The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-16
Says They Are Talking Too
Much RepUblicanism.
PARTY LEADERS MEET
Democratic Committee Finds
Everything Lovely.
]. L. BristOw Arranges Western
Campaign Dates.

them are favoring the Republican
candidates unduly and to the disad-
vantage of the Democrats in the dis
charge of their official duties. A rig
I'd rule of the postoffice department
prohibits any postal employees from
taking an active part in politics and
the Democratic chairman proposes to
see that this rule is enforced. In
speaking Of the matter he said that
he had been receiving complaints from
all over the state to the effect that the
rural mail carriers had been doing
more work for the Republican candt-
dates than they had for the govern
ment. Mr.. Martin says that he is sat
ished that there is a systematic cam
paign being made at this time by the
rural route carriers and he is going
10 see to it they are made to keep their
places and especially remain neutral
in the discharge of their official duties.
The Democratic state executive
committee at its meeting at the
Throop hotel last night heard reports
of an encourag ing nature from all its
member and Chairman Martin stated,
after the meeting, that 1.-The state APP
pears to be in good shape and we feel
that we are going to make most ex-
cellent showing in Kansas this year."
The committee is working in a thor
ough and systematic manner and
spending lots of money in sending out
literature Not a discouraging report
was heard from any section of the
state The following memb erS OF the
committee were present at the meet
ing: Comisky of Pittsburg, Grosser of
Salina. Harrington of Hiawatha, Hut
ton of Westphalia, Sawyer of Norton
and Swan of Cottonwood Falls. None
of the candidates were present.
According to the Salina Union
Frank Wilkeson. who was a candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
representative from the Fifth district
and who was defeated by r. A. Low
lit, has written to Mr.. Lovitt Offering
his services after Oct. to aid in his
election. Mr.. Wilkeson. who is said
TO be a speaker and lawyer of ability,
is after the scalp Of ]. L. Bristow Re-
publican candidate for United States
senator.
J. L. Bristow. Republican nominee
for United States senator, was In To-
peka today on his way to In
dependence where he will speak at
the Cannon meeting. ". r. Stubs is
also to be there, but he may not ar
rive until night. He is at present in
Chicago. If Stubs fails to arrive in
the afternoon, Mr.. Bristow will speak
in the afternoon. and Stubbs Will
follow Cannon at night.
Mr.. Bristow said: Everything
looks very favorable to me. The
Bryan sentiment, is in my Judgment,
fading away day by day. and by cleo
ton time there won't be much left
of 1t in Kansas"
While in Topeka Mr.. Bristow ar
ranged his speaking dates for some
weeks ahead. Next week he will put
in several days in extreme south
western Kansas. visiting the counties
which have no railroads. He viii be
taken around to the various towns in
an automobile.
A special contest court in Sumner
county has decided the contest
brought by H. A. Lopez against W.
II. Carnes for the office of commits
sioner of the second district in that
county. by giving the office to Carnes
as decided in the election figures at
the time. The recount of the vote
added one to Carnes' majority of
eighteen.
The call for campaign contributions
to the national Republican committee
has been made on Kansas by F. E
Grimes, representative of the committee
in this state, and Mr.. Grimes says:
since my appointment as chairman
of the finance committee by the Re
publican national committee. have
made an effort to get in touch with
many of the voters throughout Kan
sas. and have appointed men in many
counties to solicit funds for the Re
nublican national committee. l have
suEgested to each one of them to try
to reach a class of men who do not
participate actively in state or county
campaigns and who. as a rule, do not
contribute to them. but whose business
affairs are bound to be affected by the
outcome of the national election; thus
they will occupy a somewhat different
field from that of state organization,
which devotes attention to collecting
i,aNa fo1 10
state or county politics, such as office
holders and candidates for office.
Il have not imposed upon the county
central committee. as feel that they
have their hands full and all the work
that thew can attend to in their county
and state campaign, and aim to ap-
point some one who can give time, and
not conflict with the county or state
committees work.
$50 send along your contributions to
me at Topeka. Kansas, and let's see
that Kansas does her best towards
helping to defray the expenses of the
Republican national committee.
would be pleased to have you suggest
some one to act as committeeman in
the collection of funds
Under the heading of 1.-The Return
of Cope Gordon" Alex Bolts has this
in the Kansas City Star:
The Topeka report that the old
Copeland hotel is to be rebuilt would
be interesting news to the people Of
Kansas under any circumstances. The
information which accompanies the
report to the effect that James Cope
land Gordon will again take posses
sion of the hotel makes it an incident
of especial Importance in the political
circles of that state, and in Kansas
almost every circle is political cir
Gle
The temperance of Cope Gordon as
the central figure in Copeland county
insures the restoration of the former
glory OF that all-Kansas institution.
When Gordon retired from the man
aRement of the hotel several years ago
on account of broken health. the incl