The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-27

COLO e q w. 4. HARRIS.
n (speoiglSto The Times 1oiapatch)
agTOPEI<A, "a KAN, august 32G. "A Virginia
ex-c Confederate for! Governor Of Kansas
the Same Kansas thatiln the days Of old
John Brown, q OssaWotamie, was an
tantf-slavery strong hold il
81 This anomalous situation will most
likely exist, for present Indications de-
note very strongly that Colonel w. a..
Harris a native OF Loudoun count y,
Va, will be the mex t Kansas Governor
Colonel Harris is the Democratic nominee,
and although Kansas is normally Re-
publican by a large ma oyity. local con-
sdtlons are such TO give Colonel Harris
a decided advantage oyer his Republican,
opponent, Edward W. sHoch, athe present
Governors @ sSs II 81 III, II
The secret Of the antipathy to Hoch
is the fact that y he was cleo ted Cover
nor two years ago on arr anti-railroad
Republican plat form. All of the Demo
Gratis and many Republicans assert that
Governor Hoch II has failed to stand
squareW upon the platform tfiatacarried
him to victory. i t is alleged that he has
degenerated into q IN ere tool to do the
bidding OF # the railroad lobby and that
he no longer fairly represents the cprl-
mon people. ~ s:5 a b.
az Colonel & Harris NJ IS locally known as
5'the grand old man. Of Kansas. III
has served his State as Congress n q t.
large also us United States Senator.
The fact that Ibis Kansas jhomeste ad was
sold under foreclosure about the time
he retired from the United States Senate,
removes him entirely from dana ger OF the
sensational niue ra 5s.yyh icil cert tain pub
locations have SO vigorously welded
within the recent past In short the
foreclosure incident was proof positive
that Senator Harris did;not stoop to graft
ing as many other Senators have been
accused Of doing. 8 5t5; i} st.
The Kansas gubernatortal campai On Is
now waking warm. Finding nothing In the
private Or official career of Colonel Harris
worthy of; attack, the Republicans are
playing upon the sentiment OF the G..
AZ r.. veterans, waving the bloody shirt
in every possible manner. in the hope
Of turning the tide against Colonel Harris.
soEmany Republicans have declared that
theyt8will' not vote for Edoch% that the
State Central Committee has become
alarmed, and the attempt to revive latent
war prejudice is being worked for all
it Is worth. 1t seems to he making slsls
fheadwuy. Isl = j 5H
B Ex- Confederate veterans are very
scarce In Kansas while members Of the
e.. "A, r, are to be found on every corner.
There was largely attended meeting Of
the G. A. r. in Topeka last Saturday
night. At the close Of the meeting, three
grizzleil members stood on n prominent
street corner talking politics.
1T don't careElf Harris was a Confed-
era t.: a he was a brave soldier. no doubt
and 81 am going to vote for him anyway
Thus spoke one OF the trio. " is5I
.'A,e, too" chimed In his two COM
rades in concert X ~ u III #
Three members of the GA. r. thus
went on record In favor Of a soldier who
wore the gray and fought for the Lost
Cause. 55ffss5 81 y55l s3i III
Made a Mistake.
How many more are OF similar senti-
ment remains 10 be seen, but 1t Is very
generally believed that Harris will poll
a surprisingly large vote within the ranks
II the G.. A. r., while a strong percent-
are OF the younger generation Of Ieepub-
lIcans are openly working for the gall
liant eX-Confede sYY5 8tt
Thinking back q few years over the
history OF Kansas. itaseenls remarkable
that. anywhere within the borders Of
this State would a soldier who followed
the nag Of Lee and Davis be tolerated
to run for office Of any kind, much
less the highest Office within the Gift
OF the people. Els
II is a decidedly pretty demonstration
Of the fact that the Civil War Is a
thing of the past. and that this coun-
try once more stands solldly reunited.
The general concensus of opinion is
that the Republican campaign managers
made a mistake by beginning to wave
the bloody shirt. But T. has been CYL
dent for some time that Governor IIoch's
candidacy is In q bad Way, and It Is
hat !, q mr.
the old war cry as n q drowning man
clutches at q straw.
Gets Royal Greeting,
Colonel Harris has an engaging person
a1uty. ,IIe is a rare combination of the
Old school Southern gentleman, with tile
more modern captain OF industry, He
Inns All the couwliness Of the former and
II, tho agrees yeness OF the latter Al
though during his term, In the Senate
his nriyate interests suffered. and he suf-
fered financial reyerses, Immediately
after returning to private life, Colonel
Harris went to work to buildtup what
had been torn down.. and no has made
sufficient progress In regalning lost flnan-
cial prestige to demonstrate very clearly
fiat he is the posseasor of clever bust
ness ability. n
Colonel Harris y largely Interested IN
The breeding of blooded cattle and has
done more, perhaps, tFnn nny other
indiyId,lal Kansan to raise the standard
of stock on Kansas farms, or late
vanrs his live stock affairs have kept
|,him much OF the time IN Chicago, and
The Republicans earlier IN the campaign
undertook to make II appear that Colonel
Harris was not eligible to the governor
SHIP becuuse lie happens at the present
time to be living In Chicago, That bub-
BE was exploded, III however. II being
shown beyond doubt that Ihis residence
III Chicago Is only temporary, and that
he iH sen a legal 81 tizsni Of Kansas. q,