The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-08
How the Kansas Congressman
Will Line Up.
Majority Seem to Favor Tariff
Revision.
DEMOCRATSTO CONFER
VIII Hold Session in Topeka
During Christmas Week.
Chairman Martin Would Keen
Party Organization Active.

1t is rather early in the session to
assign positions to the Kansas delega-
tion in the Sixtieth session of congress
but if there is any dependence to be
placed in the dispatches from the ma
tional capital, many of which contain
interviews with and quote declarations
from the Sunfower congressman, they
will be found in the following COM
pany:
Murdoch is still a strong progressive
and stands for tariff revision.
Madison has not yet been heard of at
Washington.
Calderhead is training with Serene
Payne of New York, who is a stand
patter.
Scott is a progressive of the conserva-
tive kind and stands well with the pow
ers that be without foregoing his cam
paign pledges.
There is no word yet from Miller.
Campbell is lined up with the prog
ressives, but he is still a follower of
Uncle Joe and will likely take the mid
die course for tariff revision.
Reeder has been quoted as for and
against Cannon and as a radical tariff
revisionist and also as a conservative on
the tariff question.
Anthony occupies a satisfactory posi-
tion as regards his campaign pledges
and is for revision.
All the Kansas congressman were
elected on the strength of their pledges
for tariff revision. Their attitude tow
ards Speaker Cannon and the house
rules is of little Importance to Kansas
people. They can settle that in hheir
own way. The main point is that they
deliver the goods, not how they per-
form the task. Now that the election
is over the standpatters have come out
of their holes and will make a long,
hard fight against any tinkerfng with
the sacred schedules.
Henderson, Martin cbafrr,on of +ba
Democratic state committee, has called
a conference of the Democrats to be
held in Topeka Christmas week. This
is a new move on the part of the Kan
sas Democracy. Heretofore, after a
beating at the polls they have given up
all active party organization and op-
erations until just before the next cleo
tion. But there seems to be a differ
ent spirit abroad in the ranks this year.
This aggressive idea was apparent in
the last campaign and made the issue
uncertain until the returns began to
come in. 1t may mean much or little
for the future of the Democracy of the
state. Mr.. Martins plan to keep up the
party organization and play a part in
the politics of the state even though
defeated is sure to strengthen that par
ty and it does credit to the state COM
Inittee chairman. His idea seems to be,
to fight all the time. or not fight at all.
which is bound to be more effective
than spasmodic outbreaks.
Sig Lehman of Labette county, who was
reelected a member of the house. is in
Topeka to attend the letting of contracts
by the state board of control for the state
institutions this winter. In speaking OF
the guarantee deposit law, upon which he
has some rather advanced ideas, the
southern Kansas legislator said:
eff the law provides that the depositors
shall be paid off as soon as the bank
fails there will be no protection for the
old established banking institution The
depositor will say to himself that the new
and untried bank is exactly as safe as the
old bank for he will not be out his money
business of the failed bank is squared up
before the depositors are paid of the de-
DOS or is going to be more careful about
where he makes his deposit. He VIII rea-
which bank his money is placed in, he VIII
be out the use of his money for thirty or
ninety days in case of failure and for that
reason he will place his money IN the oid
established institution which he thinks iS
least likely to fail I believe that will
solve the Objectionable features to the
guaranty deposit law. That is the only
objections have heard bankers set torth;
that they who have been in business for
wears and have established reputation
can promise their depositors no more pro-
business principles are untried."
Two more contests for seats in the leg
islature have been filed with the secre-
who was defeated by ]. S. Stout, Demo
Graf for representative in the Norton
stevens district by four votes, served
notice of a contest. J. H. -Caud1ll, Demo
in Somanche county by w. Y. Jackson.
Renublican by small majority, also
served notice. The papers in these cases
will go to the house the oay that the les-
islature convenes.
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