The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11

returned home by the same conveyance
he came.
standing by, remarked that that re-
minded him of a circumstance that
tranSpired when he was pupil Of
Judge Atkinson's at Thayer. There was
a green. foriorn looking boy came in
from the country to go to school one
day. He was dressed like most boys
of the pioneer farmers of those days
that was more than twenty years ago
except his boots. He was undoubtedly
wearing, or trying to, an old pair of
his fathers. They were about three or
four sizes too large for him, and he
had taken some old brass tacks and
nailed them across the toes to make
them come a little nearer fitting He
was a sight worth going miles to see.
OF course the town boys could not let
good chance like that go by to have
some fun out of the boy from the
country Atkinson finally got onto the
racket. and my. what a lecture he did
give US before the school, 1 have never
forgotten it at least part of it. In his
chastising remarks he said: You can't
tell but what this boy you are pokin2
fun at may some day be county super
intendent of the schools OF this county
and he was. That boy with the big
boots with brass lacks from the coun-
try was Wade Payne, our present coun-
ty superintendent. It would be hard
to convince Wade Payne that Atkinson
did not have good judgment then and
! the supreme bench"
E. H. Funston of Allen county, one
of the Second district congressional
candidates, is making a canvass of
some of the counties in the district. He
says he is sure of his own county and
he thinks he will have a good share of
several others.
Understand he said, IT am not
claiming them, but I believe LwiIi get
a majority of the delegates from An
derson, Linn, Miami and Bourbon
counties. Franklin county has a can
didate in Henry Allen; Douglas has
presented our present congressman, Mr..
Bowersock, and Wyandotte, of course,
Will support Nat Barnes. I shall not
make any effort to get support from
these counties, but then do not believe
need it. If my pledged friends will
only come out to the primaries I have
no fear of the result
Dispatches were sent out from WASH
ington Saturday night announcing that
Senator Burton had called on the pres
uation an in Kansas With With him ah can at
the White House by Senator Burton is
a very unusual occurrence. Afterwards
Senator Burton gave out the following in
Il told the president that so far as
Kansas was concerned there was only one
candidate for president and that he WAC
that candidate. Senator Hanna has many
friends in the state, but his recent am
nouncement that he is not a candidate is
accepted as final. Therefore he is NOT
being considered even as a possil ility.A
every one in Kansas well knows, the
state will be in the Roosevelt column at
the elections. Naturally, Mr.: Roosevelt
is gratified at the reports he is receiving
indicating his strength with the people
had very pleasant call with him. There
have been reports published in the news
papers of friction between me and the
pI esident, and these reports have been
accepted as true by many because I sell
dom contradict what the newspapers
print about me.
LAS a matter of fact there is no friction
Mr.. Roosevelt with refe-tlice to his Gu
ban reciprocity policy, but that difference
was merely one Of opinion AMI lid not
disturb our personal relations in the
slightest. Mr.. Roosevelt is a very able
man and White ne may occasionally make
a mistake in small things. he does not
lance to the country. He was very much
interested in the Kansas situation and
1 told him what 1 knew Of the condi-
It will be noticed that Senator Burton
nowhere declares that he personally is
for President Roosevelt. He also fails to
self and the president over his forgery
of Senator Longs name to a telegram to
the president from Wichita at the time
of the last convention; or his differ
ence'' with the president over his at
tempt to use a private letter of the pres
ident's to advertise his New Jerusalem
scheme and to sell stock in it.
Hanna has many friends in the state,
but his recent announcement that he is
not a candidate is accepted as final.
as a possibility"
Just substitute e w Hoch'' for Sen
it's effect Senator Burton's friends are
not accepting Mr.. Hoch's declaration by
any means, although it was far more
positive than Senator Hannas.