The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-15
is IT ANTHONY?
Opposition to LeavenwOrth Can
didate for Congress Melts.
Hayden and Crane Are Both
Out of the Race.
LOOK TO w. J. BAILEY
He May Be Persuaded to Make
the Contest.
MuIvane Crowd Is Backing
Anthony in Shawnee County.

D. R. Anthony of Leavenworth may
have no opposition for the nomination
for congress in the First district.
George Hayden of Nemaha county
| and A. E. Crane CT Holton have both
Withdrawn from the race, and 1t is
said that Ewing Herbert of Brown
county has decided to do the same
This leaves practically clear filed for
Anthony.
A strong effort will be made to per-
Suade w. ]. Bailey of Atchlson, ex-
| governor of Kansas, to enter the race
| Mr.. Bailey said this morning over the
! long distance telephone from AtchI-
son:
Il am out of politics. No one has
presented this matter to me yet, ana
1 have no intention of getting into the
| race for the nomination for congress.
The withdrawal of all opposition to
Anthony is the result of the meeting
of the First district congressional COM
mittee held on Thursday afternoon
at which it was decided to hold prl-
mary election instead of convention
to select the candidate. All of the
anti-Anthony candidates were for
convention, and they promptly drop
| ped out of the race when 1t was found
| that Anthony controlled the commit
| tee, and could dictate the manner OF
choosing the candidate They claimed
that they could not get square deal
under primary election, since mere
are no primary election laws. and the
doors would be wide open for fraudu-
lent voting in the large cities of the
district.
The sentiment is almost unanimous
that Ex-Governor w. ]. Bailey is the
only man in the district who has suff1-
cient personal following TO compete
with the political organizations Whlch
are backing Anthony.
It is becoming evident that Anthony
will have the full support of the Dave
Mulvane crowd in Topeka, whlch
means that Curtis is now carrying out
80 n tn oil n
been entered into at the time OF the
election of United States senator by
which the Leavenworth senator ana
representatives voted for Curtis 1t
was charged at that time that in pay
ment for this the Curtis machine IN
Shawnee county would be placed a.
the disposal of Mr.. Anthony in his can
didacy for the Office of congressman IN
case of Mr.. Curtis election to the
senate.
Hopkins a Candidate.
John S. Hopkins, of Holton, an
nounced himself as candidate for the
nomination as soon as the committee
adjourned, and passed around print
ed declaration of his platform. Mr.
Hopkins is the father of Scott Hopkins
of Topeka. He is "A years of age. and
is the inventor of the primary. election
system which has been in use in Jack
son county continuously since 1876.
Mr.. Hopkins says in his statement:
II ask for your votes, at the Repub-
held May %, 1907, standing upon the
following, as L believe sound Repub-
lican principles and a direct nomina-
ton platform:
"First-For the election of United
States senators by the direct vote of
voters as soon and not sooner, than the |
state of Kansas adopts a direct nomi- |
nation law for all candidates for Off |
cial positions.
''Second-For the election by the |
nROn1a instead of annOintment of all |
postmasterS.
''Third-For the establishment of a |
national telegraph and telephone sys-
tenn, connecting each postoffice with |
every other postoffice in the United |
States.
"Fourth-For postal savings banks |
and postal currency.
"Fifth-For shearing common car |
rier corporations of all special priv
leges; for publicity of their financial |
conditions; for the full and entire |
control of their powers, duties and OBJ /
legations toward the people, and their /
relations to other corporations.
"Sixth-For an immediate revision |
of the tariff, abolishing all duties on |
lumber. coal and hides, and all duties
on all products manufa ctured in the |
markets of the world for a less sum
than sold to the citizens of the United
States.
"Seventh-For reciprocal trade re-
"Eighth-For an income tax. and
an inheritance tax to supply any de-
felt caused by the enactment of just
and equitable tariff
''Ninth-Against subsidizing cor
porations or individuals to carry the
mails of the United States over the
high seas. For government mail
steamers and fewer men of war.
law.
"Eleventh-For the pure food law
and for an appropriation of money to
enforce 1t.
every manufacturer to stamp his pro-
ducts with the component materials
thereof. and for an appropriation of
money to enforce it.
''Thirteenth-For necessary legisla-
ton to carry into effect President
Roosevelt's order of March f. 1907.
adding 100000 acres to the United
States forest reserve system.
'Fourteenth-And last but not
least. for the freedom of the press For
the enactment of the bill known as the
bill providing for a prop
er review of fraud orders issued out
of the postoff1ce department, by the
federal courts
Gail for the Primary.
The following is the call which was
agreed upon for the primary election
to be held March 90 to nominate the
congressman:
n C4CCllO1 VIII De neIQ
the First congressional district of Kan
sas. on Friday, the 29th day of March,
1907. for the purpose of nominating
the Republican candidate for congress
in said district to be voted for at the
special election on May %, 1907, and
the candidate receiving the highest 4
number of legal votes at said primary i
election. in said district. shall be the Il
candidate at said general election.
Such primary shall be h cid in each
county under the direction of the Re-
publican central committee of such
county unless such committee shall ii
fail to act. in which case it shall he l