The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-12

the battle will be fought. So far only
one candidate has announced his can
didacy against Congressman Reeder.
His name is David, and he halls from
Decatur county. His announcement
first appeared in Colonel Parker's
OberIin Times Parker and his paper
are very friendly to Otis L. Benton,
whose name has been sprung several
times as a suitable man to succeed
Reeder. isfftff5s tH.
There are all sorts of rumors in the
air that other names will be publicly
announced in the next twenty-four
hours. Charles W. Hull of Phillips.
which is also Reeder's home county
wants to see the present congressman
go down to defeat, and may himself
get into the race. He certainly would
If he believed he could get the dele
gates of his own county away from
Reeder. The appointment of Try Nc
Dowel postmaster of Phillipsburg is
an act which Huh can never forgive.
On the other hand, Mcdowell may
make the fight of his life to beat Hull
out of the delegation. Those who
know Mcdowell best know he is
fighter and he has fighting friends all
over Phillips county.
DR.. A. B. Peters of Jewell county,
has his friends who want to see the
doctor the standard bearer for con-
gress. And there is State Senator I. D.
Young, of the jewell Mitchell district.
whose home is in BeIoit, and A. G.
Mead, the present member of the leg
islature from Mitchell county. Both
of these gentlemen are anxious to sue
coed Reeder, but it looks as If neither
of them will be candidates-not now.
And there are W. B. Ham. present
member of the legislature from
Rocks county, and S. N. Hawkes., who
is also a resident of Rocks county,
these two men have got their friends
forward and say they would accept
the plum if it was rendered them. And
there is NJ. A. Chambers, of Sheridan
county, who has been favorably men
toned but who clings to his lucrative
law practice because he sees more
money in it. And there is Rev. J. E.
Stevens, of Sherman county, postmas-
ter of Goodland. who promised his
friends two years ago that he would
be in the race in 1905, he, too, may be
a factor if several candidates get into
the skirnish.
On the Union Pacific, in Russell eoun-
ty, there is Geo. W. Holland, who wants
in the race, and promises he viii be no
cats paw to anybody. There may be
more in this man Holland than soIaa of
the other fellows want to give hin
credit. Elmer 2. Ames, of Norton coun-
ty, national bank examiner, may be
taking this skirmish all in, and when the
other fellows have advanced close up to
the outer works Ames may be the one
who will jump over first and reach the
persimmon
On the other hand the friends of
Reeder believe he will be renominated
by reclamation, and that all the IGnors
of opposing candidates viii melt away
before the time of holding the conven-
ton as quickly as july frost
One of the best known Republicans of
Phillips county is Of the opinion that
should a fight against Reeder be sue
cessfuI the nominee for congress will be
John @. Royce, the present state bank
commissioner. And this same Republi-
can says: Il am for Reeder first, and
if he can't reach the nomination I am
for Royce
All of the men who have been men
toned as willing to succeed the pres
ent congressman are friendly to him,
Royce. with the exception of Huh.
So far three towns have been men
toned who want the convention, and
they are Colby, Lincoln and Phillips
burg
Colby has been the site of many con
ventions, not only Republican, but Pop
ulist and Democratic as well. Tt has al
ways been equal to every emergency.
State Senator Chas- Buschows Bob Mo
Gonigal. late candidate for secretary of
state who got off the track on account
of other and more important business
relations and Chas. Evans and A H.
Blair, VINO are holding down the q. S.
land office as register and receiver. and
N A. Turner and J. r. Connolly the
editors and publishers of the Tribune
and Free Press and Jim FIlze, ex-Deno-
cratic member of the state railroad
board and lots Of Others who viii be