The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-31
Rumored That He May Be One
of Candidates.
MR.. HAMIS TALKED OF
Rocks County Man Likely to Be
in Race.
ssChalk" BeesOn of Dodge Is
Also Possibility.

house Of representatives? The question
is one which is already being quletAS
discussed by the Republican poAtclaAs
Of the state, in anticipation OF the eiec-
ton Of the usual big Republican ma
5ority in the house
one Of the rumors is that cyrus Le-
land is not averse to being considered
a candidate for the honor, in case there
seems to be an opening for him
W Y. Morgan of Hutchinson IS also
looked upon as a strong possibility
Morgan is a man who will be strong
with the old members Of the legisia-
ture. and will have some valuable
backing in case he gets into the con
test
The general impression. however,
seems to be that the honor viii go 70
some man from western Kansas ana
at the present time the talk is center
Ing on three possibilities:
@ M Beeson, Of Dodge City, Fofo
". B. Ham. of Stockton, Rocks
l. Il seaver of Ellsworth. Ellsworth
county
Beeson. it is believed. will be the man
most favored BIZ the members VINO 40
no. fancy the square deal' plan OF
putting candidates on record he IS d
ran popular with all his Fellow meIii-
bers of the legislature, hrst ass Poll-
ticiau. though not man VINO mas ilau
q reputation for doing mucn taiAlhs
or taking an active part IN the Datlies
on the floor of the house.
The square deal candidate IS very
likely to be ". IS. Ham of Rocks, VINO
next to A w. Benson, now United
States senator, was recognized as one
of the ablest lawyers in the last ses-
sion of the legislature. Ham OF ROCKS
is also very popular with the members
Of the legislature, and IS man q
strength and ability He is not tne
kind of a man the politicians or the
corporations would like to see IN the
important Office of spea ker. He is too
independent, and has way Of doing
what he thinks is right, regardless OF
Another man who is already making
g Quiet campaign for the Office, and
lining UP his friends in his support IS
/. II. Seaver of Ellsworth. who for the
past three terms has been q MEMBER oA
the legislature 1t Is said that SeaVer
IS having q fight for reelection IN Ellis
worth county, but the late reports IN
dicate that he is practically certain TO
be returned. SeaVer mas a VIDE &C
ouaintance throughout the state, and
his long service In the legislature quail
ihes him especially for the duties OF
speaker. He would doubtless get some
support from both factions Of the party,
and the fact that he is starting his
campaign early may give him an ad-
vantage over the other candidates
fight should simmer down to a con-
test between Ham and BeesOn. If the
square deal people can hold their
pledges" in line, they can probably
elect whoever they please to the Office
of speaker but the square deal ties
are rather loosely drawn. and it is hard
to tell how the forces viii line up after
the election
Ex-Speaker w r. Stubbs and ex-
Speaker J. T. Pringle Will be ia the
next house. but it is not likely that
either one viii be a candidate for the
Epea kershfp. Stubbs viii probably
have good deal to say la debating
the policy of the square deal faction.
Pringle is in a peculiar position, as
many Of his friends are not mixed up
with the square deal business while
Pringle himself has endorsed most Of
the square deal plauks.
Baldwin. Kan. oct. 31.=Governor
e w HOch and Senator A. W. Benson
spoke here to the biggest crowd Bald
win has had at political meeting for
years. The governors party was met
bv the local committee and escorted to
the city by the Baker university band.
The speaking took place at the Ma
sonic hall which was crowded to the
doors and many were compelled to go
away without hearing the speakers
Senator Benson eulOgized Governor
Hoch and his administration. He
spoke CT the record of the party and
Governor Hoch spoke for an hour
and was compelled to quit to make the
train for Lawrence.
In his recent speech at Cofeyvflle,
Department Commander r. Fl. Conev
Of the Kansas G. A. r. endorsed the
candidacy of r. II. McWhorter the
Democratic candidate for the legis-
lature in Montgomery county Capt.
Coney also said some things about
Congressman Phil Campbell which
we're not intended to do that gentle
man any particular good
The commander referred to the incl
dent at Erie and said that he had been
requested to speak at the reunion
either in the morning or in the after
noon of the sixth He said he arrived
there in the morning and told the com
mittee he preferred to speak in the
afternoon In the afternoon judge
Madden gave an address of an hour
and forty minutes and Congressman
Campbell spoke for an hour. Then
the chairman came forward" said
Commander Coney, "and said if there
was anyone else who had anything to
saw to let them come forward. I re-
rarded that an insult. Campbell
raav not have known anything about
she arrangefhents but his friends did
NV criticism of Campbell is that he
has beer recreant to comrades at
Baxter Springs, where he turned down
three of my comrades in naming a
Dosfnaster; he has been recreant to
NV comrades at Chanute, at Corey
V-file. at Winfield and thus far at Cher
rsVaIe. Loyalty TO my comrades is
LOYALTY TO the party he represents but
saw he does not represent it when he
IS disioyal to my comrades
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