The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-22
Congressman Curtis Makes At.
tack on LeavenwOrth Man,
Lntimated That Committee
Ought to Expel Anthony.
STAND BY THE TICKET
That Was the Burden of Mr..
Curtis Speech.
Meeting Was Success as Maker
Of Enthusiasm.

The meeting of the Republican state
committee and the dinner following
it last night was a success. 1t ac-
complished what was intended. That
| is, it aroused the enthusiasm Of the
members of the committee and the
other workers who were present and
| got the candidates to express them
selves.
1t was a sort of experience meet
Ing Twenty candidates gave their
testimony and advice in speeches Of
were prosy and did not amount to
much. There were two notable ex-
ceptions to this rule. These were Con-
greeman Curtis and Congressman Vic
tor Murdoch. Congressman Scott and
one or two others got out of the rut
a little, also.
The feature of Curtis speech was
his drive at D. r. Anthony, jr., the
late opponent of Mr.. Curtis, who is
a member of the state committee and
was present. Anthony, in common
with a good many others in the First
district, is fighting Curtis. Curtis
declared that any man who did not
intend to support the ticket had no
business on the state committee and
ought to get off. and if he didn't do
it voluntarily. the state committee
ought to put him off.
Mr.. Curtis declared that the boilers
in the First district also bolted two
any more harm this year than they
did then. He declared that the First
district would continue to be the ban
ner Republican district of the state
Here is Mr.. Curtis speech:
Il was pleased to receive an invita-
tion to attend this meeting, because
believe if the chairman of the commit
tee will carry out this plan we will
have a larger majority in this state
than we have ever had before. believe
that the members of the committee Will
feel more like organizing their districts
If they are consulted once in a while
in regard to the campaign than they
will if they are left at home and the
work is done by the executive commit
tee.
"Of course, I do not agree with Mr..
Scott in reference to everything being
published that is said and done by the
committee. think the chairman of the
committee and the various members OF
the committee will say some things
they will keep from the press.
Nov there has never been time in
the history of the state that we were
as well prepared to go before the peo-
pie of this state as we are today and
the only thing that is necessary to in
crease the majority in Kansas is
thorough organization. AS to the close
districts we should make school
house campaign and send the best
speakers we have got in the state to
our school houses and leave the towns
alone. Now that is my idea about car
Now 1 have the honor to represent
the banner Republican district of the
state and I want to say to you 1t VIII
continue to be the banner Republican
district of Kansas, not only for any one
man on the ticket but for the entire
ticket. The men who are leading the
fight in the First district bolted two
years ago, and they won't do any more
harm this year than they did then.
II would like to say that men who
get out and participate in conventions
and stand by the result of that conven-
ton and support the ticket, the men
who do that are good Republicans. but
if you have a member OF the state
committee who does not intend to sup
port the entire ticket you ought to in
vite him to withdraw from the commit
tee. 1 shall do everything l can in the
First district to get the gentlemen dis
pleased either with me, or any other
candidate, into line, and do everything
1 can to harmonize everything in this
district. 1 think it is the duty of every
Republican candidate to do that, but
gentlemen of this committee If there
not intend to support the entire ticket
think he ought to withdraw.
'.In this district we propose to carry
on the campaign in the same way that
we have carried it on before. 1 have al
ways made a thorough campaign and
propose to do it this time and propose
to urge upon the county candidates to
make a school house campaign and do
L
every man on the ticket
ssNow I hope, as said before, that
the chairman of this committee VIII
invite the candidates, the chairmen
Of the various county committees and
the committeeman to attend various
meetings as well as the chairmen OF
the various other committees in our
districts and work hand in hand to
harmonic the state and increase the
majorities.
"As 1 said before and say it now,
because l want it distinctly under
stood, L am doing everything can
to say to the chairman of the COM
mittee if 1 can be of any assistance
in any other part of the state. my SER
vices are at your command"
D. r. Anthony, jr.. who was the
object of considerable portion of Mr..
Curtis speech, did not have any op-
portunity TO reply, but he said after
the meeting that for a man who had
brought disseEsion into every county
in the old First district and who in
sisted upon securing nominations by
fraud against the will of the people
of his district. Curtis harmany talk
did not sound very well.
Congressman Murdock's speech was
simply talk. There was no oratory
and precious little argument i'm it, but
it was the kind of a speech that will
do more for the Republican national
ticket in Kansas this year tnan any
other speech.
When the congressman from the
Seventh district used to be a plain
newspaper reporter he used to poke
fun at the political spellbinders but
now he is one himself. Only last
wear when he was nominated for con-
gress he asserted that he would make
no speeches himself, but now he is
planning to make ninety speeches be-
tween now and election.
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