The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-21
NEARLY The LIMIT
Talk of Making Burrow Candi-
date for Governor.
Tom Kelly and Railroads Back
of Movement.
CARR TAYLOR A THORN
Railroads Want to Get Rid of
Him.
Only Way Would Be by Defeat
ing Hoeh.
ARR TAYLOR A THORN

Backed by the railroad interests.
who desire the retirement of Carr
Taylor from the position of attorney
for the state board of railroad COM
missioners, there is movement on
foot to put ]. r. Burrow, the present
secretary of state, into the race for
the Republican nomination for gov
ernor against Governor Hoch.
There is no doubt that Burrow
wants to stay in the political game
after his retirement next year from
the job of secretary of state. He is
the richest man in the Sixth district
and can afford to amuse himself with
a political job. But Burrow feels
that he must get quick action if he
expects to land in the governors chair
or in congress. He is getting along in
years; delays are dangerous.
Unless Burrow feels that he himself
can land the Republican nomination,
he is likely to be for Hoch. In other
words, Mr.. Burrow is not inclined to
| join the revolt unless he believes that
| it will be a winner. He would rather
stay with Hoch, and get the support
| of that faction for governor in 1908.
The enemies of Governor Hoch, ="
said a prominent politician today.
| feel that there is a better chance to
beat Hoch for a second term than
| there was to beat Bailey But they
doing it. The revolt will be organized
quietly, by the old system of political
combinations, and there is no doubt
that the poison is even now at work.
State Treasurer Tom Kelly has been
given the credit for heading the anti
Hoch movement, and he is no doubt
one of the most active workers on the
skirmish line. But Kelly is far too
1 .os1 T., H. 49, e.
such campaign; he wants Hoch
beaten, and he hates Stubs, but he
realizes that he is not the man to do
| the job. He must fight under cover
/ Indications are, therefore, that the
| fight on Hoch will be of double bar
relied nature: the railroads will fight
| him in order to get a more friendly at
I torney on the railroad board, and some
amendments to the railroad law. and the
politicians will fight him to put BurroW
in the saddle and cripple Stubs candi-
dacy for the United States senate.
| Why Kelly and the railroads should
| pick Mr.. BurroW to carry their burdens
/ is difficult to understand, for he is GER
tainly a weak man politically. His rec
| ord as secretary of state is anything bui
creditable. The people have not forgotten
/ the iniquitious Comanche1 county bono
| deal the Smith Center bond deal MOI
the solicitous interest of Mr.. BurroW
/ in State Treasurer Kelly. But then Mr.
Burrow is a man of nerve as well as
of ambition and he may have convinc-
| ed himself that he has made the kind Of
a record that would entitle him to {
promotion-in fact his observation II
Kansas politics has probably led him t.
that conclusion.
Lieutenant Governor D. A. Hanna
who has been in the city for a few days
today made this statement:
| 81 don't very often ask the newspa-
pers to make a statement for me, but
candidate for governor; / am not can
didate for congress; l am not candi-
date for lieutenant governor; / am moi
a candidate for speaker of the house
That is all the things I've been men
toned for, up to date, I believe. 1t is
my opinion that a young man, not pos
sessed of an independent fortune, is
foolish to go into politics extensively
| when there are so many opportunities
| right here in Kansas to make money IN
| business. There's no money in politics
| if a man is honest. am willing to set
| tie down in Hill City and live peaceably
after finish my term as lieutenant gov
| ernor."
| rs J. r Burrow to be a candidate
for governor against Hoch?'' was asked
II haven't heard a thing about it,
was the reply.
will Reeder be renominated for con-
gress?"
f.It is my opinion that he will be re-
| nominated without opposition. OF
/ course there is some talk of opposition
| and if one candidate should spring up
there would probably be a scramble
| and Reeder would win anyway. Feeder