The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-07
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Congressman Campbell Places
Himself On Record.
Would Have Senator Nominated
in State Convention.
GIVES OUT INTERVIEW.
Thinks State Committee Should
Include Senator in List.
Senator Porter Takes a View Of
the Situation.
GIVES OUT INTERVIEW.

States senator to succeed j. r. Bur
ton, gave out a statement at Washing
ton Saturday in which he emphatical-
ly declared himself in favor of the nom
ination Of a candidate for United
States senator in the next Republican
state convention, and expressed the
hope that the Republican state central
committee viii include the senator in
the published call for the next conven-
tious
All of which goes to show that Con
gresham Campbell is keeping up his
reputation OF getting quickly in line
with the sentiment of his state on the
subject. When Mr.. Campbell was in
Topeka shortly before leaving for
washington, he stated that he would
not oppose any plan to nominate the
senator at the state convention but
since then he has evidently decided to
take positive stand in favor of that
action
state Senator S. M. Porter. who was
1n Topeka Friday, also expressed him
self strong in favor of a nomination at
the state convention. by making this
nomination in the convention" said
Senator Porter, I'VE would save just
about a month of log rolling in the
legislature The state central commit
tee should state clearly that this is the
purpose OF the state convention, and
then there would be no ground for the
common complaint that the people have
no voice in choosing the United States
senator. An action by this convention
would be just as binding upon the leg
islature as is the election 81 presiden-
tial electors. I can't see how Curtis
and other candidates for senator can at
ford to oppose this plan.
fIn my opinion, the Third district
viii be for Campbell, and if he seems
to be developing strength outside of
that district will stand by him. In
case he does not develop outside
strength, the bulk of the district viii
go to Curtis and Stubs.
w r. Stubs has a slightly different
plan for fixing the thing up. He does
not want the state convention to med
die with the senatorial fight. His
scheme is to have the next state con-
VentiOn adopt resolution instructing
that at the next general election in
November a separate ballot be pre-
pared to read For United States Sen
ator ......." allowing the electors
to express their choice in this way. OF
course it would be a purely voluntary
affair. Election boards would not be
required to accept or count such
ballots. Mr. Stubs says It strikes
me that this would be better plan
than throwing the senatorial fight into
the state cOnventi0il. In the state
convention the friends of the state
candidates win use the senatorial mat
teE for trading purposes, and the man
endorsed for senator would not rep
resent the real choice of the cOnven-
tion.'
commissioner, is said to have decided
to be candidate for state auditor.
Crummer's home is at BeIleville, Re
public county the same county in
which y. Y. Wilson lives. Mr.. Wilson
Is also a candidate for auditor. The
result viii be some nice cOmplica-
tions in the Fifth district situation.
Mr. drummer has been for five
years in the bank commissioner Of
fee and gets $500 a year salary
S. F. Jackson's appointment as as
sistant attorney general introduces
what may prove to be an important
new factor in the prospective race for
attorney general of the state. Since
Judge Vests retirement Oscar Rafnes
OF OskalOOsa has been the only can
didate. If Jackson considers things
look favorable, he may get into the
race.
There is no doubt that Mr.. Jackson
would like TO be attorney general. 1t
ls right i'm the line of political ad-
vancement which he hopes for. His
greatest handicap is the fact that
there are already a good supply Of
candidates from the Fourth district;
governor member of the supreme
court and insurance commissioner.
Charles Han of Russell, who was in
town Friday, says thiN he has not yet
decided whether or not he viii be
candidate for secretary Of state. In
spite of this the papers have again
Withdrawn him from the race Hall
says:
II am inclined to think that the sixth
district win give Curtis considera BILE
strength for United States senator.
BristoW has some friends in the district
but there is a feeling that the district
IS not especially indebted to him. / am
an favor Of an early convention, pos
sibly in March
There is a hot fight on down in
which pays $4,000 a year. and is one of
the best offices in the district. The Of
fice is for Victor Murdoch to give and
no one has any strings to him in the
fight
John Kinkle. formerly representative,
IS a candidate. J. b. Vincent the pres
ent incumbent, is also running; likewise
DR.. Henry NJ. Stewart, physician at the
reformatcry; A L. Sponsler, secretary
of the fair association; Professor
Winans. formerly superintendent of
education, and Sheridan Ploughe.
William Newlin Of Reno county has
been i'm Topeka the past two days pre-
sumably to size UP his boom for state
auditor. Mr.. Newlin is inclined to like
the looks Of the stranger Gut has not
fully decided to adopt it as his own
efI am always a little bit careful of
this business of getting into the hands
OF your friends When q man gets into
the hands of his friends and the bee
goes to buzzing around his head, he is
7flrelv to get the notion that he is rum
ming so fast that nothing can stop him.
"A good many people have talked to me
about this state auditor matter. am
not inclined to look favorably upon the
idea of making the race But am not
saving Just now that I won't be a can
didate. or that viii be. I want to wait
while
Mr.. Newlin is being steered into the
fight by Carr Taylor of Hutchinson.
ia to- 49,
part of Stubs and Hoch to fix up a
slate. and leave James Nation off.
rJewlinfs friends figure that he would
stand a. good chance to land the nOlni-