The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-28
LONG GOES HOME.
The Senator Says "DOn't Make
Any Prophecies .
HASN'T Decided Anything Since
Coming to Topeka.
BONE MEN HOPEFUL.
They Think They Have District
Attorney Fight Won.
The Anti-HOch People Also Take
Heart.
BONE MEN HOPEFUL.

Don't make any prophecies in your
paper about who will get this appoint
ment of United States district attorney,
for you might prophesy wrong" said
Senator Chester I. Long today. half an
hour before he left Topeka. and after
the last politician had had his say.
II have decided nothing since COM
ing here" said Senator Long. s'I see
that some Of the newspapers are telling
all about what has been decided, or
what Will be decided. want to assure
you that have said nothing since com
ing here to indicate what expect to
do.
Il shall be in Kansas for three
weeks more, and expect to talk to q
good many more people about these
matters before I leave. OF course
anyone can see that Mr.. Bone has
made a very strong showing at this
conference, but don't want it under
stood that I came here to cali for a
showing of hands and counting of
votes, expecting to make a decision as
a result of the count. I simply wanted
to have people tell me what they want;
1 came to get Information about the
situation. If had not been absent
from the state for the past three
months, very likely would have
found it unnecessary to have this
meeting at all. But was not in touch
with the situation, and I wanted to
talk to people. I have been very much
gratified at the number which saw 1T
to come and give me the assistance of
their counsel.
Il shall make no decision about
any of these federal appointments until
after L go back to Washington. OF
course the district attorneyship is not
the only one which has been talked of
during the past two days. We have
gone over the whole field"
Senator Long viii go from Topeka
direct home to Medicine Lodge. Next
Friday night he will make a speech to
the "home folks" He will tell them
all about his trip to the Philippines.
Medicine Lodge people are planning to
nave nice social time on that day,
and get acquainted with their distin-
guished fellow townsman.
On November 8, Senator Long will
go TO Kansas City for the Warner
banquet and there is likely to be a
political pow-wow at the Blossom
house, for nearly all the big political
guns of the state will be there.
Senator Longs next date is the
banquet at Newton on Nov. 10, at
which he is billed to make a speech.
On Nov. 13s IA and IS, the senator
viii be at Wichita attending the con-
sisstory meeting This will afford an
other good chance for the politicians
to gather round him and tell him
how to be a success in politics.
OF course the impression still pre-
WaliS lnaC Harry j. BOne mas produced
such strong impression on Senator
Long that even if the senator had any
doubts before about recommending
him for United States district attorney,
those doubts have been dispelled.
One prominent central Kansas poll
tician even went so far as to make
this statement:
MY talk with Senator Long con-
vinced me that Harry Bone is prac-
tically certain of appointment. He
expressed surprise at the strength of
Bones showing, and while he did not
say directly that Bone would have his
endorsement, it was evident to me
that this is what is going to happen
All is quiet at the Copeland today.
Only half a dozen politicians still
linger in the lobbies, and they are
merely waiting for the next train out
of town.
There seems to have been a good
deal of quiet work done during the
past two days toward perfecting an
anti-Hoch organization. z. B. JeWett
of Wichita came to town today. Asked
concerning the fight on Hoeh he
said:
Ct don't know anything about the
matter; it is too early to say that
am for Hoch or against him. I simply
stopped off here for a few hours on
my way to Kansas City"