The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-28
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Lively Contest Between Stubbs
and Allen at Lawrence.
Even Reaches to the K. @.
Students.
ALLEN MEN GET POINT.
Organize a Club and Elect
Student Officers.
Frank L. Travis Gets Into the
Insurance Race.
ALLEN MEN GET POINT.

At the state university at Lawrence,
which is in the center of the Second
district congressional fight. there is
fierce conflict between the Stubs and
Allen supporters which may be produce
tive of some collegiate combats beside
which the cane rush and May pole fight
will be as tame as the grand march of a
full-dress ball
Tuesday there was a meeting of the
university students called for the pur-
pose OF organizing a Republican club.
It was started by some Of the Henry
Allen supporters, but as soon as the or
! ganization was effected, J. W. Kayser
i offered a resolution pledging the club to
work for the election of Charles Scott
for congress. c. o. Fingry. leader Of the
Allen forces introduced a motion to lay
this resolution on the table. There was
a spirited debate, which became decided
" personal at times, but which resulted
in the passage of Pingry's motion and
the dfeat of the Scott forces.
It is likely that as a result of the fight,
the newly organized club viii split up,
and each faction organize a club of it's
own. Indications are that the Allen
forces are in the majority at the uni
versity, but the fight is interesting be-
cause both Allen and Scott are univer-
sity graduates. For this reason, the
university students feel that they have
a right to get excited about the mat
/ ter. AS a matter Of fact, a majority of
! the members Of the club are not resi-
/ dents of the Second district at ALL but
/ that doesn't make any difference in the
4 intensity of the fight.
The officers elected for the club are as
! follows: @. I. Martin, senator from
Bourbon county, president; c. A. Lem
/ bash. Pottawatonie county, secretary;
B. E. Earhart, Sumner county, vice
| president and A. I. Beech, Of Allen coun-
| ty. treasurer.
Frank L. Travis. of To-, has at last
announced himself as candidate for
state superintendent of insurance. He
was endorsed for this position at
meeting Of the Allen county central
: committee Tuesday and has consentc~.
to make the race, The lola Record
THE situation is peculiar. There is
now but one candidate for the office.
/ The law provides that a practical in
surance man shall be chosen Mr.
! Barnes never was in the business
moment in his life. Mr.. Travis has
spent ten years as an active agent for
/ insurance companies. He is thorough
| qualified in every way for the place.
From all over the state be has had
/ letters asking him to run for the Office
but the expense has deferred him. He
does not care to make an expensive
| canvass for the place with an uncer-
/ tainty in prospect. But If his home
county gives him an endorsement it is
said he will consent to make the race
ALLEN county hasn't had a state Of
fcer since the days OF John Francis
back in the dark ages In fact there
/ isn't a county in the state that has
Jared as badly as Allen county in the
distribution Of patronage.
Arkansas City. Kas., Feb. 2S.-w. L.
Cunningham, of this city, has an
nounced his candidacy for representa-
tive. In his announcement he says he
will not accept free passes from rail-
roads and will not ask for them for
his friends. He also pledges himself
in favor of electing senators by di-
rect vote
Mr.. Cunningham agrees also to
work and vote for a law that will
make it a crime for any public Off
ciaI to accept or ask for free passes.
He will have at least two opponents,
one of them, C. s. Beekman, the pres
ent representative.
The w. L. Cunningham mentioned
in the above dispatch is a graduate of
Washburn college in this city, and is
probably the best rough and ready
debater that the college ever turned
out. He viii certainly put up a spir-
tied fight against c. S. Beekman.
Beeknan is himself an able speaker
Cunningham was at one time on a
debating team with Geo. E Tucker
now state senator from Greenwood
and Lyon counties. They went down
to Springfield, Mo, and administered
a defeat to the representatives of
Drury college.
VermiIiion Harris, Of Wichita. who
was suggested by some of the Demo-
Gratis while in Topeka recently as a can
didate for congress in the Eighth dis
trict against Victor Murdoch, has de-
clined to enter the contest. He says in
an Interview ST am not and will not
be a candidate under any circumstances
before the congressional convention In
this city March 3. I understand that
DR.. Lawrence Of FL Dorado, can be in
duced to run and If he can he will be
a good man to make the race AS for
myself I have not the time and nv
business is such that I cannot neglect
it at this time"
The Leavenworth Post, which is
fighting W. I. Biddle for member Of the
congressional eormittee In that DIS
trict. and Is working for Stewart Nc
Kee, a relative of one of the owners of
the paper, says. I'VE asked prom
inent politician today what he thought
Biddle's chances were for election. He
four to one. never saw such glee
among the politicians There is hardly
man IL the city and county who has
been in politics whom Biddle has not
CHAR HFAn and