The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-27

himself as a candidate for govern or,
but he was so closely pursued by ire
boom that at times he had hopes II
would overtaze him. At the time the
Republican state central committee
met however, it became evident that +
there was nothing doing for Mr. T
Creech in the governor line, and ne
at that time gave out statement /
which was almost the equivalent Of a 4
withdrawal from the race.
The announcement now comes in I
definite form, and is accompanied by /
the statement that Mr.. Creech is q I
candidate for reelection to his place |
in the legislature. The following is /
what his home paper the Abilene |
Chronicle, says about it:
Mr. J. W. Creech, of HeringtOn, |
announces himself a candidate for re
nomination by the Republicans as
representative from this district. Mr.. /
Creech IS fine gentleman, has many
IrlendS. and viii be a strong candidate.
He is, further. a man of proven ability
In the last legislature he was chair
man Of the ways and means commit
| tee which is one Of the most impor-
tant positions in that BODY and his
work was highly commended bv the
other men on the committee and by
the members of the legislature in gen
eral His vote upon theA railway bill
and other important measures was al
/ ways recorded on the right Side-fhe
side of the people. He has been
strongly urged by many friends in this
county and throughout the state to
become candidate for governor but
/ he decided not to do so in this cam
paign- Mr.. Creech has made a record
upon which he can afford to stand"
Harry Mcmillan of MINNEAPOLIS ex-
state senator, and now mentioned as a
possible candidate for governor on the
Democratic ticket, Fas figured it out
Row the Democrats will win the next
STATE campaign. He produces the fig
ores to prove that the case is not as
hopeless for Democracy in Kansas as
might be imagined. He says:
At the last presidential election Mr.
Roosevelt's plurality was 126 600 it is
true, greatly in excess of the majority
! OF the Republican state ticket
A brief analysis of the vote in This
STATE at that election will show surpris-
ING results The great prestige of Mr.
roosevelt and his advocacy of so many
democratic principles, which attracted
TO his support, owing to the unpopulari-
4 " OF Mr.. Parker, who was looked uDOn
as the representative of the hateful
Plutoeratic eastern branch of the Dem
ocfatlc party, Thousands of Democratic
and Populist votes, still with all these
advantages, his overwhelming plurality
only shows $4,000 more votes than Mr.
/ Mckinley in 1900 And perhaps still
/ more surprising, the combined vote of
Parker, Debs and Watson was So 600
/ less than MT. BrVanis the same wear
From the natural increase in popuia-
/ ton the Republican vote would natural
/ ly have increased ten to fifteen thou
/ sand votes. Now in order to intelligent
+ ~ make any forecast for the future
4 we must endeavOr to find out what be
+ came Of the forty to fifty thousand
/ voters, who failed to make good at the
polls in 1904. Probably about half were
/ counted out by the outrageous auto
matte ballot, cunningly devised to dis
! franchise voters and the balance dis
/ satisfied with all the options offered
+ them, Called to vote at ALL
7 think any reasonable person will
/ concede, that the results disclosed by the
7 above analysis, shows cOnclusively, that
4 the normal opposition to the Republi-
+ can party in Kansas, if it can be con-
+ fined, not making reference to thousands
I of Republicans Disguised and dissatis-
4 ned with the rotten condition of affairs
i in their party which prevail In this state,
/ have votes enough to triumphantly elect
a state ticket The question then arises
/ how can this union of farCes be effect
: ed. While no formal fusion can be
/ made. all the parties i'm opposition to
/ the Republican party, if they sincerely
! desire to redeem the state. must seek to
minimize the things upon which they
differ and to magnify prejudice and
/ march under one common banner. II IS
+ folly to expect any reform in the Re
i publican party in this state No matter
how greatly they may desire it the rank
/ and file in the Republican party viii be
/ pOWerless in the future in shaping the
+ policies Of the party and naming its
/ candidates as they have been in the
past. careful reading of history fails
to disclose the reformation of any po-
litical party from within
A good deal of pressure is being
brought to bear upon Colonel E. c. Lit
tie to come out for congress in the
Fifth district against w A. Calderhead.
The Abilene Chronicle says:
The general sentiment of the Re
nj Ill a~,-- 4 So >
comes to US. seems to be that Colonel
E. c. Little is the man We should put
forth for congress. He fas raised here
and is universally respected as an hon
est man. He has attained a position as
one of the best lawyers in the state.
and is known as one of Kansas most
/ eloquent speakers. Colonel Little
was a gallant soldier as we'll thought
of by his troops as any man could be.
Everybody knows he would make a
first class congressman.
ct is true that Colonel Little has
] built up a lucrative law practice and
that he hesitates about entering a race
. that would necessarily interfere with
it. But his friends. for some time,
have been urging him to make the
race for the nomination and the Chron-
icle believes he has the nerve to do it
Dickinson county must have a candi-
, date who believes in ROOsevelts idea
of rate regulation and who has the
courage to stand for the peoples in
terests. Colonel Little owes it to the
Roosevelt reform ideas of Dickinson
Y county to make the fight. We believe
the Republicans of Dickinson county
win be for him
Henry Allen is expecting to continue
his campaign in Douglas county this
week. He will speak in North Law.
renee Wednesday night, at Eudors
Thursday night, at LecomptOn Friday
+, night and at Lone Star Saturday night
r Missionary Meeting.
o The regular monthly meeting of tn,
: Woman's Home Missionary society Of
the First NJ. E. church will be held a
> the parsonage Wednesday afternoon