The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-18
POLITICAL GOSSIP
FrankRyan CarriesLeavenWorth
County Primary.
Now Important Factor in Race
for Secretary Of State.
HIS SWEEPING VICTORY
Carried County as Vel as Five
of Six Wards.
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Result Also Simplifies Railroad
Commissioner Fight.
HIS SWEEPING VICTORY


vention, for in the Leavenworth county
primaries Tuesday, Ryan beat ]. NJ
Cory for control of the Leavenworth
delegation by about $50 majority in a
straight fight.
Not only does this make Ryan a
strong factor in the race for secretary
of state. but it clears up the railroad
commissioner proposition. and helps the
candidacy of George WheatIey, of
Cherokee county. It is likely that the
state convention Will decide that one
of the railroad commissioners should |
come from the easteanaend of the state.
Wheatley is FROM the eastern end;
Cory w the only other candidate
from that section. With Cory out of
the way, Wheatieys chances are i'm
proved.
The fight between Cory and Ryan
for control of Leavenworth county was
one of the hottest In the history of the
county, though the vote was not very
heavy. Each side made charges against
the ttner- Ryans friends charged that
railroad money" by the thousands Of
dollars had been spent in the county i'll
the interests of Cory, while Cory's
friends claimed that the "machines was
backing Ryan. and was. resOrting TO
every kind of dirty politics to accom-
plish his nomination. Ryan carried five
of the six wards in the city of Leav-
enworth, and also carried the country
precincts by about IS majority. Ryans
victory in the country was a surprise.
It was expected that Cory would carry
the country.
There are now only four candidates
for the railroad commissioner nominal
ton, and three are to be chosen. One
of the four Will be dropped. The can
didates are 1. D. Young of Mitchell,
Chas- Ryker of Reno, G. ". Kanavel
Of Harvey and Geo. w. Wheatiey of
-
predominant in the convention, it is
likely that Ryker, Wheatley and Kama
vel win be placed in nomination: IL
the s'antis are in control Young and
Kanavel will land. and some third man
possibly will be chosen on the spur Of
the moment.
There will be three candidates for
secretary of state Up to this time, G.
E. Denton, of Attiea, s and John c.
Brown of Norton have been looked
upon as being on the inside track The
victory of Ryan will tend to weaken
Brown, and make the fight between
Ryan and. Denton thedcenter of inter-
est This is because OF the elirnina ton
of Cory from the race, which will have
a tendency 10 strengthen I. D. Young.
YOUNG Is from the Sixth district. as is
also Brown. BY helping Young, Brown
is proportionately weakened.
Cory win probably go to the state
convention with the hacking of the
First district. He has also been doing
a lot Of active work out over the state.
and claims to have some staunch
friends among the delegates. The First
district win be in position to give
Cory some valuable support. It is ask
ing for three places on the ticket:
state printer. attorney general and sec
rotary of state, and being one of the
most populous districts, is likely to be
one of the districts to get an extra
place on the ticket.
Mayor W W. Rose of Kansas city,
who was recently ousted by the supreme
court. will open his campaign this even
| ing IN Kansas City for reelection. The
meeting VIII be at the Kansas City,
Kan, auditorium. The Kansas City
Globe, recently established on the Kan
sas City. Kan, side of the line. says of
the situation:
The strength of Mr. Rose seems to
! be growing with each succeeding day,
and there is hardly possibility that
there will develop anything. either fore
seen or unforeseen, that will block his
election. Mr. Venard, ex-Mayor Roses
/ opponent viii likely open his campaign
some time the latter part of this week.
| DIV Simmer of Adrian. Jackson coun-
/ ty, vas nominated for probate Judge of
Jackson county in the primaries Satur-
day by "A majority. This is according
/ to the official returns. At the time the
former report of the primaries was
| printed, the vote on probate judge was
SO close that the outcome was doubt
| full. Two precincts which came in late
gave Simmer his safe majority. The
other candidates were Samuel F'ricker,
who was running for a third term, and
/ s. H. Scott.
Mr. Simmer was in Topeka today on
his way home to Adrian from Holton-
Adrian is close to the new Onaga rail-
way line, and the only way to reach it
by rail from Holton is by way Of To-
peka Mr.. Simmer says: The fight
/ in Jackson county was between the
Curtis Walker crowd and the people
who are opposed to these two men.
This fight was carried right down
through the ticket. The anti-Curtis
man was elected representative. This
is Frank Pomeroy, who was mem
Der Of the last house. I don't know
who Pomeroy will support for United
States senator, but Father think it
viii be either Bailey or Bristow.'
w. R. Stubs gave the following
statement to the Lawrence World yes
terday, concerning the claim which J.
| L. Brady is said to have made that
Stubs threw him down" IN the rep
1 resentative fight:
some political newsmonger has cir
culated the story that helped Mitchell
defeat Brady for the legislature. The
truth is that I did not take any part
whatever for either Mitchell or Brady,
and stated openly and frankly to both
of them and their friends that while I
was chairman OF the state central coma
nafttee and did not live in the Thirteenth
legislative district I could not consist
emily attempt to control the nonina ton,
| or take any part for either of them,
and If I had taken an active part in
that contest I would have been justly
charged with trying to run the whole
county.
Any man who says that favored
either Brady or Mitchell, directly o.
indirectly, is guilty of a base and ma
: licfous falsehood.
! wv r. sTUBBs''
Atehison county Democrats havt
: selected the following delegates to tn
state convention which meets her