The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-13
Dissatisfaction Is Apparent in
the Second District.
ALLEN is NOT ARDENT.
Giving Only Lukewarm Sup
port to the Congressman.
Republican Forces Are in De-
moralized Condition.

Ing COnEreSSrllan bOMGESOCh III his pa
per. the friends of Mr.. Bowersock are
beginning to believe he will not have
such a difficult job to secure a re-
election as they anticipated some time
ago. Mr. Allen says that he will sup
port Republican principles. although
he may not like some of the individ-
uaIs on the Republican ticket He has
also said that Mr.. Bowersock will get
more votes in Franklin county than
he will in his home county, Douglas.
not because the people of Franklin
county believe he was legally nomi-
mated for congressman. but because he
is on the Republican ticket and will
support Roosevelt in congress.
This does net necessarily imply that
everything is smooth and lovely in
the Republican ranks of the Second
congressional district however. There
is a tremendous feeling against Bow
ersock in Miami and Wyandotte coun-
ties which may or may not die down
before election, and there is more or
less disaffectiOn in most of the other
counties. Even in Douglas county, Mr..
Bowersock's home, the people do not
seem to be very enthusiastic over his
candidacy. In speaking of Henry Al
lens attitude, G. ;. Finch publishes
the following in the Lawrence Ga
zette;
that Bowersock would get more votes
in Franklin county than he Will in
Douglas, the Republican papers are
jOyfully calling attention to the fact
that Allen is going to give Bowersock
hearty support. The fact is that when
Henry Allen wrote that sentence which
said, He viii get more votes in Frank
lin than he Will in Douglas he added
with a malicious chuckle, And he
won't have to get very darned many
then" Z"
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strange showing that Mr.. Bowersock
received 9S9 less votes in 1902 in
Douglas county than he did two years
before. so it is evident that there are
good many Republicans in that
county who viii not get out and tear
their hair for Mr.. Bowersock At the
same time there were LIPS fewer fu-
sion votes in 1902 than there were in
1900, so Mr. Bowersock's majority in
the county kept up all right
In Miami county Mr. Bowersock
was not as popular as his ticket two
years ago. Governor Bailey carried
Miami county by 1875, but Bowersock
lost it by 81 This year Allen carried
the county in the regular primaries
and the Bowersock forces joined in
T T. kelly's rump primaries. State
Auditor Wells says that the rump
primaries were rank outrage, and
for that reason many Miami county
sock this year.
In 1902 Mr.. Bowersock received
23,6OS votes, which was 4375 less
than he received in 1900. The fusion
vote in 1902 was 19, $50. or 6.373 less
than in 1900 If the Republican dis
affection is sufficient to keep Bower
sock from getting any more votes
than he did two years ago he will be
defeated, because the fusionists will
probably get their full vote out, to
say nothing of the anti-Bowersock
Republicans who will help swell the
fusion vote on congressman.
BOWerSOck carried the Linn tv
primaries last spring, but the Pleas
anton Herald publishes the following
alton:
We believe nine out of ten Republi-
cans in this district know J. D. Bower
sock was not nominated for congress;
tnat MS name Will appear upon the Off
cal ballot because of gross frauds in
Miami county by T. 7. Kelly Wyan-
dotte county by Nat Barnes and the
Garnett convention, backed up by
partisan contest board in the name of
reform and purity in politics. The other
one-tenth have seven kinds of cold
chills run up their back when the sub
JecI Is mentioned. NotwithStandinG
tnls those who opposed Mr.. Bowersock's I
denomination, or rather a big joriIy
or them. are going to loyalty support
MN II given n half chance. The reason
lney 90 tniS is not because of any love
Tor the Lawrence gentleman or that
they think he is the candidate of the
party oy an expression of the Republi-
-++1 u AAAG otNOllQ QlSlIlCI. out because 1
MI BoWersockS s vote in congress will !
be cast to sustain President RooseveIt's |
administration and the PRINCIPLES of the !
republican party. This is a big i'm /
proVement over a Democrat But there |
Is limit to the frauds Republicans will 1
sland Ior- There were several counties !
which sent uncontested delegations to /
the Garnett convention. The delegates |
1rOm each county elected a congress |
sionaI committeeman. yet Mr. Bower |
sock so we are informed by a leading |
Republican of the district, intends to
ignore the committeeman from the /
eounties favorable to the nomination of /
some other candidate. and appoint tools /
or the postOffice machine. But whv
this high handed ignorance of the ex-
pressed wish of Republicans? Because |
the supreme court has said the decision |
of the contest board is final. and THIS |
contest board has said:
To h with the delegate All a |
reformer has to do to get a nomina-
ton is to have the committeei' Mr.. |
Bowersocks only object. if our in +
formant is correct, is to get behind
committee who Will steal the nomina- 1
tion for him. or some man he may
select. two years hence. What other /
motive can he have2 If this is the
programme such hellish politics had
as we'll be nipDed in the bud this fall I
as two years from now. In other
words: If our candidate lnot nomi- /
nee. remem ber.) for congress intends |
Haunting his red flag of anarchy in the |
face of voters longer there is but one
thing to do. Give him such a drub- /
bing November 3 as the Republican
party gave the thieves of the Sixth 1
district few years ago. The matter /
light let him show his hand by kick |