The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-24
AT The CAPITAL.
Political Pot in Second District
Beginning to Boil.
Opposition to Scott Is Apparent
ly Inactive.
HAVE A CLEAR FIELD.
Now Believed There Will Be No
Opposition.
An Interview With ''F. III. Con-
ner" Of Topeka.
A CLEAR FIELD.

washington. July 24.-There is no
congressional district in Kansas where
the political pot boils. more furiously
ard continuously than in the Second
district This condition. of course, is
due to the fact that this district has
Ia larger population than any other in
the state, and naturally it has more
politicians.
The job of congressman from the
Second is not exactly 4 pleasant one
1t has been a regular dogs life for
some men who tried to represent it in
congress. Another thing, it always
produces new candidates for she job
every two years and the contests are
never easily settled.
Juston y. Bowersock. Of Lawrence.
represented the Second district probably
for q longer period than any of his
predecessors. And ne got mighty tired
of the job and was found exceedingly
anxious to retire after continual war
fare made on him for six years, or the
three terms he served in the house
While Charlie Scott has some oppo-
sition for reelection. 1t is generally
conceded in the district and among
Kansans here familiar with Sunhower
well smoothed out over the district and
can easily be reelected, no matter what
opposition may arise between now ana
his mex. campaign. He is clean, non
est DOIlcldn, ana has IIAe41G al vi ~
able record for himself in Washington
On this subject the washington Her
aid published the following lnterN lew:
"AII talk Of opposition. to Congress
man Charles F. Scott. of Kansas, at
the Republican primaries In the Sec
ond district next year has subsidized"
said F. H. Conner. of Topeka, KAN
a. the Riggs last night.
The chances are that Mr.. Scott VIII
have a clear field. This is due to two
reasons: First, because he has made
good and won prominence in congress,
representing his constituents faithfully
and well; second. because ne may go
into President Taft's cabinet as secre-
tary of agriculture. and the other as
thing statesmen want his friendship
ir future political battles in the Second
district.
s.The Second district for many years
had the habit OF leading its congress
men a dogs life. The politicians were
always after him. Farmer tunston
never had a peaceful day curing ms
long term in congress. He was always
worried over the situation at home. lie
had opposition regularly every Two
Years at the Republican convention, out
always managed to win. though SOME
times - was by an eyebrow.
1.-The only way the politicians got Elu
of him was to elect a Democrat. farW-
err Funston then went into oohIcal
eclipse, from which ne mas never - or
able to emerge. However, on one OF
two occasions he threatened to oreak
into the state legislature. The coElesI
which resulted in the overthrow or
Funston made the Second olstrlJL og
batable ground for some years, but Il
finally settled back and elected Con-
Grcssuan Bowersock (Rep') TOT thre9
Straight terms. Disguised with the
continual warfare on him. together with
lie dru5gery of the job. Bowersock re-
tired to private life.
Going all the way from Globe
Ariz.. to meet her brothers IN ADer- |
deem wash. whom she had not seen |
dTrine her lifetime until last We'd |
nesday, is the interesting trip which |
Miss Faith Sanborn, a pretty, brlght |
and winsome lass of Is made with |
her adopted mother, Mrs. F. f. san
born.
ia nniIv of seven. A short time prior |
to her birth, her father, John Phl-
lips. left the state of Kansas to ma
home in the state OF Wasnlngto ol n.
Mrs. Phillips was to follow later with
the children, but died in childbirth
and the infant daughter was adopted
by the Sanborns.
On October 1 new rural route,
No will be established out of Amy,
Lane county, Kan. 1t will have
length of % miles and serve SO fam
Route No. ? will be installed on the
same date out OF 8 ANlO"o
county 1t will be 80 and one-half
miles long and serve so families.
william L. Davidson and Lester
w. Briery have been appointed rural
letter carriers at Hoxie, Kan.
Olga A. KrehbieI has been appoint
ed and commissioned postmaster at
Mr.. and Mrs. T Gray of Topeka
are registered at the st. James hotel.
CONGRESSMAN Ed Madison intro
duced a bill to correct the military
record of Thomas McCabe and grant
him a pension. Another bill present
ed by him increases the pension of
Mortimer Stiles.
washington city; it's status and
Discussing this sub
feet former William A. PETER, who
rode into the United States senate
from. Kansas on the Populist wave in
the early eos, said: 1T is and ought