The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-22
Says Can't Name Ten Counties
Democrats win Carry.
Members Say That Foreign Pop
ulation Is Dissatisfied.


was the only business of the meeting.
The following members OF the COM
1nittee were absent from the meeting:
r. E. Donnelan. Atchisons John S.
Gilmore, F'redonias ". Y. Morgan
Hutchinson; J. r. Jones, Smith Cen
ter; G. A. BenkIeman, st. Francis;
Frank Larrabee, Stafford; F.. r.
Smith, Manhattan.
The members Of the committee pres
ent were:
6. a. Swallow. Oskaloosa.
D. r. Anthony Leavenworth.
D. W. Mulvane, Topeka
3. n. Mcfarland, Lawrence.
Thomas Evans, Neoshoz Rapids.
r. P Rice, Fort Scott.
J. s. Dean, Marion.
n. D. Greason, Paola.
a. H Skfdmore, Columbus
". w Caldwell Concordia-
A. T. Ayers, Howard.
s. J. Osborn, CoffeyvilIe.
A. r. Buchanan, Arkansas City.
Cyrus Leland, jr., Troy.
J. F. Jones, Grinnell.
Morton Albaugh, Kingman.
O. J. Peterson, kansas City.
c. J. Evans. Ellsworth.
3. H. Downing. wichita
". p. Eastman, Greensburg.
r. NJ. Crawford. Hugoton.
A. NJ Rochester, Tribune.
n. F. Shaw Plainville.
". II. True, st. Marys.
A P Harris lola.
J. T. Moore, Pittsburg.
The newspaper reporters were kept out
Of the meeting because as Chairman
drummer said:
I'VE want these people to loosen up
and tell the facts and they won't do it
If they think what they say will be put
into the newspapers
In general 1t can be stated that the
members Of the committee brought In
encouraging reports. II. some localities
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Mitchell. Jewell Smith and Wyandotte
counties are reported to be in need Of
further treatment, and Ellsworth and
Ellis counties are very shalxy.
Secretary Clyde Miller said after the
meeting: If I should try to name ten
counties in the state which the Demo
Gratis would carry, I would have to adj
init that 7 couldn't do it. I do not be-
lieVe that the Democratic COMMITTEES
could pick out ten counties in the state
they will carry"
c. J. Evans, of Ellsworth county one
of the members Of the committee ex-
pressed some interesting opinions about
conditions in his county. He said.
we have a large foreign element IN
ELS worth county, and very large por-
ton are opposed to prOili bition. This
element i7 what we have to fear in the
Idoeh-Har1is fight OF course the DEM
oerats have put law enforcement
those old Germans and they will not
believe that Democrat can get along
without beer, and that if he wants beer
he won't interfere with the sale of the
same This prohibitory law has been
the burden Of the Republican marty
ever since 1t was enacted. Much to nv
sorrow, must admit that I voted for
the constitutional amendment but
wouldn't DO so again.
II am afraid that this proposed pri-
wy o. ion lou
other milestone of the same kind.
am opposed to the primary election
scheme from top TO bottom. 1t is a
dangerous proposition. and the Repub-
Hcan party should stay away from It.
In its operation it will keep all except
rich men OF grafters out of politics A
man Of moderate means can not afford
to make campaign for the nomina-
ton Moreover. it viii simply mean
that the centers of population in east
eTn Kansas will name the whole of tn
state ticket Western Kansas won't
have show.
Il have no use for this square deal
business. What right has Jim Trout
man to inquire into the views of candi-
dates outside of his own county2 I
think William Kif of Atchison did ex-
actly right in refusing to answer the
questions Every other candidate
should do the same
3. F. Bracken, the man who beat A.
9. Mead for the nomination to the leg
islature from Mitchell county, was in
Topeka getting acquainted with the Re-
publican politicians. He has been down
fn Oklahoma for the past week, and
says that it was only a coineident that
he happened to come in at the same
time State Senator /. D. Young arriv-
ed. Senator Young was one Of Brack-
ems strongest supporters in the Mitch
ell county fight.
Both Senator Young and Mr.. Braexeu
insist that John Q. Royce is mistaken
when he said that the Mitchell county
fight was really between Young and
Mead rather than between the Curtis
and anti-Curtis forces.
The Mitchell county fight said Mr.
Bracken, was not a bitter one in the
usually accepted sense Of the word. 1t
was very spirited. but there was ne
hard feeling manifested at the eonYen-
ton Tt was q strictly Curtis and anti
Curtis fight. That was the issue Esv-
erybody understood that to be the issue
People believed that Mead was the Cur
It's candidate, though Mead himself
would not commit himself
For my own part, I viii say that
am not pledged to anyone. It has been
limited that I was for this or that man
know who I shall vote for / am moi
pledged. and do not expect to be pIede-
ed when I come to the legislature nexi
winter. II elected as believe I viii
be-
ARE you a square dealere' was
asked
Il am replied Mr.. Braeken.
Does that mean that you are friend
Is to Stubs for senator2''
II don't understand that that is one
Of the square deal issues was MI
Bracken's reply.
T. H sseaver. also of Ellsworth
county. and candidate for the legis-