The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-05-18
SENATOR HARRIS N TOPEKA.

SENATOR HARRIS N TOPEKA.
Senator w A Harris, democratic
nominee for governor Of Kansas ar
rived in Topeka last Thursday after
noon, and made a formal call upon
Governor Z. W. HOch at the latter
Office The two aSpirantS for the hon
or Of becoming governor Of Kansas
from 1906 to 1908 were shut up to-
gether in the governors private Of
6Ce for about fifteen minutes
The democratic nominee IS looking
hale and hearty. He was wearing
stylish suit OF gray with a gray hat
and white waistcOat- After paying
his respects TO the governor Sena-
tor Harris placed himself at the dis
pOsaI Of the newspaper men, and gave
out the first statement which has so
far come from him concerning the
issues Of the coming campaign in
Kansas.
Il do not Overestimate my chances
Of success" he said in response to
congratulations on the bright pros
poets which seem to confront the
democratic party in Kansas True,
there seems to be a good deal Of dis
satisfaction with the way things have
been going, but party ties are strong,
and doubt not that the party whip
will line up many republicans who
show symptoms Of breaking away. I
have been in politics too much to be
OVerSangu1n6 OF results
The democratic ticket suits me
first rate, and might also say that
the republican ticket is also very sat
isfactOry. I don't know Of any changes
I would want to make in either one
The people down here took me a good
deal by surprise when they insisted
upon my being a candidate, but I
could not very well get away from
them The best I could do was to
come back with a proposition which
-
I had been sweating = think we have
a strong ticket
VIII Move Family to Kansas.
Senator Harris said: 4 have about
decided that I viii buy a place in
Lawrence and settle down there with
with my family in a little seven-rOOm
apartment in Chicago. Somebody
has said that I was occupying a pala-
tial mansion upon which I had just
renewed the lease for another year.
1t Is true that have recently renew
ed the lease on my apartment, but il
isn't a very serious matter to cancel
the lease IL desire TO do So
i have been unable to buy back
my farm at LinwOOd. I have been
negotiating with Mrs. Adams for
some time, but am unable to make
terms with her. For this reason I
have about decided to buy a place in
Lawrence"
What effect will the recently pub
Eshed HOch story have on the cam
paign % was asked
Nothing at all; nothing at ALL" de-
Clared Mr.. Harris with emphasis
This is not going to be a campaign
Of personalities, so far as I am con-
cerned. We viii meet the republi-
cans on political issues alone"
VIII you be in Kansas most OF the
time between now and election %
Il will be here considerably, but I
do not think il viii be necessary to
open up the active speaking campaign
until about September Is. That is
my idea in the matter, but Of course
we will talk things over at the meet
ing Of the democratic committee to-
morrow I think that a formal ten
der OF the nomination by the commit /
tee should be followed by a formal
letter Of acceptance from me, and IL /
that is acceptable to the committee |
viii jrepare such a letter, and set
forth my views in such a way that |
there can be no mistake OF my atti- |
tude. I expect to make Topeka my
headquarters during the campaign
Criticism for Republican Platform
Zone Of the most IudicrOus things
done by the republican convention" /
continued Mr.. Harris, was the adOp-
ton OF that platform. The tariff plank /
is certainly a wonder. It says that the |
tariff has been tried so long and /
proven so satisfactory that it is un-
Necessary to say anything about It eX-
cept that il might be subject to reyi- !
sion The republicans seem to think /
it is a tight between the revisiOnists
and standpatters, and the party can
simply stand to one side and watch
Congressman IIiHer's talk at the
convention, as it is reported to me, |
must have been exceedingly interest
ing. Mr.. Miller said that the republic /
can party was going TO stand pat on /
the tariff issue, and that the place for /
those who believe in revision is in the !
democratic party. I heartily second |
believes in revision OF tariff to come |
over TO the democratic party We viii /
revise the tariff If We get a chance.
Roosevelt Democracy.
II confess to a good deal Of admir- /
alton for President Roosevelt be- /
lfeve that he has adopted a great 1
many OF the best ideas in the demo
cratic party, and is working right /
along our line ROOSeVeltS life OF 4
Benton SoTs that he thinks and moves 4
along democratic paths I am hoping i
that Mr.. Roosevelt viii send q good i
sharp message to congress on the i
subject Of tariff revision which viii 4
make some OF these stand pat con-
gressmen sorry that they have talked 4
50 much I believe that Roosevelt is 4
IN sympathy with the tariff revision
IN fact there is a good deal Of 1
democracy peFmeating through the i
ranks Of the republican party The i
people are finding out that democra-
cy represents the modern idea ".
r Stubs one OF the biggest men in 4
the republican party has shown him
SELF to be in sympathy with tariff re-
His Railroad Record.
-some OF the newspapers out here
have printed my record in the state