The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-12
FLOOD STARTS.
Candidates for Congress Spring
Up Like Mushrooms.
Galen Nichols Enters List With
L. ID. McKeever.

Present indications are that the con-
test for the Republican nomination fol
| congressman in the First district tc
| succeed Charles Curtis, after he has
| been formally elected United States
senator, will be quite as interesting and
| quite as fierce as was the fight of Cur
| tbs for the senatorial nomination. AL
ready there are seven candidates in the
field for the congressional nomination
and they represent about every faction
! that participated in the senatorial fight
The candidates already in the field are
E. D. McKeever of Topeka. Galen
Nichols of Topeka, Ewing Herbert OF
Hiawatha, D. r. Anthony of Leaven-
worth. Senator George P. Hayden OF
Wetmore, A. E. Crane of Holton, and
w. ]. Bailey of Baileyville.
| 1t is the belief of the politicians to-
| day, who are in a condition to express
| an opinion after the festivities of last
night in Copeland county over the Cur
tbs victory and also the consolation par
ties held by those who were "stung,"
that D. r. Anthony will get the support
OF the Curtis faction and machine In the
First district. Ewing Herbert is looked
upon as Curtis man also and might
get the support of the Curtis people if
it was found that Anthony is not avail
able.
caucus of last night may be classed
also as a friend of the Curtis crowd.
Prior to that time he was considered a
strong anti-Curtis man. So between
Anthony. Herbert and Curtis there
may be a three cornered fight for the
support of the Curtis machine.
A. E. Crane will have the support
of one of the anti-Curtis factions IN
the district and McKeever and Nichols
will have to fight it out for the support
Of frio IN ~
of the district.
w. ]. Bailey will have the support
of the anti-CurtiS faction in his and
other counties. If Bailey enters the
some that because of his wonderful
popularity in the First district he will
be able to beat the Vaccinations of
the Curtis crowd and land the nomina-
ton.
1t is likely that the nomination will
be made during the last of February
or the first of March. AS soon as Mr..
Curtis is elected United States sena-
tor, and this will occur on January %,
Governor Hoch will issue a call and
fix the date for a special election for
congressman in the First district. The
present understanding is that he will
call this election for some time in
April.
After the call is issued the Republi-
can congressional committee for the
district, of which Arthur Capper of this
city IS chairman, Will hold meeting
and decide on how the nomination shall
be made. 1t is their opinion to say
whether a primary shall be held to
elect delegates to the congressional con-
vention or whether the delegates shall
be elected to the convention at con-
ventions in the counties maxi
ing up the district. And with
the date of the election fixed by
the governor for sometime in April 1t
is likely that the primary or conven-
tions together with the final nominate
ing convention will be held during the
last of February or the first of March.
1t is likely that the Democrats in the
district will also put up a candidate but
because of the overwhelming Republi-
can vote in the district the chances
for Democratic success are not bright.