The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-28

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This is something of a surprise, as it
was commonly supposed that Henley
would win Henley served four years
as representative from that district,
and for the last four years has been
state senator. 1t was Jefferson coun-
tvs turn to have the senator this year,
so Henley ran for representative
again. Brady made a hard fight. He
was charged with being a machine"
candidate, but ne was nominated just
the same
There were thirty-five candidates
for various Offices, and w. j. Stubs,
in the other legislative district was
the only one who had no opposition
r. J. Woodward won the fight for
sheriff, and z. r. Killing for county
judge.
Governor Bailey returned this
morning from Oberlin, where he went
to deliver a commencement address
before the high school. He said he
viii appoint no judge for the Ninth
judicial district today. The McPher-
son county Republicans are holding
their convention this afternoon and
will probably make an endorsement
for judge, and the Mcpherson deIega-
ton has not yet called on the COVER
nor He has promised to wait until
they get here
There is a bitter fight for represent
alive waging among the Republicans
in Smith county. Some Of the pri-
marleS Will be held this afternoon and
the county convention will meet next
saturday The fight is for and against
the denomination OF l. NJ. Linton.
Secretary of State Burrow is putting
forth his utmost efforts to beat Lin
ton Mr.. Burrows organ, the Smith
County Pioneer, which is the only Re-
publican paper in the county seat, is
bitterly fighting Linton 1t is putting
up the usual claim that he is ma
chine" man.
Linton was the first Republican
representative elected from Smith
county since the rise of the Populist
party, and he defeated Webb McNall.
a feat which was considered almost
impossible He made a good repre-
sentative. He tried to answer some
/ of Mr. Burrows charges in the Pho
neer. but was refused the space. Ac-
/ cordingly this week Mr. Linton has a
/ double column advertisement in the
/ Smith County Journal, a Democratic
\ paper, in which he says:
In all of it's abuse the Pioneer has
/ not pointed the voter to a single vote
/ that I cast that vas not for the best
| interests of the people of the county
1 represent, but it has sought to poison
and mislead the minds of its readers
/ by claiming that I was and am mem
Der Of the sO-called machine. 1t is
true that sometimes voted with that
]
/ right. but IL is also true that I voted
| against it on many occasions voted
for Ed Hoch for state printer while
! Mr.. BurrOW whom it is claimed owns
the Pioneer, was working for his friend,
/ George Clark, for the same office. I
have no apology to offer for voting for
Mr.. Hoch- also voted for Governor
! Stanley for United States senator hon
estly and nOnorably. while the Burton
machine and Mr.. BurrOw were against
him. I supported Governor Stanley
because I thought he was a good, clean
man, and a majority of the voters
were for him, and for the further rea-
son that he had honored our county
1 by appointing Captain Mcdowell as a
regent of the State Agricultural COL
/ lege. Judge Picker as district judge
and Hon w H. Haskell as a member
4 of the board of directors of the state
penitentiary. Perhaps these are the
reasons the Pioneer is fighting me.
| have always been the friend of Cover
nor Bailey because I consider him an
| honorable and able gentleman and FOR
the reason that he too has honored our
county by responding Captain Nc
/ Doweu and Mr.. Haskell and because
he appointed DE-. Golden of our county
as member of the state board of health
He appointed all of these gentlemen at
| my request. Is this the reason the
! Pioneer is making its fight on me-
The Pioneer accuses me of assisting
in putting a number OF useless en-
ployes on the pay rolls. ] asked place
! for only one man. A. L. Cornell, who is
now employed in the office Of the secre-
/ tary of state. Mr. Burrow. under
stand, claims the honor of having two
men from Smith county put on the
paw rolls and still his paper makes n
fight on me for securing a place Tor
Mr.. Cornell
The real reason the Pioneer is fight
ing me is because I have always re-
| fused to ally myself to the Burton fac
ton Of the party and have acted indie
pendently. in all matters without con-
| sulting the self appointed little boss IN
| this county I am making my cam
/ paign sQuarely upon my record and up
on the fact that 1 am uncOmpromising-
~ against the Burton clique and
! against grafters and boOdlers no mat
ter how high they may stand in the
ranks of the party. If I am re-nomi-
| mated and elected. I shall in the future
as in the past. vote my honest convic-
lions for what is right and shall not
/ be controlled or owned by either local
or state bosses
Congressman Curtis arrived home
from Washington Friday afternoon
4 He remained there after congress ad-
/ iourned to clean up considerable bust
ness which he had to attend to. Mr.
] Curtis does not seem to be worrying
III especially over the fight on him in the
N First district, but he will, of course,
II go over the district and take part in
N the campaign as usual.
II The Republican state convention
n pledged the next legislature to redis-
II trict the state into eight congressional
II districts, and Mr. Curtis NAV be more
or less affected by the reGistricting.
II Regarding it he said.
Il believe the state should be re-
districted and that eight congressional
districts should be formed as speci-
fed by law. The next legisla tl1re
should do this. regardless OF the con-