The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-30
w. p. FEEDER, Of Barton, Will Run
Again for r. preventative.
Many Bitter POst0fflce Fights in
Kansas at at This Time.
LAUGH AT CANDIDATE.
Stubbs Paper Afraid When PeO-
pie Laugh at Wagstaff.
Fairchild and Tulley Supporters
in Controversy.

W. P. FEEDER, Democratic representa-
tive in the last legislature from Barton
county, has announced his candidacy
for a second term. Mr. FEEDER is ed
itor of the Barton County Democrat.
He was one of the most active and
valuable members of the last house of
representatives. While he was not one
OF the orators of the house, yet Mr.
FEEDER was active in debate and his
common sense and broad-minded
views commanded respect on both
sides of the hall. The Democrats were
represented by some fine types of Kan
sans in the legislature and Mr.. FEEDER
was one of the minority leaders.
A good many red-hot postoffice
fights have broken out in Kansas this
year. Congressman Reeder has sew
eral CONGREGATIONS in his district. the
one at Lincoln being fair sample. A
Lincoln man writes the State Journal
the latest in regard to the situation
there as follows:
Explanation of article of March 26,
Lincoln Postoffice Fight: The straw
vote set forth in the article was got
ten up by the editor of the Republican
and his most intimate friend without
the knowledge or consent of Heaton,
Dunton or Simpson and to my knoWl-
edge Mr.. Heaton did what he could in
the limited time in persuading his
friends not to vote or take any part
IN the matter ana from the mum per
of ballots the editor claims to have
mailed out-S96-and there being
about 500 returned, it is evident that
Mr.. HeatCn was very successful. The
expense of the straw vote would per-
haps reach $35 or $40. No one here
thinks for a minute that the editor of
the Republican foots the bill. He made
a great fight; he marched his troops
(ballots) up the hill and down again.
Congressman Reeder of the Sixth
district is personally acquainted with
all four candidates and we can trust
that he will make satisfactory selec-
tion of postmaster at Lincoln
The Lawrence World says that peo-
pie are laughing about the candidacy
of Tom Wagstaff for governor. The
World sagely comments on this hap
py practice by calling attention to the
fact that people laughed over Had
1ey's nomination for governor of Mis-
souri,, and over Grover Cleveland's
presidential aspirations. The World
does not think it wise to laugh at any,
ones political ambitions. And the
World is right. Suppose the Kansas
public laugh at Wagstaff and frown
at Stubbs- Wouldn't you rather be
Tom than Roscoe. in that event?
The Lyons Republican and the
Emporia Journal are having a contro-
Versy over the merits of Mark TulIey
and Superintendent Fairchild for
publican thinks that Fairchild is just
the man for a third term and that
Tulley should be beaten, while the
Journal is for Tulley for third term
and against Fairchild. The Republi-
can says:
THE Republican is against third
term for Treasurer Mark Tulley. 1t
is for a third term for Superintendent
of Public Instruction z. T. Fairchildi
Inconsistent do you say. Well, posi-
bly, so-possibly not. Any good honest
man like Robt Osborn or F. ]. Ats
wager who has served two terms as
county treasurer will make just as
good a state treasurer as Mark Tulley
and that is as good as the best. But
good state superintendent of public
instruction are born-rather than
elected. Prof. Fairchild is an expert
in his line. All his life he has made
"a study of educational matters. His
only opponent, Prof. Eli Payne, of
Emporia. is q good teacher, and
good man. but it seems the part of
wisdom at this time to hold on to
Prof. Fairchild for another term at
least
In reply to the above the Emporia
Journal says:
1.-The Journal takes issue with the
esteemed Lyons Republican in so far
as the above applies to Mark TuIley. 1t
may be true that superintendent of
instruction are born, not made. This
being true, we believe it also applies to
a business man. Mr. Tulley, by four
years faithful service as treasurer of
state, has demonstrated that he is a
business man, and the Journal believes
that the safety of the money of the
people is the first care of the state. We
also believe that the people think this;