The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-19
BAD FOR BUSTERS
Stand Very Little Chance of
Controlling Legislature.
Drift Has Been Away from Bur-
ton Faction.
CARRY TO ELECTION.
fractional Contests Didn't Stop
With Primary.
Anti-Curtis People Win In LeaV-
enWorth County.
CARRY TO ELECTION

Indications now are that the next
legislature will be strongly against the
boss busters-unless the boss busters
unite with the fusionists to defeat
those legislative candidates whose
nominations have not been dictated by
the boss busters. This is the line OF
action that is being taken in the First
senatorial district, where the friends of
Mr.. Curtis are trying to defeat A. L.
Gilbert. the Republican nominee for
state senator.
The Republicans have named candi-
dates for state senators in every dis
trict but two. Leavenworth and Atchi-
son. In LeavenwOrth county the con-
vention is in session this afternoon,
and in Atchison Seneca Heath was
nominated but died a few days ago
and a successor will have to be named
for him.
OF the IS nominated the chances are
that the majority are against the boss
busters There are at least II pro-
nounCed antf-boss busters in the list.
and not more than 13 pronounced boss
buster candidates. Including the two
yet to be named, this leaves ten as
doubtful
Some of these, Of course, have a hard
fight for election. The ones whose dis
tricts may be close are about equally
divided between boss busters and ants.
Among these are F. w. Sponable of
Johnson, E f. Porter of Crawford c.
s. Huffman OF Cherokee, H. B. Miller
of Usage, J. f. Brewer of Dickinson,
Fred II. Quincy of Saline, r. A. Noftz-
ger of Harper, and Charles Busehow
OF Thomas There are also at least two
of the doubtful ones who have fight
on hand One is Fred Dumont Smith
of Edwards, and the other is the man
to be nominated from Atchison coun-
ty, who is quite likely to be defeated
by Bale Waggener.
About 80 of the 125 Republican can
didates for members of the house have
also been nominated, but these are
harder to classify. As near as can be
boss busters, q boss busters, and rs
doubtful named thus far. LeavenwOrth
county will name three anti-boss bus
ters today. Quite a number of these
will. of course, fail of election.
The candidates for state senator who
have been nominated thus far are as
follows:
First district. A. L. Gilbert. Brown;
u. S. Griffin Jefferson; Sixth, F. W..
Sponable. Johnson; Seventh. B. F. Bin
ker, Linn; Eighth, c. r. Martin, Bour-
bon; Ninth, E. F. Porter. Crawford;
enth, DR.. Corner, Labette; Twelfth,
Samuel Porter. Montgomery; Thir-
teenth, S S. Benedict, Wilson; Four
teenth, J. H. Martin, Woodson; FIT
teenth, H B. Miller, Usage; Seven
teenth, J. B. Belts, Shawnee; Eigh-
teenth. George p Hayden, Nemaha;
Nineteenth, E. r. Fulton, Marshall;
Twentieth. G. NJ. Lower, Washington;
Twenty-first. ]. n. Dolly, Wabaunsee;
Twenty-second, J. E Brewer, Dickin-
son; Twenty-third. ]. NJ. Hamme,
Chase; Twenty-fourth. Geo. E. Tuck
er. Greenwood: Twenty-fifth, ]. B. Ad-
ans. Butler; Twenty-sixth. w. S .F1tz-
patrick. Chautauqua; Twenty-seventh,
Ed WilkersOn, Cowley; Twenty-eighth,
r. T. Simmons. Summer: Twenty-ninth.
J. H. Stewart. Sedgwfck; Thirtieth, ].
w Hughes, Mcpherson; Thirty-first,
T. H. Quincy, Saline; Thirty-second.
Charles N Peck, Cloud; Thirty-third.
/ d. Young. Mitchell; Thirty-fourth.
ID. B. Harrison. Osborne; Thirty-fifth.
G. L. Chapman, Barton; Thirty-sixth,
T. G Carver. Pratt; Thirty-seventh, T
d. Smith. Edwards; Thirty-ninth.
Charles Buschow, Thomas; Fortieth,
w H. Haskell. Smith.
The following Republican house mem
bers have been nominated up to date:
c. H. Young. Atchison; U. A. Clark and
G. w Plummer. Jefferson; E K.
Robinett. s. s. Glasscock and c. d.
Dali. Wyandotte; NJ r. Haskins. john
son; ]. L. Brady and w. r. Stubs.
Douglas; J. H. Ransom and Judge A
w Benson, Franklin; David Warren,
Pennyman and F. F. Pawling, Bour-
bon; J. w. Monte and c. A. Fisher.
Crawford: A. NJ. SOurbeer. Labette; ].
NJ Holdren and G. L. Davis. Mont
gOmerys q. u NelSon, NeOSnos r e.
Young. Wilson; ]. H. Sticher, Woodson;
w. H Wyckoff. Cofrey; J. T. Pringle
and l. T. Hussey. Usage; John Hover
ton: w. A. S. Bird and Robert Stone,
Shawnee; F. c. Pomeroy, Jackson; S. Z.
Brown and A. L. Archer, Brown; Fred
Pralle and ]. B. Rhodes, MARSHALL 7.
r. Eddy. Pottawatomie; w. F. Peter.
Riley: @. W. Schmidt. Geary: c. A.
stannard and George Plumb. Lyon: W.
A. Elston. Elk. T. f. Adair. Chautau-
qua; c. :. Beekman and w. p Hack
ney, Cowley: A. ]. Ralston and s. p.
Brandon. Butler; W. F. Croker, Chase;
Ed Davidson. Marion; p. J. Potts, Nor
rts; J. W. Creechs Dickinson; Mr..