The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-19
HOCH IN TOPEKA.

Topeka last night to meet the commit
tee from Atchison about that meeting.
He is in perfect sympathy with our
movement, and in his speech before the
committee last night he said he did not
think his personal interests should be
any longer considered; that he is will
ing to go up or down with. the move
ment against present conditions in the
Republican party, and he does not want
his personal interests to stand in the
way of the movement.
I'VE do not positively have to win in
this fight AS for myself I am simply
making it because I think it is right,
and for that reason want it to win,
but I am not a politician and do not
have to win from a political stand
point"
The situation in all localities does not
seem to be altogether to the liking of
the anti-Bailey statesmen, however. The
news brought by Carr W. Taylor from
Reno county was not particularly en-
couraging.
The machine ran things over US in
Reno county and called an early con-
Vention,'' said Mr.. Taylor last night.
THAT is against US and we realize that
we are up against a hard proposition.
The farmers, however, forced the calling
of the primaries on Saturday, and that
is in our favor.
1T will be straight fight on COVER
nor. There is no apparent fight on Su-
pSIlHl6uQSnC 1dynOIl, ana We nave ITO
fight on Railroad Commissioner Morse,
although he lined up against us in the
committee meeting. The only issue will
be Bailey or anti-Bailey."
"Will the Reno delegation be instruct
ed on governor" Mr.. Taylor was asked.
NO I don't think it will. That would
be disastrous to the local candidates,
for they would have to go up or down
with the candidate for whom there were
instructions.
The Fifth district Republican con-
gressional committee is in session at
Manhattan this afternoon. to fix the
time and place for holding the congress
sional convention which will renomi-
nate Congressman Calderhead- 1t is
quite likely to be called at Concordia,
and the date will probably be Feb
ruary "a. There will be no opposition
to the denomination of Congressman
Calderhead.
S. H. Knapp, of Clyde, was in Topeka
last night. He saws there will be no
opposition in Cloud county to Charles
N. Peck for state senator, and as it is
Cloud countys turn to have the SEN
atOr, no opposition is anticipated from
Republic county. He thinks DR.. Briefly
of Glasco will probably be nominated
for representative from Cloud county.
In the Judicial contest in that district,
which takes in Cloud. Republic and
| Washington counties, only two candi-
| dates are thus far in the field. They
are w T. Dollon of Republic and T. P.
Rooney of Washington. Cloud county
may have no candidate. although Judge
| F. w. Sturgis and Theo. Laings( both of
| Concordia. are talked of.
The Bourbon county Republican con-
Yentlon has been called to meet on
February IT. with primaries in Fort
Scott on February r. and in the coun-
try precincts on the following day.
In Harper county Monday the Re
publican county committee endorsed
Roosevelt, Bailey and Murdoch The
| county convention was called for jan
uarv 80.
In Sumner county the Republican
primaries have been called for Feb
ruary q, and the county convention
for March 5. A Wellington dispatch
says that a test between the Bailey
and anti-Bailey forces was made on a
motion to hold a single convention.
The anti-Bailey people wanted a sep
arate convention for electing delegates
to the state and other conventions,
from that to nominate a county ticket
but the Bailey forces controlled the
county committee.
Senator Simon of Sumner county says
there are few boss busters in that coun-
ty. Sumner county people are a pretty
good Sort he said. There are a few
who would like to stir up trouble, but
not enough to make much Roadway al
it,"
In Jewell county the county conven-
; ton has been called for February 8. II
2 is stated that a resolution endorsing
Roosevelt and Bailey was voted down
in the committee meeting.
The senatorial convention in the
Jewell Mitchell district has been called
to meet at Jewell City on whatever
date the chairman and secretary of the
senatorial committee may. decide. 1t is
alleged that Hays B. White has agreed
not to be a candidate for re-nomina-
ton, according to the understanding
when he was nominated four years
ago. The question came up over thk
representation in the convention. Nat
urally Jewell county has the mos
votes, but the committee was in favol
of standing by the agreement of foul
years ago and giving the nomination t.
Mitchell county, and the committee in
sisted on knowing whether White in
tended to make a fight in Jewell coun
Ety for denomination or not. He finally
agreed not to, but it is said that some
other Jewell county man may b.
brought out as a candidate by the Bur
ton faction.
Atchison Globe: Jim Troutman i
honestly entitled to a good deal of de
! nunciation; so is Tom Kelly; so is J
r. Burton But they have powerful
friends, and have all been highly hon
ored. The people reserve their denun
. citation for w. J. Bailey, who is an hon
est worthy man. There may be an ex
PLANTATION in politics for this, but W
: cannot understand it. E. n. Morril
another excellent citizen, was abused S
much that his life became embittereC
; Moral: Don't become governor of Kan
sas. Marion papers please copy.
The Lawrence Gazette, one of Con
gresham Bowersock's supporters, says
i 1T is a sure thing that Henry ALE
v won out in the meeting of the con
: gressionaI committee at Kansas Cit!
: Kan, Saturday night. He just wake
n over the other fellows. 1t looks a
s though he has been out cutting fence