lawyers were
against the proposed amendment, but
that should not influence an officer
of the state"
Congressman Curtis does not Seem
to be controlling the Republican nomi-
nations for the legislature very well IN
the First congressional district A con-
gresham who is a candidate for Uni
ted States senator generally wants to
have his congressional district sol1dly
behind him, but according to present
indications Mr.. Curtis will not have
that.
legislative nominations have been
been made in every county in this dis
trict except Atchison. Doniphan and
Nemaha. 1t is conceded, of course,
that Doniphan and Nemaha will be
against Mr.. Curtis, so the nominations
in those counties can be counted as
made. In AtchiSon county there are
two representatives and state sena-
tor to be nominated.
counting in Doniphan and Nemaha, Mr.
Curtis has nine of the legislative can
didates in the First district, while there
are the same number in against him.
OF the candidates for senators, only
two, Griffin of Jefferson and Belts or
Shawnee, are Curtis men. Gilbert or
Brown is being bitterly fought by Mr.
Curtis friends and Hayden of Nemaha
and Stillings of Leavenworth are anu
Curtis.
of the candidates for representatives.
Curtis has two in Brown, two in JEFF
ferson and three in Shawnee. Against
him are one in Doniphan, one in Nema-
ha, one in Jackson, and three IN LeaN7
enworth. The result in Atch1son VIII
break the tie.
If the same ratio holds good among
the Republican voters of the district,
the chances for Mr.. Curtis reelection
as congressman this fall are not extra
good. That would mean that half OF
the Republicans of the district are
against him, and if half the Repubh-
cans simply fail to vote for him, even
if they do not vote for his opponent,
he will be defeated.
Chairman Sapp, of the Democratic
state committee. uses only plain envel-
opes now. He claims that if he uses
envelopes showing that they came from
Democratic sources they would be tam
pered with in the mails. He says the
Democratic national committee now
uses only plain envelopes
I'D in Pottawatomie county. where
the boss busters were defeated in NOM
mating the Republican county ticket,
movement has been started to put up
an Independent ticket. There's a chance
for H. B. Tracy to get nomination for
representative.
The Oskaloosa Independent says that
Mr. Curtis will carry every county in
the First district except Nemaha-
A politician who has been keeping
close tab on the Republican nominees
for the legislature and who knows the
inclinations of the nearly every man or
prominence in the state, says the nomi- |
nees for the state senate stands as fol-
lows:
Machine. Is.
Anti-machine, IL.
Doubtful, 4.
To be nominated, 1.
He saws the candidates who will fail
of election will be about equally d1Xld-
ed between the two factions. so that
the state senate will be close
Senator Long and Governor Fergu-
son of Oklahoma spoke at reunion at
Sedan yesterday. Governor Ferguson
was once a school teacher in that coun-
~. w. H. Ryan. fusion candidate for
congress in the Third district, spoke to |
a good crowd there last night. Mr.. |
Hoch is scheduled for speech tomor-
row.
Congress1nan-at-Iarge Chas. F. Scott
will make six speeches in OkiahoIna
next week. He has been leased from
campaigning. in Kansas by Chairman
Stubs for that purpose
The Democrats will open their cam
paign in Wyandotte county Friday
night. Francis NJ. Brady, the fusion
candidate for congressman-a t-large, |
and John Stowell, candidate for super |
intendent of insurance, will be the
speakers.
1t is stated that Leslie Wallace. who
has been secretary to Congressman
Chas. F. Scott during the past two
years. will not return to Washington
with Mr.. Scott the coming winter, but
will remain in Kansas and manage the
lola Daily Register, Mr.. SCOTS paper. |
IT is not announced who will succeed
Mr.. Wallace as secretary to the con-
gresSman-at-large.
A Lawrence paper says: There was
fun and other things in the county
convention at Leavenworth. The Anth-
onvs and the Leavenworth Times won
hands down, and the Curtis faction
seemed not to be around in the neigh
borhood The resolutions took a hot
shot at the law that permits state Off
GERS to choose candidates for congress
ionaI officers, but the shot was hardly
warm enough to fit the case II the
Republican party hopes to carry its
candidates through, it can not afford to
leave the question of their nomination
toFa partisan and unfair board and
denv men the right of a hearing in
court But possibly the Republicans
will find that out soon after the coming
election.
SHE EARNED THE MONEY.