The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-19
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Victor Murdock Says There
Must Be Open Senatorial Ballot.
Members of Sedgwick Delegation
Line Up for the Plan.
ALLEN WON'T ACCEPT.
T. H. Stannard Likely to Be
Senator From Franklin.
Sheffield Ingalls, Wants a Re-
count Of AtchisOn Ballots.
ALLEN WONT ACCEPT.

Wichita, Kan, Nov. 1s.-Victor Muir
dock, congressman from the new
Eighth district, and one Of the candi-
dates for the United States senate. will
go to Topeka demanding an open eau
Gus of Republicans and that the vote of
every man be recorded. He has the
support of the Republican members of
the legislature in Sedgwick and every
one OF them will do all he can to pre-
vent a secret caucus.
There will be no secret vote in the
Republican caucus on United States
senator" sa.d Mr.. Murdoch. mo mem
Der of the legislature would have made
the race on a platform favoring a Sc
cret caucus and no member who ex-
poets to stand before the people again
would care to meet the challenge that
he had favored it. A secret vote in a
representative body is contradiction
in itself; it has been relegated in Kan
sas legislatures and it will not be re-
yived. believe that in this, as in
other matters, the next Kansas 1egisla-
ture viii be responsive to awakened
public sentiment in Kansas which pub
lie sentiment, If l read it correctly, is
demanding a minimum of politics and
maximum of business. The legisla-
ture has all it can do to consider and
pass needed legislation before the time
of adjournment comes
State Senator J. H. Stewart, Repre-
sentative A. c. Husey and Representa-
tive G. l.. Davidson, the three Repub-
licans from the Sedgwick county dele
cation to the legislature, stand with
Mr.. Murdoch against secret caucus.
II am willing to tell how l stand and
I want the people to know how I vote -
said Senator Stewart and I want all
the other senators and representativ
to tell how they stand. That is the only
way to prevent trickery. and the trading
of votes, and besides the people ought
to know how their servants vote on
public questions
Victor Murdoch got into the senator
tal race with whoOp last week. He
kept out Of it all through the state
campaign, but now he is lining up his
forces and will go into the senatorial
caucus with considerable strength He
is going to make his senatorial cam
paign as openly as possible, basing it
on his record in congress and what he
stands fog now
Ottawa, Kan, Nov. 19.-F. H. Stan
nard of Ottawa, head of the Stannard
nursery interests which center in, OF
tawa, will probably be the successor
to State Senator Horace J. Smith in
the vacancy in the Fifteenth senatorial
district. Senator Bensons wishes will
govern the matter and Mr; Stannard
has been sutsg ested by Senator Benson.
H J. "A IleffsfWhb was arstsHrged Tor tn e
place, declined to take it. urging the
demands of his newspaper interests in
Kansas as his reason. The Republican
nominating convention VIII De- neIQ
next Wednesday. The Democrats have
called a mass convention to meet in
Waverly next Thursday.
John Q. Royce. state bank commits
sioner, has announced the appointment |
of Harry Hagaman, of Onaga, Potta- |
watomie county, to be bank examiner |
in place of S. c. drummer. the Repub-
lican state committee chairman, who |
resigned recently. Mr.. Hagaman is
cashier of the Citizens State bank in |
Onaga and has been engaged in the |
position he has been appointed to pays
$500 a year and expenses.
Atchison, Kan, Nov 19.-Sheffield
Ingalls, prefers recount to deciding
the legislative tie by lot but says the |
precedent established of deciding by
lot is not warranted by the statutes.
The statutes say that a tie vote be-
tween members of the legislature, shall
be decided by joint ballot of the legis-
lature. and the constitution says the
legislature shall be the Judge of the
election, returns and qualifications OF its
members. 1t is said that Wilcox will
not file contest, which would probably
Insure a recount of the votes. Defective
ballots thrown out and not counted, |
would then come in for consideration |
Still it is difficult to see where Wilcox
viii stand much Of a show in a Repub-
lican legislature, unless. as has been
stated the sena torIaI fight should jeor- /
ardize Ingalls, chances.
lola, Kan, Nov. 1s-J- T. Tredway,
representative-elec from Allen county
in the next legislature, viii cast his
first ballot for United States senator |
for Chas- F. Scott. He VIII do all he
can to have his favorite win in the leg
islature and if there is chance for