The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-27
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Harris Nomination Causes Re-
publicans Uneasiness.
Detection of Kansas City Star
Started 1t.
STARTS MUCH TALK.
Gives the Democrats Encourage
ment for Contest.
All Eyes Now Turn to Republic
can State Convention.

One of the things which has caused
the publican politicians a good deal
of worry during the past day or two
has been the commendatory manner IN
which the Democratic ticket has been
received by the Republican press. 1t
was to be expected that the Democrats
would commend the work Of the conven-
ton, but it was hardly to be expected
that Republican newspapers should
speak so enthusiastically of the good
work done.
The Kansas City Star. which probably
circulates in the rural districts of the
state more extensively than any other
newspaper, has come out strongly in
favor of Harris and the Democratic
ticket. This fact has given the Re
publicans cause for misgivings for the
Star undoubtedly has a great 1eal OF
influence in Kansas. Since the Demo-
Gratis nominated their ticket, the Stars
editorial columns have been filed with
commendatory words for Harris and the
rest of the ucket.
If Kansas wants a real governor of
the Folk sort, and a real attorney gen
eral of the Hadley sort" says the Star,
now is its time"
The Star goes on to say: ''The Repub-
licans of Kansas will have to rely on
money to beat ex-senator Harris. They
are confronted by man of the people;
a man of distinguished record and splen-
did ability and irreproachable charac-
ter; man to whom they are bound to
bow with respect and admiration. Such
a mc1 does not need a slush fund. And
when the people compare the establish
ed qualities of Mr.. Harris and the prin-
ciples he represents with the record of
the Republican party especially in the
n "A K emf he
the normal majority will begin to
owindle."
Meantime. the Topeka Capital, which
claims to be the organ of the party
in Kansas, is threatening the party with
disaster unless it turns down Wheatley
and Ryzer for railroad commissioners,
and elects George and Young. The Cap
ital said this morning:
If the railroads succeed in nominat-
ing their candidates. Rylxer and Wheat
I ley, there are very few Republican
newspapers in Kansas that will care to
/ be answerable for the result in Novem-
/ ber"
The Leavenwarth Post gets into the
commentator business by saying in its
Thursday evening edition:
with Dave Oyermyer and H. P.
Farrelly on the ticket. the Democrats
/ have ticket that viii certainly have
great strength, and it would not be at
all surprising if it is a winning ticket.
! MI. Harris is undoubtedly making
great sacrifices in accepting this nomi-
nation, but the fact that he did not
have to be drafted, yet did not seek
l the office in any way make him all
the more popular LeavenWorth coun-
" owes Mr. Harris a great many debts
and the vote he will get here viii not
/ be a party vote. but a popular demon
stration for popular Leavenworth
man."
All of these outbreaks are causing a
lot of grief for the Republicans They
indicate that there is a serious split
! threatened in the Republican ranks.
No doubt the enthusiastic reception
which has been given to the Demo- /
cratic nominations IS due in part to the
general belief that the railroads are
going to be in control of the RepubIi- |
can convention next Wednesday. This I
is the claim which is being strongly /
made by the friends Of the railroad in |
terests- They predict that the railroads /
will nominate every candidate they !
desire to nominate by vote of at least
to 1.
If the Republican convention should
go the other way, however, and nomi- |
nate a ticket which would stand com |
parison with the Democratic nominees,
it might serve to allay the rising tide
of opposition to the dominant party.
One of the leading Republicans of +
the state commenting on the attitude (
Of the newspa pers toward the Demo- I
cratic ticket said:
'sOf course we don't blame the Star
going off the reservation and support |
ing Harris, because the Star is an in
dependent newspaper anyway, and is /
under no special obligations to the Re /
publican party. But we are pretty sore |
that a newspaper which is drawing its
breath of life out of the Republican /
party; a newspaper which has been
supported by the Republican party, |
and which never would have amount |
ed to anything except for the Repub-
lican party, should come out the way it