The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-20
POLITICAL GOSSIP
z. D. YOung's Aspirations Re
ceiYe a Boost.
He Will Enter the Lists Against
Reeder.
ROYCE HAS SOME IDEAS
Mitchell Senator Has Crushed
His Adversary.
His Impressions of the Senator.
ial Race.
ROYCE HAS SOME IDEAS

''The result of the recent fight in
the Mitchell county convention means
that I. D. Young win be a candidate
for congress In 1903 against ". A.
Reeders'
This is the opinion expressed today
by John Q. Royce, of Phillips county,
one Of the leading Republican politi-
clans OF the Sixth district. and him
self mentioned frequently as a possible
successor to Reeder.
''It is my idea continued Mr.
Royce. chat the Curtis and anti-Cur-
tbs fight did not enter into the Mitchell
county convention nearly as much as
did the fight between Mead and Young.
A. G. Mead was a member Of the last
house of representatives, and seriously
considered the advisabihty of becon-
ing a candidate for congress. l. d.
Young was a member Of the state
senate, and also had congressional am
bitions. Both Mead and Young are
from Mitchell county and their booms
clashed.
''The result was that neither one en-
tered the congressional fight But
when Mead became a candidate for re-
election to the legislature, Young saw
his opportunity to crush his adversary.
and clear the road for himself as a
congressional candidate That Is what
made that fight up there SO bitter. The
result Of it breaks Mead's back. and
means that Young viii go after the
congressional nomination two years
hence.
ut seems very possible that Young's
ambitions will be foiled by the very
man whom he has just beaten 4 G.
Mead may not be strong enough to get
the Office himself, but it is quite likely
that he is strong enough to beat Young
Such things often happen in politics
What about the relative strength of
] C--e- -s-T
didates in the Sixth district2' was
asked.
"Bristow has great many friends
there, and they are likely to stand BY
him in this fight. Bristow goes out and
talks to these people; he lives among
/ them; his paper ciFculates among them:
the IS strong man In that district OF
course Burton did have a strong follow
/ ing in that district, but it IS not what
/ it once was. OF course BurtOn's friends
are against Bristow. They think that
BriStoW was one Of the elements which
led to Burton's downfall. But as far
as gaining votes for United States sem
ator is concerned I think it is doubt
full who has the votes. Most of these
representatives have not pledged them
selves TO anybody. They viii vote as
very much excitement about the sena-
toriaI situation. People think that all
of the candidates are pretty good feI-
lows, and are inclined to be satisfied
with any of them. Most people are fr
very much the same state of mind I am
myself; they don't know who they are
for for United States senator"
Troy. Kan. Sept. 20.-At mass meet
ing Of the Independent voters Of Doni-
phan county here today the following
ticket was nominated:
Representative, c. c.. Camp; sheriff.
H. D. Kent; treasurer, c.. r. Hewfhs:
probate judge, T. J. Armstrong; register
of deeds, George Cumming; county
court, H NJ. Kenderdine; county attor-
ney, c. w Ryan; county superintend-
ent, c. Culp; coroner, DR.. H. Herring.
| The nominees for sheriff, probate Judge
and coroner are Democrats; the nomi-
nee for representative is said to favor
Charles Curtis for United States senate.