The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-31
UP TO NEW YORK.
Colonel Coney says That state VIII
Decide G. - r. Communicating.

IF l. can get New York, L Will pc m
the race with a good show TO win Ii !
can't then I'm out of ii. Thats aDou1
the size of the situation"
This is the way Patrick h Coney OF
Topeka sizes UP his candidacy Tor the
office of commander-in-chief OF the Ma
tioral Grand Army of the Republic:
1T begins to be very doubtful wnether
the railroads will give low rate 10 Saf-
atoga to the old soldiers living west OF
the Mississippi river" said Captain
Coney, land in that case 1t would De
hard on my candidacy. 1t would cut
down the size of the delegations from
the western states which have enoorseu
my candidacy. Kansas, Oklanorna' III III,
orado. Arizona, Utah, and other western
states which will be for me VIII nave
very small representation if the rates
are not extended. We are still making
efforts to get the rate extended, Out II
is doubtful whether we can succeed
New York state, however, seems to
hold the key to the situation, and II
New York stands by Kansas, 1t Will De
a strong team to start with New OF n
has nc candidate this year, ana as ran
sas has always supported the New l VI +, n
candidate in years past, we reel thdl II
is time for a little reciprocity
1t seems that things in New YORK are
working along very smoothly Tor capt.
Coney. He has received many encouras
ing letters and newspaper notices, anu
today the following resolution was re-
ceived from the Seward-Crocker Post at
Auburn. n. Y:
when cur services as soldiers of our
common country were no longer needed:
as was the case in 1865, very many OF
New Yorks active, progressive, anu
ambitious young soldier boys turned
their faces to the then great west
there to grow up with the country OIL
their adoption, and it is a source OF
much satisfaction to US to now con-
graduate them upon their success, ana
particularly the veteran element VINO
seem to have had the ability 10 more
successfully keep alive true spirit OF
frateInal loyalty, extending beyond the
ranks Of our Grand Army, than nave
we, who from various reasons kept
nearer the homestead.
THE comrades of Seward-Crocker
post As, department of New York, or
ganized September 80, 1867, and at the
mastering in rendezvous (Auburn, N
W of the 111Ih, regiment n. Y. Volun-
teers infantry, ard which carries on It's
lcster the names of a great many vet
Grams of this regiment. including its
principal commander. General CLINTON
Dougal MacDougal. having been IN
formed at a we'll attended encampment
of the post, on July %, 1907. that a
thorough going, all alive veteran OF this
regiment was to be presented TO the
national encampment at Saratoga lot
the high honor of CHER
OF our grand old order, the comrades
of Company H took the floor and told
the comrades present what each knew
about this comrade, and the result was
that all the comrades of post 45 take
and feel a deep interest in the canvass
of Patrick Henry Coney of Topeka,
Kan. for commander-in-chief, and
while many of our comrades have new
er met the comrade in question enough
of them have to give the rest right
to say that he is a jolly good fellow,
and We know that he has the disposi-
ton to do things, and did do them IN
his own department, and always in the
interest of the veteran, be he down at
the heel or on easy street; therefore
we all saw, and with one accord, hurrah
for Pat Coneys fer commander-in-ch1ef
in 1907. -
And we further say and declare that
the department of New York will do
itself credit if they help to elect this
native of New York, and full-chested,
breezy Kansas comrade. and We feel to
know that they will never regret 1t.
"Julv o. 1907"