The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-01
Webb McNaII Says His Chances
Are Poor.
Thinks He VIII Be Defeated for
Legislature.
WAS PECULIAR.
Both Candidates Lost Their
Home Townships,
Senator Long at Home in Medl
cine Lodge.

Webb McNaT came down from
Smith county this morning. and he
says the probability is that L. NJ Lin
ton will be defeated for denomination
to the legislature from Smith county
next Saturday. The primaries were
held last Saturday.
Secretary of State Burrow, who has
been at home in Smith Center for sew
eral days leading the fight against
Linton, came down Tuesday. but he
said he did not know how the con-
vention Saturday would come out.
A peculiar feature of Saturdays
primaries was that Mr.. Linton lost his
own township to his opponent. but he
carried his opponents home township.
Each township in the county has the
same representation. six delegates.
making a county convention of $50.
Honors are therefore even so far as
their respective home precincts are
concerned. There was an extremely
large vote in Oak township, Linton's
home, and his friends assert that a
considerable number of Democrats
and Populists voted in the primary
against him.
Another thing which AIcNall says
led to his defeat at home was his
action in the contest for United states
senator last winter. The Curtis peo-
pie lined up about thirty old soldiers
4 in Lebanon to petition Linton to vote
4 for Curtis for senator, but he believed
I that a majority of his constituents
were for Governor Stanley and he ac-
cordingly voted for Stanley. The old
soldiers who sent the petition to him
thought this was a personal affront to
them. and they voted against him in
! last Saturdays primary.
Senator Chester I. Long has return
ed to Kansas from Washington with
/ his family and is now at his home at
Medicine Lodge. This is the first time
4 Mr.. Long has been in Kansas since he
went to Washington to attend the spe-
cial session Of. congress last fall. Since
Senator Burton practically suspended
his Indictment in January, Mr.. Long
has had the department work Of both
senators to look after. 1t has been
neavy work and the strain on his
health has been great, but his friends
say that he is now better physically
than he has been at any time since he
went into his strenuous fight for Gu
ban reciprocity in the lower house OF
h congress in the spring of 1902.
II Senator Long expects to rest at home
for a few weeks until after the cam
paign opens, when he will give his SER
vices to the Republican state commit
tee He also expects to attend the Re
publican national convention at Chi
cago.
Il A delegation from Mcpherson county
interviewed Governor Bailey last night
in the interest of the appointment Of p
J. Gale of Mcpherson to the vacant
judgeship in the Ninth judicial district.
The delegation came to Topeka -yester-
day, but owing to the fact tnat the
governor went to Fort Leavenworth
early in the morning with Secretary
r Taft, they did not get chance to in
terview him until after his return at
6:40 last evening
Mr.. Gale himself headed the delega-
: tiOn and he was accompanied by John
D. 8Iilliken, the well known McPher-
: son attorney; W. J. krenplel, editor or
the McPnerson Daily Repub1caniJu y udge
A. c. Spilman, @. W Allison and J.
N. Simpson, United States collector Of
internal revenue and brother Of the
late Judge NJ. p. Simpson.
Mr.. Gale was the Mcpherson county
member of the last legislature and
took a prominent part in it. He was
urged to run for state senator, but re-
fused to do SO. or to run for reelection
as representative either.
w stubbs has resigned as presi-
: dent of the Jerusalem Exhibit company {
. St Louis It Is said that ne VIII proDa-
bly, be succeeded by J. w Creech OF her
mgton, the present wee pLssl1ts5lt. -tl 81
Creech is the Republican candldate i0r
representative from Dickinson county
: Mr. Stubbs reason Ior reslgnlng WIS
that he took the presidency of the con-
! Germ merely 10 Dull0 II ana ne mas com
pleted his work He can not give it his
/ I,ersonaI attention and therefore want d
/ to turn the active mana cement over 10
} / someone else. He will open headquarters
, I for the Republican state campaign in To-
I nelxa in a few weeks and viii give it much
/ of his personal attention Ihat and MS
/ 1,rfz-afa business will take so much of MS
: lime mat ne will not spend the time in
/ 81 04is that Jerusalem would require.
I He retains his financial interest in the
!; 1 company however. The exhibit has cost
: over half d million dollars
r. The Pouulfst county central committee
s n ottawa county has indorsed Taylor
: F9fd5Ie Of Marion county for one Of the
= places on the board OF railroad cofnHls-
1 siOners.