The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-12

Parker all the time He led the fight
against Hearst at Wichita in April. He
has always been a gold Democrat and
now his crowd is on top. Mr.. Orr is the
Kansas member of the committee to
notify Judge Parker of his nomination.
In common with most other Demo-
Gratis Mr.-Orr has no idea of carrying
Kansas against Roosevelt this year, but
he thinks the Democrats may be sue
cessful nationally and ne has roseate
views concerning the success of the
Democratic state ticket In speaking
of the national convention he said:
''I don't see how a better ticket could
have been selected and think it has a
very good chance of success. 1 also
think that the Parker telegram, comm g
in the shape it did, was the most for
tunate thing that could have happened,
either for Judge Parker or for the party.
1t is better than though the convention
had put in a gold plank and he had re-
manned silent. There were great
many people, even among the delegates,
who had the idea that he was man of
clay, completely controlled by certain
powerful politicians. His telegram
shows that he has convictions, and is
not afraid to stand up for them. I
don't know when we are to notify him
of his nomination but when I go there
1 expect to meet a very fine and manly
man.
Its a big jump from a sixteen-to-
one to a gold platform, but you know
time, and in consequence haven't been
in very high favor for the past eight
years. But / have always supported
the tickets although didn't altogether
like them.
80 far as Kansas is concerned I
think the ticket will be strong as
any. I never have thought tnat any
candidate could beat Roosevelt in Kan
sas this year. do believe, though, that
we are going to elect a state ticket in
Kansas this year. The state convention,
which will meet August 8, will, I be-
lieve, put up a ticket of exceptional
strength. Judge Dale will apparently
be the candidate for governor. and will
make a strong race. The party is better
harmonized in Kansas than ever knew
it to be, and has a good chance of win
ming"
Copeland county will not be headquar-
ters for the Republicans during the
coming campaign. good many will
probably continue to stop there from
force of habit but Chairman StubbS has
decided on rooms at the National for
the headquarters of the state committee
and the majority of the Republicans
who come to Topeka will probably put
up at the National because it is con-
venient to the headquarters. That is
why hotel likes to secure the head
quarters.
The headquarters will consist of seven
rooms in the north part or annex of
above the office. During the boss bus
ters' campaign last winter they mad two
small rooms adjoining the office on the
first floor for their headquarters, but
these would not begin to be adequate
for the work of the state committee
The boss busters became accustomed
to going to the National as headquar-
ters last winter, but lit will not seem
natural to those Republicans who have
always been accustomed to the Cope
land as VOiitical HEADQUARTERS.
While mis- brother Democrats have
been fixing up aatioPdl ticket down
at St Louis, Senator Harry Mcmillan
has been having all kinds of trouble on
his farm up in Ottawa county, trying
to keep his wheat crop from floating on
down the Solomon valley. Senator Nc
MILAN has a big farm below Mime
apolis and is one of the principal cattle
feeders and wheat raisers OF ottawa
county. He writes a Topeka man tnat
he has been having the time OF his lie
trying to save his harvest