The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-15
BREAKING AWAY.
Voters Resent Being Whipped
into Line by Partisans.
VIII Send Populist and Demo-
cratic Votes to Roosevelt.
DEMOCRATS ARE READY
State Campaign Headquarters
Are Opened in Topeka.
Fusion Leaders and Candidates
DEMOCRATS ARE READY
Fusion Leaders and Candidates
Will Arrive Today.

Never before in the history of Kansas
was there ever such a strong inclina-
ton among the voters of the state to
break away from partisan blindness
and vote for the election of good, hon
est men to office as there is in this
state at present. 1t is this inclination
which will cause hundreds of Populists
and Democrats to vote for Roosevelt,
and the same inclination will cause
thousands of Republicans to vote
against T. T. Kelly and some of the
other nominees on the Republican state
ticket.
The yellow dogs on the Republican
state ticket evidently expect that
Roosevelt's popularity and the big Re
publican majority in Kansas will carry
through the entire state ticket, and 1t
is possible that they are correct. The
number of voters who will overlook
party lines and vote for good govern
ment cannot be known until the votes
are counted.
There are dozens of Republican pa
pers in the state, however, that are not
supporting portion of the state ticket.
The sentiment of some of these is eX-
pressed in the following editorial from
the Jewell Republican, which is recog-
nized as one of the best and fairest Re
publican papers in northern Kansas:
State Treasurer Tom Kelly is a
Republican Catholic, and while
great many Republicans refuse to vote
for him on account of his alleged dis
honesty, Kelly. who is one of the
shrewdest politicians in Kansas. al
ways appeals to the Democratic Cath
OlicS in the state, and enough of them
vote for him to nearly make up his
losses For instance, Ellis county,
which is populated by Russian Cath
olics and goes Democratic by 500 or
700, gave Kelly 800 plurality, while
Miami, Kelly's own county, is strong
~ Republican, but went against Kelly
two years ago by 933 votes, although
shows what the people who know
Kelly well think of him. The Popu-
lists and Democrats have undertaken
to head Kelly off this year from re-
coupling his losses from the Catholics
They have nominated a Catholic for
state treasurer themselves. We ex-
pect to see Kelly elected, however; the
Republican sentiment is so strong in
Kansas this year, and Roosevelt and
Hoch are so well liked, that all the
yellow dogs on the ticket will ride in
on their coat tails. Our private opin-
ion is that there are about two rail-
road commissioners on the Republican
ticket that were put there by the rail-
roads themselves, and that the people
of this state ought to bury them out
of sight. They won't do it. though
When Kansas went Pop it elected
deadbeats. demagogues, anarchists
Now it is Republican, it will refuse to
and whatever is on the
ticket will be Observation-Disclosures, fxerS |
and railroad tools along with the
square, honest men. What Kansas |
and the Republican party needs worse |
than anything else in politics is more |
discriminating voters, armed |
on the second Monday in November |
with a good lead pencil. Let the
party managers understand that whip |
is played out; that it takes
clean men to get the votes. 1t is at
this time, for instance. far more i'm
portant to Kansas that we should |
missioners and an honest state treas
1rer, than that any particular party |
should have the offices in this state"
Former Chief Justice Doster was in
kansas City Saturday and told a re-
a good show for election as governor.
Judge Doster said that he is taking no
part in politics this year personally !
1.-The only way 1 can help this year"
ne said, sis by my vote, and that will !
be cast for Judge Dale and Judge
Parker"
The Democratic state headquarters
will be held at the Hotel Throop. This
was announced today by L. NJ. Pen
we'll, chairman of the local committee,
With whom was left the work of secur-
ng the headquarters.
The Democratic committee will he
he use of four rooms on the ground
ioor of the Throop. The Throop has
been the stopping place of the Demo-
rats for years and years, and they feel
more at home there than anywhere
Else
The committee was offered rooms in
he COPELAND and also in Keith build