The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-24
Col. c. d. Jones to Have OppO-
sitiOn In Norton.
Two Other Candidates for the
Legislative Nomination.
THEY TURN IT DOWN.
Many Republican Editors Refuse
Committee Boiler Plate.
Chas. Hull Won't Give Up His
Kirwim Home.

There is a lawyer in Norton-a
Democrat. too-who keeps the Bible
in his ofice. And every day he is
reading it. He expects to read it
through by the year of the Kansas
semicentennial exposition.
The Norton county Republican con-
vention is called for September s.
There viii be a three-cornered fight
for the legislative nomination between
Col. c. D. Jones. the present incum-
bent. J. c. Newell and r. A. Rich
mond All have their friends, but
those Of the former are more san
guine of nominating the colonel for
the third time. If he succeeds it will
put him in line for speaker.
Several Sixth district editors refuse
to use the political stuff sent out by
the Topeka Republican state central
committee. One we'll known editor
and publisher says that the country
meet. He thinks the wisest policy
would be for the committee to chip
in financially and circulate the home
papers. This editor says ne Will re-
fuse all this plate stuff sent out from
headquarters. And he publishes
frst-class Republican journal in live
Rock Island county seat town.
Ira S. TrOup has taken charge of
the Hoxie Palladium. He IS an able
writer and a practical printer. The
paper will be Democratic, put viii go
out of its way to treat other political
organizations with fairness when they
deserve it.
Chas. w Hull, of Kirwin. is being
criticised by some of the Sixth district
editors and others who are unfriendly
To II OH 7-4 n fec n
leave Kirwin and Phillips county and
locate in Topeka, and others say in
Kansas City. The facts are these: Mr..
and Mrs. Hull are going to educate
their children in Washburn college,
and viii reside in Topeka part of the
time. They will continue to own their
pleasant home in firWin. he VIII retain
his big bank interests there, and his
1920 acre stock ranch adjoining Kir-
win, most of which is in the solomon
valley is not for sale. J. W. Lemon is
manager of this farm and under his
careful supervision this stock farm Is
in fine shape. A large barn has just
been completed. This farm is stocked
at the present time with g head of
mules. head of horses. 200 hogs, and
100 head of cattle. Besides. he has so
acres of alfalfa, $50 acres of corn, and
over 4. 900 bushels of old corn in cribs
Mr.. Hull came. to Kirvin in 1879. He
may consent to go into politics this
fall and If he does he is liable to be
the Republican nominee for the legis-
Iature of Phillips county
Major John Conway. in his excellent
Norton Cham ion. sizes up the reason
why the Norton county farmer has
bigger bank account than the Norton
CITY man. who he claims makes more
money: 1.-THE farmers wife comes to
town wearing a blue print calico,
ten-cent-a-yard dress and a sunbOnnet
and the farmer wears a SO hand-me-
down suit The city mans wife wears
a silk dress a silk petticoat. a IS back
comb an So hat and carries a SO hand
bag Her husband wears a tailor
made suit costing from $50 to $40.
Sheriff Utter of Phillips county, is
serving his second term because the
Democrats and Populists with the aid
OF some good Republican friends nut
him there. Asked if he wasn't glad that
he was going to quit politics, his an
swer was that he wasn't going to qui:
until he got even with several base pre-
varicators who live in the county
The friends OF Frank Lockard. a for
mer Norton politician, now a farmer
and stock raiser in Sherman county,
are sore at Senator Long. because he
failed to appoint him register Of the
Colby land office. They also claim that
the senator pledged Lockard his support
and endorsement They were old
''chums" together in the state senate
several years ago.
The Republicans of Mitchell county
are looking for a man who can be elect
ed to the legislature. They may NOM
mate an active, enterprising business
man. Such one the friends of B. F.
Bracken claim for him. He is not ,
politician. hence is without political en-
eTnies. but he is one of the representa-
tive business men of Beloit. He has
never been mixed up in political fac
tons. although a delegate in the last
state convention. Mitchell is a Reuubli-
can county. and will remain so If the
leaders favor clean politics If Mr.
Bracken gets into the race it will be be-
cause his friends win put him there.
Once nominated means his election.
Women's rights is the question in
Norton county that is uppermost in the
minds of the politicians No less than
three of her most pleasant and charming
women are after office. treasurer. regis
ter Of deeds and superintendent of pub
lie instruction. Two are married while