The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-28
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Washington Paper Comments
on AcNeal Declaration.
Credits Him With Opening the
1910 Campaign.
CALDERHEAD'S TALK
Says That Kansas People Are
Not Interested i'm Tariff.
Comments on Prosperity of the
Farmers.

Washington, D. c., June Is
Owing to the fact that Kansas is con-
sldered one of the most progressive
states politically the east constantly
keeps her eyes on her political
movements. The sentiment reflected
by the Sunfiower state is taken to in
dictate in a large measure the general
sentiment of the middle west on ma
tional questions. In other words.
Kansas is considered the political
thermometer of the west. Naturally
the eastern papers. and particularly
the Washington papers, devote
great deal of space to the political
conditions in Kansas. In comment
ing on it's present political affairs.
Frank Munsey's Washington Evening
Times says:
tom McNeal of Topeka is credited
around the cloak rooms of the house
with firing the opening gun of the
campaign of 1909. He has come out
as a candidate for the Republican
nomination for congress against Dan
Anthony, and he has a platform on
most every member of the Kansas
delegation who supported Cannon's
reelection is going to be opposed.
Here is the McNeal platform:
Let the party, not the
manufacturers, write the tariff legisla-
ton.
Let us have a representative of
the people. not of Cannon or any
other speaker.
Turn the Philippines loose and re-
duce the army and navy.
take the government out of
partnership with whisky by quitting
taxation and licensing of the traffic.
Reduce all the government ex-
penses.
McNeal is now state printer. He is
accounted the best platform talker in
Kansas. is real, live hunlorist, and
announces that he will not spend cent
on the campaign, but is going to see
all the folks personally. He will give
Anthony a hard fight, from all ac-
counts. The anti-Cannon issue will be
the big one.
Fred S. Jackson, attorney general of
Kansas, is going to make the run
against Representative Miller, who also
supported Cannon: and here again the
question of the organization and rules
of the house will be the big issue.
Representative Scott, who as chair
man of the military affairs committee
Is a member of the cabinet of the
er. already has in the field for the Re
publican nomination in his district,
Mayor Avery, of Kansas City. Kan,
who is very strong, good speaker.
and the proprietor. of right useful
machine of his own. He is making a
specially of assurances that If elected
he will do all in his power to spike the
Cannon artillery. One of the district
judges in Mr.. Calderhead's district has
come out against that gentleman; ard
Mr. Reeder has a whole bunch of Re
publican aspirants In the field for his
place, headed by State Senator Young,
Of Beloit There are indications OF
lively times in Kansas.
The thing which worries members Of
the house is that reports come almost
daiIv. Indicating that Kansas is merely
leading In the movement, but that the
whole west is going to follow. That
there will be a marvellous percentage
of changes in the makeup OF the next
house is the prediction made on all
hands.
The Washington Post credits Con-
gresham w. A. Calderhead of Kansas
with the following interview: ,o.,a
ing themselves very little about the
tariff said Representative Calder
head of Kansas at the Raleigh. MI.
Calderhead has just returned to WASH
ington from a visit to his district,
which is in the farming section of the
state.
'"rhey naturally want the results of
the work of congress to be all right,
he continued, "but they have no time
to think about the progress of the bill
through the two houses. Their minds
are entirely taken up with their wheat
crop, for which they expect to get at
least 81 q bushe1.
''To show that there is no fake about
the prosperity of the state, in my
home, Marysville, with a population
of $500, there are SIS automobiles, and
more ordered.
ssWhile I was at home I was talking
with a man who had just sold six
cylinder car to a farmer, who lives
far out in the rural district. I told
the dealer 1 supposed that when the
farmers new car broke down on him
he would have to send it away for re-
pairs.
".Not bit of it, he said. AT the
crossroads. miles from his home. are
two garages, where he can have any
thing done to his car that can be
done
1.-THE crossroads mentioned has only
two or three stores. SO you can I'M
agine the popularity of automobiles
among the farmers in that section, to
| warrant the maintenance of two gar
| ages
Congressman Phil Pitt Campbell
| has introduced a bill to make Scran-
ton, Kan, SUPPORT of entry.
| Kansas postmasters appointed: Cy-
rus s. Barnett at Stark. Neosho coun-
| ty, vice T. NJ. Hewitt, resigned; Ed
| ward R. Reeves at Springfield, Seward
county, vice Samuel Jones, resigned.
Rural mail routes authorized to be
esta blished in Kansas on September 1 :
| Route No. l out of Carneiro, Ellis
worth county; length. 80 and Il miles;
service to So families.
Route No. 1 out of Winona. Logan
county; length. "a and e miles; SER
vice to "a families.
| Rural letter carriers appointed for
service in Kansas: Harry Gavatt and
Earl Little at Hunter. William H.