The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-02

Chicago. May 2.-The Post prints the
following;
Former United states Senator William
A. Harms, Democratic nominee for gov
ernor of Kansas, was dubbed the only
living long-distance gubernatorial can,
didate' today when it was learned that
although a voter in LinwOod, Kan, he
is a householder at 81 Forty-fifth
street, Chicago. He has just taken a
new lease.
How to. be elected although absent
is the problem he has set for himself,
and e arswer is said to be causing
far more anxiety to his political friends
than it is to the candidate. At his desk
in the office of the American Shorthorn
Breeders association, Union stOckyards,
Mr.. Harris sat today and calmly told
of the political situation in his native
state, where a Democratic nominee
never has had a tcinch." and where
Republican governors have been the
rule. He said, however, that he had ex-
perience in long-distance campaigning,
and, having been successful, was pre-
pared to try it again.
Nominated While Abroad.
when 1 first was nominated for
| congress-" said Mr.. Harris. Il was IN
Scotland and remained there for some
time. I came home in time to wind up
my campaign, however, and was elect
ed I do not expect to make a very
exhaustive campaign this time. 1 told
my party leaders in the state that 1
would not when they insisted that I
should accept the nomination for gov
ernor. However, my wife and I expect
to go back to Kansas for the summer,
as a matter of course. Consequently I
shall be there when the campaign real
ly is on "
Mr.. Harris who served in the Con-
federate army of northern Virginia
with the rank of lieutenant colonel. be-
gan his career in the Sunfiower state IN
1865. At present he says he is the
/ leading Kansas booster in Chicago
a sort of advance agent. for Kansas
prosperity. He believes in lots of room
to spread out.
The candidate said that much as he
| liked Chicago he thought too much
| activity and too much building was
| concentrated within the loop district,
and he sighed as he said people
1 ought to spread out more" as If he
would like to deDoDula-te a few of the
men out to Kansas with him when he
makes his next visit thereon the un-
Outstanding, of course, that they
should vote the Democratic ticket
Democratic politicians in Kansas are
said to have great faith in the colonel S
ability to administer absent treatment
/ to the voters, and it is pointed out that
I they nominated him for the Office of
| governor In spite of the fact that he
I has maintained a home in Chicago for
y
was almost indignant when he was
asked how much Of each year he
actually lived in Kansas
| It never have exercised my franchise in
any other state, and therefore retain it
| in Kansas" said the nominee. Chicago
is a great cattle center, and my business
has made It necessary for me to spend
much time here. when I am not travelling.
NY heart, however. always is true to Kan
sas think Kansas is the only state and
I always am ready to urge her claims.
4 When l was nominated 1t was with the
understanding that I was not to make any
special canvass of the stated already have
made one general trip through the state
and expect to make another the latter
4 part of the campaign.
/ Il am running on a platform of govern
ment regulation OF Standard OIL railroads
/ and corporations generally. I do not be-
lieve in government ownership of rail-
roads. That would be detrimental to the
Industrial interests of the country. But
the people of my state firmly believe the
/ government Should have the power to reg
ulate, and as I am running on that plat
form expect to have a good chance for
success.