The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-05
BARND IS OUT
Unique Figure in Last Legisla-
tHre Declines Honor.
Says Majority Of Voters Opposed
Him Before.
Has DEEN ~ ACTAR
HAS BEEN AN ACTOR.
Often Entertained Legislature
With Dramatic ReeitatiOns.
His Statement Why He Won't
Be 4 Candidate.

The next legislature will apparently
have to get along without the enter
tanning presence of Judge j. K Barnd
of Ness county. who was one Of the
''features'' Of the last hOuse-unIess
the voters Of Ness county draft
Judge Barnd to represent them again
He refuses to become a candidate for
the unique reason that while he was
elected two years ago it was by a
bare plurality and not by majority.
and he considers this evidence that a
majority Of the people would prefer
someone else 70 represent them He
{ also pleads that his finances viii not
permit him to again make the race and
paw his expenses in attending the leg
islature.
Judge Barnd is one Of the most
unique characters that ever sat in
Kansas legislature As a young man
nearly forty years ago he spent two
or three years on the stage. playing
in Washington and Baltimore with
well known stars of that day He
confesses to liking for the stage.
but had 10 leave it as a profession on
/ account of his voice. Even now he
sometimes takes part in amateur
plays and in the last legislature he
Z frequently entertained the members
during duh hours with dramatic reel
( tations.
] Barnd is conscientious to a fault.
too, as is shown by his decliuation TO
I run for the legislature again He IS
one of the very few members OF the
/ legislature who refused railroad
] passes He has very pronounced
I views-on most subjects and became
Z a considerable factor in house Iegis-
latiOn toward the close of the session
] through of n
\ vIcriOnS FacrionaI lines cut no figure
Z with him. for sometimes he was with
one IactIon and sometimes with an
oIb-f Dne OF ms Characteristic acts
Z was IN coming to Topeka '-incOg'' Just
z perore the session opened and ming
Z ling with the legislative crowd in the
I Copeland lobby without anyone know
InS who he was While other mem
pers we're being pulled and hauled by
the friends OF different senatorial
candidates, Barud looked on as q
as his candidate
Two years ago Barud made a pecuI-
lar campaign He did not seem to care
whether he was elected or nor bur
tried to draw the fire of the onposf+f9u
from the other county candidates to
himself in order to help the others
through There were five candidates
1Or repEeSeutativ he received 475
votes and his nearest competitor re-
cetved Al The other three got 81. 50
and 26- In announcing why he viii not
run again J uQge barud saws
In view Of the fact that the Pc
publican primary election IS close at
hand. and q cOnsidera bic number of
voters having asked me why I have
made no announcement as "A candidate
Tor nom1na rlon for the office of repre-
sentative from the One Hundred and
Third district, it may not be altogether
Inappropriate 70 make a public expla-
nation
While there are numerous reasons
that have Influenced me in reaching q
determination not to be "a candidate. it
VIII suffice to name two. the first of
which is that my financial affairs viii
not warrant the sacrifice Of time and
money required 10 make a thorough
campaign. coupled with added outlay
in attending the session in case OF
Further. I do not care to burden my
party with my candidacy when ii Is
apparent 10 me that I am not the
choice Of a majority of the FC-ers Of
the county. as is evidenced by the fact
that. although elected by a plurality.
There was a majority of more than I50
who preferred some other candidate. as
expressed at the polls i'm the election Of
1862 I felt that my election two years
ago was no credit to me. and I can sec
no reason why at this time. with prac-
ticalfy the same voters, there should be
any cnauEe OF sentiment as to y 1Oul
they would not wish TO represent them
in the state legislature While I felt
keenIy the humiliation of representing
I q QlSLElcL- q decisive majority OF whose
voters rad pronounced against me-
made the effort of my life to discharze
{ every duty in the interest of the peo-
PIE of my district and Of the state. and
while mistakes we're undoubtedly made
= they were errors of Judgment and nos
Of the heart. In a busy life covering
more than 40 years of active personal
struggle. no two months of harder work
can be called to memory than those
spent at the state capitol in the win. ar
of 1903. and it may be pardOnable IC
express the hope that that labor was
not altogether in vain and barren 0t
result
ITO the Republicans of Ness county
I who gave my candidacy a cordial sup
port and to those as we'll who voted
for me in discharge Of partisan obi
cation. I wish in this connection to ex-
press my sincere appreciation To the
mem hers Of the opposition. who made
up in part the votes lost me from ny
own party. I feel a double measure OF
gratitude
Concluding with the hope that tte
Republicans may unite upon a candi-
= date more worthy Of support and who
viii be able TO enter upon the work
with greater ability, and with the san-
Cere wish that the party viii merit
! and win success at the polls the s1h oi
/ next November, I retire from partici-
patton n active partisan politics
u K BARND-''
The Kansas City Journal. which was
disposed 10 attribute the prosecution
Of Burton to persecution by BriSrow
has become convinced that the IEttel
Z is not true and prints the following
editorial which effectUaliy expiodes
: the story that Bristow '-hounded
! Burton
The Journal is possessed Of facts
which make It appear beyond doub'
- that W 4 White was exactly. correct
in his statement made in the En-
lporia Gazette last month TO the eheei