The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-26
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Nomination Of Senator Harris
Starts the Talk.
All Appreciate He Will Be a
Strong Candidate.
MR.. BRADY'S WARNING.
Says Ex-senator Has Show to Be
Elected.
MR.. BRADY'S WARNING.
Judge BrOderick Wants Crane
for Attorney General.

Already the nomination of w. A.
Harris and a strong, clean anti-raiIroad
ticket by the Democrats has sent
shiver of apprehension through the Re-
publican ranks, and the result viii
probably be one of two things: either
the danger will be seen in time, and the
Republicans win nominate an equally
strong. clean anti-railroad ticket. or
there viii be a strong. opposition to the
Republican ticket from within the
ranks of that party.
At the Democratic convention We'd
nesday, ex-senator John Martin stated
in his speech that he had seen the Dem
ocrats overthrow one Republican ma
jority of $4,000, and he predicted that
he would see them overthrow another
similar majority in the coming cam
paign.
Even such a strong limb of the adj
ministration as j. L. Brady of Law
renee, editor of the Lawrence Journal
and member of the last legislature, is
saying things which come mighty close
to the tender spot Of the present adj
ministration. In his paper Wednesday
evening appears this editorial para
graph:
The man who does not see that Col:
Harris would have a good show of
election as governor on the Democratic
ticket is not familiar with the discon-
tent Of the times. The Republicans
never have been so factional the pub
lie service has never been so i'll re-
ceived. There has been one scandal
4 after another until the disgust has be-
come complete. Personal scandal has
kept out of the newspapers but it has
! been whispered all over the state, the
/ public service has failed to please and
the governor has been a Peter of Servia,
I crying to be delivered from the men
who had placed him in power. This
is not pleasing condition, and the
Republicans must face things as they
are and get together or take the con-
sequence. Add to this the chance that
the railroads will control the state just
districts and the outlooR - not pleas
Ing
Judge Case Broderick, of Holton, be-
lieves A. E. Crane. Jackson county's
candidate for attorney general, stands
a frst-class chance of securing the
Republican nomination for attorney
general next week And as Judge
Broderfck served in congress from the
First district he knows a few things
about politics.
S The nomination for attorney gen.
eral Judge Broderick thinks will un-
| doubleday go to the First district, and
he believes Crane is in the lead of the
!
| Crane not only has his own county
and a considerable number of the
! First district delegates, but Pottawa-
! tonne county, over in the Fourth
district allowed him to name its dele
cation, an almost unprecedented
action.
I'VE are for All Crane for attorney
! general" said Judge Broderick in dis
cussing Cranes candidacy He is
able and viii fill the position with
4 Crane never becomes discouraged or
! gives up the strong points in his case
until he is forced to the last ditch.
In the case Of the state against Will
! court. in which the court reversed its
former decision and held by unani-
nous opinion that the Kansas City
live stock exchange is trust, 1t was
/ Crane who had insisted upon a re-
consideration and urged with untiring
/ persistency and energy that the live
stock exchange. was doing business in
| violation of the antitrust law of 1897.
and that the mortgage in question in
that case was void. His contention
! was finally sustained by the supreme
| court and the former decision over
ruled. This exhibition of stick-to-it-
tiveness is characteristic of the man.
It evidences the kind of ability that
the people of Kansas need in the at
tOrney generals offlce-the kind that
never gives up. Should Mr.. Crane
succeed to this Office I confidently pre-
dict that the laws will be his authority.
that the states every interest will be
protected, and grating in high places
will be made odious'
A letter received from w. R. Stubs
states that his eyes have become so ser
iously affected that he has been forbid
den by his physician from doing any
active work for the next 60 days. Mr..
! iG i4xrstf r I~irz
treatment for his eyes.
There are still some county teachers
associations endorsing Frank R. Dyer
for state SUI erintendent Mr. Dyer fail
ed to get the control of his home coun-
~ Sedgwick, but that does not deter
him from staying in the race. D. S.
Null, county superintendent of STAFFORD
county, sends this statement to the
State Journal:
Resolution by the Stafford County
Teachers association passed April a.
1906: We do respectfully request the