The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-22
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Congressman Reeder Says he
Wants a Primary.
Back on Record on His Arrival
in Topeka.
MIR. ANTHONY TALKS.
Thinks State Committee FayOrs
His Primary.
Governor HOch ON the Way to
MIR. L
Governor HOch ON the Way to
Washington.

a primary will be held to select h
Republican nominee for congress"
This is the statement made by Con
gresham w. A. Reeder of the Sixth
district, and it ought to be an author
~itative statement concerning this
much discussed subject.
If Congressman Reeder wants g
primary, he can undoubtedly nave
one. though some of his friends in the
Sixth district nave been hammerine
him for his declaration in favor OF
such a move. When Mr.. Reeder re-
turned from Washington last spring,
he gave out a statement practically
committing himself to the direct pri-
mary to settle the contest in the Sixth
district. Afterwards it became known
that Capt. w. H. Mitchell and other
warm friends of Mr.. Reeder on the
congressional committee, were oppos-
ed to the plan, and the belief became
general that Mr.. Reeder was trying TO
back up on his original statement.
Now, however, Mr.. Reede has re-
committed himself to h plan SO en-
phatically that there will not be
much opportunity to doubt his po-
sition. He is. for a primary, and Pc
lieyes that one will be held in the
Sixth district. -.
Mr.. Reeder and Joe Woollen, his
chief lieutenant in Jewell county, cal
ed upon John O.. Royce yesterday. Mr.
Royce was for many years chairman
of the Sixth district congresslonaf
committee, and a staunch fr1eno OF
Reeder. Mr.. Royce does not take n
stock in the proposed sixth olstrice
primary. He says that no primary IN
which a plurality vote DECIDES IS an.
| 1t is said that the primary questlon
was not up for discussion at tne
| Royce-Reeder conference, DuC "n ne
MT. Royce was informed that MI.
Feeder had declared for a primary,
he merely remarked, HE may regret
it."
conerassman D.. r. Anthony, who
was here Monday attending the coli
gressional delegation meetlns, say
that he is certain that a maJorl.y a.
| the Republican state coHilliI'eo -
favor of the primary.
eff the committee calls a primary
there will be no necessity for a speclal
session of legislature, Will there! was
asked. X,
viii have a special session, 1 talked
with Governor Hoch today anu WHY
he does not commit himself 1 40 not
believe he is opposed to a speclaI SEES
sion There would be plenty of work
for a special session. The legislature
ought TO get to work on the new TAX
law. There are several places wHeIop
needs repairing. Then even the mem
hers Of the committee who favor noiu-
inc a urinary would be better SATISFIED
to have it held under a primary law. 80
far as I am concerned l think ~ Wouiu
be perfectly safe to hold 1t wltnou d
law, simply upon Tie o@h
mittee- ~
1.-The primary is a necessity from a
political standpoint. If we ncmlnale -
ticket next year by the convention sys-
tenn we will go into the W. VII
This railroad rock tied around urnechs
and the results will be dissatlsfylng
even if the are not disastrous Inc
people demand a primary ana II we
nominate the next state ticket nat
wav the Republican ticket will get It's
old-time majority of seventy-hVe or
eighty thousand in Kansas"
"Wfll a special session be called be-
fore the committee acts on the primary
proposition?" was asked.
.rNo T think not. Let's see, what is
the length of time the governor must
give before the special session IS held!
Then you thing the governor Will call
a session as soon as the coIiniillee
II wouldn't be surprised" replied An
thony.
Governor Hoch left Monday for
make a personal appeal to President
Roosevelt for the appointment of j.
T. Dickerson, his <brother-in-law, to
the position of federal judge of the
eastern district of
The congressional delegation at ITS
meeting Yesterday, endorsed j. I.
Dickerson's candidacy, by a vote OF
6 to 2. Congressman ana
Reeder, it is said. were Tor Judge
Dickerson. The Kansas senators were
of the action of the deIesa-
ton by wire last night Judge W. ).
Gregg, of Tulsa, another man who
wanted h judgeship of the eastern
district, was in Topeka all a but
not get much encouragement from
Kansans and he left for Washing
last night.
After the judgeship matter was set
+Io5 ~ on ta1Lo6 over nrnS- !
pective legislation in which Kansas is
particularly interested and about the
committee assignments. There are
contests in the delegation over
was done. Another meeting will be
held before the delegation goes to
Washington when it is expected that
the contests will be decided.
Washington, Oct. az Senator
Charles Curtis of Kansas has gone on
in an interview as favorable to
gigantic scheme of identifying
as advanced by President
The first step in that di-
rection requires the government to
spend several million dollars buying
all property that now lies between
a distance of twelve blocks. In some
places the property is four blocks
deep.
Curtis says:
Il think our DulldlngS
be located along the south side
Of Pennsylvania avenue and h best
way to get the land for that purpose is
10 secure it all at one time. We will
reed a great deal of that land in the
near future. / think that each de-
partment should be adequate. They
be convenient for the purposes
Of the department for which they are
built, and the locations along the
south side of pennsylvania avenue
afford the hest Abilities
st have always been in favor of the