The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-07


been written on the statute books as
during the past four years. What the
Republican party ought to do now is &c
quit scratching and fighting so much
within itself. We ought to pull to-
gether and help build up our puonc
officers instead of trying to tear them
down. We have lots of big men in
Kansas. We ought to stand by them
instead of attacking them. / verify be-
lieve that We have a thousand men in
Kansas who are as good as any men
in President Roosevelt's cabinet, with
I possibly two exceptions. And we have
some men in Kansas who are just as
good as those two. This story about
my going back to Marion to run for
congress is without foundation. When
1 quit the office of governor am ready
to retire to private life. I have been
greatly honored by my state. -Four
years as governor of this state-the
best state in the Union-is honor
where I have a good job for at least
one year after leave this office, and
1 am not worrying about the future
News was received today direct from
Cloud county that w. w. Caldwell, the
Republican senator supposed to have
been reelected in that county, is de-
feated OIL the official figures by w. M.
Moore. Mr. Moore is a farmer, and
was a member of the legislature
number of years ago as Popunst-
Caldwell was a staunch and able mem
| Der of the senate lodge.
The news was also brought here tha-
| in Ness county the nominee for the leg
| islature is o. L. Lennen of Ness City,
an Independent. Mr.. Lennen was d
| member of the last legislature, and he
/ defeated Elliott, the Republican candi-
date, by nearly 200 votes. Up to this
time Ness county has been credited to
Geo. A. Elliott, the Republican.
Lennen seems to be about the
smoothest article in the political way
that has hit the state for some time.
When he was making his campaign
for the legislature against the regular
Republican and Democratic nominee he
/ was asked whether he was for Bristow
or Farrelly for United States senator
"If Taft is elected said Foxy Mr..
Lennen, 1T think he should have con-
| gress friendly to him, and l Will vote
for Bristow. If Bryan is elected, he
too should have friendly congress-
and I will vote for Farrelly."
| In this way Lennen got support from
| both sides of the fence. Lennen Is
therefore pledged to Bristow for United
| States senator.
Scott county also has an Independent
| representative. He is T. A. Hines, and
Hines is also pledged to support Brls-
tow.
Dave Blaine of Pratt. who was an
| ln0GDenQenL IN the 1JOf SCSSAOll, was
| beaten for reelection.
With Caldwell and Elliott out of it
the legislature on joint ballot will con-
tain III Republicans, 43 Democrats
2 independents, and the rest not ye
| reported.
There will probably be no join
caucuses of house and senate thi!
fall. There is nothing to caucus
about The election of state printer
| is now attended to by the people. anC
the election of United States senator
was decided upon at the primary.
An ANALYSIS of the returns on stat
senators and members of the legisla
ture shows that of the ninety-f1v'
Bristow men nominated at the stat
primary seventy-seven were elected
and of the seventy Long men nomi
mated at the primary forty-eight wer'
elected Bristow had eighteen sup
porters beaten and Long twenty-five
OF the Bristow men defeated tw'
were senators and sixteen-were repre-
sentatives. Thus the knitting wa
about even both sides.
1t takes eighty-five votes to elect
United States senator. If the oil
method of electing senator il
caucus were still in vogue Bristoy
would only line up seventy-sevel
men, or six less than enough. On
time ]. R. Burton only lacked on
| vote OIL IdNlIl6 Tic caucus
and was defeated. Lucien Baker o
Leavenworth was elected instead.
But under the new way BristoN
will have no trouble. He not only wi
get the votes of his men who won a
, the primary. but also those of tn
Long men who were elected. Tha
: was one of the rules of the new pri
mary game.
The Lawrence Journal proposes tn
name of A. c. Mitchell, member o
the legislature from the Thirteenth dis
= trict, TOR speaker and urges his selec
: ton. Mr.. Mitchell is serving his sec
, ond term as member of the legisla
s ture.
The First district Republican con
gressional committee has return
from all save one Of the eight coun
{ ties of the district, and, with tina
Z county closely estimated, D. r. An
thony has a majority of 1900 owe
= Pearl, his Democratic opponent.
t Anthony leads the party ticket 1
r every county in the district, includ
r ing Brown county, the home of hi
. opponent.
o Salina. Kan, Nov. Among hun
a dreds of letters and kilograms of con
. CALCULATIONS on his prospective cleo
d ton as United States senator receive
Dy y. L. DTlSlOWs the TeC0lN0
an anonymous letter from Topeka. ]
r read:
i "You will no doubt receive many
= many congratulations on your cleo
ton yesterday, but remember, thong
J. we're saying nothing because w
t don't know how, still we are a
= thinking of you and are proud of you
n success.-One of the Masses VIII
o Voted for You"