The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-09
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Senator f. DumOnt Smith IN
New Role.
Has Suppressed His Somewhat
Famous POmpadOur.
SPATS AND MONOCLE.
These, Too, Are RELOCATED for
Good, He Says.
Talk of Nominating Railroad
Board by Petition.
SPATS AND MONOCLE.

.swhy this rash act? Why did you
do it?"
The friends of Senator Fred Dumont
Smith of Kinsley were gathered aDoul
him, gazing with sorrow at ms many
form. He was no longer the Freu
Dumont Smith of fame the man Wno
for years has been carving out greAl
chunks of Kansas history in the state
legislature and other places Inc 0en-
ator smith who came to Topeka yes
terday to confer with the attorneys IN
the Kansas Colorado suit was
changed man.
Alas, the senator from Edwards mas
sacrificed his famous pompadour-
That pompadour which for years
has been at the forefront OF many
hard fought legislative battlei that
pompadour which has been pulled IN
perplexity, and has responded with
flood of brilliant ideas; that pompa-
dour which has survived when other
pompadours were willing under luS
severe heat of fashionable dlsapproVal-
The hair which had once stood Drisl-
ling and erect, forming comDatlVe
top-knot for the "OId Hickory of the
Kansas senate, now hes IN Pre'ly
little curl, docile and subdued-
But that is only part of the trans
formation which has taken place IN
the editor-lawyer-s r-statesnlan from KIN
sley-On-the-C Coon-Creek. Senator Smith
has discarded his white spats and his
monocIe. his two remaining eccen-
tricities which made him the IDOL OF
the galleries In fact, Senator Smith
has retired from the contest for the
honor of being the most picturesque
man in the legislature
why is this, senator ne was
asked. why the whereness Of the
which ?"
'sWell. the fact is" said Senator
Smith. IT got tired of having people
call me a -. freak That's all there
is to it,
what will jim Hurley do, now
that you have cut of your pompadour?
You and he were the only survivors,
after H. y. Nudge left"
Hurley viii be in class by him-
self" responded Senator Smith He
viii bear the honor alone. have
transferred all my right, titles and
claims to him Some people have OBJ
5ected very seriously to my changed
appearance. They said that the
pompadOuT which I wore, and the
pompadour which Hurley wore. made
us look distinguished. But I am going
to live the simple life. I am willing
TO be dreadfully common"
Hurley and Nudge both have the
edge on you. because they started as
water boys, and you didn't" was sug-
gested.
Il had a chance to start as water
boy. too" responded Smith. "but I
turned it down. I never did have
much use for water as a beverage"
Tt is feared by Senator Smiths
friends that he will now proceed to
wipe out the last vestige of his pecu-
Haritles, so dear to the hearts of the
newspaper men, and call himself plain
F. D. Smith. He trained all the news
paper writer's to call him Fred Du-
mont Smith so that he would be differ
ent from the other Smiths who live in
this locality.
Another Smith who was in Topeka
today was Farmer A. w. Smith of
AIcPh hersOn, the leader of the anti
Stubbs faction in his county. and chair
man OF the recent Republican state
convention. Farmer Smith came to
Topeka to see P. H Coney. and talk
with him about the fight for national
commander, and also to look over the
political situation.
What do you think of Conev's
chance for election ?" was asked.
We'll, Coney thinks he has things in
very good shape replied Smith
diplomatically. It am going hack to
Mcpherson and win start from there
next Sunday for Minneapolis We will
make hard fight for Coney's cleo
ton"
How is the political situation in
First rate The Republican ticl-at
viii be elected without question. I can't
see that the Stubbs revolution is Ont
ting much figure either for or against
the ticket"
What of Stubs chances to he elect
ed United States senatOr?"
"Oh rats, replied the Mcpherson
> man 1t makes me tired to think of
IT. Stubbs has no show whatever
am for Charley Curtis myself. and 7
believe that he viii win, unless the
other candidates combine against him
There is always danger in a connbina-
has the best of it,
william Allen White says in the En-
poria Gazette:
BY wireless and other adviees that
have come to the Gazette in the week
last past, II seems more than likely
lhdt lhere VIII be an attempt to nOrni-
nate a board Of Republican railroad
commissioners con for Kansas by petition
Ihls movement seems to be spontaneA
GUS and men are talking of It in Mont-
gomery county and Cloud county and
Sedgwick county, who have no com
Inualcallon with each other. The wide
spread belief that the railroads at the
late state convention purposelv nor1oi-
mated weak board of railroad con-
naissioners, has convinced the ReDub-
lcans VINO are interested in the inde-
pendent movement, that the only yvav
TO prevent the election Of a Dem0cratig
board OF railroad commissioner ie r.
name q board Of solid. substantfa'
shippers by petition. They believe thai
the success of Mr.. Jerome in New
York last year, is evidence Of the fao,
that the people Of this country know
how to vote.
THE Gazette is not prepared to en-.
dorse the proposition. But it is one Of
the coming things in Kansas. Dolifica
The square dealers expect to open tbs
state campaign with big series Of mas
meetings which viii be addressed prob-
ably by LaFollette and Governor Cum.
Minis The square deal campaign fund
is growing. and they expect to have :