The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-14

suppose I could get one if I asked for
one" said Mr. Wiley.
It is understood. however, that Mr..
Wiley will not be obliged to pay his
fare. Concerning the outlook, he said:
The nomination of Republican by
the Democrats was bad move. Webb
will lose more Democratic votes than
he will gain Republican votes 1t was
a bad move from the Democratic
standpoint for theme to nominate
Webb
The Democratic papers are printing
this item:
After the Dodge City reunion a few
nights ago, eight Republican candi-
dates boarded a Pullman sleeper on
Santa Fe train. All had been talking
for the Square Deal, and when the
train conductor came along, each flash
ed Pullman annual which entitled
the party to free berths. Whether
they had ANNALS to call for a shine
and a brush down next morning, aft
ant sayeth not. for he left the car be
fore they got up. No wonder the Re
publican state conventions committee
on resolutions cut out the antipass
plank"
The first thing that w. Y. Morgan
did on returning from Europe was to
write an editorial In his paper. the
Hutchinson News, declaring himself in
favor of all the propositions advanced
by the Square Deal league. He says:
THE News and its editor the Re
publican nominee for representative in
the Eightieth district are unqualified
~ and fatty for a strong antipass bill,
direct primary law, reduction in
passenger fares such as may be found
right and the assessment of railroad
property on the same basis as other
property. The News advocated these
measures long before the recent or
ganization. 1t is a source of great
qualification that SO many public men
have recently awakened to this need.
1.-THE editor of the News in the last
legislature voted for the bill to pro-
hibit free railroad transportation and
to reduce passenger fares. If elected
to the legislature again he will do all
in his power to secure the enactment
of an antipass law, a direct primary
law a reduction in fares and equal
taxation. He will stand for strong and
effective legislation along these lines,
just as he did in the legislature of 1905.
1T hardly seems necessary in view
of the previous advocacy of these
measures by the News to make this
formal statement, but it is wise to do
so lest some forget
The following statement concerning
the proposed joint debates between
David Overmyer and F. S. Jackson,
the rival candidates for attorney gen
Democratic state headquarters
1T is not surprising that the Repub-
lican managers refused to allow their
candidate for attorney general, Mr..
Jackson. to meet the Democratic can
didate, Mr.. Overmyer, in joint debate.
They could not afford to risk a defense
of the attorney generals Office under
Republican control on the public record
of the last few years. 1t is a scandal
in Kansas politics that the attorney
generals office has been used in the
interest Of corporations. 1t was the at
torney generals Office that helped the
book trust It was the attorney gen
erals Office that dismissed the Stand
ard Oil suit. 1t was the attorney gen
erals office that gave the Katy rail-
road standing in court. 1t was the at
torney's generals Office that gave aid
to the scheme to loot the permanent
school fund in the Comanche county
bond deal 1t was the attorney gen.
erals Office that advised Governor Bail
ey to take state money to pay his gro
Gerry bills. These are only a few in
stances of the misuse of the attorney
generals office under Republican ma
chine methods. In joint debate, Over
myer would have charged these things,
and produced the records to prove them.
That's why the Republican mana gers
objected to the debate
Colby, Kan, Sept. 1.-THE following
nominations We're made by the Repub-
licans at their primary convention:
Representative, Ike Crumley; clerk,
John Swanson; treasurer, H. c. Sol
Ienborger: attorney, Asa M Smith;
superintendent Miss Ida Moore; sur
veyor, Geo. Zimmerman; sheriff, W. n.
Bartlett; probate judge, B. Gurwell;
clerk district court, w. S. Atom; regis
ter deeds, Eli Callzins; county commits
sioner, J. R. Bagley.
The resolutions indorse the admins
/ tratfon Of Governor Hoch as one Of the
eleanest and best the state has ever
/ had They also favor reduction of rail-
i road fares to two cents per mile and
/ equitable regulation Of freight rates
and declare for primary election law.
It Is evident that Frank farrell is
not entirely in harmony with the ae-
i tons of the Democratic state commit