The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06
Would Accept No AppOintlve u1-
flee He Says.
Denies RumOr That He Is to be
in Taft Cabinet.
SILENT ON PRIMARY.
Refuses to Discuss Result In
Any Way.
Only 800 Votes Might Have
Changed Result.

Senator Chester 1. Long denies the
r.nort that he is likely to be offered
and to accept a place in the Iaft
cabinet.
81 wish to make a positive denial OF
that story" said Senator Long TINS
afternoon to the State Journal, over
the long distance telephone from
Medicine Lodge 81 am no, candl-
date. and will not accept any ap-
pointive office
"Will YOU retire to private life after
you leave the senator" was asked.
"That is a personal matter which
do not care to discuss at this time
said Senator Long.
senator Long was asked to make a
statement concerning the causes OF ms
defeat. and the general effect and de-
STABILITY of the primary election law
but declined.
"I have no statement to make about
those matters. All l want 10 say is
that this cabinet office story is entirety
without foundation"
II is remarkable fact that a
change of about 900 votes in the re-
cent primary election, If changed IN
exactly the right places. would have
nominated Chester l. Long for United
States senator instead of ]. L. Bristow.
That is about the only crumb OF
comfort the Long people can find in
the returns thus far. They concede
that Bristow will have about 95 Sotes
which by the way, was exactly the
number they had reserved for them
selves.
In order to figure how Long would
have won had 800 votes been changed
at appropriate places 1t is only neces-
sary to consider some of the close dis
tricts of the state. For instance. there
is Thomas county, which gave ma
jority for Bristow. Four votes would
have turned the result. Wallace
county gave IA majority for Bristow;
3 would have turned it. Woodson gave
% for Bristow: 13 would have turned
the scale. Harvey. Johnson and Lane
gave Bristow 80 majority each, and
16 votes changed would have put
them in the other column. The north
district of Sumner instructed for Bris-
tow. by 20. and IL changes would
have given ii to Long. Numerous
other instances of similar nature could
be found in various parts OF the state.
At Long headquarters this morning
Morton Albaugh conceded SO represen-
tatives and 10 senators to Bristow
making a total of ss. or five more than
enough to nominate.
-Four senatorial and two representa-
tive districts are in doubt. The Tregc
county vote on senator has not been
reported Hence there are seven votes
in doubt
Longs friends claim 20 votes fol
him, sure; IL senators and 53 repre-
sentatives.
The senatorial districts which are ir
doubt are these:
First, composed of Brown and Doni-
phan.
Seventh. composed of Linn and An.
derson.
Eighteenth. composed of Pottawato.
mie and Nemaha.
Thirty eighth, the big district now
represented by Fred Dumont Smith.
The following presentatives are
condo ded to Bristow:
Butler. 2; Chase. 1; Clay. 1; Coffey,
1; Cowley, 2; Doniphan. /: Douglas,
Q, Finney. /; Franklin, 2; Harvey, /;
Jackson, 1; Jefferson, l. Jewell. 1;
Johnson. l.; Kiowa. /; Lane, /: Lin
coin. l; Lyon. .: Marion. /; McPher-
son. /; Usage. 2; Osborne. 1; Ottawa,
1; Reno. /: Rice. l. Saline.1; Scott
man. l. Sumner. 2; Woodson. L;
Cheyenne. /; Cloud. 1; Dickinson, /;
Edwards. /; Elk. /; Ellsworth. L;
Cove. /; Gray Haskell. 1; Green
wood. 1 Linn. 1 Logan, 1: Meade
Seward. l. Mitchell. l.: Morris, 1;
Ness. /; Rawlins, 1; Riley. 1; Rocks
l Rush. 1; Russell. /; Sheridan, /;
Stafford. l; Thomas. 1; Wabaunsee
/; Wallace, l. Total, SO.
are conceded to Bristow: Douglas
jefferson: Franklin-Coffey; Usage;
Shawnee; Riley -Geary- -Wabaunsee;
Dickinson-Clay Marion Chase Nor
ris; Lyon Greenwood; Butler; Elk;
Cowley. Sumner: Sedgwick: Harvey
Mcpherson; Saline; Ottawa: Cloud
Republic: Jewell ll-Mitchell; Osborne
Lincoln. Russell Ellsworth: Barton
Rice-stafford: Gove-E Ellis sGraham
Total