The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-30
In SIXTH DISTRICT
D. j. U. CatudaI in Race for
the Legislature.
Democratic Candidate in a
Democratic County.
CHANCE FOR LINCOLN.
That County May Get the Sem
atOr.
L. M. YOst Will Rebuild His Big
Mill at Hays.

Ellis is about the only safe Demo-
cratic county in the confines of the
Sixth district. Some OF the Democratic
brethren are going to run DIR. J. u.
ture. He is gifted, and politically, he
is in harmony with his party.
There is a spirit of fairness among
the Republicans of Osborne county to
pass the senatOrship around. The Thir-
ty-fourth senatorial district is compos-
ed of the counties of Osborne, Lincoln.
Russell and Ellsworth, Lincoln county
has never had the senator. If Senator
ID. B. Harrison, of Osborne county de-
clines second term nomination, Lin
coin county ought to be fairly and just
ly entitled to it. Besides, the county
has good material to select candidate
for state senator.
/. M. Yost, the Hays City miller, will
rebuild his mammoth -four plant re-
Gently destroyed by fire. This means
that he will keep out of politics. There
were runOrs that he wouldn't rebuild
and his friends claimed this meant he
would engage in politics, and that his
political ami itiOn was to go to congress
from the Sixth district. Running a good
paying gr1st mill is surer than politics.
The Republicans of Jewell county
seem to be centering upon F. E. Burke,
of Burr Oak, to make the legislative
race IL 1908. - sACs
J. NJ. woodrum, the big sheep feeder
of Rocks county, has promised to ac-
cept the nomination If the Democrats
of the Sixth district win nominate him
for congress. So far the party hasn't
found man who wants the nomtna-
ton badly enough to ask for it.
The Ellsworth Reporter says the
friends of Chas. w. Lands. of Osborne.
are urging him to become candidate
for congress. He has a good thing al
ready as a banker and one of the big
gest stockholders in one of the solid.
safe banking institutions in north CEN
trail Kansas. But he is SO popular that
If he consents to make the race q
prairie fire on a windy day couldn't be-
goes on to say that Mr.. Lands is
bright and energetic, with every quail
f1cation to fit him for the office, and II
he consents to run he would make a
lively race.
The Smith Center journal wants the
Sixth district to have a Democrat run
for governor, and that paper has
launched the candidacy of Russell j.
honor.
The friends of Willard Simmons, of
Norton, are bringing him forward for
the Republican candidate for state
senator in the 40th district, comprising
the counties of Smith. Phillips and Nor
ton.
1t is getting along near time to put
your thinking caps on. Another census
is to be taken in the year 1000. The
supervisors will be appointed a year OF
so in adavnce There is some talk go
ing on in the Sixth district as to who
will be the supervisor in this district.
1t may be w. C. Perdue, Of Beloit, the
present assistant postmaster There
may be others thinking Of getting into
the pot, whose names haven't come to
the surface yet.
Now that Congressman Reeder has
returned to washington the other fel-
lows who want to succeed him will go
out and try to pull down the political
fences he has been repairing all the
fall -
There are hut two editor postmasters
in office In the Sixth district. One OF
hem is in WaKeeney and the other Is
of Rexford. Only few
years ago there was more than dozen
One of the former editor postmasters Is
now state bank examiner. Former ed1- |
tor postmasters are publishing papers
in Oberlin. stockton. Ellis, Jennings; |
Jewell City and Cawker City. In fact |
qditor postn1asters held office in Smith |
Center. Phillinsburg, Almena. Oberlin. |
7 incoln Plainville. Downs, stockton
F7lis Kirwin. Jennings. Jewell City. |
wilson and Oherlin. The writer OF |
these items NAV have skipned half |
dozen or more, hut not Intentionally