The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-11
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
b. T. Bullen Quits Race in Fifth
District.
Leaves Three Congressional
Candidates in Field.
YOUNG A BUSY MAN.
Beloit Senator Going After
Reeder's Scalp.
Mr.. Stubs Will Take a Short
Vacation.

b. T. Bullen of Belleville, Republic
county, who has been in the race for
xhe Republican nomination for con-
xress in the Fifth district, has with
drawn from the fight. His decision
10 quit was announced Saturday.
This leaves the race between the
following:
w. A. Calderhead, Marysville. Mar
shall county, present congressman
r. r. Rees of Minneapolis, Ottawa
county, Judge of Goth district.
S. s. Smith, Abilene, Dickinson
county.
The withdrawal of Bullen has been
expected for some days. The back
bone of his boom was broken when
the Belleville Freeman, one of the
leading papers in his county, declared
that the time had come to quit fool
ing and that since Bullen had no
show to win, it would withdraw its
support from him, and give IL 10 II.
r. Rees. 1t has been charged that
Bullen was a candidate IN the interest,"
of Calderhead for the purpose OF
keeping Republic county from going
to Rees, to whom it naturally IN
clines.
Four of the newspapers of Repuo-
lie county are said to be advocating
the nomination of Rees. FRIENDS OF
Rees claim that he will carry ottawa
and Saline counties by large MAORI
ties. Riley county, Republic county
and Clay county are all very likely to
20 for Rees. now that Bullen has quit
Cloud county will be close. Marsnail
and Washington are conceded 10 Cal
derhead and Dickinson and Geary are
likely to be for Smith. Rees Irlenos
claim that he now has the inside
track in the contest, but it is doubtful
whether with the anti-Calderhead
vote divided between Rees ana
Smith. the present congressman can
be defeated.
Beloit. May 1.-THE Sixth district
congressional situation as viewed
from Beloit, the home of State Sena-
tor ]. D. Young, who is candidate
to succeed Congressman Reeder,
would seem to be three cornereo
proposition between Young, Reeder
and Ham, with the first named easily
the favorite so far as Beloit and
Mitchell county is concerned. A well
known Sixth district politician living
in Mitchell county, and who mas peen
aligned with the machine crowd, ana
who is familiar with the situation In
the eastern end of the district says
that in this east part of the district
Senator Young is undoubtedly IN the
lead over the other candidates He
is making an active and vigorous
campaign, and his efforts are meeting
with announcement wherever he has
visited. The senator will also follow
the fashion of w. B. Ham in a short
time and issue a statement or the
principles for which he stands. He
promises not to forget the news
papers, to whom he feels grateful for
their generous treatment.
1t is rumored that D. ]. Hanna. OF
Hill City, former lieutenant governor.
has sold his new $4,000 residence at Hill
City, and will move to Garden City
Salina, or some other place. The pur-
chaser of the residence was Sol Hutton,
a Graham county farmer who will move
to town and occupy the house as his
residence.
]. B. Lower a prominent and faith
full member of the senate lt'lge, repre-
senting Washington county, the Twen-
tieth senatorial district, has announced
that he will be a candidate for re-elcc
ton. He has served one term in the
state senate, and is in the banking
business at Haddanl. There will prob
ably be no opposition TO Lower.
Bruce r. Leydig, of Butler county
will be candidate for the state SEN
ate from Butler county to succeed W
r. Benson. Butler is classed as
square dealer. He has served in the
house of representatives for the past
two sessions, and is a lawyer by pro.
fession. Fremont Leidy, who former.
ly served four years IL the senate, ant
was defeated, will be a candidate
against Mr.. Leydig. N. A. Yeager O
Augusta will probably be a candida t,
for the Democratic nomination fo
state senator from the Butler count,
district
This week W. r. Stubs will take
respite from his strenuous speech max
the week in Lawrence, resting VI an,
attending to his personal business Fl
will make one speech at COTTONWOOD
Falls at the 'gas celebration whic
takes place Thursday. j. l. Bristo,
will put in the week in southeastern
Kansas. He will spend Tuesday an
Wednesday in lynn county maxim
speeches at LaCygne, Pleasanton an
Mound City. Thursday he will be !
Fort Scott. Friday night he will al!
dress the graduating class of | lie hig
school at La Harpe, returning to hi
home on Saturday. Mr.. Bristo,
has just spent ten days in the north
west part of the state, where he made
number of speeches. He says that h
had a large audience with one or tw
exceptions. Mr.. Bristow says that r
finds the people enthusiastic and yer
much interested in the arguments ne
presenting in his speeches and espcc
tally in the matter of transportatio
rates.