The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-14
LONG COVERS GROUND.
Last Week a Busy One for the
Senator.

Kinsley, July 14.-With speech at
Dodge City Saturday afternoon and
one here tonight, and with a visit 70
the old soldiers at the State Soldiers
home at old Fort, Dodge, Senator
Long closed another busy week, and
is entering today on his finish in the
old Seventh district. ~ sesa s1ta1
The ground covered by Senator
Long last week is very great indeed.
During the six days of last week he
visited eight counties and made ten
speeches. not counting the little salk
he made to the veterans a. the state
home. He had mighty little sleep.
he covered the length of the old
Seventh district and. half way back,
he travelled by all sorts of convey
ances. he made three counties one
day, and everywhere helmet his warm
and loyal friends of the old Seventh
of sixteen years standing. 1t was no
slight effort in these blistering days
of July. when the ordinary fellow is
trying to keep cool and concerning
himself as little as possible with
business. or holidaying in Colorado,
but the first primary campaign in
Kansas keeps the average candidate
put up by Senator Long has not been
seen in Kansas before.
Reference has been made here
tofore to the fact that this is the
most remarkable campaign-this one
Senator Long is making-ever con-
Quoted in the Sunflower state. The
trip through the Sixth district the
first two weeks he was out. follow
ing the Chicago convention nearly
all by automobile, completely going
over three lines of railroad and visit
ing most of the counties of the
Sixth was phenomenal. In people
seen, in meetings held, in places
visited. in miles covered. there never
has been an approach to it in the
political history of the state. And the
past week in the old Seventh district
has been nearly up to the mark in
the Sixth. The reason for this, of
course, is the fact that everyone else
had entered upon his campaign when
Senator Long. delayed by his official
duties at Washington. by the Roose-
velt-Taft conferences after adjourn
ment, and by the Chicago convention.
entered the field. Mr.. Stubs. Mr..
Leland. and Mr.. Bristow had him
bested, for they had been at 1T for
| months. But once started, and a sea-
soned cam paigner, knowing full well
that he had to hurry to get even
with his opponent and the other can
didates. Senator Long began creep
ing up on the rest until he is now
about even. He will finish his work
in the old Seventh this week, and
| then go to eastern and southern Kan
sas for the rest of the time before
the primary.
Senator Long spoke at Coolidge
Friday night. He drove by auto
| mobile to Syracuse, got three hours
sleep, and came down to Dodge or
an early train. He found a number
| of men to meet him there, including
Representative E. H. Madison, and
| his secretary L. G. Grobety. There
| were also some out-of-town delega.
| tions to meet, and after that was dis.
posed of, Senator Long and Judge
| Madison went to the Soldiers home
! They visited with the old veterans,
| few words were said to them, ant
! then the visitors took lunch at tn,
| home and returned to Dodge for TIL,
! afternoon meeting. On their return
! the fine Dodge City band was playing
| on the streets, and the address of tn,
| afternoon was soon begun. The day
was intolerably hot, but the thought
| fulnesS of Postmaster Arment re
| lieved the situation in the hall some
| what, for he had provided all the
| electric fans he could get hold of
| and also numerous paimleafs ant
| other varieties. Senator Long spoke
| about an hour and a half, directing
| attention again to his favorite themes
| the Chicago platform and William H
| Taft.
The Dodge City meeting was an in
| SpiratiOn. The crowd was a large one
representative not only of town and O
| country, but of surrounding counties
For instance, a dozen men were in from
various parts of Gray county, som