The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-07
Real Novelty in Sixth Congress
siOnal District.
Jewell Delegates Instructed to
Pay Own Fares.
TURNER FLOPS AGAIN.
Announces That He Is Back in
Republican Fold.
Sheffield Ingalls, Is Having Some
Troubles.

At the county convention Of Jewell
county, held at Mankato a new preced-
ent was set for Sixth district politics.
The delegations to the state, congress
sional and judicial conventions were all
Instructed to pay their own fares to
and from the places where the
tions are held. and refuse transportation
Il It should be offered.
This Is practical reform, but it is not
likely to be popular in all counties. The
Jewell county people are so prosperous
that they feel they can afford to pay
their own way in The political game.
". A. Reeder, the congressional can
zidate in the Sixth, has established the
precedent Of paying the expenses of all
h delegates to the congressional con-
vention, but the Jewell county
people viii not be allowed to accept Mr..
Reeder's generosity this year.
The Jewell county convention was
also Of unusual interest from the fact
that r. W. Turner. for many years a
leading member of the POpulist or
Free Silver parties, appeared in the
convention and announced that he had
Topped" turner was a delegate to
the C~OlNeuLlOn. lie mas Dceu OH the
Republican reservation for a dozen
years. He made a speech, in which he
said.
The American who is holding no
public Office, who is not a candidate,
and Interested in public affairs from
motives of civic duty only, regards as
an encouraging sign the no~n-partisan
sentiment of the Republication of
Roosevelt and LaFOllette. It is re-
freshing to see a Republican president
who is more largely Independent than
Republican, not afraid to trust the
most vital measure of his administra-
ton to a rock-ribbed Democrat Of
South Carolina, while the Aldriches,
Depews. Platts and Elkins of his
party work hand in hand with the cor
porations that own them"
His talk for independence was
heartily a~pplauded by the convention.
Short speeches were also made by
hays b. White. J.. W Berry, r. H.
Mcbride, and Geo. ". Dart
The Following delegates were elected
20 the three conventions.
State-George Patrick. Robert Gle
land. ". L. Chandler, J. W. Berry,
Rial Becker, NJ. Kibbe, A Hunter, A.
%. Burlington. W. P. Walker, W A
williamson, J. c. Lamb, and e. I. Dill
Congressional-G. w. Dart N. W.
Clark, r. w. Bevington, Robert Wild
man. J.. H Woollen, ]. w Beeman, E.
N.. HILL - ". W lEulELs at 0OAADJ >
James Yapp, E. r. Jones, and Robert
Yudfcia1-M McCammon. P. Ha-
worth. W. J. Custer, r. c. Postle-
thwaite, c. A. Shinn, T. J. Coy, o. D
Berg, J. r. Green, jr-, Joseph Blair,
e. 8. smith. J.. c. Hershner, and
James Rogers.
Tne committee on resolutions, J. w
Berry. Geo. W. Dart and H, 3. White,
reported the following which were
adopted unanimously;
We. the Republicans of Jewell coun-
". in convention assembled. endorse
President Roosevelt in the admlnistra-
ton of the affairs of the nation. his
domestic and foreign policy and espe-
ciaIly his hght against graft in high
and low places.
we endorse the candidacy of E. w.
Hoch for denomination and approve
the wholesome legislation at the last
we endorse the course Of Congress-
man Reeder and favor his reelection.
we endorse Judge r. NJ. Picker for
denomination for the position he now
Ails with credit.
We oppose influence IN It's
efforts to dominate Kansas politics.
We are in favor of a fair and an
equitable adjustment Of transportation
rates. We favor the Hepburn bill
which places the rate making power in
che hands of the interstate commerce
commission and we deplore the efforts
now being made in the senate of the
United states to amend life out of
the bill
we favor a law abolisfing the rail-
road pass and a reduction Of the pas
eenger fare to 2 cents per mile.
We demand the enforcement of tbs
antitrust laws. We recognize the
power Of a discriminate rate to build
q1p trusts and m~onopolies, demand a
square deal N railroad rates for al
people. We favor a wisely constructed
primary election law.
We heartily endorse the candidacy
Of E.. 7. FRirchdld, of Ellsworth. for
state superintendent; L. D. Young. of
Mitchell county, for railroad commits
sfoner and John Brown, of Norton, fol
secretary OF state, and we hereby rec
ommend that the delegates elected tC
represent US at the several conventions
be instructed to carry out the senti
ments expressed in these resolutions.
william 7. Cunningham. the candi
date for the legislature against Charlie.
Beekman in Cowley county, has an
from the race.
Cu~uningham's enemies have beer
making a strong pull to get him on
OF the race. They wede willing t.
promise him almost anything in TIL
Wav Of political or business preferment
but Cunningham came to the cOnclu
sion that he could not desert his friendl
who had beer supporting him in thu
anti-Beekman fight.
Beekman is supposed to represen'
the railroad side Of the fight, while