The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-09
LONG CHANGES TACTICS.
Senator Now Devotes Little Attention
to VIM. Allen White.

Ness iCty, July S.-More and more,
as he goes along in his campaigning,
does Senator Long enlarge upon the
character of the nominees for presi-
dent and vice president, Taft and
Sherman, and the Chicago platform.
AS he does this, he is devoting less
and less time to the William Allen
White charges, for, as he tells his au-
diences, the Emporia incident and the
White charges are largely closed He
believes, he says, that he effectively
proved his case against White, or. to
put 1t in another form, White has fail
ed to prove his case. In any event,
Senator Long believes the people of
the state understand pretty thorough
ly just what happened at Emporia-
AS time goes on. Senator Longs
campaign speech takes on the quality
and character of regular party
speech. 1t might well be one to be
delivered after the primary, in the
general campaign, and by so doing.
the senator believes he is assisting in
paving the way for the battle that will
be fought out when the primary is a
thing of the past. ne believes. he
says. that this is what Republicans
want, now that the national conven-
lions have been held and interest is
largely conferred in the national CAM
paign.
1t has been related before how in
Senator Long has heretofore addressed
are in what he tells about Taft and
the Chicago platform. They have
closely analysed the Taft character,
and are greatly familiar with the Chi
cago platform. So the interesting lit
tie story of the life of Taft. his public
career. the kind of man he is. the quail
ifications he possesses for the presi-
dency, as told by the senator, takes
well with all his audiences.
Senator Longs second day in the old
Seventh district was fully as busy
county. Leaving Newton early in the
morning. he came out over the Santa
Fe, meeting friends at every station.
AS the train stopped, no matter for
how short a time, he was always the
first man on the platform and there
never an instance when there was not
at least a couple of men whom he
knew. and in several places. where it
was known he was going through,
small crowds of old friends gathered to
see him. This was true at Nickerson,
Sterling and especially at Great Bend
where he changed to the Scott branch.
He had a little over an hour there.
and was met by a dozen men who took
him up town where he visited around
until train time. At all the little sta
tions between Great Bend and Ness he
found men on the platforms whom he
knew and with whom he talked. At
the little town of Rush Center, where
the train stopped perhaps ten minutes
it seemed as though half the town was
down at the station. No talk was
made. but Senator Long shook hands
and visited with his friends.
At Ness City there was a good sized
crowd awaiting the arrival of the train
and Senator Long was taken uptown by
quite a delegation. He Immediately be-
gan to take in the town, calling at all
stores and offices and renewing his
acquaintance with the Ness City people.
1t had been six years since his last
visit. but he knew all the oldtimers.
The meeting Tuesday night in the opera
house was a large one. and great in
terest was taken in it by the citizens.
Following his speech here. Senator
Long left for a night drive to Ransom.
north of here. on the Missouri Pacific,
where he went to Greeley and other
western counties. He is spending the
entire week, and most of next week,
in the Seventh district.
Senator Longs visit to his home dis
trict the one wherein he made six
races for member of the house of rep
resentatives. has been a great event.
this week. and has served to put the
element of sentiment into his campaign
for nomination to be his successor Much
of old Seventh district feeling has been
revived. especially in the old Populist
counties where Senator Long helped to
fight the battles of Republicanism in
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