The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-30
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
Democrats viii Try the Poster
Business.
Show Standing Of Senator
Harris in Kansas.
ENDORSED BY SENATE.
Recommended for Place on the
Canal Commission.
Appointment That Was Blocked
by Senator Long.

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state central committee consider a
political bombsheu of considerable
proportions has been dug up by them
and VIII be tossed into the Repub-
Ican camp as one of the parting shots
of the campaign. 1t viii be aimed
particularly at those Republicans who
have been so severe in their criticisms
of Col. w A. Harris, the gubernatorial
nominee. on his fitness for the high
Office for which he has been nomi-
mated.
Ii is nothing less than the calling Of
the attention of the voters to the fact
that the upper branch of the legis-
lature OF which was Republican by
great majority, was practically unani-
nous in its opinion that col. Harris
was eminently fitted for place on the
fsthmian canal commission, ana
passed a resolution endorsing him Tor
a place on the commission.
This resolution was introduced ia
the senate during the beginning OF the
session of 1903 by Senator Wulfekuhl-
eT of Iseavenworth, one of the leading
Republicans of the body. The text OF
this resolution is as follows:
Whereas, The people of Kansas
are vitality Interested in the construc-
ton of the isthmian canal and believ-
ing the success of that enterprise Will
depend largely upon the ability OF the
commission provided for in the act of
congress providing for the construc-
ton of the said canal. therefore,
be it
Resolved by the senate. the house
concurring therein, That having the
most implicit confidence in the ability
and integrity of our present United
States senator, Hon. w. A. Harris, and
also knowing that the life work of Mr.
Harris has been such as to peculiarly
qualify him for q place on the
isthm5an canal commission, We earn
estly commend him to President
Roosevelt, and respectfully request
him to appoint Mr.. Harris as one OF
the said canal commissioners
Resolved, That the secretary OF
state be directed to forward to the
president Of the United states GER
titled copy of these resolutions"
These resolutions were referred to
the federal relations committee and
after due time we're reported back to
The senate with favor and were passed
in February by vote of thirty to
three. with seven senators absent and
not voting. Those who voted against
the resolutions were Senators Allen,
Porter and smith. and among the Re
publicans who voted for it were
Buschow, Carpenter. CLANCY, Codding,
Conrad, Crum. Findlay, Fitzpatrick,
Hurrel Kennedy, Leidy, Mcknight
Miller MOrehOuSe. Morrow NOftzger
Pestana Peterson, Sponable. Stewart
Ward White and Wulfekuhler.
The resolutions went over to the
house of representatives and died there
in the foreign relations committee, and
thereby hangs an interesting tale
When Chester L. Long, the Republican
United States senator, learned the ac-
tfvity of his Republican colleagues in
supporting Mr- Harris for the isthmiaH
commission he put his foot down. He
announced that If the president made
this appointment it would be charged
up to Kansas in the distribution of the
presidential faVOrs with the advice OF
the senate and this would mean so
much patronage which would be taken
away from Senator Long and his Re
publican friends Mr.. Long disap-
proved the proposition and this is why
the commendatory resolution died in
the house.
After this Interference of Long,
Senator Noftzger got up in the senate
one day and moved that the vote by
which the Harris resolution was passed
be reconsidered. Senator Wulfekuhler
moved to lay this motion on the table,
and the latter motion prevailed by
vote of twenty-eight to nine, and so
for the second time in the session the
Republican senators went on record
BY an Overwhelming vote as endorsing
colonel Harris because of their most
implicit confidence in his ability and
Integrity" to President Roosevelt for
appointment to the lsthmian canal
commission.
''some of the Republicans who voted
twice for those resolutions" said a
member of the Democratic state cen
tran committee today. are among the
Republicans who are talking l0udest
against Colonel Harris But it is not
Harris who has changed a bit in the
last four years. His ability and integ-
r{tv is as strong now as 1t ever was. 1t
IS the Republicans whose ideas have
changed
Henry Mclean. formerly a Populist
leader Of Kansas and clerk Of the
judiciary committee of the senate in
1897. writes a strong letter from Mount
Vernon Wash. urging the oid-time
PoDulfsts of Kansas to. vote for Cover
nor Hoch Mr.. Mclean was assistant
supreme court reporter under the Pop
Mist admin istratiOn and clerk of the
judiciary committee in the state senate
In a letter to Kansas friend con-
cerning the present campaign in this
state. he says.
To-day Kansas is one Of a half dozen
states that has governor known be-
vond the boundaries of his own state.
Governor Hoch is known everywhere
Here on Puget Sound the traveller on
steamboat and railroad train finds him
the subject of conversation. always with
commendation, but they Will mispro-
nounce his name. / am proud to see the
reople Of Kansas rallying to the stand
ard Of Governor Hochl In the old
RopulSt Gays Governor t1ocn was
about my nearest neighbor in Marion
re was always against US, and he was
& heroic fighter. but he was honest
omen and above board.
sAud Colonel Harris is the candidate
AGAINST Governor HOch What feelings
and recollectfons that fact arouses in
3 Populist who was on the inside of
the party breastworzs at the time the
legislature Of 1887 was in session. Dur
ing that session I was clerk of the iu-
dietary committee of the senate took
the place for the sole purpose CT OBJ
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