The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-02
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

According to the Usage county pa
pers there is "a big fight on the re-
nomination of J. H. Stavely for rep
Usage county. For some reason or
other the fight is coming from the
boss buster faction and is because
| Stavely would not submit to dictation.
| The Usage City Public Opinion pub
| fishes the following about it:
Not long since a Topeka man Of
| fered the nomination in this district
to Mr. Stavely providing he (Stavely)
tation. And this Topeka man who
| had the presumption to offer an Usage
J county nomination to Joe Stavely, is
] what the Enterprise would call an
'anti-machine' man in hearty sympa-
thy with the movement for cleaner
politics. Right there and then Stave-
| ly rebuked the Topeka boss by de-
claring that he would never accept
the nomination with any such strings
attached to it by the BOSSES
Just why anyone, especially the boss
busters, should make fight on Stave-
~ is hard to See-unleSS he would not
agree In advance to do something the
boss busters want done. He voted TO-
Curtis in the last legislature for United
States senator, and was recognized as
one of the most conscientious and
most valuable men in the house
Holton Recorder: The Democratic
ticket in Missouri and the Republican
ticket in Kansas are cOnSidera bly,
alike. Both are headed by good clean
men, and both are loaded down by
some corrupt candidates who ought
to be defeated. We would be glad
to he able to hold up the state ticket
in this state as an example to show
NJ issourians how it ought to be done,
but unfortunately we cannot do so.
Sam Cook is bad, unspeakabIy bad,
but Tom Kelly is Infinitely worse.
Allen is corrupt, but compared with
Burrow, Coleman and Walker he ap-
pears clean and reputable.
Barney Sheridan publishes the follow
ing about Miami county politics: There
is much talk of the two contending Re-
publican county central committees
getting together and uniting on one
call for a primary election, but SO far
there is more talk than action. One OF
the old committee said last Saturday:
Well, they can order US to get to-
gether all they want to, but there are
500 Republicans in Miami county who
will vote against Hoch, Bowersock,
Kelly and the rest on the ticket below
Roosevelt
Concordia Blade: Ed Hoch is quoted
as saying in his Beloit Chautauqua adj
dress that Ignorant men should have
no voice in the government" We hope
Mr.. Hoch has been misquoted. AS a
Kansas Republican he cannot surely
ern Democrats who would disfranchise
the negroes principally because of their
lack of education. No Kansas Repub-
lican can afford to ally himself with the
southern Democracy, even on this pro-
position.
Governor A. P. Riddle tells the follow
ing in the Minneapolis Messenger:
Hon. w. A. Johnston. chief justice OF
the supreme court, spent a few days of
this week with relatives here. Mime
apolis people are always glad to greet
Judge Johnston, many OF Whom knew
him in the younger days when he be-
gan the practice of law in this county,
now about 80 years ago. Sometimes,
while on his visits to his old home here,
the chief justice gets in reminiscent
mood, and relates many incidents or
happenings of the early days. The older
people will recall that he was always in
demand when a baseball game was on
tap. The judge says 1T was not be-
cause of his being such fine player.
but for an anatomical reason. In those
days pitching the ball was not like 1T is
these times. The ball then was pitched,
or thrown, with a swing of the arm in
which the hand should not extend high
err than the knees. The future CHER
justice had the longest arms in the
community, and was always chosen as
the pitcher by reason of his long swing
rather than curve as is the order these
times He says that business in the
Ottawa county district court in the
early days was generally not very great
or pressing and frequently, while a
Jury was out celebrating on a case.
that the court and attorneys would skip
over to the ball ground and engage IN
a game of baseball. The judge was ac-
companied on his visit here by his
daughter, Miss Margaret Johnston, who
has many young friends in this city"
W. H Ryan of Girard was nominated
for congress by the Democrats of the
Third congressional district yesterday
nation was made on the second ballot
There were two other candidates before
the convention, Frank Brady, ex-coun-
tv attorney of Labette county, and W.
r cline of Erie The first ballot re-
suited: Ryan, 81; Brady, IA; Cline, -
Cline threw the Neosho delegation, 10
votes to Ryan on the second, and he
secured enough others TO give hlIn o.
more than necessary. The convention
was in session only n short time ana
was devoid of interest. The platform
indorses Parker and the st. Louis con-
vention. declares for an income tax,
election of senators by direct vote,
against trusts deplores the strike sit
,1ation and pledges the Democratic
party, if placed-in power, to take steps
70 prevent their recurrence. 1t also
favors legislation for the protection of
the Kansas gas and oil Industries.
Mr.. Ryan served four years in the
state senate from Crawford county and
was a leader in that body. He has been |
frequently mentioned for the nominal |
tion for state treasurer by the fusion |
lists. but his nomination for congress
removes him from the race for treas
urer.
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