The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
STONE OUT OF 1T.
Will Not Be a Candidate for
Congress.
That Is Ii Tom McNeal Enters
the Race.
MEANS A HOT FIGHT.
Congressman Will Battle to Re-
tain Their Places.
No Recommendation Yet Made
for That Stone Job.

fore as candidate for the Republi-
can nomination for congress for this
| district, said today, in speaking of the
matter of the candidacy of Tom Nc
| Neal: 81 want to say that if McNeal
| decides to run that 1 will not be
candidate. Before 1 received the Taft
appointment for a place in the de-
partment of justice in Washington I
had thought of running for congress.
At that time McNeal declined to en-
ter the race for congress on my ac-
count. After receiving the appoint
ment I stepped out of McNeal's way
and pledged him my support in re-
turn for his courtesy toward me. Now
that the president has revoked my ap-
pointment it makes no difference at
all in my stand in the matter. If Nc
Neal decides to make the race against
Anthony I shall support McNeal all.
the way through. You cannot make
my position too plain in the matter.
1 am not now a candidate for the
place, but on the contrary, you can
put me down among the McNeal
boosters"
That McNeal will make the race
for congress against Anthony there is
not the slightest doubt among Nc
Meals friends No formal announce
ment of his candidacy has yet been
made, but his friends declare that he
has agreed to run and will do the
best he can to wrest the lace from
the Leavenworth statesman. Tom
McNeaIs best is a whole lot. He is
the strongest man in the district to
pit against Anthony. Then this Stone
appointment muss In which Cover
nor. Stubbs and Anthony came to
swords point will make the McNeal-
Anthony fight a preliminary battle in
the coming campaign between Curtis
Ctuh he he
the senate three years hence.
McNeal will have the solid support
of every square dealer from Dan to
Beersheba, while the Washington
delegation will fight for its affairs and
it's fires represented in the person
of Anthony.
The First district congressional
fight will be one to warm the cookies
of the heart Of the Oldest inhabitant.
McNeal should carry Shawnee and the
son and Brown, while Anthony will
be strong in the eastern part of the
district.
Taft has called Anthony "my
breast the Leavenworth man will en-
| ter the fight with high confidence.
There is one question, however,
| that remains unanswered in summing
up the Stone revokement and the
First district congressional feud, and
|
| tion decide upon for the place held
| for two days by Stone? 1t was prom
| ised Kansas and given her as a little
! cru1nb from the big federal pie. Who
is the lucky man? Make guess.
Brown of Kingman. iron -jawed
Brown Populist, Democrat, man of
sentiment, favorite with the newspaper
| boys during the last session of the leg
| islature, stopped off in Topeka today
| q eli wit n
| friends in Iowa. Mr.. Brown was feel
ing fine as a fiddle and glad to meet
| his Topeka friends. Topeka is the
friend of Brown, too, for the Kingman
! member fought hard for the payment
| of the states debt to this city for the
! paving improvements around the state
house square. Mr.. Browns record In
the last house should send him back
| here next session if he wants to come
Governor Stubbs today renewed the
states reward of 5000 for the capture
of Thos. Mooney, wanted in Brown
county for the murder of E. Grewell
and of $3.50 for the capture of Dave
Woods, wanted for the murder of Den
mis- Casey in Brown county. Both
murders were committed last year The
Brown county officials have not yet
| given up the hunt for the fugitiveS as
| they asked today if the rewards would
be renewed. Governor Stubs prompt
| ly replied in the affirmative when the
| inquiry was checked up to him.
c. c. Starr, assistant superintendent
of schools. will make the commence
ment address at the closing of the
Smith county high school term al
/ Smith Center tomorrow night Mr.
Starr's eloquence makes his services in
demand at school meetings and exer-
I cises over the state.
/ c. M Williams of Hutchinson has
been appointed by the supreme court
as commissioner to take evidence il
the states custer suit against the
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Co. agents
who ignored the custer mandate of the
lower courts.
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