The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-02
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Senator Charles Curtis Returns
From Washington.
Senator Long Will Also Be Here
This Week.
EXPECTED TO w ARM UP
From This Time ON Politics
Will Be Lively.
Populists Planning for Big Time
at EmpOria Next Week.

Senator Charles Curtis returned
from Washington today. Senator Long
is expected the latter part of the week,
Congressman Miller is already here
hard at work on his Fourth district
campaign. The other congressman
who have fights on their hands will be
back this week.
From now on, the political pot in
Kansas will bubble most vigorously
until August 4.
Up to the present time, the fight
between Stubbs and Leland for the
nomination for governor has held the
front of the stage. 1t is expected by
many politicians that from now on the
Long-Bristow senatorial contest will
be the center of attraction. Long will
come back to Kansas determined to
exert every energy to win renomlna-
tion. Every maneuver known to poll
ties for winning votes will be called
into action to help Long, and he has
at his call the very best political tai
ent the state affords. There is not the
least doubt that Long will put up a
formidable fight
Politicians also anticipate that from
now in the senatorial and guberna-
torial fights will drift apart, and each
one will stand on its own bottom. The
Long supporters may not exert them
selves to help Leland, and the Stubbs
people may do nothing for Bristow.
Every man will have to attend to his
own knitting. This is because the
fight is hotter than was expected
Some months ago, the Stubs people
were so confident that their man
would win "hands down" that. they felt
1t was almost unnecessary to make
much of a fight. Now they are get
ting scared at the tremendous activity
of Leland, and are buckling down TO
hard work
The same is true of Senator Long.
Six weeks ago, Long friends couldn't
see anything to it but Long. They
quietly sneered at Bristows chances.
But Bristow has been making hay
fast His campaign speech is said to
be effective. The newspaper articles
of William Allen White are also hav-
ing an effect. Bristow has un-
doubtedly scared Long as much as
Leland has scared Stubbs. ~
The Lyon county square dealers
who are supporting Stubbs, Bristow
and Tucker, have called a mass meet
ing of the friends of these candidates
for Emporia on June 6, at 2:30 p. m.
The call for the meeting says:
This letter is addressed to you be-
cause it is believed that you are
favorable to Stubbs. Bristow and
Tucker. and because it is believed you
realize these men, Stubbs for gov
ernor, Bristow for senator and Tucker
for congressman, will represent the
people of this county as against the
special interests, and that the election
of these men means the advancement
of ali the reforms advocated by
Roosevelt, Taft and LaFollette. The
machine organization will win Lyon
county. unless it is opposed by or
ganized efforts: Our purpose is to
organize for effective work in support
of StubbS, Bristow and Tucker in
every precinct in Lyon county. For
the reasons above stated. your pres
ence is desired at a meeting to be
held at the Wigwam in Emporia, June
at 2:30 p. M
w. M. Moore, of Republic county.
has been selected by the Democrats OF
the Thirty-second senatorial district
composed of Cloud and Republic coun-
ties. as their candidate for state sena-
tor. The indications are that Mr.
Moore will make the race against John
Doyle of Belleville. So far, w. w. Cald-
well, the present senator, has not an
nounced his candidacy
Mr. Moore is a good deal of a re-
former He was born in Yorkshire
England, but he came to America when
years old, and has lived in Republic
county since 1871. He has been quite a
politician during his residence in Kan
sas and in 1879 he was elected to the
legislature as a Republican, and serv-
ed one term. When the Prohibition
party became a factor in Kansas poli-
tics he joined it, and when the Pom
list and Democratic parties fused and
cut a wide Swath in Kansas politics
Mr.. Moore was one of the leading lights
William Wells, representative from
Graham county, has formally announc-
ed that he will run for the state senate
in the Thirty-ninth district, now rep
resented by Charles Buschow. Wells
will be the square deaP' candidate DR.
A. B. Jones of Trego county will he
the candidate of the machine" fac
tion.
The Populists are planning to have
a big time at Emporia on June II at
their ratification meeting. Chairman
Hewitt announces that thousands of
voters have. signed cards asking for
the formation of a new political party
and the Emporia meeting will be prac-
tically for that purpose. The princi-
Ohio, the famous leader of Coxev's
army ]. A. Parker of Kentucky. ma
tional secretary of the Populists, will
attend. Annie L. Diggs will speak
The headquarters will be at the Whit
ney house, and at that hotel meetings
of the state committee will be held the
night before.
The meeting will select a full state
and congressional ticket, and will have
this ticket placed on the primary bal
lot by petition.
General Coxey's dates in Kansas
are as follows: Great Bend, June 6,
Wichita, June 8; Columbus, June g.
Garnett, June 10; Emporia, June IL.
Founder of Des Moines Leader Dead
Chicago, June 2.-William H
Welch, founder of the Western News