The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-31
IN SIXTH DISTRICT
Section Well Represented in
Topeka This Week.
Unit for the Semicentennial
Exposition.
SHERIDAN HAS RECORD
More Youthful Officials Than
Any County in State.
Judge Geiger May BE Republican
Candidate for Judge.
SHERIDAN HAS RECORI

Every county in the district sent en-
thusiastic SemicentenniaI delegations to
Topeka in the interest of the exposition.
From high Cheyenne, in the northwest
corner Of the state, to Wallace county
in the third tier from the Nebraska line,
the opinion was unanimous for the
success of the Semicentennial. And
the delegates were the representative
men of the press, the farm and the
business house. If the Semicentennial
delegates from the Sixth district are as
enthusiastic in the next state conven-
ton the Republicans from the p coan-
ties will keep in line with Mize for
auditor of state, and Fairchild for state
superintendent and it is to be hoped
win tire the other fellows out so that
each of them viii be nominated.
There is no fight in the district on either
of these candidates, and each Of them is
entitled to the solid support of the del
! egates from the p counties.
Sheridan county is the banner county
in the Sixth district for young county
officers. Only one of them was an old
soldier. and he is past so years. one
| OF them is only p years old, and the
/ balance are under So years. And that
county, too, has bright lot of county
! officials.
Frank Lockard. of Norton county, is
| in Topeka for the first time since the
visit of Senator Long when he was re-
! ceiving the visiting delega tons from all
/ over the state, including the Sixth dis
trict fellows. Lockard is one of the
familiar landmarks of the district-and
hail-fellow well met who has ac-
commCdated more politicians than any
one. His friends claim there will be
vacancy in the Colby land office about
the LIST of July, and that his political
oh Oh, he
apple.
Archie Coolidge, of Sr,,s.. CENTER was
a Topeka visitor this week. He was
combining pleasure with business The
pleasure part of it was shouting for the
| Semicentennial and mingling with the
Kansas Day Republicans, while the bus
mess end was letting awnings for the
new $4,000 modern school house of eight
rooms or more to be erected there this
spring and summer. Mr.. Coolidge is 7i-
RECTOR of the school board. Some Tope-
| ka contractor is liable to catch the job
of putting UP this building.
/ A Sixth district Republican paper is
authority for the statement that Judge
/ A. c. 7. Geiger viii be a candidate for
4 the Republican nomination for nudge of
the Seventeenth district. He is serving
his third term, having heretofore been
nominated by the Populists. Many of
i the Populists in that district have re-
/ turned to the Republican party. Judge
/ Geiger voted for President Roosevelt, as
I
Gratis.
Ed Mullaney and W. II. Hill, of Hill
/ City, left home in time to talk Semi
| centennial and partake Of the banquet
/ and listen to the oratOry of the Kansas
/ Day Republicans in Topeka It is
/ claimed Mr.. Hill is the richest editor
4 in the Sixth district, he being one OF
| the owners of the Republican. Some of
the friends of Mr.. Mullaney say ne
would like to represent Graham county
/ in the legislature. They are young bus
mess men OF one of the most thriving
towns in northwest Kansas.
Col. S. S. Reynolds, of Grainheld, the
staIwart Democrat of Cove COUNT was
glad he could 60 down to Topeka ana
/ shout for the SemicentenniaL Col.
i REYNOLDS is chock full of good stories,
and he told them to hosts of admiring
| friends He is enthusiastic for Cove
/ county He believes prairie fires have
/ done mere damage to the farmers OF
+ cove county than drOuth and hot winds
| The friends of L. B. Beardsiey of Rus
/ sell county, are urging him TO make the
/ race for Judge of the TWenty-third dis
trict. which is now held by James Fl.
| Reeder who is asking renominaLion.
| should he conclude to enter the race It
| viii be the most exciting contest that dis
| trict has ever seen and will be watched
/ with interest as both men have friends
/ and are popular. 1t Will be a lineup 70
the finish and no one can predict the re-
suit with any accuracy until the dele
gates have voted their choice IN the con
VentiOn.
Otis L. Benton of Decatur county, po-
/ IiticaI boss a his enemies call him. is en-
| thusiastic for the sernicentennial. He was
q Topeka visitor It doesn't make any
difference to Benton if they do call him
a political boss. He has made success
of his business. where many Of his enc
mics have failed He is shreWd Dlisi-
ness man and a splendid citizen for Ober-
lin.
Sixth district newspaper fellows were
present IN Topeka at the sernlcentennial