The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16
POLITICAL GOSSIP
HOeh VIII Issue Letter About
Campaign Issues.
Plans to Give 1t Out at Time Of
Harris Acceptance.
CRUMMER MAY LOSE.
Not Satisfactory to the Rail-
roads, Is the Report.
AIbaugh May Be Head of the
Committee.
CRUMMER MAY LOSE

Governor f. w LlOGA - E- 80
TO issue a statement Of the issues Of
the campaign about the time that w.
A. Harris. the Democratic nominee,
issues his letter of acceptance. The
Hoch statement may be made public
just after the meeting of the ReDub-
Iican state committee on Thursday
evening.
This viii be the keynote" Of the
Republican campaign Republican
orators will be expected to follow the
texts laid down BY the governor. 1t IS
possible that they viii be told how to
explain the Katy land deal the Kelly
affair." and other things which have
arisen to cause trouble.
The Republican state central com
xaittee meeting Thursday viii decide
when the campaign shall be started,
and how it shall be conducted. It is
likely that the opening guns will be
discharged in August or early septem-
Der, though Governor Hoch and the
candidates viii put in a lot of dates
during the summer speaking at fairs
and reunions.
The Republican ticket is not very
long on spellbinders. Governor Hoch
IS a top-liner. and so is Tom McNeal.
but there are no others in the list who
have achieved much fame on the
stump. s T. Jackson, candidate for
attorney general, is a speaker of abil-
ftY but he has not made his mark yet
as state compaigner The Demo-
cratic ticket is better supplied with
oratorical ability. Harris, Overmyer,
Earreny Jackson. Dale. Glass, Hum
phrey and Mcmillan are all expert
enced stump speakers.
Hard work is being done by the
railroad faction OF the Republican
party to accomplish the defeat of S. c.
drummer tfs candidates choice for
chairman of the Republican state cen
trail committee The railroad crowd
insists that IT should drive home and
clineh its victory in the state conveu-
ton by the selection of a chairman of
the committee suita Bile 10 railroad in
ferests but tae candidates look at It in
different way. They want to smooth
out the wrinkles la the situation and
harmonize things They are looking
with tfeptdatlon toward election day.
Hence the candidates want Crum-
mer- for chairman. But the railroads
come back with the assertion that
drummer is H0ehs selection. that
Hoch is trying TO cram drummer down
me throats OF the committee: that
Eoch is in favor of "harmonizfner's the
situation provided he can have everv-
thing his own way.
II the anti-Crummer crowd finds
tnat danna can not be elected thew
may try 70 elect Morton Albaugh or
Clyde Miller.
No man in the state is in closer
touch with the political sftuafian fbsn
AIpaugh. and he would conduct a
strong campaign for the ticket with
Nnlch ne IS In full sympathy. But
tnere are objections to Albauah. F0r
one Ihlng he is holding a federal ~
nee, and it is somewhat do17b+fI,I
whether he could accept the chair
1aanshlp without surrenderine his
position. ms
Miller is a Fourth district mo-, .,a
II is expected that he would have The
support OF the four Fourth district ee71
-dldates who are on the Ticket + =
came 70 q crisis. Governor Hoch 3u-be
IS pEacueaiiy pledged to Crunnler
might cling stubborn1y to his cbofce
put jackson Barnes and Graves 75-(,.S5 =
bfoDabty not be adverse to fbro,t-i,,e
hlelt lAlnuence TO Miller. BY ma 1~f,,o- 2
com olnatlon Of this kind, it is 1il-elTr
Jhat hard fight could be ma5a ~
Crummer's election. Oi'
one Well known politician said 10.
Gay me question seems ia he
Wnetnef we want to choose p chairy,os-,
with view of electing this ticket or Fo-
some other reason IF We 81 49, 9l loI u
FOLLOW the wishes OF the caH7i5a94a 1,9 - -
and go into this fight for the n1fTross
OF cenenting factional lines. ana Is,1iI1
ls q stls .l5.I parry Out OF the hole, drummer
There has been some tall - H.. -
1ect th1t ratn ner than see drummer wi,
the railroad crowd would arrae - ~ -
eelection oI CHARLES Sessions the gov
eEnor's private secretary. or T M
Neal. candidate for state printer - ~ ny
position. - ehe
The Republicans of Chautaua,,s
county held their convention MondaT
ana nominated Edgar J. Fisher for. rem,
resentatfve to succeed T. p Adai- -
was member Of the last hOuse T-isha,
vas required to pledge himself ~ sI,o!
po1l an antip9ss and primary election
gomery county a few days ago
me Chautauqua county Democrs :.
eiso met yesterday at Peru (the Mac
mere me state was going to buiId 4,
" 4eHtseiy ana nominated a 4uI
county ticket with D. E. Rathburr fo,
represent ntatIve. Il Aol
The Daily x-Rays. q Den7oe.-,+ -,
newspaper published at Arkansas fsft+,
mas come out with an endorsement ~
the candidacy of w L. C1Innfr e-5.s -
the Republican candidate for fba Tae
tsiature who beat c S. ReeLrnar, -,
the nomination in Cowley COUNTY III.
A-Rays says that a great many (7o4,-l,s,
county Republicans are coins - -
port Harr1s and the Democratic tjoI~s
this year, and that it believes Il 80, -
be good policy to endorse the Tan,1b
lican nominee for the Legislature g = =
return for the Harris votes. SaVs = -
Democratic publication. 81
w. l. Cunningham is honest abl
and we believe worthy of the nosifio1 =
He has publicly and repeatedly de-
clared that he is in favor of rafiros,
rate legislation. the abolition bv law =
the free pass evil. the elert{9- =
United states senators by =pop1lIaT 1-o+s
revision of the high protective ta7.if
and other principles now pon,lIa
among the masses of ali parties T,
fact MI Cunningham seems to he
square deal Democrat as wen ss
square deal Republican. and unless
better qualified abler and more popu