The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-19
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Curtis Letters to Old Soldiers
Being Sent Cut.
An Appeal in His Behalf as
Senatorial Candidate.
WHAT WILL BE EFFECT
Mr.. Capper's Connection May
Lose Curtis Strength.
Shortage IN Second District
Finances Is Made Up.

ing sent out under personal address
to old soldiers throughout the state
in an effort to line up the old soldiers
for Charles Curtis for the United
States senate.
The letters are signed by J. NJ. Ba-
con, secretary Of the First district con-
gressional committee. and are written
on congressional committee letter
heads. bearing the name of Arthur
Capper, chairman of the. committee.
1t seems that the First district con-
gressionaI committee. not having any
other scrap on its hands. is devoting
its energies to the boosting OF Curtis
senatorial boom.
The letter which is being sent out
begins my Dear Comrade," and says:
"A number of veterans in the First
district are about to organize for the
purpose of helping our tried and true
friend, Charles Curtis, in his can
didacy for the United States senate.
He is now serving his seventh term
in the lower house. and during that
time the soldiers Of the country have
not had truer friend or a stronger
advocate.
VIII you not therefore take an in
terest in his behalf in your county and
assist in this organization to the end
that Republican members of the leg
islature may be nominated and elect
ed who Will favor Mr.. Curtis for the
senate?
please write me If you feel that
you can help us. Any information or
suggestions you can give about your
county will be gladly received
Il assure you anything you may do
for Mr.. Curtis will be greatly appre-
ciated by him, and
Yours in F. c. and L,
u. NJ. BACON,
Secretary"
Arthur Capper's fight on the STAGE tick
ct viii have on Curtis chances for the
senate Capper is fighting part of the
state ticket because it was dictated by
the railroads; he is apparently sup
porting Curtis, who Is the railroad can
didate for that office. His attitude, tt
is thought by some, will result In the
loss of considerable strength to Cur
It's.
Somebody has apparently made up the
shortage of 81 800 which existed in the
finances of the Second district congress
sional committee as a result Of the
Scott-Allen primary election The ex-
pense of that election was heavy, and
the assessment on the candidates was
not nearly enough to cover the expense.
When it was all over and Scott had
won, the shortage was discovered. Al
len politely declined to pay for any dead
horses, and the friends Of Scott must
have dug up the cash At any rate
ond district committee, has sent out
drafts to the various county chairmen
to cover their deficits.
The Democratic papers show great
initiative powers. Nearly all of them
are following the lead of the Republic
can morning papers and printing the
name of their candidate for secretary
of state as Hugh c. Ahlborn." The
mans name is Louis c. Ahlborn, and
he Is commonly called Lou by the
natives in his town. Hence when he
was nominated as Lou c. Ahlborn"
in the convention, the secretaries under
stood the first name to be Hugh
Billy Buchan, the Wyandotte coun-
Businessman who has recently returned
from a trip around the world, tells this
good story Of interest to Kansas poll
ticians:
I'VE were tied up ia Colombo. on the
island of Ceylon, waiting for a ship to
take us to Calcutta. At the hotel one
evening saw an American, an elderly
white haired man, whose face looked
familiar to me, but had no opportuni-
ty at that time OF speaking to him. The
next morning. however, we met on the
Veranda. After looking at me curfOusIv
for moment he approached and asked:
g Aren't you from Kansas City?'
Il replied that was. Then he asked:
=" And aren't you Billy Buchan?
Il told him that was my name.
&c 'WeIl,' he said, I served in the Kan
sas state senate with you in 1876, and
that was thirty years ago.
THE white haired American was Sen
ator Guerin, formerly Of Fort Scott, who
has been living in New York for %everal
years"
William Allen White has discovered
a new disease. It is the Railroad Itch.
He says Of IT.:
"A fellow is around town getting
signed statements from the delegates
| to the Republican state convention
/ that each and every one of them is go
! ing to vote the straight Republican
/ ticket He is having no trouble get
ting signers, but he will have lot of
/ trouble getting votes. The whole town
! knows how those delegates feel. and
4 that they are going to scratch parts
4 of the tick et=not all the same part of
the ticket. but all of them a little. The
railroad itch Is taking whole neigh
borhoods in Lyon county. and unless
/ there is medicine made for it, there
will be q lot of scratching next fall"
J. NJ. Simpson makes this statement
about the investigation which is being
made of his Offensive craftsmanship IN
the Mcpherson county primaries:
tsMr. J. B. Mccoy, Of st. Louis, was
! here yesterday comforting with me re-
garding our annual appropriation.
/ During his stay he brought UP the
matter of a letter from Mcpherson
county complaining of my political
activity The letter was sent to the
department prior to the state conven-
ton. I headed the delegation from
my county.
It is likely that the headquarters
of the Republican state central com
mfttee during the coming campaign
will be located in the second floor of
the new GODDARD building at 822-824
Kansas avenue
At the present time the rooms need