The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-20

that my election and his defeat VIII De
a great personal disappointment and
sorrow to the president. It you sen0
me to Washington, viii do my level
best to take away that sorrow ana
make the. president forget his disap-
pOlntmenI-
If you send me to congress I viii
even sit up at nights to make the pres1-
dent forget his sorrow and keen disap-
pointment at my election.
And I viii come back here with let
ters bearing the presidents recon-
mendation. 1 will also get letters from
the speaker of the house, the sergeant
at arms. maybe the janitor and the
most to come back with the indOrse-
ment of the people I represent. I
want to be the friend of the president.
L want to be the friend of the other
congressman, but most of all I want to
be your friend
At Fifth street and Virginia avenue
Congressman Scott argued against op-
position to himself because some of the
Republicans feel that they have been
sighted.
81 want to appeal to your fairness. ,"
he said. rs it right to organize against
me nand try to defeat me simply be-
cause something was done two years
ago, when I had nothing to do with it
and did not know it was being done +?
Is it fair to the people to make fight
against a man when no better reason
than that can be found? Is it fair to
you, gentlemen2
Because they have dislike for
some man who is working in my in
terests and, who they say was against
them, is it right that the party work
ers should try to defeat me and get
even. I want you to decide that from
standpoint of Justice fairness and
good for the interests of the whole peo-
pie. It IS boys play; it is ridiculous
ana should be scorned by sane men,
who can think for themselves. You
men must decide a question of today;
not OF two years ago. Who will better
represent you in congress? is the ques-
ton which should appeal to you"
Lawrence. Kas., March 2o.-Former
United States Senator W. A. Harris in
an interview here today declared that
he would not accept the Democratic
nomination for governor Of the state.
which has been suggested by numerous
newspapers of Kansas. He said he
had no desire to again become actively
interested in Kansas politics. and that
he could not be induced to do so with
even so great an honor as to head the
Democratic state ticket. He expressed
himself as in favor of David Overmyer
for that place.
Senator Harris resented the idea
that he was not a resident of the state
saying that he had always maintained
his citizenship here, and intended to
continue In that relation to the com
monwealth, no matter to what extent
his business called him to other local
tiles.
Morton Albaugh Of Kirgman, Kan.
is in Kansas City on business. says the
Kansas City Journal. He arrived last
night. and win leave this afternoon for
Kingman. Mr.. Albaugh could not be
persuaded to discuss politics in Kansas.
asserting that the liveliest conflict, the
Seott-Allen fight was too far away
from his bailiwick for him to utter any
prophecy. When urged for an express
sion at the Coates house finally said
Il suppose it would be proper to call.
it the stubbs-Allen fight rather than
the Scott-AlIen fight. think Mr..
Stubs viii win this fight just as he
won the fight in Reno county" and
with this remark Mr.. Albaugh 1apsed
into silence
W. Y. Morgan, of Hutchinson, is also
in Kansas City. He also arrived last
night, and viii leave for Hutchinson
this afternoon. He also is at the Coates
house. hut the meeting with Afr- Al
baugh was declared to be quite acci-
dental