The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-11
MAY BEAT FUSION
Nomination of Parker a Wet
Blanket I'm Kansas.
Likely to Prevent Coalition of
P0pulists and Democrats.
ADDROOSEVELT'SV VOTE
Majority Will Be Larger in
Kansas as a Result.
Talk of Concentrating Opposil
tiOn In State Ticket.


The action of the two national con-
ventions the past week does not augur
well for fusion when the PopuIist and
Democratic state conventions meet in
Topeka on August to nominate their
state tickets. 1t is still possible that
fusion may be accomplished, but it is
not as probable as 1T would have been
had the outcome of the Democratic ma
tional convention been different.
The nomination of Parker for presi-
dent is antagonistic to the Populists. 1t
as strong a man nationally as the Dem
ocrats could have named, but some
man of the Bryan faction would have
been stronger in Kansas. Parker's
nomination will doubtless add to
Roosevelt's majority in Kansas, and it
also decreases the chances for the sue
cess of the Democratic state ticket.
There is a possibility, however, that
the situation may take exactly the op-
posite aspect from what would natural
ly be expected. The Democrats have no
hope of carrying Kansas for Parker
anyway, and they may throw over all
efforts along that line and concentrate
all their efforts on their state ticket
and the congressman. The real issues
in the coming campaign are personal
honor and absolute official integrity in
candidates. This is what Roosevelt
stands for nationally, and it is what
Folk stands for in Missouri. It is what
some Republican candidates in Kansas
stand for, while others stand for exact
ly the opposite.
Incidentally the railroad question will
be something of an issue in Kansas
politics, especially in the election of
railroad commissioners. The CONNER
cia1 interests are dissatisfied with the
action of the Republican state cOnVen-
tion along this line and they will turn
many votes away from the Republican
nominees.
The best chance for the Democrats in
state politics in Kansas is to ignore
national issues altogether and make
their campaign along state lines.
The Republicans of Morris county
held their county convention Saturday
and nominated state ticket. Con-
gresham Miller presided over the con-
yention. The ticket is as follows: Rep
resentative Major P. J. Potts; treasurer,
E. c. Trembly; probate judge, Hugh
Stewart; sheriff, A. Fftzenburger; coun-
ty attorney, w. J. Pirtle; county clerk,
Harry Clayborne; district clerk, J. J.
J Johnson; superintendent, A. B. Robin
son register, Ross B. Watkins surveyor,
Joseph Nogle; commissioners, Henry
Kingnan and W. H. Doddridge.
The Republican county ticket in
county. as named Satur- |
day, is as follows: County attorney, T. |
]. Wagstaff; sheriff, Andy Pruitt; clerk.
Samuel McMurtry; surveyor, S. L. E1ib- |
bard; coroner. DR.. j. T. Whitaker; pro- |
bate judge, P. L.. Swatzel; register of
deeds, Lon c. Hudson; clerk district
schools, B. w. Slater; commissioners, |
o. F. Norris and NJ. Ashby; senator, |
Colonel S. Nj. Porter; representative, |
George L RapkS.
Sabetha Republican-Herald ]. r. |
says there is nothing wrong in |
the Smith Center bond deal. Possibly |
he is truthful in making that statement, |
but if so, then his ideas of right and |
wrong are entirely too nazy for man
his position.
The Salina Herald rises to nominate
John H. Atwood of Leavenworth for
attorney general on the Democratic
ticket.
Ralph Faxon stopped on his we'd
ding trip at Albuquerque the other
day, and wrote a goSsipy letter from |
there to the Hutchinson News. Here i
are two paragraphs from his letter:
Edmund G. Ross, one of the early |
Kansas newspaper men, and who sue
ceeded James H. Lane as United |
States senator in 1866, is living here,
ending his days. He is old, poor and |
feeble of body and mind. He is de- !
pendent upon his small pension and /
the assistance of a son for support |
He is tottering, lonely, pathetic Mr..
Ross was senator from 1856 to 1871,
serving out the Lane term. after the |
latter had committed suicide. Ross,
it will be remembered, by his vote in
the senate, saved President Andrew |
johnson from impeachment 1t ended
Ross in Kansas politically. and en-
bittered his life He removed here
and in 1885. when Grover Cleveland
became president, was employed in the
mechanical department of a daily
paper here. He was Democrat and
friends made a purse, it is said. to
send Mr.. Ross to Washington. He
came home with his commission as
governor of the territory in his pocket
Serving his four years, he resumed
work. now as a compositor,
again on his own responsibility, but
never successfully, it is told. And |
now his days are nearly gone.
Ellsworth ingalls,, eldest son of
Senator ingalls,. makes his headquar-
fers here. He is an United States at
forney. and has been such throughout |
the Mckinley and Roosevelt admins
trations Mr.. ingalls, is a capable Of !
fciaI. and in his service here has be-
come very familiar with territorial
matters. and very popular
Parker Is Expected to Resign
Albany, N Y, July 11.-There was
some speculation at the capitol today |
as to the prospect of the resignation |
of Chief Justice Alton B. Parker from |