The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-07
TONIGHT DECIDES.
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It's merits for a moment Curtis is
| is to it. One of the grounds for the
contest is that the judges in one pre-
cinct moved the voting booths across
the room. TO place where the light
was better
Alva Swope. the new representative
from Jewell county, who beat r. H.
Mcbride in the election. arrived in To-
and he thinks that the Republicans
ought to let the Democrats have a
voice in the election of United States
senator. Mr.. Swope was elected by
Republican votes. In speaking of the
senatorial situation, Mr.. Swope said:
Il have not said definitely who
will support for United States senator.
but it won't be Curtis 1t is my idea
that if the candidates for United
States senator go into a caucus they
will be making a great mistake. The
people of Kansas favor the primary
election law. and they want all the
people to have a voice in the election
of United States senator. Many of the
candidates for United States senator
have expressed themselves as favoring
such law. The Republicans, or
course, have majority in the house,
and can name the senator, but be-
minority, have constitutional right
to help elect a Republican senator. I
am in favor of electing the very best
man for that office that can be found
1 believe the candidates for United
States senator should settle this fight
out in the open, without resorting to a
caucus"
Representative Swope was elected to
the legislature on this platform:
Resolved THAT we hereby de-
clare our opposition to all combina-
lions of capital organized in trusts to
control arbitrarily the conditions or
trade among our people and we here
by pledge the nominee of this conven-
ton for the legislature to support for
United States senator, regardless of
party. any honest and courageous citi-
zen worthy of that exalted office, who
favors a revision of the tariff and who
will work in the United States senate
to place upon the free list, building
material, lumber, wood pulp, steel and
IRON
George E. Tucker, one of the men
mentioned by the State Journal a few
days ago as possible chairman for the
senate committee on railroads, was APP
pointed Saturday evening by Lieuten-
ant Governor-elect w. J. Fitzgerald.
Senator Tucker is from Eureka, Green
wood county, and is the owner and
publisher of the Eureka Herald.
Senator Tucker attended college at
Washburn and while in school here
was on a debating team with w. L.
Cunningham, who is now the represen- |
tative from Cowley county.
Although a supporter of Curtis, it is |
believed that the appointment of Tuck |
er as chairman of the railroad commit
tee, is one which will be satisfactory |
to the square Dealers Lieutenant |
Governor Fitzgerald is evidently trying |
to adopt a consiliatory policy with both |
factions, as he refused to appoint Belts, |
the railroad candidate, and Fred Du- |
mont Smith, the anti-railroad candi- |
date. At the last session of the legiS- |
lature Tucker was one of the members !
of the state senate who stood pat"
against the passage of the railroad bill |
which was favored by the shippers and |
passed by the house 1t is believed, !
however, that, his sympathies are with /
the shippers of the state. !
c. E Denton, the new secretary of |
state, has ANNOUNCED the appointments
of his assistants and clerks when he
goes into office January IA. ]. T. Bot |
kin of Galena VIII be assistant secre- !
tary of state; H. E. Morrison will be
chief clerk AM F. w. Denton, charter |
clerk. E. A. Cornell will be in charge |
of 1907, with L. B. Beardsley as proof |
reader. There will be on change in the
personnel of the present force in the |
rush times incident upon a session of the |
legislature, and there will be consid- |
cradle number of temporary appoint
ments to assist the regular force until
after the legislature has adjourned
Representative c.. L. Davidson of |
Sedgwick county, who went home Sat-
urday, was interviewed in the Wichita
Beacon as follows:
Everything Indicates that the rail-
roads have their hand on the lever
again this year, at least in senatorial t
matters, said Davidson. "Calderhead |
has been brought into the race plain |
that Ca1derhead is railroad and cor
poration man. The last time 1 saw