The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-27
GOSSIP
Interesting Contest in Mitchell
County.
The BeIoit Gazette opposes Mr.
Mead's denomination.
NOT FOR THE PEOPLE.
Editor Claims He Is Curtis
Corporation Candida e.
Overmyer and jackson May
Have a Debate.
NOT FOR THE PEOPLE.


The Beloit Gazette. one of the leading
papers of the Sixth congressional dis
trict, is fighting the denomination of A.
G. Mead to the office Of representative
from Mitchell county. The Gazette
claims that Mead is the railroad-Curtis
candidate and it is supporting B. F.
Bracken for NIead's place.
Mr.. Mead has been often mentioned
as a possible candidate for congress In
the Sixth district. He came very near
to getting into the fight against Reeder
before the last congressional convention.
Unless he can win this fight at home for
the office of representative. it will prac-
tically put him out Of the race as
congressional possibility in 1908.
In the last issue of the Gazette there
appears q long signed statement from
Mead, announcing his candidacy, but
it is followed by the following remarks
by the editor of the Gazette;
Mr. Mead's announcement for the
Republican nomination for representa-
tive will be found on this page. The
lines have been drawn and it is up to
the Republicans of this county to sup
port Mt. B. F. Bracken, who is can
didate of the people. and is against all
corporate and railroad influences in poll
tics and is heart and soul for the square
deal all along the line, or to support Mr..
Mead, who has always been, and is now
being supported by the railroads, their
agents and influences. Curtis or anti
Curtis is the issue
Mr. Mead was one of the active mem
bers of the last house, and was supposed
to be aligned with the Stubs faction.
His statement in the Beloit Gazette was
as follows:
ITO the Republicans of Mitchell county:
7 wish to announce by this method
n candidate for. q a.
ton OF representative by the coming
Republican county convention, and in
connection with this announcement it
may not be considered improper or out
of place for me to make a brief state
ment as to my position
six years ago the Republican county
convention, without any solicitation on
my part. and in fact over my protest.
rendered me the nomination for this
place which I accepted.
-Four years ago, While I desired the
nomination as an Endorsement OF my
action as representative during the pre-
ceding two years. I did not ask single
person in the county to support me In
the convention, and it is fact that 1
did not attend the convention which
nominated me.
Again. two years ago, I was nomi
mated for the third time. without any
/ personal solicitation ofsa single member
of that convention.
0uIliS Inc SlA years L nave served
the people OF Mitchell county as repre-
sentative I always endeavored to act
entirely in the interests of my cOnstitu-
/ ents, and in proof Of this l refer to my
record as Shown by the journals of the
house.
1.-THE reward for all this work fnan-
cially considered. is less than nothing,
as the compensation allowed IS far
| from sufficient to pay the expenses
necessarily incurred and eompensa-
ton for the time spent There, Is how
ever, the reward which appreciate
a great deal more than a financial one,
/ and that is the commentator Of the
/ people of Mitchell county, without re-
gard to party. and having received
! this last reward / had felt that
should stand aside in favor of some
other person. and I still feel that way,
but in view of the fact that a great
many of the good people of Mitchell
county seem TO think. in fact demand
that I shall again be a candidate, I
have taken this method of defining my
position, and while I do not propose
to enter upon any unseemly scramble
for the position I have determined to
accept the nomination if rendered me.
Il have always recognized the right
of the people to demand of candidates
requesting their suffrage a statement
as to the views and positions of such
4 candidates upon the vital issues under
consideration and I therefore take oc-
casion to say:
"First-I am in favor of a primary
election law, believing that such a law
should be at least given a fair trial
Second am in favor of assessing
all kinds of property at its actual
value, and that from this rule the rail-
roads should not be excepted but that
the transportation companies should
! be compelled to bear their just and
I true proportion Of the taxes.
''Third-For the purpose of proper
| " assessing the railroad, Telegram phi
and telephone companies of the state
I am in favor of the creation of a state
commission to ascertain and appraise
/ the property of such companies.
FOURTH am in favor OF a strin-
gent anti-Dass law.
Fifth am in favor of law re-
ducing the rate of passenger fares to
| two cents per mile. or as low rate as
will be just and legal.
Sixth have made no promise to
any one to vote for such person as
/ United States senator. When the time
comes I shall vote for such person as
believe the people of Mitchell county
want but will vote for no one who
/ believe is dominated or controlled IN
/ any way by the railroad corporations
/ In this connection I desire to say that
| four years ago I voted for Governor
! Stanley. though I did not believe al
/ the time that he was a bona fide can
/ dfdate. and later developments showed
/ the correctness of my opinion.
voted for him because then believed
that the Republicans of Mitchell
county we're in favor Of his election I'd
that Office. A. G. MEAD
W. H Ryan. chairman of the Dem
ocratic state committee. has sent his
def to Chairman drummer of the
Republican committee, and asks thai
a series of sixteen joint debates be ar
ranged between David Overmyer and
F. S. Jackson, the rival candidates fol-
attorney general. Oyermyer IS OF
course one of the greatest spellbinders
IN the state, and Jackson is a speaker
of ability. If the two should get to-
gether it would make an interesting
combat
Mr.. Ryan says ia his letter:
"As this campaign Is one of men. a:
well as measures. I desire to ask your
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