The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-02
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Henry Allen Talks About Second
District Situation.
Tells OF His Canvass in Douglas
County.
SCOTT is AT HOME.
He Says That the Situation Is
Satisfactory.
]. FL. Richards Says Scott Is
Gaining in Bourbon.


Fl am making speeches IN Douglas
county this week. and am meeting with
great encouragement. understand
that bets at even money have been
made that viii carry Douglas county.
and this would seem to indicate that /
am not entirely out Of the race, as was
claimed by a Topeka PAPER q few days
ago"
what are the chances on the entire
district result2"
"An my way replied Mr.. Allen
CONGRESSMAN Scott Is now back az
home. and the fur viii begin TO ily IN
earnest He arrived from Washington
Yesterday. and at Kansas city was IN
terviewed as follows;
"FTow about the situation in the sec
ond district?' -o+fz-
factory to me. Rel crts Whlch nav
coT,4a ia me from all the county snow
a steady drift Of sentiment Up my alIsc-
ton and L expect to be nonlnaleu'
ssorne Of .he newspapers nave SUE
easrsd that the active interest Which
Mr.. Stubs is taking in your caiisl - -,
ia view of his own candidacy TOT ~
senate. may bring against you w ,St.-
hueuce Of other senatorial cal.o- 119 s -
and thus endanger ycuf cnallISS5
have YOU TO say about thdt. .s-
1T have seen some such suggesliosLll9'
7ut T am not disturbed by them. NJ.
str1,bs has never told me WneLhel u
-of he would be a candidate TOT III
$3.50 rIe fs an honest and able man
ard has a right to run for JhaI oALI9
n he wants TO- But he is not cahol-
date for congress. HIS senator's - -
bitions. If he has any. do NOT eilleI - -
fbis contest. and I do not believe me
Te0nIe 81 the Second district viii alloW
falk about 1t to confuse the present IS
sue The question 10 pc oJsel III - 7
March "a is whether Mr. Amen OF
7E11lr
congress The people viii seplle me
sensforiaI question when it gets to
them
J. H. Richards. attorney for the
Missouri Pacific railroad, with mead
quarters at Fort Scott, is said to pc
bae1rfnq Scott in the congressional
Frht. In conversation with a frlend
the other day ne said:
"I was of the opinion Few weeks
AGO that Allen would carry Bourbon
county two to one. Now 1 am IN
cuned to believe it viii be about an
even break Scott has been gaining
strength
The Fort scott Republican makes
the charge that Judge Cheney, post
master at Fort scott, is taking an ec-
tive hand in SCOTS campaign In that
count5. This is contrary to the postal
regulations, of course Inc RepuD-
While there is no doubt but that
Bourbon county viii give Henry Alleh
q large ajority on March "a, II the
Republican vote is all polled, neverthe-
less there is a we'll organized EFFORT,
headed by Postmaster Cheney, to save
something out of the wreck.
P0stna sters are not allowed to take
hand I'm politics But it would re
ouire something more than mere fed
eral regulations to make Postmaster
cheney keep out Of politics at this
time OF course, he must necessarily
be somewhat secretive and smooth in
his wire pulling. so as to avoid public
complaint. bat at the same time it is
a matter of street gossip these days
that Postmaster Cheney is putting in
all his big ticks for Scott and has
largely neglected his official business
at the postofice.
The poetohice ran out of money or
der blanks a few days ago. an inexcu-
sable thing to happen in a town OF
have been allowed to run along in g
half-hearted, sHpshOd manner, show
ing the absence of an executive head.
The formal letter Of withdrawal from
the race for member of the board Of
railroad commissioners was made pub
lie Thursday afternoon by T. NJ. Pot
ter. who was endorsed last Tuesday by
the stockmen. The letter follows:
Tn recognition of the recent actor
of the Kansas State Live Stock asso-
citation in unanimously asking me tC
become their candidate for state rail-
road commissioner, subject to the ap
prevail of my friends in Marion county
I desire to say that after consulting
with them. In view Of the fact that M
county already has candidate 70
governor and has been generously
recognized by the Republican party,
do not believe II would be for the bes
interests of the party for ne to acced'
10 your request.
Thanking the association most sin
cerely for the high compliment implied
by their action, a token of esteem
which I thoroughly appreciate, and sin
cerely regretting that II does not seen
the part Of wisdom. for me to accep
your request. ] am, etc.
1t seems to be somewhat doubtful
whether the stockmen viii try to en-
dorse any other candidate, now tina
Potter has withdrawn
Secretary C. state ]. r. Burrow say
ne is not a candidate for chairman O
the Republican state committee
.I am interested IN getting reDresen
tatiOn for the Sixth district on the Re
publican state tickct," said he. II sha
bend all my energies in that direction
After I finish my present term in odic
shall go back to Smith Center an
lcok after my business affairs
The Republicans at Lawrence are al
ranging for a big political meeting a
the opera house next Thursday nigh
w. r. Stubs viii give an account c
his Stewardship as legislator TO his con
stitueuts, VIII review the work done q
the Iast session Of the legislature q
Topeka and VIII talk of reform in poll
tics. He win also discuss the congress
sional situation. and win r2ply t
Henry Allen with the facts as they az
pear on record q nd their moral as ap
piled to a congressional candidate. 9th
CIR speakers viii take part.
Tribune. kan, March 2.-The RepuH
lloans Of Greeley county In mass cor
vention. elected p. H Omara and Y
H Reidlen as delegates to the congress
e}onaI convention, to be held at Hutch
lnson March 10. instructing them &c
D. Fl. Madison. of Dodge City. Resolu