The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-11

trusts, tariff reform. and a dignihed
and economical administration of the
affairs of the government as against
an exhibition of spurs, bronco bust
ing and red fire"
Thomas L. Bond. of salina. deIegate
from the Fifth district:
Political issues do not wait on con-
ventions. The American people of
today demand protection from private
monopoly, the re- establishment of re-
publican government and the annihi-
latiOn of corrupt officials. Ny prefer
ence for president is William A. Har-
ris of Kansas
w. H. PepperelI. of Concordia, dele
gate from the Fifth district:
Paramount issue should be tariff,
truth and imperialism.
J. NJ McCown, of Emporia. delegate
of the Fourth district:
revision of the tariff and the rigid
enforcement of the antitrust laws"
A story has been going the rounds
that p. w. HochAfs writing to promi-
nent Republicans of the state asking
Tor advice concerning his message to
the legislature next winter. In his
paper this week Mr. Hoch says edi-
torialIy
THE Republican nominee for gov
ernor IS not writing any messages to
the legislature, nor writing to any
body concerning material for such
e
ports him doing"
John Curran, secretary of the Popu-
Inst state central committee, has re-
celVed notice from the various rail-
road companies that a rate of one fare
plus % cents for the round trip has
been granted from all points in Kansas
for persons attending the Populist ma
t1onal convention at Springfield, Ill
and the democratic national convention
at St Louis Tickets will be on sale
from July to July g. with a fifteen
day limit. This will give ample time
for attending the conventions and have
several days at the Worlds fair besides.
Tne Populist convention will open on
Monday, July A. and the Democratic
convention on Wednesday, July 6.
Osborne. Kan, June IA traveller
over the big Sixth district is impressed
at present by the activity of the anti
machine machine in debating the Re
publican nominees for county offices
wherever it has sufficient hold to do so.
over in Smith county one hears how
J. r. BurrOW is fixing things all over
the district to beat Congressman Reed
er out of the congressional nomination
two years hence. There seems to be
some truth in the report, judging from
the deals which We're said to have been
fixed up at the recent senatorial con-
VentiOn in the district composed of Lin
coin, Osborne, Russell and Ellsworth
counties. The Burton crowd, which is
manipulated by Mr.. Burrow in the
Sixth district, picked up Dan Harrison
of Downs and ran him for senator, even
after he declared he was not a candi-
date Osborne county was carried for
Harrison and then arrangements were
made for the Russell county delegation
to support him. The plan was carried
out, and to repay Russell Charles Hall
is to be made secretary of state in two
years to succeed Burrow.
Hall doesn't want much. He is now
a delegate to the Republican national
convention, the nominee for representa-
tive, and he is to be secretary of state
If the Burrow combination goes
through.
1t was a noticeable fact that most of
the managers and delegates from Os-
borne and Russell counties, VINO carried
Burrows plan through, were anti
Reeder men. This may have been
mere coincident. but it doesn't look like
it.
Mr.. Burrow may have strong oppOsi-
tion in the northern part of the district
If Hays B. White and A. G. Mead get
into the race for congress. and Hall
may not find it easy sailing into the
secretary of states office If either John
O. Royce of Phillipsburg or Chan Per-
due of Beloit take hand in the plans.
In Osborne county one finds a merry
war on between the old machine and
the new machine. The new machine
has set out to down every county Off
Ger who failed to line UP for it in the
sena tOrial .Theyare after Represen-
tative Taylor with a loud cry. And
by the way, Mr.. Taylor was one of the
very best members in the last legisla-
ture from the Sixth district. but he is
not built on the right plan for the anti
machine.
Mr.. Castor, the Populist nominee for
congress, is making his way over the
district. attendin picnics, reunions
and other meetings. He was billed to
be at Lincoln on June 9 for a Wood
man picnic.
AS one travels over the district he is
impressed with the fact that unless the
factional fights are stopped in some of
the counties the Republicans viii be
badly beaten.
The readers of the State Journal are
pleased to see that that paper does not
fear to expose grating and crooked
ness. no matter who it hits or where
they live.