The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-11
THEY OPPOSE IT.
j. L. Bristow Leads Forces
Against State Primary.
Attacks the Plan in Speech on
Tuesday.
LEADERS ARE ADVERSE
Sixth District Politicians Think
1t Would Hurt.
What Some of the Prominent
Ones Say.
LEADERS ARE ADVERSE

In his speech before the sixth dis
trict congressional convention, T. L.
Bristow declared himself as opposed
to the Stubbs plan for primary cleo
ton law. In this Mr. Bristow seems
to have put himself in line with the
prevailing sentiment in the Sixth dis
trict, and western Kansas generally.
Mr.. Bristow said in his speech:
At meeting Of Sixth district lead
ers in Colby some time ago, It was
suggested that primary election law
is unnecessary in the western part OF
the state. think there is something IN
that suggestion. 1 believe that we can
depend upon the integrity and inde-
pendence of our party caucus and con-
Ventlons to place the right men in nom
nation
Mr.. Bristow's remarks on the pri-
mary election idea was greeted with
loud applause. While some of the lead
ers in Sixth district affairs regard 4
primary election law is inevitable.
there are others who think that il
would put the western part of the state
at the mercy of the more populous
eastern section.
AnseI R. Clark, who is a candidate
Tor the Republican nomination for lieu
tenant governor, thinks that the east
would not dare to take ADVANTAGE OF
its power He said yesterday at Lin
coin, Kan:
While it might be possible for the
eastern half of the state to nominate
AL the candidates under a primary
election law, 1 do not believe it would
dare to take advantage of it's oppor-
tunlty- The east knows that it must
nominate ticket that can be elected,
and It Will for that reason, if no other,
deal fairly under primary election
law"
George W. Kanavel. who lives in the
same part of the state with Judge
Clark, and is a candidate for railroad
commissioner from Harvey county, dis
agrees with Judge Clark. He says:
The last could make the nomina.-
| tlOns, and 1t would take the chance CT
/ electing the men it might see fit to
4 nominate. We have abandoned the
primary system in Harvey county It
works all right II the cities, but farm
ers VIII not stop work to drive three or
4 four miles to the polls to vote
ENople of the Sixth district attending
\ Lne convention were generally opposed
to Eae enactment of such a law.
William H. Mitchell of Mitchell
county, the new chairman Of the Sixth
district congressional committee. says:
/ OUT nomination system is we'll enough
as it IS. Nothing more is needed in
! WeEtern Kansas. 1 believe that the
/ cities, but it is no trouble to get repre-
sentative men together out here in the
west for the party caucus. The Re
/ publicans of western Kansas do not
take kindly to the proposed primary
/ election law"
w. H. Nelson of Smith county. chair
man of the convention in the Sixth dis
/ trict, said: "PeopIe are consfdera hlv
divided in their opinions I lived in
/ Crawford county, Pa. where this plan
was originated, and I know something
about its workings. It Is all right un-
/ der some conditions. In the small
] he will he afraeyt
it because they are able TO handle
! things more easily under the present
| plan of caucuses and conventions
= Ed Mullaney of Graham county:
''The sentiment is for primary cleo
ton law, and I believe It is bound to
! come. United States senators should
also be elected by primary"
A. G. Mead. member of the legisla-
/ ture from Mitchell county: There is
1 no call for primary election law. Too
much machinery is involved The
1 agricultural regions are generally op-
! posed to the primary scheme. especial
/ ly in the western part of the state''
L NJ. Crumley, member of the legis-
/ lature from Thomas county: Il do not
! believe a primary election law is need
/ ed. If the legislature attempts to Dass
! defeated. as 1t was at the last session
DR.. W. c. McIrvin of Atwood, tbs
man who beat "Cy' Anderson In the re-
cent convention: saThe primary cleo
lieve that such a plank viii be put in
! the platform"
Bert walker. editor of the Osborne
County Farmer: "tStuhbs' primary
/ election scheme viii not meet with the
approval Of Osborne county people.
We are satisfied with the present sys-
tenn"
Harvey Penny. OF Ellis county; "It
I IS likely that we must finally come to
a primary election system of some
sort"
Claiming Perdue. of Mitchell couu-
4 ty: People generally in this part OF
4 the state are opposed to the Stubs
plan for a state primary election law"
W. A. Pegg, of Cheyenne county.
I'VE are satisfied to leave things as
/ they are. We do not need a primary
election law"
Harry Pestana. former assistant
attorney general, now Of Ellis county:
( while I am personally IN favor Of
a primary election law, and introduced
a bill of that kind in the legislature
Of 1901, I doubt whether It meets
popular approval in this part of the
state. However. I believe It IS the
thing to do
S. R. Boggs, representative from
primary election law is the thing for
u.s. We know all our delegations so
well that we can hold them strictly
accountable for their acts"
Tom Cross Of Ellis. secretary Of the
| convention Nobody favors the pri-
mary election law in my county. We
viii fight such a law to finish"
Temperatures In Large cities.
Chicago. April 11.-7 a. m tempera-
lures: Boston, 80: New York sc;
/ Philadelphia. So; washington, SO;