The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-12

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/ which went wrong" Chatter,
4 Lander, Mayhem, and Skinner. None
/ of these voted for Curtis at any stage
! in the game, but they all voted against
/ adjournm emit.
! When 1t was announced that the
| motion to. adjourn was beaten, the
| Curtis rooters were wild with delight
and cheered for several minutes. 1t
was the first Curtis victory, distinctly
| labelled as such.
Curtis Splendid Management.
The effect of the defeat of the mo-
ton to adjourn was to assure Curtis
election. The third ballot contributed
to the decentralization of the anti
Curtis forces.
The Curtis caucus managers were
Senators Haskell, Martin of Woodson
and Chapman, and Representative
Archer. They kept their work well In
hand, and arranged for just the righN
number of votes to drop" at each
shake of the tree.
The third ballot came near being
Curtis I'll stampede. The Campbell vote
man had hoped to hold solidly in line,
was beginning to tug at the bit. Five
votes broke away-Connor, Cunning
ham, Cottingham, Sourbeer and Yves
colt, and there were hasty conferences
of Third district leaders, to find out
what had better be done.
At the end of the third ballot
Campbell released his friends from
went to Curtis on the last ballot.
Stubs vote ''stood hitched'' better
than that of any other candidate. He
had 10 votes to start with and ended
up with nine. Bailey started in with
four and ended with seven.
Benson VIII Not Go Back.
After Curtis had been nominated for
the long term, and his friends were in
into Senator A. w. Benson by voting
that Curtis should be given the nomi
nation for the "short term" This
means that A. w. Benson will not be
allowed to return to Washington at
all. His days as a senator of the
United States are over.
A committee composed of w. "A. S.
Bird, Cyrus Leland and S. H. Brandon
was appointed to notify Curtis of his
nomination.
Curtis was found without any diff
fculty and came to the hall. He was
received with cheers and applause
which lasted until he reached the
speakers stand and held up his hand
for silence.
Says He Is With Roosevelt.
Congressman Curtis speech of ac-
ceptance was as follows:
Mr.. Chairman, and Gentlemen of
the Caucus: 1 thank you from the bot
tom of my heart for the great honor
you have done me. If it is my good
fortune to be elected United States
senator from Kansas, 1 promise you
that I will do all possible to build up
the party and wipe out factional diff
ficulties 1t will give me pleasure to |
be a servant of all the people of Kan
sas, and when called upon from any |
section, I shall not ask to what faction |
the man asking the service belongs. ! |
believe on this occasion it is only prop |
er for me to say that on the great pub
lie questions you will find me stand
ing with that fearless leader, Theo- |
dore Roosevelt. 1 believe that con- |
gress has the right, and that it is its |
duty, to regulate and control the rail-
roads of the country. l have voted |
upon all the measures of public i'm
portance with the people for the four
teen years 1 have served in congress
from two different congressional dis
tricts, and if elected to the senate, 1 ]
will continue to serve the people of the
whole state in the same way.
II believe with the president, that |
the Hepburn law should be tested, and
if it is found necessary, it should bel
amended to give the people the relief
they desire. I believe we have the
right to regulate freight and passen-
ger rates and I believe that these
abuses should not be allowed to occur
again.
Il am a protectionist, but do not
believe the tariff is sacred. I believe
there are sections of the tariff which
should be revised. The only question
s when they should be revised If you
elect me 1 will obey any instruction
his legislature may give me. If I am
lot instructed, 1 will go into the eau
Gus of Republican senator's, and will |
abide by the result of that caucus.
1T will give me pleasure to build up
and protect the beet sugar industry. l
nm in favor of limiting the importa-
ions of sugar from the Philippines to
100000 tons a year. I believe also
hat the president of the United States
should be authorized to enter into re-
atoms with foreign countries for the
reciprocal trade concessions, and that
90, without submitting the matter to
he senate. I want to say to the old
soldiers that have tried for fourteen
rears to be your friend, and if 1 am
elected to the senate will continue to
De your friend. 1 want to thank the
gentlemen who have been in this con-
eous treatment. I want to say, with
,ut reference to the charges in any
that if the people find me
yoting contrary to the will of the peo-
Die, will give my commission back to
he people; If they find me guilty of
my improper or illegal action, 1 will
give my commission back to the peo-
Die. I thank you again from the bot
ON of my heart"
Defeated Candidates Spoke.
Campbell. Murdoch and Stubs were
Ill called out to address the caucus.
Campbell said he had been planning a
speech of acceptance, and couldn't re-
Use his remarks on such short notice. {
81 played for big stake and lost"
aid Campbell. "I was honestly a can
iidate for the senatorial toga, and I
hank the people of Kansas for the
they gave me-
Murdoch said, In big, hearty voice:
just a word. I've got a Republican
mile that won't come off. I have
niled my best for you gentlemen DUR
ng the past two weeks And 1 find
othing particular at the bottom of $
ny heart tonight"
W. r. Stubs didn't want to speak.
Tut he was dragged out by Robert
!, all