The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-23
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Second District Congressional
Fight Ends Tonight.
Stubbs Says That Scott viii
Win Easily.
MAKES BIG CLAIMS.
That COngressmanWiIlCarry All
But Two Counties.
Ed Little Scores a Decisive Vic
tory at Abilene.
MAKES BIG CLAIMS.


to make their final speeches this ev-
ening in Kansas City. They viii then
return to their respective homes to
await the outcome.
Politicians about the state house
here in Topeka seem to think that Al
len has the best show to win. They
figure that he viii break even in the
district outside Of Wyandotte, and
probably carry Wyandotte by a ma
Jority of upwards of 1,500.
Scotts friends seem to be not so
numerous in Topeka; at least they are
not as sanguine as those of Allen. New
ertheless, strong claims are being made
for Scott.
This is the forecast given out by w
r. Stubbs:
scott win go to Wyandotte county
5000 votes to the good. Wyandotte
county, while it is the battle ground,
Will not decide the nomination. Allen
can not carry Wyandotte by a big ma
jority, if he carries it at all. Allen VIII
carry his home county, Franklin, but
Scott will give him a run for it. Every
other county will be carried by Scott.
Scott will get johnson by 500; he will
get Bourbon by 500; it will be close in
Miami, and Scott will get Linn and
Scott a handsome majority. The Ua-
dertone throughout the district is @or
Scott. It is a fight against bosses, as
well as against Allen
which supports Scott in Anderson
county predicts that Scott will carry
Bourbon and Wyandotte, or at least
carry Bourbon and hold Allen even in
VYyandOtte Concerning the Anderson
county situation, the News says:
In this county, sentiment is every
day changing for Mr.. Scott. Several
weeks ago It was conceded that the
country vote would be for Scott bat
that vote in Garrett would nearly oV-
ercome this, but conditions in Car
nett are greatly changed. The men
who viii not let their enthusiasm get
the better OF them, say that Mr. Allen
has fair chance to carry the First
ward The other wards wifi be close
with the exception OF Fourth ward
which viii go strongly for Scott. Mr.
Scott from present indications will car
ry Garnett from so to 100, and the
country from $50 to 350''
While the Scott people claim that he
will carry Douglas by at least 500. AL
lens friends say that the county will
not go for Scott by more than 800.
Some think that Allen can carry the
county.
Bourbon county will probably be for
Allen by as big a majority as Douglas
gives to Scott.
Allen and Franklin counties are fig
ured as standoff Johnson and Linn
are likely to be for Scott; Miami and
Franklin are likely to be for Allen.
1t would not be surprising if on the
whole district outside of Wyandotte
county. Scott should have a majority,
but Wvandotte is almost certain to give
Allen a substantial majority. The
chances rather favor Allen in the gen
era1 result.
Dickinson county had its primaries
Thursday to elect delegates to the
county convention which will choose
the delegates to the state and congress
sional conventions.
In the city of Abilene, the fight was
lrs-.1 IL. 4
CaIderhead won in three Of the four
wards.
In Herington, an effort was made to
discredit J. W. Creech by sending
hostile delegation to the convention,
though as a matter of fact the Creech
fight was not directly involved in the
controversy. However, the delegation
to the county convention friendly to
Creech was elected, and Mr.. Creech
gained one point in his fight for re
election to the legislature The Creech
and anti-Creech fight was confined
chiefly to the town of Herington but
had it resulted unfavorably to Creech,
it would have just about put him out
of the game so far as being a candi-
date for representative is concerned.
One of the biggest fights was in the
Second ward of the city of Abilene,
and here the CaIderhead forces were
defeated by the ti-Calderhead peo-
pie. The antfs'' were led by D. I.
Gorden, ex-postmaster, and by Colonel
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anti -CaIderhead delegation but Gorden
was. The delegation was headed by
W. B. Giles. The Calderhead deIega-
ton was headed by State Senator J. E.
Brewer.
The friends of Brewer state that his
personality did not enter into the con-
troversy at all; that it was simply q
question Of whether or not the dele
gates should be friendly to Calderhead
or not. It is considered by the anti
Calderhead people to be a great vic
tory to carry the Second ward, which
is the big ward of Abilene, and has
nine votes in the convention.
The vote in the Second ward was
exceptionally heavy: 229 votes were
cast. and the Giles delegates beat the
Brewer delegates by 21- The vote
cast for BurroW two years ago in this
pie say that this proves that a lot of
people voted Illegally.
The towns of Enterprise, Chapman
and Solomon, and most of the country
precincts. went for CaIderhead.
The vote in the four wards of Abi-
lene was as follows:
First Ward-No opposition to Cal
second Calderhead. 1o4; op-
position. 125.
Third -Calderhead, SO; op-
position. %.
position, Is
There viii probably be a primary
election called to settle the represen-
tatfve fight down in the south half
Of Cowley county. Charles Beekman,
who was in the last house, and VII
liam Levi Cunningham. a long-legged,
I eloquent. Abraham Lincoln sort Of a