The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-16
Republican Campaign in Kansas
on in Earnest.
Both Sides Are Hurrying Call
of Primaries.
JACKSON is THE FIRST.
Curtis Forces Make Call for
Friday!
On the Day Following jefferson
Will Select Delegates.

The campaign in the Republican party
in Kansas is on in earnest. County
central committees are meeting all over
the state The first primaries in the
state are being held today in Doniphan
county, and within ten days the fight
for the control of a number of import
ant counties will come to an end
Both sides are fastening to call pri-
maries in counties in which they believe
they can secure the delegations, and the
fight will be forced on both sides.
On next Friday the primaries will be
held in Jackson county. They were
called early there by the Curtis people,
who wanted to keep the Broderick
forces from organizing. 1t will be pri-
marily a Curtis BrOderick fight, but two
other contests Will be well to the front.
The gubernatOrial contest will enter
into Il, and the other will be the contest
over railroad commissioner between A.
ID. Walker and w A. Thompson. The
Curtis, Hoch and Walker forces will be
lined up on one side, and the BrOderick,
Bailey and Thompson forces on the
other, Both sides are eager to win, but
the Broderick people believe they will
easily carry the county.
On the day following the primaries
will be held in Jefferson county, where
the fight win be similar to that in jack
son, but the railroad commissioner fea-
ture viii not be so prominent Jefferson
IS naturally a boss buster county. and
the Curtis forces have a first class or
ganization there. The advantage there
seems to be in Curtis favor
The primaries in Reno county will be
held next Saturday also, and the coun-
ty convention on January IS. Reno and
Mcpherson are about the only Seventh
district counties in which the boss
busters hope to do much and the
friends of Governor Bailey believe they
can easily carry Reno and that they
will also be able to carry Mcpherson,
although Mr.. Hoch has many friends
there, as it IS next to his own county.
The Hutchinson Bee, which is opposed
to Bailey, says the machine was in
control in the Reno county committee
meeting.
The Seventh district congressional
committee recently declared unani-
mously for Bailey and it is the largest
district in the state. In Saline county
the county central committee has also
strongly endorsed Governor Bailey and
pledged itself to work for his renomina-
ton, although it corners on Mcpherson
county. The boss buster sentiment is
very light in Saline. The convention in
that county will he held on February 6.
In Brown county the Curtis forces
controlled the county committee, and
they have forced three separate prima-
ries and conventions, one to elect con-
gressionaI delegates 1another delegates
to- the state convention, and the third
to the senatorial convention, although
all three could have been elected at the
same time.
The Nemaha county committee met
yesterday and decided to hold but one
primary, on January 25, which will
elect delegates to all conventions. Ne
mana will O. course, be for Bailey for
governor and Stuart for congress.
The spontaneous uprising of the
people has headquarters at the Ma
tfonal now, from which directions will
be sent out for the people to ''spon-
taneously .uprise'' some more.
The people in this instance is COM
posed chiefly of four classes: First,
Burton politicians who are anxious to
restore the prestige of their discredited
chief; second, some who have never
got over their ignominious defeat at
Wichita two years ago; third, those
who failed to control the legislature
and lost in the senatorial election; and
fourth, old barnacles whom the peo-
pie have sat upon time and again, but
who now hope to ride into office again
on some popular movement.
In addition to these there are local
conditions which add to the anti
Bailey movement. For instance, in
Kansas City, Kan, the city admins
tratfon has lined up against Bailey be-
cause he encouraged the Doodle inves-
tigation down there and instructed At
torney General Coleman to take hand
I'm it.
One of the principal fights will be