The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-19
Congressman w. A. Calderhead
Visits Topeka Today.
Not Worried About Opposition
to His Nomination.
FACETIOUS COMMENT.
Opponents Magnanimously Con.
cede Him His Own County.
Other Politicians Stop in To.
peka q Short Time.

A few politicians drifted into To-
peka last night and this morning and
1t seemed about like old times to see
SO many aroud today. There were
George Tucker of Eureka, who wants
to be congressman. also w. A. Cald-
erhead of Marysville who is a con-
gresham and hopes to remain so. B.
p. Waggener of Atchison who has
been in politics all his life but says he
has quit it now, W. H. Ryan, chair
man of the Democratic state central
committee and who wants to be the
democratic nominee for governor, w.
X Stubbs, who wants to be the Repub-
lican candidate for governor, and be-
sides there were a lot Of lesser lights
around the state house
tucker and Ryan were here to file
thelr nomination petitions with the sec
retary OF state. Calderhead was here
on his way home from a trip out
through the west end of his district.
r. +. Waggener came to Topeka to see
the attorney general about some law
suits which the state has against the
Missouri Pacific railroad. They dis
cussed the Madison branch case, par
| t1cularly about what material should
| go into the record to be sent to the
| supreme court. Stubbs was on his way
| to Horton. 1858
| w. A. Calderhead does not have
much to say. Everything is looking
| good to him around his district and the
| two candidates who are trying to get
his job have not frightened him lit
| tie bit Il have had some opposition
| every year." he said. but the people
have depended on me to do things fol
| them and I have accomplished what
| they desire so they are satisfied"
| Mr.. Calderhead insists that the last
session of congress accomplished a
great deal more than it was ever CIV
en- credit for and he believes that the
| currency bill will be found to be an
excellent emergency measure.
| Geo. Tucker filed his nomination
papers with the secretary Of state to-
day and said that he would like the
Miller people to please take notice
that he did not withdraw from the
race as they expected.
/ ''If 1 were given an opportunity tc
make one wish and had the assurances
4 that it would be granted, 1 don't be.
lieve that 1 would ask at this time fol
conditions more favorable to my
nomination than they are at thi!
ltime," he said. II don't care to make
any estimates. It's too early. Be.
lsides with this primary law on the
statute books the political ticker car
not be relied upon to quote accurately
the market value of political stock.
am informed that it is the policy o.
Mr. Miller and his friends to claim ev-
cry county in the district, except my
own, by vote of five or six to one
I belive they magnanimously concede
me my own county on the theory thai
it would not be courteous to try tc
take 1t away from me.
cit pains me greatly to have to say
that many Of the politicians are
against me, but I console myself with
the thought that there are more peo-
pie who are not politicians than there
are who devote most of their time tc
the game. I also notice that the peo-
pie are not with the politicians.
st am driving over the district tell
ing the voters who am, what want
and the principles stand for and am
meeting with success"