The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-08

his fight for the Republican nomina-
ton for the state, senate in Cowley
county. t'.s t'
ct am making; those people listen to
the straight talk, he said today. "My
opponent is fine young mani
but if they want a man up here who
will say just what he thinks about
matters, they'd better take me-"
And then Mr.. Hackney INDUCED in
some characteristic philosophy. He
said:
"The way to get on the right side
of question is to find out what peo-
pie are hollering for-and then take
the other side. 1t never fails. The
claquers are always wrong. If I
should leave this earth for ten years
and suddenly return, without knowing
anything about what had taken place
while 1 was gone, I would know just
which side to take on public questions
simply by finding out what the rabble
was yelling for. and then taking the
other side.'
Ex-senator Harry. Mcmillan of
Minneapolis, is likely to be the Demo
cratic nominee for lieutenant COVER
| nor. Mcmillan is now mayor of Min
neapolis. which, considering the fact
that Minneapolis is a Republican
town, is quite testimonial to his
Way and the Kansas Commoner are
both advocating McMillans candidacy
for the second place on the Demo-
cratic ticket, and the chances are that
he will send out his petitions for the
place. The Better Way says:
Mayor McMillan's boom emanates
from a good source and has been
| launched by one of the purest minded
citizens Of this state, Judge w. ].
Babb Of Wichita, a man who has done
| whose support Is an element of
strength to any man who receives it.
| Mr.. Mcmillan is considering the mat
! ter and may decide to allow the use
| of his name.''
The Commoner. says: Senator Nc
| MILAN is a sincere and practical ad-
vocate of. reform. He. is Democrat
of the Bryan school of politics. His
| political career is SO consistent with
reform that the Populists believe In
him and vote for him. He is of the
right kind Of material His record is
all right and the people can make nc
mistake in nominating him as a run
ming mate for the head of the ticket
| James M. Nation, state auditor. has
filed his nomination petition with THE
secretary of state. The petitions now
Of State Treasurer Tulley. State
| Superintendent Fairchild, State Audi
| tor Nation, and Railroad Commits
sfoner G. w. Kanavel. The Other
state officers have their petitions prac-
tically ready to file.
w. R. Stubs, who made a speech
at Garden City yesterday, was taker
| from Lakin to Garden City in ar
| autom obile. 1t is a run of about 2(
miles. Stubs is said to have had 6
| large audience at Garden City, which
| ctr hi
| town. Anti-machine in this connec
ton should not be counted as having
anything to do with automobiles.
Beloit Times: Almost every politician
| or any one else we talk with here O
| Leland will be the Republican chofc,
| for governor of Kansas at the Angus
primaries. Mr.. Leland Is gainin,
strength rapidly, especially is this tru
| of the Sixth district. In Smith county
| where a few months ago it was con
coded that Stubs had everything hi
own way, they now claim that Lelant
| will carry the county. He certainl,
has a lot of outspoken friends il
| Mitchell.
A little news about Bristow by Franz
farrell in the Holton Signal: "A Hol
ton Republican who leans toward J
l. Bristow for United States senate
went to Topeka few days ago to sp
out the land. Upon his return, he con
f1ded to his intimate friends that tn
Bristow boomers are discouraged owe
their organization. They have 10
of politicians over the state who tail
big, but are not able to make an or
ganization. 1t is a sort of hit an
miss campaign for Bristow,' the Holto
man said. From what 1 could lear
from Bristow's friends. most of the fel
lows who do things are out Smelling tn
| woods for Senator Long. It takes or
ganization to win in politics, and Lon
seems to have it,"
Concerning the organization questio
raised by the Holton man, the followin
from the Concordia Kansan will chez
the Bristow crowd:
Joe Bristow has no political ma
l chine neither has he a fortune In mon
n ey to aid him in his ambition to rer