The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-11
WANT COL.HARRIS
Democrats Favor Him and "Turn
the Rascals Out Slogan.
Those Who Are Talked Of for
State Candidate.

'sTurn the rascals out" This IS TO
be the slogan Of the Democrats Of the
state in the coming campaign which
viii be inaugurated on April p at the
state convention Of the party to be held
on that date in this city.
Democratic affairs have appeared to
be a trifie apathetie since the memoir
able banquet on February p, but things
are not always as they seem and g lot
of quiet work has been going on among
the leading Democrats. They have been
busy during the last few weeks in can
wasting all the conditions surrounding
the coming campaign and looking over
the field for candidates for the various
places on the ticket.
Many of the prominent Democrats of
the state are beginning to visit Topeka
for day or so at a time just now and
holding conferences at the headqHar-
tiers Of the Democratic general COM
mittee at the ThrooD hotel, and while
they are not given to talking much in a
boastful way there is a strong senti-
ment among them that with conserv-
alive platform which will promise an
honest administration of the affairs of
the state and with ticket made up of
men of a calibre which will be a guar
antee that the pledges OF the platform
will be fulfilled to the letter. success
this fall is not a chimera but an act
uaI possibility.
There is an almost universal opinion
among the Democrats that with former
Senator w. A. Harris Of Linwood as
the candidate Of the party for governor
and with Col. William +. Sapps as
chairman of the general committee to
run the campaign a successful fight
will be made. Senator Harris hesitates
about allowing his name to be used.
He can have the nomination ay accla-
nation. If he decides not to run it is
hard telling who will he nominated.
There is strong sentiment for Col.
Sapp in case Mr.. Harris will not run,
but Mr.. Sapp has declared positively
that he will not accept a nomination
for any Office.
Unlike preceding years, when the
Democrats felt that they had no chance
to win, the other places on the ticket
are not going begging. There are a
number Of candidates for each place
on the ticket. It is likely that the
nomination for lieutenant governor will
go to A B. Reeves of Dodge City. For
secretary of state, Thomas J. Cooper of
/ Fredonia, Wilson county, is mentioned
most frequently. Those talked of as
possible candidate for attorney general
are John Switzer of Topeka and Jacob
Sheppard of Fort Scott. George NJ.
Coffman, a prominent banker of Erie,
] NeOsha county, is spoken of as the
/ leading candidate for auditor, and Pat
4 rick German of Fort Scott and S. c.
! Smith of Ottawa are talked of for the
nomination Tor state u eaSurer- RfOI.
A. 3. Carney of Concordia will prob
ably get the nomination for superin-
| tendent of public instruction. Frank
! Thomas of Topeka is the only one who
has been mentioned so far as the pos
sible nominee for insurance commits
sioner For the nominations for asso-
ciate justices of the supreme court,
/ Frank P Hettinger Of Hutchinson,
Judge Benjamin S. Gaitskill of Gifard.
/ Judge Hugh Alexander from the Fifth
district and H. P. Farrelly are talked
/ Of as candidates.
It is the intention of the Democratic
T leaders to place a strong combination
4 in the field for railroad commissioners
and among those who have been sug-
gested as ideal candidates are David
| Overmyer of this city and W. P. Dill
lard of Fort Scott
From now on until the convention
there will be all sorts of activity al
! Democratic headquarters. Colonel
Sapp is expected in town in a few days
and as soon as he gets here things will
begin to boom.
There is no disposition on the part
of the Democratic leaders to decide on
ticket before the convention meets
and have it a cut and dried affair. II
will be an open convention in every
sense Of the word and any good Demo-
crat will have all possible opportunity
to secure any nomination he may have
set his heart on.