The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-05
Mead and Young Are Still
Watching One Another.
Each Wonders IF Other win
Enter Congressional Race.
DAVID STANDS ALONE.
Decatur Man the Only Opponent
Yet Entered.
Convention at Lincoln is But a
Month Away, Too.

Neither state senator T. D. Young
nor A. c.. Mead. member of the legis-
lature. both of whom reside in BeIoit,
have entered the race to beat Con-
Eressman Reeder. They are watching
one another, and if either gets into the
fight the other viii. Mead was heard
to remark that he didn't believe
Young would be a sure candidate un-
less ne. Mead, entered the race. and
vice versa. So the matter stands so
far as Mitchell county is concerned.
And the congressional convention is
only a little over month away. The
Mitchell county friends OF Mead have
said that if he had known some
months ago what ne now knows he
would have been in the congressional
race to win. Tt is said that his oil
stock in southern Kansas and Okla
homa IS returning him good dividends
FOR the past few months, whereas they
were mighty shy" for a long time
And owing to this fact it is believed
has kept him from publicly announc-
Ing his candidacy for congress.
The Decatur county aspirant, David,
IS still the only candidate who has the
bravery TO publicly announce that he
wants to succeed Congressman Reed
er, and so far as anyone knows he Will
take an enthusiastic delegation of
earnest workers to the Lincoln con-
Vention.
w. III. 1fize of Osborne. candidate for
state auditor, has visited twenty cOun-
Iles out OF the twenty-five in the Sixth
district and has received all the en-
couragement he possibly could hope
1or- Besides, he has visited other pOr-
uons of the state. and he has found
earnest friends in all of the counties
ne mas visited. 1t viii be membered
that Mize is an old war veteran, which
viii have considerable weight
Early in February last the BelOit
call Democratic, the only daily paper
printed In the Sixth district paid j. P
Caddeu. citizen of Beloit, a hand
some compliment, and suggested him
as suitable man for railroad COM
mossioner. Since then the Democratic
press Of the state has favora bly, COM
mented on the subject. Mr. Cadden
has been locomotive engineer for the
lasp u1lrty-uVe years and twenty-five
yeas of the service has been running
the passenger engine on the Solomon
CITY and Beloit branch of the Union
Pacific.
Mr.. Cadden is well known in the state
He has served as president of the State
Firemen's association. and he was the
nstigatOr of getting the 2 per cent tax
while serving as its president. So far
as the people of BelOit and Mitchell
be elected to any Office regardless of
politics. His long experience in matters
That come before the railroad board
specially fits him for member of the
board of railroad commissioners. and II
he consents to the use of his name be-
fore the Democratic convention, he will
have the Sixth district Democrats SOL
idly for him. The Democrats of Mitch
ell county viii have an early cOnven-
tion. and they viii set the ball a roll
Ing for Joe Cadden and victory If pos
sible. Most all the Republican post
masters in the Sixth district are anxf-
GUS to know what Congressman Reeder
is going to do Tor the several pOstmas-
ters who want to serve a third term The
first vacancy to occur is I'm the BelOit
Office, the largest In the district. The
present Incumbent is w c. Perdue
whose second term of four years each
expires In April next. soon after the
congressional convention which meets
the 10th of April. AS goes the BelOit
Congressman CaIderhead is reappOinting
several third -termers in the Fifth dis
trict. and there are some who believe
Congressman Reeder viii do the same
in his district. Every patron of the
BelOit office viii say that Chan. Perdue
has been the most useful official, and
has given the best satisfaction of any
postmaster the place has ever had.
With this I'm his favor, there seems but
little doubt that he will be reappointed.
With the precedent established in the
case of Perdue being reappoiated. the
terms of other presidential postmasters
I'm the Sixth district will be watched
with interest and the incumbents them
selves win ask for third terms.
The legislative race in Mitchell cOun-
~ is liable to be very interesting. If
A. G.. Mead don't get into the con-
gressiOual race he may conclude to con-
sent to a. draft for fourth term If
he keeps out then Cant. w. Fl. Mitchell
can easily stand draft for he is an
old soldier and as shreWd a politician
vs. the state affords. He viii doubtless
be the Republican legislative candidate
To be pittfA against him, the Demo-
Gratis will likely nominate ex-Sherim J.
c. Eresch. farmer and stockman. With
these two popular men aspiring for leg
islatve honors there would be fun and
excitement, and lots of it. Another man
might contest the honors with Can't
Mitchell. and the name oe w F. Ram
sey, a pioneer farmer of the county. is
heard In some localities. and may be a
factor
i. B. Beardsley. Of Russell county.
has Withdrawn from the race for Judge
OF the Twenty third judicial district
This leaves Judge Reeder a clear field
for a second term.
Tt has been SO many years since Joe
Wright Of the Smith Center Messenger
had ridden over the Central Branch
road that he was rea dtly taken for Cor
Eressman Reeder while journeying from
Downs to Kirwin few days ago Sew
eraI old-tiuers Who got on the train at
Ports. Harlan and Cedarvale addressed
Moderate
Price