The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-29
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Mr.. COIeman's Ruling Is Making
Trouble.
May Cost the State Ticket
Many Votes.
PLAN TO HELP ROADS.
Many Charge It Is Scheme to
Elect Their Candidates.
Mr.. Kanavel Says Complication
Is Unfortunate.

General c. c. Coleman on the railroad
commissioner ballot will cost the Re-
publican ticket a good many votes.
Mr.. Coleman holds that voters can
not vote for Kanavel on the Republican
ticket. and Humphrey on the Demo-
cratic ticket. for railroad commission
er, because their names happen to be
opposite each other on the ballot. Mr.
CoIeman's idea is that Humphrey and
Kanavel are running against each
other and against no one else. and that
therefore they can not both be voted
for
A great many Republicans who are
convinced that the Republican state
convention was dominated by railroad
influence, mad determined to scratch
Ryker and Ryan, who were supposed
to be railroad candidates. and vote for
Kanavel who it was supposed was anti
railroad, because of the fact that he
beat George w. Wheatley whom the
railroads wanted. These voters ex-
pecfed to also vote for Judge Hum
phrey, the strongest man on the Demo-
cratic ticket, and possibly for one other
candidate on the Democratic railroad
commissioner ticket. But the Coleman
ruling makes it impossible to vote for
both Kanaval and Humphrey.
There is much criticism of the ruling
and some lawyers pronounce the posi-
ton taken by General Coleman as
absurd
It is contended by some that the
whole thing was carefully planned out
by the railroads for the purpose of
forcing Republicans to vote the ticket
straight, and swallow all of the Re
publican candidates for railroad COM
missioners. The effect is more likely
to be just opposite to this. 1t is likely
to cause many Republicans to vote for
all Of the Democratic candidates for
railroad commissioners
No one seems to know how it hap
pened that the names were arranged
pear on the ballot. The Democratic
candidates are arranged in the order
of the number of votes received in the
convention, but the Republican candi-
dates are not so that theory is use
less. The vote IN She convention was
/ Cooper 430, Mcmillan 375 and Hum
phrey $40. The vote on the Repub-
I lican candidates was Ryker S57, Ryan
76S and Kanavel 635. But Ryan's
name appears first on the list of Re
publican candidates.
Mr.. Kanavel, the Republican candi-
date who is most affected by the new
ruling. says:
1T is a very unfortunate thing for
the Republican ticket. 1 am afraid it
Will cost US votes.
The State Journal has received the
following letter from J. NJ. Kennedy, a
Topeka man:
(
per was very much interested in the
opinion of Attorney General c. c.
/ Coleman affecting the vote of people
on their choice for railroad commits
sioners. It sSems to me that the work
/ of placing the names of Kanavel and
Humphrey opposite each other was
the work of railroad politicians, for
/ the purpose of defeating the will of
/ the shippers of the state. Every
farmer in the state knows that Ryan
and Ryker were put on the Repub-
lican ticket by the railroads, and hence
are railroad candidates. If elected,
they will serve the railroads, Can we
I agriculturtsts, and producers, vote
for such men, even If they are on our
ticket, who we know will not work for
our interests think not. There is
railroads are in politics for revenue
only. and they care not what political
party is in power. SO long as their In
i terests are taken care Of. over in
Missouri, the railroads are Demo-
cratic; In Kansas they are Republican.
+ Their political god is money. The
opinion of Mr.. Coleman leaves US but
one of Two things for the voters of the
state 10 do; either vote the Repub-
+ lican ticket for railroad commission
ers, or vote the Democratic candi-
! dates We think it wise to choose the
latter. J. NJ. KENNEDY"
David Overmyer has issued the fol-
! Naturalization.
! To whom it may concern:
There is a misap apprehension concern
! ing the effect of the late act of con-
I gress touching naturalization It does
not change the law Of Kansas The
right to vote is hxed by the constitution
| Of the state, and congress has no con-
| troll over II. It is the same as 1t has
always been. A person Of foreign birth,
who has declared his intention to be-
come a citizen and has taken out his
first papers. IS entitled to vote in this
state, just the same as he has always
been DAVID OVERMYER.
sending out the following statement:
Chairman Ryan and Secretary Pep
peren will spend the last few days OF
the campaign in an effort to get the
/ Democratic and Populist vote out. In
some localities Democrats and Popu-
/ lists do not seem to realize that there is
/ a. chance to win, and It is this element
that the men at headquarters are try
/ ing to reach. Every friend Of the Dem
/ ocratic state ticket IS urged TO see that
his neighbor goes to the polls. Those
! who have not awakened to the i'm
| portance of the contest must be reach
| ed by Individual effort. and it IS this
i fact that the state committee officers
are endeavoring to impress upon the
! local workers. There should be no stay
at-home vote among the Democrats this
year.
/ voters are cautioned against cam
i palgns fakes just before the election.
The Republican managers, IN their des-
peration, likely will spring something
the last week of the campaign, too late
for the Democrats to make reply. It is
supposed that the Quantrell story was
the climax, but one never can tell II
is learned that Quantren story was
planned for the Sunday preceding the