The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-27
j. II. Burton Ready for Flop
Into Democratic Ranks.
He Attended Democratic State
Convention and Banquet.
TAKES UP THE CUDGEL
Begins Fight for Democrats in
His Paper.
Bailey Forces Win Victories in
Two County Conventions.

Everything indicates that Joseph
Ralph Burton, formerly United states
senator from Kansas. and IHe-long
Republican of the ultraviolet type, is
about to flop into the Democratic
camp. and use his paper, the sauna
Union, to fight the battles of the
Democratic party. Mr.. Burton at
tended the Democratic state conven-
ton at Hutchinson and the Bryan
banquet in Topeka
Burton has no place Iert to light on
the Republican roost. He has no use
for Long, or Bristow, or Hoch, who
are likely to be candidates for the
United States senate; he has no use
for Stubbs. or Leland or Bailey. VINO
are likely to be candidates for the
nomination for governor. 1t makes
no difference who the Republicans
nominate for these offices, Burton Will
be against them
Unless Burton adopts the plan of
whacking at everything in sight. he
will have to turn in and help elect
Democratic nominees this year.
Burton's editorials in the Salina
Union are getting a decided Demo-
cratic flavor. Here is one from a re-
cent issue of that paper:
" Thank God the Democratic party
Tn Kansas Is done with resu omission,
said Hugh Farrelly in a speech before
the Democratic banquet at Topeka
Saturday evening.
That's a fact; Democracy in Kan
sas never did get very far with re-
submission milestone around its neck
Democracy and decency seems more
acceptable in Kansas these days"
Right below that one came this.
You doubtless recall Jerry Bot
kin, whom the Democrats talk OF
running for governor. Mr.. Botkin is
the gentleman who was cured by Pc
runa.-Topeka Capital.
And Mr. Botkin is in just the right
condition to give his Republican ad-
versary the best purgative he ever
had administered"
"Bi1l" Kretsinger, a local politician
from Lyon county, who opposed the
Taft res olution at the meeting OF the
Republican central committee some
time ago, was in Topeka today, trying
to stir up some anti-Taft sentiment.
1--WE are going to have convention
in Lyon county in a few days. boasted
Kretsinger, ..and we are not going to
endorse Taft. You can put that down
for certain. 1 don't know anybody
that is really for Taft"
Item from the Chase County Leader,
clipped from the paper published
there 80 years ago:
''The first telephone in this city was
successfully constructed and operated
by Willie Morgan, age IL years, last
Saturday. 1t was constructed after the
plan suggested by the American Young
Folks. 1t consists of two oyster cans
and a string eighty feet long o 90
w. Y. Morgan, editor of the Hutchin-
son News, and Republican political
leader of the Seventh district.
Washington, Feb. 27.-Congressman
Campbell finally arranged his affairs
so that he can attend his Third district
convention at Parsons. Kan. He left
for home today. Congressman An
thony will leave Friday and Senator
Long expects to leave Saturday to at
tend the Republican state convention
at Topeka.
Yesterdays conventions were en-
couraging to the friends OF w. ].
Bailey. Bailey beat Stubbs for the
endorsement of Cloud county and
Washington county.
In Cloud county the Bailey-Stubbs
battle was fought in the organization
of the convention. The resolutions
indorsed the records of President
Roosevelt. Senators Curtis and Long
and Representative Calderhead, and
delegates to Abilene are instructed
for Earl Brown Of Concordia as dele
gate to Chicago. The delegates are:
Topeka Convention-henry Hae, o.
H. McComas, J. F. Randolph, John
Kelly, Ed Jenkins, J. H. Briefly. W.
Hannum, F. w. Sturges, sr.
Abilene Conventional. F. Mar
cote, w. NJ. Hardesty, M. l. Hare, c.
A. Graham. J. E. Minard. w. T. Short,
S. C. Pigman, J. NJ. Ijan1s, F. M. Fos-
ter, A. Snyder.
can convention a strong Bailey dele
CATION was elected to the state conven-
ton. Both United States senators
were indorsed as were the state sena-
trict. and Congressman Calderhead
| The resolutions severely condemned
political charlatans and self glorifyins
! demagogues."
The Wilson county convention al
Fredonia elected the following dele
gates to the Republican state conven-
| ton: John S. Gilmore, w. J. Burtis
J. w. Timmons, o. Jeffers, Thomas
Blakesley. Paul Wiley. Frank Brown
F. E. Green, F. NJ Robertson, J. J
Lay and J. L. Rogers. The convention
/ declared for Taft for president. and
indorsed the record and candidacy fol-
reelection of Senator Long and Con.
| gresham Campbell
At Russell Springs, Kan, the Logar
county convention indorsed J. L. Bris-
| tow for United States senator, Taft fol
| president and elected Bristow and Taf,
delegates to the state and congression.
, al conventions
| Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Ions
and Representative Campbell, member.
/ of the congressional committees on the
District of Columbia. and of the excise
/ committees thereof. having dfreci
j Oh, z-cxo aF I,n tod
hibition III the District of Columbia, es
innate that they have filed In their re-
spective houses no less than 500 peti
tions, sets of resolutions, and urgen