The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-04
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Echoes of DemocraticC Conference
at Hutchinson.
Ravenscraft Boom for Lieuten-
ant Governor.
BROWN FOR CONGRESS
Many Members Last Legislature
Prominent at Meeting.
Flanagan Still Making Hay in
Sixth District.
BROWN FOR CONGRESS

The feature of the Seventh district
| Democratic conference this week was
The boom started for Lot Ravenscraft
of Clark county. for lieutenant COVER
nor. Ravenscraft is an old time Pop
ulist and was q Democratic member of
the last legislature. He owns a big
ranch IN Clark county and a lot OF
western Kansas land besides. Governor
Stubs held him in high esteem as he
selected him for place on the state tax
commission. Lot had to decline on ac-
count of his farming interests in the
west
That old timer, Ironjawed Brown, of
Kingman, was also a prominent figure
at the Hutchinson conference and was
mentioned as candidate for congress
in the Seventh district, but Brown
would rather come to the legislative
sessions at Topeka than. to go to Wash
ington and he so expressed himself to
his supporters.
Fedar of Barton, Foley of Rice and
Morgan of Hodgeman and Walker of
Stafford were among the members of
the last Legislature who took a promi-
nent part in the conference.
Out in the Sixth district ]. D. F'lani-
gan of Decatur is still making hay in
the congressional race. In answer to
certain questions put to the congress
sional candidates Mr.. Flanagan went on
1oCOrQ IS IOlfOWS III an interview IN the
Oberlin Herald:
He said he supported every good
bill and opposed every bad bill intro
duced in the last three sessions, he was
for two cent fare and lower freight
rate, he paid his railroad fare and was
under no obligations, he stood for
good guarantee deposit law, he is for
primary election law with the secret
ballot and opposed to open declaration
of party at the polls in the interest of
the boss and humiliation of the voter.
He says our school books should De
printed by the state printing plant, at
least possible cost to the purchaser,
and says the Democratic legislature
will drive the Book Trust out of Kan
sas. He voted for the anti-lobby law
that shuts the CRATER out of the state
house. He prepared, introduced and
had passed several bills of value to his
county and town, among them one car
rying an appropriation by the state of
$1,000 for a memorial monument at
Oberlin He went before the state
board of veterinary examiners, and
asked that an old friend of thirty
years experience and a wide range of
practice in veterinary work be given a
permit which was refused, he proceeded
without delay to draw bill which de-
stroyed the monopoly of the work and
is of far reaching benefit ---------
THE farmer feeds and clothes the
world but is shabby and hungry him
self. and will never receive the recog-
milton to which he is justlT entitled as
long as he acknowledges that he is in
capable of representing his own inter
est in congress and send q smart man
of some other occupation to congress
to represent his interests. The capt.
talist the corporations ana the profess
sions are already represented in con-
gress. The Sixth district Democrats
should elect a farmer to congress who
will work for the best interests of the
district, without reference to party.
"In conclusion. Mr.. Flanigan said:
No, was not drafted "y admiring
friends to enter the race. Believing
that my experience in the last three
sessions of the state legislature is of
equal value in legislative work to
session in congress and al; must agree
that experience is necessary to obtain
needed legislation and having in mind
several measures that would greatly
benefit the people of the Sixth district,
fully believing that the next congress
will be Democratic and that legisla-
ton of importance must come from a
majority party and not from a faction
of either. 1 decided to become a can
didatc.' "