The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-16
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Governor Hanna May Be the
Next Speaker.
Means He Will Be in Race for
Representative.
SAYS HE DOESN'T KNOW
Isn't a Candidate for the Legis-
latlIre at All.
Ed Croker Not a Candidate for
Reelection.
SAYS HEDOESN'T KNOW

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to be the Sixth district candidate for
speaker of the next house of repre-
sentatives? This is the story which
was brought to Topeka yesterday by a
we'll known Sixth district politician.
The story is that a number of Han
mas friends have decided that he must
get into the race to succeed G. w.
Stober. the present Graham county
representative, the plan being to then
push him forward as a candidate for
speaker.
Hanna would have splendid quail
fications for this place. said this poll
tician in speaking of the plan, "be-
cause of his experience as presiding
| officer of the senate
There is some opposition to Mr..
Hanna, however. in his home town,
and the report is that the opposing
faction will bring out Ed Muilaney,
who is associated with Hanna in the
banking business. They claim that.
Hanna is the representative of the
Burton Mulvane wing of the party,
and that he won't do.
Mr.. Hanna himself, who was in To-
peka yesterday. processes entire ignor-
| anee of the whole scheme.
There's nothing in the report he
said. 81 am not a candidate for the
| legislature, and 1 can hardly believe
that Ed Mullaney is either. I don't
know where this story started. or who
is circulating it,
Representative Ed Crocker of Chase
county, who was in Topeka yesterday,
announces that he will not be a candi-
date for reelection to the house of
represen natives. t'I have had all [
want is the only explanation which
Mr.. Croker gives for his decision. I'VE
have several good men in our county
who might be candidates for the posi-
ton, but far no one has been espe-
cially mentioned for the place"
Another member of the last legisla-
ture who says he will not be again
candidate is D. G. Fraser of Clay
| county. There's nothing in this busi-
ness of being representative said Mr..
business simply for the sake of being
in politics, he had better stay out.
don't have any desire for another
term
John Dawson, the present assistant
attorney general of the state, is likely
to be a candidate for county attorney
of his home county, Graham, at the
no announcement of his intentions, but
he has some friends at Hill City who
are booming him for the place.
Dawson is generally supposed to be in
line for the Republican nomination for
attorney general at some future time,
and by taking the position of. county
attorney of his home county he would
keep himself in the political swim. and
round out his experience for the higher
position.
1t is said that w. B. Ham, of Rocks
county, is likely to be heard of before
the next Republican convention as a
candidate for attorney general Mr.. Ham
was a member of the last house of rep
resentatiyes, and was one of the strong
est legal members. 1t was at that time
that his boom for the attorney general
ship got its start, and it has been hang
ing around ever since. He stands high
in the councils of the boss busters, and
is one of the people upon whom Gov
ernor Hoch depends for support in the
Sixth district.
E. B. Jewett. of Wichita. thinks that
he won't do for governor. His name
has been frequently mentioned in this
connection, but Mr.. Jewett has done
nothing to encourage the talk.
I'm not the kind of a man the people
of Kansas want for governor" he said
the other day in speaking of his boom.
an many parts of the country, the in
huence of the newspaper has displaced
to a considerable extent the influence of
the orator. But Kansas dearly loves a
spellbinder, and it will probably con-
tinue to elect men to the governors
chair who can make speeches, or who
think they can make speeches. I'm not
in that Glass;
The Colby Tribune has formally an
nounced the candidacy of Bob" Nc
Gonigal for the position of secretary of
state. McGonigal has been considered
in the race for some time, but the Tri-
bune says:
TT is now but little more than a year
before another state election will be held
in Kansas. AS the time approaches we
observe through our exchanges that var
ious Sixth district men are being favor
ably mentioned for places on the ticket.
Prominent among those mentioned is
the name of our fellow townsman, r.
M McGonigal. Mr.. McGonigals friends
have recognized in him strong candi-
date because of his wide acquaintance
over the state and his long residence in
the big Sixth, and no doubt as the time
approaches to select candidate Sufh
cient pressure will be brought to bear
on him to cause him to enter the race
for secretary of state.
"Mr. McGonigal is popular at home
and would make winning candidate
should he decide to run. Personally, he
is recognized as clean, upright and
honorable citizen, and we do not believe
that in all the state a more available
or better fitted man can be found.
Should Sixth district Republicans
decide Rob should be their candidate
for secretary of state, he no doubt would
stand for the nomination"
Dodge CITY also mas a possible can
didate for speaker of the house. It is
said that William J. Fitzgerald may
be sent to the legislature from Ford
county, and that he will be speaker of
the house. if his friends can accom-
plish their desires. Chalk Beeson
is now the representative from Ford
county.
A. E. Crane, the Holton lawyer who
achieved considerable note recently by
winning in the United States supreme
court an important law suit which
changes the whole attitude of the