The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-28
POLITICAL GOSSIP
j. @. Royce Says Sixth District
Is for Leland.
Webb McNall Declares 1t Is
Safe for Stubs.
DON'T SUIT HACKNEY.
Candidates for Governor Are
ALI Unsatisfactory.
Mr.. Fairchild Hears From His
Third Term Interview.

John Q. Royce, state bank commits
sioner, whose home is Phillipsburg, re-
turned Friday from the Sixth district
congressional convention. He said:
The convention was representative
of the sentiment of the district, and
was about two to one for Reeder. The
opponents of Reeder admitted that he
had 81 delegates out of $50, and Reed
er's friends claimed 100. Reeder's OPP
ponents begged hard for no endorse
ment of Reeder, but the Reeder people
intended to have roll call and put the
convention on record.
The sentiment of the convention was
also very friendly to Leland I think
the district is pretty strong Leland
right now, but If Miller should be
candidate, he would have a good deal
of strength, too. Clyde Miller was out
there, and while he didn't say, the fact
that he was there would indicate that
Senator Miller is still seriously consid-
ering the advisa bility of getting in.
have not thought that Miller would
be candidate
Web McNan of Gaylord, Smith
county. was in Topeka yesterday on
business. Mr.. McNall, while still suf-
fering somewhat from his recent SER
ious illness, is regaining his physical
activity. He keeps in close touch with
Sixth district politics and said:
1T looks to me as though Stubs had
the Sixth district safe enough for gov
ernor, and Bristow for senator. I don't
believe that there is much Long senti-
ment up there"
W. P. Hackney, former member of
the legislature from Cowley county,
and one of the unique figures in Kan
sas politics was in Topeka today on
law business.
1--WE haven't any candidate for the
state senate down in our county" said
Mr.. Hackney. Robinson and Cunning
ham are talked of, and that's all. 1
don't know who the county is for for
governor, and I don't know who I'm
for. I would hate to have to support
any of the people that are talked of
now
Hackney is the only man in the Kan
sas legislature who made 1t a point to
tell his constituents exactly what he
thought of them, and the result was
that they beat him for reelection.
P. c. Young, of Wilson county.
member of the 1905 legislature, was
in Topeka today on business. Speak
ing of political conditions in Wilson
county, he said:
"Wilson county will be for Bris-
tow and for Stubs. I believe that
it will give Stubbs a good majority
over either Leland or Miller or both.
The sentiment is very friendly for
Bristow, and is getting stronger"
Hon. Jesse Taylor, who in the early
days as at Garden City and was one
of the land office officials there I'M
der the Harrison administration. was
publicans recently in the Sixth Ohio
district. Taylor was one of the
brightest and best of the young men
on the Kansas frontier. He was hon
est frank, high minded. He was
talked of for congress in this district
when Long was first nominated in
1892. He has many friends still in
this state who will be gratified at his
prominence in his Ohio home.-King-
man Courier Leader.
Gov. Morrill, was short so, 900 bush
els of apples last season by reason of
heavy freezing late in the season, but
is jubilant over the prospect of full
crop this year.
The Interview given out some days
ago by State Superintendent E. T.
Fairchild urging counties to disregard
the third term prejudice with refer
ence to county superintendent of ed
ucation, and re-elect all superintend-
ents who are giving good service, re-
gardless of the number of terms served
or the politics involved, is causing
much comment throughout the state,
and many letters are being received
by Mr.. Fairchild concerning the mat
ter.
1t is said that in some Of the coun-
ties, the present county superintend-
ents who are willing to serve another
term if the public insists, are getting
out Mr. Fairchild's interview in pamph-
let form and using it as a campaign
document. Such use of the material,
while not exactly contemplated by Mr..
Fairchild, is likely to cause a lot of
unfavorab1e criticism by the candi-
dates who want to get into office on
the ground that the present incum-
bent has held the job two terms.
Generally. however, the newspapers
of the state which have commented on
the matter at all. are taking friendly
attitude, and say that it is right that
such system should prevail in the
election of county superintendent.
The Gaylord Sentinel, published in
Gaylord. Smith county, has an editor
ial commencing generally the practice
az Te-electing all county officers for as
maRY terms as they give good service.
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