The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-20
POLITICAL GOSSIP.


Republican ideas conflict with Demo-
cratic ideas that good many people
nave come to the conclusion that both
parties are advocating the same things.
But the primary law is the parting Of
the ways This is what Frank farrell.
mead Of the Democratic press bureau,
says about the situation
Democratic nominees for the legis-
Iature are not generally promising to
support a primary election bill provid-
ing for the nomination of candidates by
direct vote. Objection is made to it
on the ground that the proposition, if
ADOPTED would tend to bunch the can
d1dates in the large cities and cut the
rural districts and small towns out of
representation In Shawnee county. for
instance, the entire ticket of the ma
1ority party is made up of Topeka men.
There were several applicants from the
country, but all were beaten in the d.
rect primary by their city opponents
The following are the resolutions
adopted at the recent Beloit conven-
ton, IN Mitchell county:
We. the Republicans of Mitchell
county in convention assembled, de-
clare, that we heartily indorse the adj
nnln1stration of President Roosevelt and
his square deal
We indorse the state administration
and are proud of the good work Of the
legislature of 1906.
I'VE indorse the state ticket. and es-
peelally those on the ticket who are
sincerely in favor of the square deal
between the people and the oppressive
corporations, and who are opposed to
railroad domination IN politics.
We indorse the official record of
Congressman Reeder and favor his re-
turn to congress.
We indoTse the. candidacy of Judge
Picker, and stand for his reelection.
We favor direct primary election
We favor a stringent anti-pass law,
to the end that the politician shall pay.
the same fare as the farmer, the mer-
chant and all others.
We favor the taxation of railroads
on the same basis that all other pro-
perty is taxed
We demand reduction of passen-
ger rates TO two cents per mile. if such
able
1--WE further demand the adjustment
OF all discriminative freight rates, and
earnestly demand OF our railroad COM
nissioners to make such reductions in
the freight rates, that shall be fair and
equitable to the carrier. but that shall
give relief to the people from the bur-
dens of excessive freight rates.
The two candidates on the Republi-
can ticket for member of the legisla-
ture IN Atchison county have sent in
their replies to the Square Deal ques-
tons. Sheffield Ingalls,, son of ex-
Senator ingalls,, answers the questions
as the committee wants them answer
ed, but William kin gets real saucy.
and instead Of answering the questions,
asks a lot of his own. This is his
letter:
when I was nominated from the
Second legislative district I was not
aware that I was bound to pledge my
self to any other platform than that
enuneiated by the Republican state
convention, to such resolutions as were
adopted by the convention that nomi-
NJ I'd to f11.1 fv7trz rza1 lot
form of my own to honestly and to the
best of my ability represent the inter-
ests of my constituents and the state of
Kansas. I have served the people of
Atchison county as an officer and the
nomination for representative was ten
dered me without opposition. These
people. whom I have served, nominated
me and expect me, II elected, 70 repre-
for my official acts and doings. You
have propounded several interroga-
tories, and, without reference to
whether / would answer any or ali Of
them in the affirmative or negative. I
would like to PROFOUND a few inquiries
to you:
by what authority do you pro-
pound these questions?
ts2.-What official position, if any, do
you hold in the Republican party Of
the state
s8@Are these questions propounded
by the order of the Republican state
central committee. or by any executive
officer thereof?
'4.-Assuming that my answers to
these questions should agree with your
views, what would you do?
'5.-Assunling that my answers to
those questions should be unfavorabie
to your views, whal would you do?
els it your attention to endeavor
to EN- barrass republican candidates
for the legislatur whose views on these
questions are - in accord with yours
E7.=HavG you propounded similar
questions to my Dem ocratic opponent
.s8.-Are you supporting the whole
Republican ticket2
Care you a Republican or a
Democratic
Il ask you this last question because
you are unknown to me and because
Democrats are som etfmes found travel
ing under assumed names. And this
reminds me of that old story of the
Republican, who had become dissatis-
ed with the actions of his party, and
decided to support the Democratic
ticket. What shall do, he wrote the
chairman of the Democratic central
committee, come right out and be a
Democrat, or stay in the Republican
party and raise h-?' The Demo-
cratic chairman wired back: Stay in
the Republican party
Here's for Republican success.
WILLIAM KIFF.''
There seems to be a row between
some of the out of town newspaper
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