The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-01
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Will Be at Least Four Oandi-
dates for Auditor.
A. Newman, of Shawnee, Is One
of Them.
NATION IN THE RACE.
Certain to Be One of Strongest
Aspirants.
Alvin Law Would Be Railroad
Commissioner.
NATION IN THE RACE.

Indications are that there viii be
four candidates for the Republican
nomination for state auditor They
are A. Newman of Shawnee, W. H.
Afize Of Osborne. D. z. Wilson Of
Republic and James Nation of Neo-
sho
James Nation is the present assist
ant state auditor, and while he has
not announced himself as a candi-
date. the impression seems to prevail
that when the proper time comes, he
will get into the race. That he will
be olse of the strongest candidates is
certain. He thoroughly understands
the job of auditor, having been in ac-
tive charge of the office during most
of Mr.. Wells administration. Mr..
Nation is a good politician, but has
not become entangIed with any politi-
cal alliances which interfere with his
prospects.
A. Newman. who is now county clerk
of Shawnee county. will go after the
nomination by a sort of house to
/ house canvass. That is, he expects
to get into personal touch with the
| delegates to the state convention. He
! says, in speaking of the fight: 81
have not asked q single politician to
support me; [ am going into this race
/ in just the same way that I went into
1 the race for county clerk. The pOliti-
4 clans didn't know I was running in
that race, but I got right out among
| the people, and when the time to vote
came they stood by me. am going
/ to make my campaign with the dele
/ gates" Newman is likely to have a
hard fight because of the numerous
candidates from Shawnee county. Tom
/ McNeal is assured of denomination for
/ state printer; Judge West wants to
( l. l. -F-r sr
/ talked of for member of the state
/ board of railroad commission ers. Then
| if the state convention decides to
nominate a candidate for United
States senator. it would be rough
shedding for Newman with Charles
Curtis a leader in the race for the
senatorial job. Nevertheless Newman
| is a fighter and he may make a place
for himself on the ticket.
w. H. Mize of Osborne is said to
have announced an interesting plat
form for himself. He is the county
clerk of his county now and it is his
idea that there is a chance for radical
reforms in the state auditors office.
Among other things, it is said that Fbe
had informed his friends that if he
is elected, he will turn out all the
/ high-priced clerks now employed in
the office, hire a girl to write letters
for him and run the office alone. He
is said to be figuring on saving the
state a good deal of money by this
method of handling the business of the
Office. and if Mr.. Mize could do it, it
would certainly be worth while to give
him a trial OF course these reports
about Mr.. ATize come second hand; he
/ has not given out an official statement
of his intentions.
! D. Y Wilson of Republic will claim
1 the nomination by right of discovery.
/ He was in the race for the nomination
when the convention chose Seth Wells.
/ Wilson's chief handicap in the race will
/ be the general belies that he is too
/ party When Wilson was a candidate
1 for chief clerk of the house of repre-
1 sentatives last winter he received a
/ good deal OF support from people who
thought he ought to have been nom
/ mated for auditor, and he also had the
/ crowd But he was beaten for this
office after it seemed certain that he
/ would land the prize. There is a sort
of feeling that Wilson ought to get
I something as 3. reward for his persist
ence.
Graham county has a candidate for
/ railroad commissioner. 1t is Alvin Law,
! formerly a member of the legislature,
/ but who Cor soma time has not been
actively engaged in politics.
4 Whether Mr.. Laws boom VIII ger
! very far remains to be seen. The peo-
pie from I'D in that part of the state
/ speak very highly of him. They say
I he is upright honest. and is not owned
bv the railroads. The last ought to
be quite a strong point in his favor lie
] is a stoelxman and farmer
J. NJ. Cory of Leayenworth is also
candidate. and there is likely to be quite
a good sized grist of willing victims
before the time limit runs.
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