The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-12-29

POSSIBLE CANDIDATE FOR STATE
SUPERINTENDENT
Gossip OF State PolIHcs-Frank Mel
son Would Like 20 Be United
States Senator.

/ Gossip OF State PolfHCS-EEank Mel
son Would Like TO Be United
| States Senator.
The Topeka state Journal Of De-
cember q, says that Frank Nelson,
formerly state superintendent OF pub
lie instruction, who is in Topeka at
tending the state teachers assOcia-
ton, today made a statement which is
equivalent to a formal announcement
that he is a candidate for the office
OF United States senator In response
| to a question as to his intention, he
said:
st have been thinking pretty seri-
I Ously about this matter and believe
it might be said that have decided
! to be a candidate for the Office OF
1 United States senator have receiv-
/ ed much encouragement from my
1 friends and as It looks to me as
| though it would be free-for-aH fight,
I am inclined to believe my chances
/ are just about as good as the next
/ man
"A position as United States senator
would suit me very well; it is the
/ kind Of work I enjoy, and can as
| sure my friends that I would do my
/ best in behalf Of Kansas Contact with
such men as one meets in the senate
/ Of the United States IS a great edu-
| Gator and I would enjoy the expert
| ence."
Mr.. Nelson has just returned from
a ten weeks Iecturing tour in Min
nesOta and Dakota He spoke nearly
| every night while on this tour, and
since his return has been filing list
/ Of lecture dates in Kansas. Mr.. Mel
1 sons lecture is o. Books and Men"
Il have no written speech" said Mr..
Nelson today Il talk extempOrane-
/ Ously, allowing my lecture to take diff
| ferent channels Some parts omit;
some I add from time to time. 1t
| seems TO me that a man with a writ
| ten lecture must get very tired OF
| hearing himself say the same things
over and over again"
While in the Office OF state superin-
/ tendent Of public instruction Mr.. Mel
son did excellent work and was one
Of the most efficient officers the state
/ ever had. He has a high standing in
/ the state, and especially with the
/ Swedish-Americans-
Prof 5. V Mallory Of the Sherman
county high school is the latest man
to be talked Of as a candidate for
I the republican nomination for state
i superintendent Of education. This is
the third Sixth district man TO feel
the call Of duty in this direction Z.
7. Fairchild Of Ellsworth is an avOwed
| candidate and H II. Cutter Of Nor
| ton is a possibility
Prof Mallory has had a wide ex-
perfence in educational affairs in the
| Sixth district and has acquired an ac-
QuaintanCe which viii be a valuable
asset in a political campaign He has
served as superintendent OF schools at
Clyde, Phillipsburg, Junction City and
i Goodland- For ten years he was at
Junction City He organized the high
school Of Sherman county and has
been at its head for five years In
addition to his Kansas experience he
was superintendent Of schools at
Guthrie, Okla, for a number Of years.
It would no doubt bring about an
interesting fight If Mallory, Cutter and
Fairchfd should all go after the Of
fee from the Sixth district
In addition to Mr.. Fairchild, Mr.
Cutter and MI Mallory there are sew
eral candidates for the Office, some Of
| them receptive and some active
F. b Dyer Of Wichita is one Of the
men who is actively in the race Mr..
Dyer is now the assistant state sup
| erintendent and is familiar with the
duties Of the position He will get a
lot Of support in the new Eighth dis
trict which is asking only two places
on the state ticket
Another possible candidate is c. ".
Plummer Of Jefferson county, a men,
Der Of the legislature and for many
years in the school teaching business.
H. NJ Cutter is at present a member
Of the state board Of education
Webb AcNaH was in Topeka today
on his way to Chicago, Meadville, Buff
falO, and other eastern parts, on A o.
L. ". business. In speaking Of the
district, he said:
'I understand that Dr. A. B. Peters
OF Mankato has decided to make the
for congress from the Sixth. DR..
politics, and was at one time grand
medical examiner for the A o. Z. ".
Of the state.
There is a strong sentiment in ia
vOr OF a movement to beat Reeder for
denomination, but the opposition is
not making much Roadway. The |
trouble is that the various counties are
willing that their delegations should !
be instructed for Reeder as second /
choice That won't do, for all Reed |
er will have to do under those circum- |
stances is simply to stay in the race |
He is bound to get the nomination |
before long. If they want to beat
Reeder they must get a lot Of local /
candidates in the field, who can con-
troll their delegations to the last ditch |
Then the candidate which has the ]
strongest support can probably swing |
things around his way Otherwise |