The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-14
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Morton Albaugh Taking a Part
in the Campaign.
Not Five Long Men in Kingman
Against BristOw.
ARE NOT ALARMED.
Republican Committee Not NOr-
ried About Bryan Visit.
Senator Beveridge viii Not
Cancel Kansas Tour.
ARE NOT ALARMED.

Morton AIbaugh, who led the fight
for Chester I. Long in the August
primary, does not think that there is
any such amount of knitting" of the
Republican legislative nominees by
former supporters of Long as has
been claimed by the Democrats.
Mr.. Albaugh himself has followed
the lead of Senator Long and is TAX
ing an active part in the campaign in
behalf of Bristow and the rest of the
Republican ticket. Last Saturday
night, Mr.. Albaugh presided over
Bristow meeting at Kingman, and
made a speech urging the friends of
Senator Long in Kingman county to
line up for the support of E. B. Rail,
the Republican nominee for the legis-
lature. who was pronounced
Square dealer" at the 1907 session.
THE talk about a fight on the Re
publican candidates for the legislature
from the so called Long crowd is
greatly magnified," declared Mr.. AL
baugh. "Of course this primary was
held only short time ago, and there
may be some soreness remaining
among the people who were defeated.
1t would have been the same which
ever side had won. But we are going
to support the ticket at the Novem-
OEA GlSCl4OI
I'm Kingman county there will not
be five men in the county who voted
for Senator Long who will vote
against the Republican nominee for
the legislature. Mr.. Rail will get the
solid Republican vote. The fact
should be borne in mind that King
man is a very close county, and
usually goes Democratic. If the
Democratic candidate for the legisla-
ture wins 1t will be because he is able
to pick up some of the floating vote.
Local conditions always make a
fight on legislative candidate. There
is always a chance for losing some
legislative districts. l do not be-
lieve, however. that the Democrats
will have but about 40 members of
the house. and that gives it to the
Republicans more than to L.
The Republican state central commit
tee is not inclined to view with
alarm" the prospect of another visit to
Kansas of William Jennings Bryan on
November 2, the day before election.
1T will be too late to do any good
for the Democrats said one well
known Republican politician.
''They can't get up a demonstration
for Bryan that will equal the Taft DEM
onstration, and hence whatever they
may do will fall fiat" said Chairman
Dolley.
The Republicans are not making
plans for any special demonstration on
November 2, to cOunteract the Bryan
tour. 1t is likely that no speakers of
national repute could be secured by the
Republicans for that date. anyway. But
the Republicans will make the usual
plans for having a local meeting in
nearly every town in the state. The
Republican county central committees
will be instructed to see to it that local
meetings are held, and the state CEN
trail committee will send out it's state
speakers to as many of these meetings
as possible.
The work of the speakers bureau at
Republican state headquarters is multi
plying rapidly as the close of the cam
paign draws near There is a tremend-
Gus demand for speeches by Stubs and
Bristow, and these two candidates will
have every afternoon and evening filled
from now till election. There are a LOT
of other good speakers on the Repub-
lican list who are being sent out near
~ every day now, and this list is being
enlarged all the time.
Judge U. S. Guyer, of Kansas city,
Kan, one of the principal orators OF
the Wyandotte county bar, will address
the newly organized Republican Ma
tional League club of Topeka at the
Lincoln Post hall next Saturday after
noon at 2 o'clock.
During the present week the members
of the new organization are circula1hS
membership blanks and by Saturday
expect to have a total enrolment in
Topeka of at least 1000 members. The
club is organized for the purpose OF