The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-15
ONLY TWO There.
Anti-Reeder Candidates Fail to
Appear at Meeting.
Senator I. D. Young and n. E.
David We're Present.
LATTER is OUTSPOKEN'
One of the Successful Farmers
of Decatur County.
j. L. BristOW Present at the
Committee Conference.

OOiDys + eDs 10.-COnLrdry TO general
expectations only two of the men men
toned as possible candidates to succeed
Congressman Reeder were present at
the Sixth district congressional com
mittee meeting. I. D. Young of Beloit
who represents the Jewell AIitche ell
district was here N E. David of De
catur county, was the only outspoken
candidate present Mr. David is in the
race to win. while Senator Young re-
fuses at this time to make any public
announcement as to whether he will
get into the race. Geo. Holland OF
Russell county, Chas. W. Hull Of Phil
lips county, Dr.. A. B. Peters of Jewell
county, A. G. Mead of Mitchell county
". B. Ham and S. N. Hawks of Rocks
county and M A. Chambers of Sherl-
dan county. all of whom have from
time to time been mentioned" as will
ing to succeed Reeder, did not put IN
their appearance at the committee
meeting. J. r. BurroW ana Elmer T.
Ames from Smith and Norton couh-
ties were present. but Reeder hao
-fourths of the committee, ana II
looked as if he had cinch on his re-
nomination. The only open annouhcS-
nent of any any candidate who Is VIII
ing to succeed Reeder is that OF y.
z. David of Decatur county. he was
at the committe meeting, getting ac-
ouainted Mr.. David came from Ne
braska to Decatur county IN 1888. he
lives on his $40 acre farm, on Sappa
creek and is a successful FARMER anu
stock raiser.
He was born in Illinois in 1858, and
is therefore, 81 years OF age. he mas
a family of wife and hVe chlldreh, tWo
girls and three boys. He moved 10
Nebraska in 1872, and for several years
taught school in that state. He mas
been prominent in county politics for
several years, but never as an once
seeker. and when Decatur county was
won from the Populists Mr.. David was
a powerful factor. He was sought
after bv all the committee and visitors,
who wanted to see the only open can
didate against Congressman Reeder-
The next Sixth district Republican
congressional convention Will be com
posed of 12s delegates against III two
years ago.
ing the convention there was some dis
cussiOn Some favored as late as May
Is. and others wanted it as early as
April 10. One committeeman favor1ng
the latter date said that he favored 1t
because "us farmers might be too busy
Nav 15." This led J. R. Burrow to re-
ply, good naturedly, that we farmers
might be too busy, but the postmas-
ters might have plenty of time to at
tend the convention Thls remark
created considerable merriment, as
there were a dozen or more postmas-
ters present as committeeman.
Only two candidates for state office
were present, Schuyler drummer, can
didate for state auditor, and j. G.
Brown, for secretary Of state.
senatorial Candidates There.
J. L. Bristow was present looking
ont for his chances for United States
senator, and J. G.. Slonecker, Of To-
peka, was looking after the interests
of Congressman Curtis, who is also
%F,1 "a nj 7 .r,raIr-
hard. of Norton county, and John
Thomas, of Phillips county, who each
want to succeed A. H Blair as register
of the land office at Colby, were Wis
itors at the committee meeting. In
this connection Mr.. Lockhard denies
that he wants to succeed J. c. Brown
as chief clerk of the penitentiary in
case Brown wins out in his ambition
to be secretary of state.
May Fight Mead.
Can't. W. H Mitchell of Beloit, was
a Colby visitor. The news comes from
his home and Mitchell county that the
Republicans will nominate him to sue
ceed A C. Mead. and if he declines
they will draft him. He can have it If
he will accept the honor, and he ought
to take it beyond a doubt
The selection of Lincoln as the
place for holding the next Republican
congressional convention was splen-
did choice A more progressive town
happy remarks of ". z. Menoher.
postmaster at Lincoln, easily captured
the prize.
Joe jackson. ex-sheriff of Lincoln
county, is a Colby visitor as Is also
A. W. Swayze, ex-sherin of Ottawa
county. It wasn't necessary for either
Of these ex-sheriffs to be present to
preserve order, but they couldn't keep
away from q Republican meeting.
w. H. Haskell, warden Of the peni-
tentiary, was present. Everybody is
his friend.
Everybody likes to come to Colby
because it has a hospitabIe people. It
loses out occasionally on getting a
convention. as she did this one, but
her people are just as loyal N E
Turner, of the Tribune, made an effort
to secure It. This is the home of
Senator Buschow and Ike Crumley
who made such a good record in the
last legislature. Colby's newspapers
the land Office people. and the big
host of others of her citizens and fine
looking women all contributed to
make her visitors "at home" while in
Colby.
Esnright Is Out of It.