The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-25

the Times changed fits position is supporting
Rees The Times can state its own reasons for making
is most marvellous. and leaves Mr. Smith practically
without in county Even there
he is losing support because the genuine
to calderhead not like the who seem
to be running Smiths campaign. chief among whom Is
Senator Brewer.
This feeling Influencing all the district
and the man who not 1t is either blind or will
fully shuts his
Another Smith al q candidate lies in
his history and his support. The genuine
opponents to Calderhead forget that it was
Smith who voted for the convention two years
which shut out all other candidates and insured
Calderheads nomination They not forget that was
Smith who nominated Calderhead in that snap conven
ton; forget the fusome and nauseatag
CaIderheads request secretary of
Mr. Calderheads congressional committee. which posi-
ton he Is now holding.
And who are Mr. Smiths principal Such
Senator Brewer. noted member of the notorious
Senate Lodge which resolutely opposed measure
looking reform political methods and
newspapers the Abilene Reflector. whose
derhead's postmasters There is nothing wrong in be-
Ing postmaster particularly the duties properly
performed will admit is the fact in this
there anything having received the appoint
the hands of Mr. caderhead But when the
postmaster Smith because he is
posing the sincerity of the support can very
we'll be estimated we'll the sincerity of the oppo-
ston Smith Calderhead. The Belevlle Tele-
Tsescnns IS slso ca1dsrb.aa nansr r. doe. not fool
Republic county will notice that neither
Of these have anything to against
but devote their whole time to abusing Rees
crocodile emotion about what they call the "treachery
o Abilene Chronicle Smith. why7 They
deal bolstering to keep him from getting out long
They do not want him to get out They see in his
candidacy the only that Calderhead has,
that seems to have gone slimmering If we
judge later developments, These Calderhead
people misleading Mr.. Smith. They giving
t , th, sa Ts he ,s erev III. dun. Of pretended
should be able the light by this time
There been effort to evade the odium at
tached to friendships. became
that he linen mart
injuring him. Along this line. Mr. Smith has been
tear number of people confidenaly that he couldn't
the of the Reflector; but after tho
socalled "treachery of the Chronicle at meeting OF
Of sixty people-Mr. Smith that the first he
consulted about his candidacy Richard Warning
Caderheads postmaster ana proprietor
He has also denied Senator Brewer.
his delegation to the Salina confer
was Senator Brewer who as tn. oonfdentisl agent
Mr., Smith, met for conference in Solomon. 1t Is
Senator who carries to tho Topeka papers the
the conditions in the Fifth
District. 1t Is Senator Brewer to whom Mr.. Smith is
continually running for advice He is doing that
just always doing since he came out His
does not deceive anybody in Abilene
and mighty few elsewhere Residents of Abilene know
state what is true. for they see Smith. when
Is Abilene. running into Brewers store dozen
a day
lust Smith principal supporters by
and will find that every one Of them has been
heretofore Caderhead supporters that many OF them
and that every one OF them IL supporting Long
against Bristow and Leland against stubbs In
machine" of them. Sure
intelligent Republican voters understand that in
campaign Long stands for the things CAL
surely, they understand that the
others OF that ilk not be
supporting Long q time be honestly
porting Smith to the
principles which Long and CAderhead represent The
insincerity the position IL self-apparent
Gentlemen. consider: you do believe that CAL
fairly represents why should support
the boat7
Smith selected his ten to represent
salna conferences he picked Of them
the machine crowd-not of them from tho
think done acct
He to the extreme Of keeping
the whole matter secret from the square dealers Not
Of latter thing about the conference
until all II he Is not one Of the machine
himself why this secrecy and this discrminatsnf And
yet Smith IL claiming asking the support Of
No wonder that In Dickinson
ty they revotiut No wonder that the Chronicle.
deal supporters. withdrew
its support Smith ana to Rees There 10
ascrfbs this change q positien to money.
Il Logical the change made
conviction. And that IL the truth.