The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-27
LONG IN AN AUTO.
Kansas Senator Announces Tin
erary of Overland Tour.
viii Travel From Medicine
Lodge to Greensburg.
HE DOESN'T SEE 1T.
Finds No Political Dissatisfac-
tiOn in the State.
Taking No Part in the Senator
ial Fight, He Says.
HE DOESN'T SEE 1T.


Senator Chester I. Long, who is in
Topeka today on his way from Fort
Riley to Baxter Springs, announced
the itinerary of his Seventh district
automobile trip, which he viii take
during the week beginning September
IT. Senator Long win speak in nine
of the southwestern Kansas counties
where 1t is difficult to reach by rail-
roads. The list of towns and dates is
as follows:
Sept. II
Coldwater. Monday. Sept. II 2 D. m.
Ashland. Monday, Sept II, 8 p. m.
Meade, Tuesday, Sept. IS. 2 p. m.
Liberal, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 8 .. m.
Hugoton, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2
Ulysses. Wednesday, Sept. 1s. 3
Richheld, Thursday. sept. 20. 2
p. m.
Johnson. Thursday. Sept 20. p. m.
Santa Fe. Friday. Sept. 81, D. m
Bucklin, Saturday, Sept. %, fore
Greensburg, Saturday, Sept. p.
Senator Long will be accompanied
on the trip by ". J. Fitzgerald, Re
publican nominee for lieutenant gov
ernor, and by c. H Denton, candidate
LOT secretary OF STATE all OF LnGf0 resi-
dents Of the Seventh district.
Before starting on his automobile
trip, Senator Long will fill the follow
ing engagements
Aug. 2s. Baxter Springs, soldiers
Aug. %. Caldwell. Old settlers
meeting.
Aug. 80. osawatomie. John Brown
picnic.
Aug. 81. Dodge city reunion.
foT1 T
will be at home in Medicine Lodge,
where the people have an ''at home
celebration On Sept. s. Senator Long
and Governor Hoch are billed for a
speech at Beloit. which viii be one of
the big political events of the Sixth
district
Senator Long said today:
i am taking no part in the sena-
torial fight here in Kansas. There is
nothing In this rurss5- of an alleged
Anybody can start rumors like that. "
What sort of an impression did
Senate Benson make in the senate 20
THE senators seemed to like Ben
SON." replied Mr. Long Senator Long
declined to discuss the Square DEAF
question OF tariff revision in my cam
matters which he would speak of in
his campaign addresses.
What about the revision of the
tariff2" was asked.
1.-THE recent letter of President
Roosevelt expresses the attitude of
the Republican party on that issue.
don't care to go into discussion of
the tariff question in newspaper in
terview, because 1 might not explain
myself fully. [ shall take up the
question of tariff revision in my cam
pafgn speeches and then 1 will set
forth my position clearly"
senate committee composed of
Clark of Wyoming, Long of Kansas.
Brandegee of Connecticut. Teller of
Colorado and Clark of Montana, has
been appointed to investigate Indian
affairs. and present a bill at the next
session Of congress.
This committee" said Senator
Long, has held a meeting at Den
yer. and it has been decided that we
will go down into the territory on
November IS, and put in three weeks
taking testimony at Ninita. We want
to find out the situation concerning &
the transfer of lands of Indians, and
concerning many other problems of
the Indian situation. We will pre-
sent a bill embodying the changes
which we deem desirable"
Asked concerning the political sit
uation in the state, Senator Long said
81 can see no cause for alarm in
Kansas. I believe that the state tick
ct of the Republican party will be
elected. There is no particular evil
dence of dissatisfaction that I can
see
what matters of Importance are
likely to come before the next session
OF congress %
s.The next session is the short ses-
sion,'' said Senator Long. 'and it may
not accomplish as much as the ses-
sion just closed, which was remark
able for the number of important
laws enacted These laws were de-
manded by the people, and many OF
them have been under consideration
for years"
Senator Long will leave at 7 O'Clock
this evening for Baxter Springs