The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-27
Makes Informal Announcement
of Senatorial Candidacy.
Position in United States Senate
Would Suit Him.
THINKS CHANCES GOOD
Just Back From a Lecture Tour
in North.
Mr. Mallory of Sherman County
for Superintendent.

Frank Nelson, formerly state super
lntendent of public instruction, who
is in Topeka attending the state
| teachers association, 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:
4 have been thinking pretty serious
" about this matter and 1 believe it
might be said that I have de-
eided to be a candidate for the
office Of United States SEN
| ator. L have received much encourage
ment from my friends and as it looks
to me as though it would be a free-for-
I all 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 WE'LL it is the kind
1 of work I enjoy, and 1 can assure my
/ friends that 1 would do my best in be-
/ half of Kansas Contact with such men
as one meets in the senate of the Unit
/ ed states is a great educator and I
would enjoy the experience"
! Mr.. Nelson has just returned from a.
/ ten weeks lecturing tour IN Minnesota
| and Dakota. He spoke nearly every
night while on this tour, and since his
] ACAuAn has DCGil 1litlltS d list OI lecture
dates in Kansas. Mr.. Nelson's lecture is
on Books and Men, Il have no writ
ten speech said Mr.. Nelson today. Il
| talk extemporaneously, allowing my
lecture to take different channels. Some
parts l omit; some l add from time to
/ time. It seems to me that a man with
a written lecture must get very tired of
| hearing himself say the same things
| over and over again"
While in the office of state superin-
rafr fr,esf NTr
son did excellent work and was one Of
4 the most efficient Officers the state ever
had. He has a high standing in the
state and especially with the Swedish
! Americans.
| Prof. s. v. Mallory of the Sherman
4 County High school is the latest man to
/ be talked of as a candidate for the Re
publican sionination for state superin-
/ tendent of education. This is the third
/ Sixth district man to feel the call of
/ duty in this direction. E. T. Fairchild
/ of Ellsworth is an avowed candidate and
1 H. NJ. Cutter of Norton is a possibility.
/ Professor Mallory has had a wide ex-
I perience in educational affairs in the
Sixth district and has acquired an ac-
4 quaintance which will be a valuable
asset in a political campaign. He has
served as superintendent of schools at
/ 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 super
| intendent of schools at Guthrie, Ok,
! for a number of years.
It would no doubt bring about an in
/ teresting fight if Mallory, Cutter and
Fairchild should all go.after the office
from the Sixth district.
In addition to Mr.. Fairchild, Mr.. Gull
ter and Mr.. Mallory there are several
candidate for the office. some of them
receptive and some active.
F. B. Dyer of Wichita is one of the
4 men who is actively in the race. Mr.
Over is now the assistant stat esuperin-
I tendent and is familiar with the duties
of the position. He viii get lot Of
support in the new Eighth district which
/ is asking only two places on the state
I ticket.
/ Another possible candidate is c. W.
Plummer of Jefferson county, member
of the legislature and for many years IN
4 the school teaching business
H M. Cutter is at present member
of the state board of education.
; Webb McNau was in Topeka today
on his way to Chicago, AIeadville, Buff
faIo. and other eastern parts, on A. O.
U. w business. In speaking of the
congressional situation in the Sixth
1 district. he said
IT understand that Dr. A B. Peters,
of Mankato has decided to make the
race for the Republican nomination
for congress from the Sixth Dr.
Peters has had lot of experience IN
politics. and was at one time grand
medical examiner for the A. 0. U. w.
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 headway. The trouble
is that the various counties are wiling
that their delegations should be in
structed for Reeder as second choice.
That won't do. for all Reeder will
have to do under those circumstances
| 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 control their del
egations to the last ditch. Then the
candidate which has the strongest
support can probably swing things
aroTnd his wav Otherwise Reeder
will go in for another term.
Mr. McNan thinks that there will
not be much of a fight on Calderhead
in the Fifth. in spite of Calderhead's s
attitude on the railroad issue.
'The fact is said Mr. McNall,
"calderhead's vote on the railroad
matter is of so little consequence that
/ people will possibly overlook him alto
gether He will get lost in the shuttle
back there in Washington
q. A. Mcneil. of Columbus, says
1 there is no truth in the report that
he would like to be nominated for at
/ torney. general Neither would he ac-
/ cept the assistant United States district
attorneyship, for the reason his law
practice pays much more. Mr.. Nc
Neill is being urged to be candidate
/ for district judge in his district and
I may consent to do SO. He says he is
with his district in the support of
/ Wheatley, Tulley and Nation for