The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-03
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Rumor That Governor Hoch
Wants Primary.
Would Like to Have State
Officers Named That Way.
NEEDS NO PLATFORM.
Governor Thinks Party Could
Do Without One.
Sentiment for Bailey Taking a
New Turn.
NEEDS NO PLATFORM.

There is rumor that W. r. Stubs.
E. w. Hoch and other Republican lead
ers are framing up a plan for a state
primary election for the nomination of
a state ticket. Such a proposition would
have to come before the state central
committee on February q for settle
ment
The only thing which state conven-
ton would do which could not be done
by primary would be the drafting of
| a platform, and according to Governor
Hoch, the party does not need a plat
form this year. In his speech before
the Kansas Day club, Governor Hoch
announced that the only platform which
| the party needs is the book of new laws
enacted at the last session of the legis-
lature. This statement has been inter
preted to mean that there will be an
effort to throw the nomination of state
OFFICERS into primary election.
Precedent for this action would be
furnished by the congressional commit
tees in the First and Second districts,
where a primary election instead of
congressional convention will be held
for the nomination of congressman.
There is also some talk of a primary
election in the Sixth district, but it is
not likely to materialize.
Ii it is decided to hold a primary, the
calculations of the politicians would be
considerably disturbed. The usual plan
of handing out a couple of state offices
to each congressional district might be
shaken to pieces. In fact, the primary
plan would give the eastern half OF
the state by far the best of it They
could nominate all the candidates if
they We're so disposed. The big cities
would also have a. strong influence.
AT present the list of people who are
candidates for state or congressional
nominations, or who are so prominently
mentioned for such nominations that
they may be pulled into the race, are as
First District.
Secretary of state-F. J. Ryan. Leav-
enWorth.
Auditor-A. Newman, Shawnee; 0. j.
Nugent Brown.
Doniphan; Oscar Raines, Jefferson.
Is. Railroad conlmissioner-H. NJ. Cory,
81 LaaNen worth.
second District.
Governor-Grant Hornaday. Fort
State treasures. w. Moore, Doug
Attorney generaI-Af A. Gorriu. Doug
8as.
Justice-silas Porter, Wyandotte.
Congressmap-H. J.. Allen, Franklin;
Chas. F. Scott Allen.
Third District.
Auditor. NJ. Nation, Neosho.
State treasurer-Mark Tully, Mont
| gomery.
Railroad commissioner-Geo w.
Wheatley, Cherokee.
Congressman-P. P. Campbell, Craw-
ford
Governor-E. w. Hoch, Marion.
Insurance commissioher-Cha aBrnes,
Usage.
Justice-Charles B, Graves, Lyon.
Congressman-J NJ. Miller, Morris.
Fifth District.
Governor. W Creech, Dickinson.
Auditors. c. drummer, Republic.
Attorney general-W. S. Roark, Geary.
Justices-W A. Johnston, Ottawa; r.
1 A. Burch. Salina.
Congressman-7V. A. Calderhead, Mar
shall; John A. Hessin. Riley; Chas Peck,
4 Cloud; T. D. Fitzpatrick, Saline; J. z.
Brewer, Dickinson.
sixth District.
Secretary of state-John Brown, Nor
Auditor-W. H. Mize, Osborne.
superintendent education-B. T. Fair
child. Ellsworth.
Superintendent insurance-Webb Nc
Nall, Smith.
Congressman-W A Reeder, Logan;
J. d. Young. Mitchell; A. G. Mead,
NIitchell; G. W. Holland. Russell; Dr.
Peters, Jewell; Cha. W. Hull, Phillip.
Seventh District.
Lieutenant governor-AnseI R. Clark,
Rice w. Fitzgerald, Ford.
Secretary of state--C. E. Denton,
Harper; S. 3. Rohrer, Barber.
Auditor-William Newlin, Reno.
Railroad commissioner S George,
Reno; L. F. Ryker. Reno.
Congressman-E. H. Madison, Ford;
W. E. Hutchinson, Finney.
Eighth District.
7 u
! Railroad co.nmissioner-Geo W.
: Kanavel Harvey; E. 3. Jewett. sedg-
! wick.
! Congressman-Victor Murdoch, sedg-
; wick
The congressional light in the Fifth and
Sixth districts may warm up consider
ably within the next week or two. The
opposition to Calderhead in the nth
has grown so strong that it seems al
most certain that he viii have to fight
: for his political existence
The Republicans ii Manhattan have
secured from John Hessin a promise
that he will be a candidate provided he
2 can get the Riley county delegation
S without a fight. The friends of Hessin
I are now looking over the field to be
: sure that they can land the county.
after which it is expected that Hessin
will announce Himself. AS soon as he
does so, there will be three othsB can
didates jump into the fight. They are
) Charles Peck of Cor cordia, ]. E. Brewer
/ of Abilene and Tom Fitzpatrick of Sa-
] lima.
) / over in the Sixth district things have
not gone quite so far, but there are half
{ a dozen men anxious to go after Reed
: er's scalp, provided somebody viii
: smpsh the ice. A man named N e
81 David. not much known outside Of his
t own locality of Oberlin, has announced
himself as candidate, but it IS moi
l.erte1iii tl1.it fF.ls.s..iIl- he snfficienf Il