The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-03

!
L m looking for. 1 weigh 1s9 pounds,
and reckon I've got more fight pack
ed In me than any other man of the
size, and I've got you skinned just
nine pounds. Jerry and have got this
work divided up; he does the talking
and I do the fighting, and I'm here
ready to take up my end of the job
| 1t was good strong bluff for me
to make, and the man was afraid to
call it. We jawed each other some
getting into affairs of that kind. be-
cause he isn't afraid to say just what
he thinks"
| ]. n. Dolley, chairman of the Re
publican state central committee, has
called a meeting of the executive COM
| mittee for Monday evening, September
z, to be held at the Copeland hotel.
The meeting is for the purpose OF
planning out the Republican cam
paign, and possibly to decide on how
much of an assessment shall be levied
on the candidates for office.
| The executive committee is COM
posed of eight members, the members
being the chairmen of the eight con-
gressional districts. All of the party
candidates have been invited to attend
| the meeting.
| The speaking dates of ]. D. Botkin,
| Democratic candidate for governor,
which were arranged by personal in
| vitation, and not through the state
committee, are as follows: Enterprise,
| September 3; Haven. September 4;
Lerado, September 5; Topeka, Septem-
Der Z Gabor day meeting at Vinewood
and Swedish picnic at Kenwood); Ar
kansas City, September 9; Moran, Sep
tember 10: Spring Hill. September IL;
Bonner Springs, September 12. Be
ginning with September IS, Mr.. Bot
kin's dates will be arranged by the
state committee.
Chairman Dolley of the Republican
state committee, and Chairman Martin
of the Democratic state committee,
met yesterday by chance for the first
time. After being introduced, Chair
man Dolley said:
ST expect to run a clean cut cam
paign and anticipate that that is your
purpose
"Exactlv So" replied Martin.
"There will be no mean and con-
temptible tricks turned by the Repub-
1ican committee" continued Doliey.
Nor any by the Democratic" re-
| piled Martin. 'Our methods will be
| open as a book We expect to con-
duct a campaign of education purefy.
We will send out literature and have
our speakers in the field continually,
but there will be no dirty deals with
unscrupulous politicians"
THAT is our programme to the
dot" said Dolley. 1--WE will present
our candidates and the issues they
stand for to the people in the best
| manner we know and will go into no
questionable deals with anybody
The question of eliminating all per-
sonalities from the campaign was
then discussed.
at is my judgment that a personal
| assault never makes vote against
| the man assaulted said Dolley. eft
usually reacts. Thank the Lord that
system of politics has gone to the
scrap heap
"I am glad to hear you talk that
same way about it If there is any
thing that rankles me it is to see some
uncalled for personal assault made
| upon a candidate for office For
many years this practice kept many
upright honest men from engaging in
| the political game. Rather than SUBJ
| ject themselves and their families to
| the humiliation that such stories
| even though untruthful, bring, they
would shun politics as they would
pest
So heartily did the two campaign
| managers find themselves in accord
that they became very chummy. As
the conference concluded Martin
shook hands with Dolley and re-
marked: ''Well, senator, am glad
! we have met and reached an under
standing. 1 shall now return to Demo-
cratic headquarters and run red hot
campaign. L think we will skin you
|
| ''I am glad you are cheerful now"
replied DoIley "You certainly won't
be after the election The Republi-
cans are just as sure to carry Kan
| sas this fall as the sun rises in the
| east
| The IIeavenworth Post says: The
Democratic campaign managers have
marked four Kansas congressman for
slaughter this fall. All the money to be
apportioned for the congressional cam
| paign in the state will be allotted in a
| lump sum in efforts to carry these par
ticular districts for the Democratic
| nominees. A regular whirlwind cam
paign is being planned. with the best
sneakers that can be obtained in and
| out of the state. Besides plenty of ora
| tory tons of campaign literature will
| he broadcasted throughout the districts,
particularly among the farmer vote.
The Republican nominees placarded
| for defeat are Philip Pitt Campbell of
the Third district: James M. Miller of
| the Fourth; w. A. Calderhead OF the
| Fifth, and w. A. Reeder of the Sixth
district.
belief that they will carry Kansas Tor
BRYAN this year, and the national
campaign committee will send some of
its best speakers to the state. The
Democratic congressional committee is
not so confident of carrying all the
congressional districts in the state 1t
figures that Anthony, Murdock, Scott
and Madison will be reelected without
doubt, but contends that factional
troubles among the Republicans in the
Third. Fourth, Fifth and Sixth dis
tricts will make Democratic victory