The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-12
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

campaigning under the direction of the
Republican state committee.
Governor Cummins of Iowa will also
make few speeches in Kansas One
of them will be at Clay Center on Oc-
tober IA.
Leslie NJ. Shaw, secretary of the
Kansas this week. Wednesday he Will
be in Kansas City, Kan, and Thursday
at Fort scott. Grant Hornaday mas
sent an invitation to Chairman Stubs
and the state candidates to attend the
Fort Scott meeting.
other dates of Republican speakers
this week are as follows:
T. W. Hoch-Baldwin afternoons Sep
TENDER Il; Lyndon, night, September
Il; Enterprise, Kan. Sept Is; Caldwell
Kan. September II.
r. b. Welch-Leroy, Kan, September
Is; Corning. Kan September Il
George W. MISUNDERSTANDING, kan.'
September Is; Mankato, Kan. Septem-
Der 10; Norton, Kan. September u.
Frank J. Drenning-Neosho Falls
Kan. September Is.
Charles Curtis-Blue Mound, kan,
September IA; Arvonia, Kan, Septem-
Der II.
September II.
Victor Murdock-Attica, Kan. Sep
TENDER II; Medicine Lodge, Kan., Sep
TENDER 10; Sedgwick, Kan, September
Il: Kiowa kan, September IS; Cald-
well, Kan. September 16; Peabody,
Kan, September II
lnOLldS T. W dlSOAls LOBulASl NoAA0A-
date for president, will make one or
more speeches in Kansas during the
campaign under the direction of the
Populfst state committee. If he makes
only one speech it will probably be at
Topeka The speech which it was ad-
vertised he would make at Caldwell this
week was not authorized by the national
committee, according to the chairman,
and he will not be there. J. H Ferris,
of Illinois, chairman of the Populist ma
tional committee, met the Populist state
Cot
talked over the situation. He wanted
to send Watson to Kansas, but Taylor
Riddle and a few others objected on
the ground that Watson made trouble
for the Populists when he came here in
1896. Ferris assured the committee that
he would be conservative, and the OBJ
lection to him was Withdrawn and the
state committee voted unanimously 10
invite Watson to come to Kansas.
G. c. Clemens. who was nominated
for justice of the supreme court on the
Socialist ticket. says he will make
speeches for Judge Dale and may vote
for the Watson presidential electors.
w r. Stubs. chairman of the Re
publican state committee, says the Re-
publicans are polling the state and are
SURPRISED to find that Hoch's vote will !
be almost up to Roosevelts- Nothlng
is said about some of the others on the
state ticket
Mr.. Stubs says many Populists will
vote for the Watson electors and for |
Hocn for governor, which was not ex-
pected. and this will about onset any |
who vote for Roosevelt and then Tor |
Dale for governor Mr. Stubbs says
that from present indications docn WIN
not run more than 1000 votes pehlho /
Roosevelt.
Ieavenworth. Kan, Sept. 12.-The |
OFFICERS of the Soldiers home refuse 10
hermit party primaries or political &C
tfvity on the Soldiers home grounds-
Colonel Cooke, the governor, mas IN
formed E d. Lysle, chairman OF Ite
Republican county committee, that prl-
rnaries could not be held at the West
gate. the place suggested in the com
nfttee meeting. The primaries VIII pc |
on the pike across the road from the
Soldiers home reservation ms actIOh
of the Soldiers home officials is taken
as an indication that no regular eleSo
ton DrAcincts will be permitted on the |
reservation. 1t is said tnat IL WHY VIII "
taken up with the republican HdtiOAi a
committee, and that an enoIt VII rl. Ie
made to have the order revoked fresl-
5aDt roosevelt and the secretary OF war |
are ex-officio members of the board OF
national soldiers homes managers
out in Mcpherson county the frlends
of Governor Bailey controlled the re
publican county conVenuon- $3.50
some of the boss busters have joined
with the Populists and Democrats ana
an independent ticket was nominated
Saturday as follows: Chris Mlles,
- A
H v Nelson. county clerk; w T.
Weigand clerk of the court; A j.
shaw probate judges Z. W. AoMe4'
treasurer: r. H. kasey, coroner, =. y.
Shirk superintendent; l. ( Crlner,
reDresentative; for state senator or the
district composed of Mcpherson anu
Harvey counties, George H. Davis me
office of county attorney ana county
surveyor was left vacant ana author-
lied to be filled by the committee F.
r Hettfnger, candidate on the indie
err-
district spoke
Olathe. Kas., Sept 1.-THE Repub-
licans of this county held harmo-
NOUS convention in this city Saturday
and nominated E. p Shean for county
treasurer; Benjamin H. Hancock Tor
clerk of the district court Roscoe
smith, county clerk; J. r. Orr, pro-
hate Judge Z. c. Owen, county attor-
nev: w. r. Miller, superintendent; d.
f. p. Mills, coroner; T. D. aedrlck'
register of deeds; ole Hibner, survey
or :. 3. Haskins, representative ana
:. H. Allison and NJ J. Kelley, COM
farmer, a graduate of Baker univers-
ity. a graduate in law, and the leader
of the Henry Allen forces in this coun-
ty but most of the strong Bowersock
precincts gave him solid vote.
Congressman Curtis is scheduled to
make a number of speeches in Ol<laho-
ma in the near future
Iakin. Kas.. Sept. 12-The Repub
1ican county convention nominated the
following ticket at their convention
here Saturday: Representative. G. C.
w. Richards; county treasurer, u. Nc
Dowell; county clerk, F. l. Pierce
county attorney. f. r. Thorpe; regis
ter of deeds, J. w. WINERY; superln-