The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-23
POLITICAL GOSSIP
State Treasurer KelIy'S Plans
for Miami County.
Expects to Get H His Ticket'
on Ballot.
AFTER MIR. LELAND.
Postmaster HeastOn Appeals to
Mr.. Stubs.
Wants DOniphan Man Put Off
the Committee.
AFTER MIR. LELAND.


county ticket in Miami county on the
official ballot instead of the one that
will be nominated by the regular
Republican county primaries. The
Miami County Republican says that
in calling his committee together Mr..
Kelly gave assurance that the county
attorney of Miami county would put
his ticket in the official ballot. These
officers make majority of the con-
| test board in a county. The supreme
court has decided that the decision of
the contest board is final, so if Mr..
| Kelly has arranged with a majority
of the contest board in Miami county
to put his county ticket on the Off
cial ballot, it will doubtless be done.
The Miami County Republican
claims editorially that Kelly is work.
ing in the interest of the Democrats
in that county, and that his action
will result in the election of Demo-
Gratis to county Offices
With his usual political shrewdness,
Mr.. Kelly waited until the regular
county committee called the regular
primaries for the nomination of coun-
ty officers, and he then had his COM
mittee call primaries a week in ad-
vance of the regular ones. His
tIcet VIII therefore be nominated and
filed with the county clerk before the
regular Republican primaries are
held. This will make the regular nom
ineeS do the conteSting.
The Paola Republican tells the fol-
lowing about Kelly's action:
1.-The Kelly committee met in Paola
last Saturday and issued a call for a
primary election to nominate county
twelve members were present and
three or four precincts were repre-
sented by others. Five members
voted in favor of disbanding the com
NIT hTrf h In1
orouS denunciation of the committee
was made by Geo. D. BarkaIow of
Paola and John Huff of Usage, who
stated that it was being manipulated
by the Democrats and in their inter
est. They refused longer to act with
the committee and rendered their res
ignations as members.
THE meeting was worked UP by T.
T. Kelly, who sent each member a
letter from Topeka notifying them of
the date and urging them to be pres
ent and to call primary. Mr.. Kelly
also gave the assurance that their
ticket would be placed on the official
ballot by County Attorney Harvey and
District Clerk Lowe, members of the
contest board"
The large room of the Republican
state headquarters. in which Chairman
Stubbs has his desk, has been decora-
ted with flags and bunting. At the
head of the room hangs a picture of
President Roosevelt. On the SOUTH side
wall is a picture of E. w. Hoch, and
opposite is one of the late President
Mckinley.
A Hill City newspaper states that
Lieutenant Governor Hanna is receiV-
ing the best care possible in his attack
of typhoid fever, and his friends are
hopeful that he will pull through all
right. A nurse from Christ hospital
has gone to Hill City to nurse him. 1t
is stated that the crisis in his case will
come in a few days.
The Democratic senatorial district in
the Ottawa-Saline district will be held
on Thursday, August IL, in Salina- SEN
renominated if he wants the place. The
Republican nominee is Thomas Ander |
son of Salina.
postmasters at Leona, Doniphan |
county, and Congressman Curtis ap-
pointed B. F. Heaston. Cyrus Leland |
remarked that Curtis had thrown a |
to gain his support. For some reason
or other Heaston objected to the re- |
mark. 1t is not known whether he |
took exceptions to calling his office |
dog meat, or to the inference that ac- |
the appellation, but at any |
rate he appeared at the Republican |
state headquarters Friday and de- |
that Chairman Stubbs should |
tee. He said that Leland is fighting |
some of the Republican candidates.
What candidates is he fighting?"
asked Chairman Stubbs.
Charlie Curtis for sure, and two |
or three on the state ticket" said |
Heaston. 1.-The state committee ought |
to take some drastic steps to get rid |
of him
"This committee isn't in the firing
business" said Stubbs. 'If your dis
trict doesn't want him for state COM
why does it elect him?
This committee doesn't appoint or
discharge it's own members
Heaston went home still growing
at Leland.
The Quenemo News says: while
the State Journal is investigating
unearthing and exposing alleged graft
in city printing, job printing, etc., in
Topeka, it will confer a. great favor up
on the public if it will show up the
graft George w. Clark has on the state
printing. Overcharges may have occurr-
the state. Please tell us, Mr.. MacLel-
an-
Here's a hint for the News. There is
no necessity to check up Geo. Clark's
bills. Mr.. Burrow is taking care of
that. He would hug himself every day
for a week if he could find anything
printer is suspected of being in sympa-
Thy with the machine. Mr.. Clark's bills
are consequently very carefully stru- l.
-enized.
A Washington dispatch says: 1.-The
northwest will be strongly represented
On the executive committee of the
2onnHIiCan national rom TY1iftaa Of ,