The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-10

again. This district is conceded to
the old machine at present.
The Third district is Leavenworth
county. represented by Vinton Still
ings. A friend of the old machine
will probably be sent up from
Leavenworth.
Wyandotte is the Fourth district,
represented by James F. Getty. Getty
will probably run again, and E. A.
Enright will oppose him. Getty is
expected to win. This would be a
square deal victory.
The Fifth district, composed of
Douglas and Jefferson, has been
represented by U. S. Griffin of Jeffer-
son, hard working machinist He
will not again be candidate. Doug
las county is talking of three candi-
dates; J. L. Brady, editor of the Law
renee Journal; A. c. Mitchell, a law
yer, and Charles Dick, a druggist
This district will probably go square
deal.
Johnson and Miami counties consti-
tute the Sixth district, and Geo. H
Hodges, a Democrat represents it.
Hodges stood by the square dealers, and
his great personal popularity may Sc
cure his reelection over most anybody
the Republicans might nominate
b. F. Baker represents Linn and An
derson, the Seventh district and is a
square dealer. He will probably be re-
turned
The Eighth district is Bourbon coun-
ty, and is represented by C. l. Martin
Martin will not again be a candidate,
but the district is generally conceded
to the old machine. Grant Hornaday
may be the nominee.
Crawford county is the Ninth, and it
will probably return E. F. Porter, an old
machine supporter.
Cherokee county, the Tenth, will pro-
badly return c. S. Huffman a square
dealer.
Labette county, the Eleventh district,
is conceded to the machine. though w.
j. Conner, a noiselesS machine man,
may be displaced by fighting mem
Der.
Montgomery county, the Twelfth dis
trict, is represented by S. M Porter,
and Porter will ask to come back Por-
ter lined up for the old machine, and
there will be a fight on his nomination.
! But the chances are that he will win
Neosho and Wilson counties. the
Thirteenth district, now represented by
E. M Robertson, who was generally
square deal, is doubtful L. S. Cambern
of Erie is candidate. Robertson will
| not ask for reelection, it is said.
The Fourteenth district promises a
| hot fight between ]. T. Tredway and
| E. H. Funston, father of General Fred
Funston. This district consists of
Woodson and Allen counties. Tredway
is the square deal candidate. The dis
| trict is regarded as doubtful. J. L. Mar
| tin, the present senator, may not be a
| candidate
Franklin and Coffey counties consti-
| tute the Fifteenth, now represented by
i F. H. Stannard. Stannard will not run,
| and the nomination will probably go
to Henry E. Gantz, square dealer
| Usage, the Sixteenth, will continue to
| be represented by H. B. Miller, unless
Miller runs for something else Miller
| voted with the square deal senators If
| Miller gets out, there is talk of ]. It.
Pringle for the job.
In the Seventeenth, Shawnee county,
the old senator. J. B. Belts, will not
run. The fight is between Clad Ham
| tlton, square dealer, and Arthur Nc
Cabe. machine The chances seem to
favor the square deal candidate If the
nomination goes to Hamilton, it is a
gain of one for the square deal
George Hayden, senator from the
Eighteenth district, Nemaha and Potta-
| Watomie, can not run again, and there
| is no definite fight lined up yet for his
place. The district is generally con-
coded to the old machine. Pottawato-
| mie figures that this is its turn to
nominate the senator, and four well
known Republicans of that county are
being mentioned-Dunn, Fagerberg,
Worthing and Fischer. How many of
these will stick remains to be seen But
Nemaha may name candidate of its
own and capture the nomination if
Pottawatomie divides it's votes toe
much.
MdrSnal county, the Nineteenth dis
trict, will probably return E. R. Fulton
machine.
Washington county, the Twentieth
will return J. B. Lower, machine
Riley, Geary and Wabaunsee counties
constitute the Twenty-first district
now represented by ]. N. Dolley Dol
ley may run for another term. At any
rate. the district is likely to go square
deal Other candidates who have been
mentioned are Robert J. Brock, DR.
Little and Geo. T. Fielding, all of Riley
county Brock would be the machine
candidate He is close friend of tlsa
. Mulvane-A1baugh crowd.