The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-22

not stand for the speakership boom
which somebody tried TO hand him
some weeks ago. The purpose of the
boom, it is claimed, was to inJure Mr.
Seaver by connecting him with weak
cause. He was brought out as the
Stubs candidate" Mr.. SeaYer said:
7 am not a candidate for speaker
and even if was, ! certainly wouldn
be trying to start anything until after
the election. I have not been elected
yet.
w. W. Caldwell, of Cloud county,
said, in speaking Of conditions in that
county.
1--WE have quite a large number Of
French settlers in cur county. and they
are naturally Democrats. I think that
we viii be able to hold the county in
line, however, for the Republican
ticket"
William L. Cunningham, the Repub-
ican nominee for the legislature from
the Arkansas City district of Cowley
county was in the city attending the
p. Hackney for member of the legis-
lature causes a peculiar similarity in
the names of the Republican cand1-
dates. Cottingham Is the candidate
from the Winfield district, and Cum
ningham from the Arkansas City dis
Il am not pledged to anyone for
United States senator" said Mr.. Gun
ningham- IT do not know myself who
/ shall support, and certainly shall
not make up my mind until after the
election.
H. S. Polling, the Republican nenl-
nee fer the legislature In Phillips
county. was among the Sixth district
politicians who attended the political
powWoW at the Copeland
Mr.. Polling is farmer. but he
knows how to wear his clothes and will
no doubt be a strong member of the
next legislature If elected He is pitted
against G. II. Tannehill, who was elect
ed from Phillips county on the Demo-
cratic ticket two years ago.
81 realize said Mr.. Polling today,
that Mr. TannehiI is d popular man,
and he will doubtless give me a hard
fight. But I have lived in the county
as long as Mr.. TannehiIl, and I think
I have about as many friends as he
has.
atorial fight, and do not know who
shall vote for"
One of the leading Sixth district poll
iteians who attended the meeting, ex-
pressed some very positive views on
the Long-La Toilette controversy. He
said:
IF Senator Long expects to retain
any friends in the northwestern por-
ton of the state. he had better let up
on that La Toilette business, and Gov.
Hoch would do well to cut out this
endorsement which he has given to
Longs position.
The fact Of the matter is that the
farmers Of Kansas have more conf
dence in La Toilette than they have
IN Long, and If it comes to a show
down they viii vote against Long.
La Toilette came up there to Be
lott and in the course Of his speech
dev oted probably five minutes to
discussion of Senator Longs attitude.
La Toilette simply read the amend
ments which he proposed to the rail-
road bill, and then asked how many
people in the audience thought that
would be a good provision of law.
Everybody help up their hands. Then
he read the list of senators voting
against the amendments, and Senator
Long and Senator Benson were in the
list.
La Toilette then said he wished to
make statement about Benson. He
said that. he had hoped Benson would
vote for the amendments, but that Ben
son had only been in. the senate two days
when the matter came up. When the
vote was taken said La Toilette, T
looked over and saw Benson sitting be
side his colleague, Senator Long. And
Benson voted against the amendments ,
The people of Kansas are tired OF
Longs railroad policy, and they do not
resent it when La Toilette comes here
and tells where the Kansas senator
stands. Long came up there and de-
voted about two hours to long winded
explanation of his conduct and an at
tack on La Toilette. It didn't take well
with the farmers in that part of the
state''