The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12

self right has already passed. Calder
head cannot deny some of the things
which he has said in speeches III his
district; he cannot deny what he said
at Washington. 1t happened that I
followed him on that occasion, and I
took advantage of the opportunity to
attack Mr.. Calderhead's remarks on
the railroad issue. I have been IN
formed that he made this same speech
Of his at Cawker City, Beloit, and va
rious other towns"
Who viii be the candidate against
Mr.. Calderhead? % was asked.
tsI don't know. The fact is, have
not paid much attention to politics
since I came home from the Philip
pines.''
''Are you going to get into the
race 90
Il haven't thought anything about
it. replied Mr.. Little. "Of course,
I've seen some items in the news
papers, but have never said anything
to inspire such articles
Governor Hoch has recently accept
ed a number of invitations to speak.
Yesterday w. T. Vernon, president OF
Quindaro institute, called on him and
dedication of the new industrial build
ing which will be completed there
some time during the latter part of
the month. DR.. Vernon is planning an
extensive programme for this oeca-
sion. A lot of prominent speakers
viii be there. The building is said to
be very handsome and serviceable
one.
The governor has also notified the
Kansas City, Kas., Commercial club
speak at the annual dinner of the
club on November 20. The governor
will take for the subject of his speech,
There is nothing the matter with
Kansas"
In response to an invitation from
Chaplain Oliver Miller, Thirteenth
cavalry. of Fort Riley, Governor Hoch
will visit Fort Riley some time next
week and will address the men OF the
garrison in the post gymnasium. It
probably Wia be the first time that a
governor of the state has addressed
the Fort Riley garrison.
T. D. Fitzpatrick, of Salina, a pos
sible candidate for congress in the
Fifth district against W. A. Calder
head. was in Topeka Saturday talking
with the politicians about the pros
poets of a successful fight on Calder
mead. Mr. Fitzpatrick has not yet de-
clded to make the race, but there is a
good chance for him if he does go in
In the Clay Center Times, Del Valen-
tine attacks the scheme for a combina-
ton of the Kansas Day club banquet
with the Semi Centennial exposition
banquet He says:
Topeka has sprung the brutal idea
of killing the Kansas Day club to
make advertising for the states semi
centennial celebration way off there in
1911. Of course the killing proposition
will be denied, but that is what it will
amount to in the end Just as it is a
fact that the celebration win be To-
peka affair and not much of a state af-
fair in the end. Topeka proposes to
merge the next Kansas Day club meet
ing with a meeting she shall get I'D in
the interests of the celebration. And
Governor HOch endorses the swallow
ing, both personally and officially, ii
seems. If he was plain Hoch once more
no crown upon his forehead, a pen with
in his hand, this paper would say he
needed guardian, and take the cOnse-
Quences. Does Topeka wants its cele-
bration to be a Republican affair? No
by a permit jug full. Yet the Kansas
Day club is a rock-ribbed orthodox Re
publican organization second only to the
state central committee itself. Does
this Kansas Day club owe so much tC
Topeka that it must sacrifice it's tradi-
tons, objects, hopes and life to Topeka
Must it grease its head and pin its ears
back? 1t does not owe the town one
royal red cent. The club can follow the
Republican state conventions at Hutcs4-
inson, Wichita or Kansas City. No. il
need be, and lose no prestige. It might
even die in Topeka hOnora bly,, but to be
turned into a cheap advertising affair
after its years of glorious independence
that would be disgraceful.