The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-19
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Mr.. Reeder's Chairman Falls in
on Primary Question.
Thinks That 1t Would Be Too
Expensive.
HEWITT HAS A BOOM.
Stafford Man Would Be Candi.
date for Governor.
What Is More He Wants the
POpulist Nomination.


trict congressional committee. agrees
with Congressman Reeder in the
opinion that a congressional primary
is going to be very expensive business.
The fact that both Mr.. Reeder and
Mr.. Mitchell are using the expense ar
gument indicates that there will be no
primary in the Sixth district. Mr..
Mitchell was asked:
What is your opinion as to a dis
trict primary to nominate a candidate
for congress ?'
Personally, have no objections to
a primary if there was a state law
behind it to back it up, but without it
the candidates must do the paying.
which would be somewhat of a costly
affair in our district of twenty-five
counties"
"Is there any likelihood of the COM
think ?''
mot having had any communica-
ton with the mem bers Of the COM
mittee on this subject, I know abso-
lutely nothing as to how they stand
on this matter, and therefore could
not hazard guess, even."
will there likely be a meeting of
the committee soon %
mo, 1 think not, the convention or
primary, whichever it may be, is many
months away, therefore see no neeo
Of a committee meeting in the near
future
'I notice that Reeder is quoted as
mary question, what do you know
about this?''
Nothing. in fact, but with all the
talk in the papers as to what Reeder
wants and don't want I am of the
opinion that he cares very little
whether the nomination is made by
the primary or convention plan. Mr..
Reeder has always been willing to
%alx fI1ir T h VIZ
is he monkeys less with committees
and with the politicians than most
any other congressman in Kansas.
Reeder will take his chances with
look pleasant. His chief reliance is
on the people whom he represents"
Capt. Mitchell also claims that A. G.
Mead, of Mitchell county, has been
Some time ago Mr.. Mitchell stated that
Mead would be a candidate in case 1. D.
Young got into the race. Capt. Mitchell
says in speaking of that interview:
II was asked. at that time if Mr.
Mead would be candidate for congress-
and replied, Well, there will sure be
two candidates from Mitchell county in
case Mr.. Young gets in You under
stand that it was thought by many at
that time, that Senator Young would
hardly be a candidate as against Mr..
Ham, of Rocks county, as both of these
gentlemen were supposed to represent
what is known as the square deal senti-
ment in the district. The interview as
printed made it appear that Mr.. Mead
was simply in the race to check-mate
Mr. Young and, not in his own interest.
I certainly could not have meant this
as 1 knew at the time that Mr.. Mead
was writing to his friends over the dis
trict that he was in the race to win.
So the interview as published did Mr..
Mead an injustice, making him appear
as a sort of cat's-paw, to be used for
pulling chestnuts for somebody else, a
sort of a dog-in-the- he-manger-policy.
was not authorized to speak for Mr..
Mead, at that time. nor am 1 his mouth
piece now, but 1 knew he was a can
didate for congress several months be-
fore Senator Young announced his can
didacy."
H. B. Hewitt, of Stafford, who has a
boom for the Populist nomination for
governor of Kansas, is in Topeka to-
day. Mr.. Hewitt is avowedly in town
for the purpose of investigating the po-
litical situation. He is a member of the
Populist state central committee. Mr.. |
Hewitt is making his Headquarters at
the Copeland hotel while in Topeka. |
Speaking of the presidential outlook, |
Mr.. Hewitt said:
1.-The Republicans will no doubt noni-
nate Fairbanks and the Democrats will |
nominate Bryan. The Populists and in |
will combine and nominate !
w r. Hearst. The result will be that |
Brvan will be third man in the race, and |
the hghI DetWeeH hedISl anu ar
hanks very close"
what do you think of the independ- |
ent movement in Kansas ?"' was asked. |
1.-THE Independent movement is get |
ting a stronghold in many localities"
replied Mr.. Hewitt. The independents |
carried Wichita at the last city cleo |
tion. At Sterling the Independents had |
a WaIkaWay In my town of Stafford |
there is a clique which has controlled |
the town politics for 20 years, but when |
the independents got together and put |
out ticket last spring, they had a
walkaway:
nor. Mr.. Hewitt said: Il have thought |
about this possibility, but there is no
telling what / will do. There will be a
candidate against Ed Madison in the
Seventh district for congress. Three |
of Pratt, Magill Brown of Kingman and
G. W. Afford of Stafford. Mr.. Afford
is the present county attorney of STAFF
ford county,
H G. James of Independence. Kan,
suggests the name of A. c. Stich or
as a candidate for the
nomination for governor.
Mr.. James says in letter to the State
''While the state is casting about for
4 candidate for governor why not con-
Stitch is just the kind of a man the
people are asking for. He is a clean,
honest able business man who has
made a success of life and now has the
time and ability to serve his state. He
has not taken any offensive part in
politics and all factions should be able
to unite on him. He is not a adical
and he is not ultra conservative-he is
fair and just. and would be able to
the rights of all classes. AS |