The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-18

| exceedingly Wen received. 1ney were
posting Chautauqua pictures of Uncle
Joe Cannon with loving care when the
Curtis party arrived in town. The
Hartford meeting was dandy and ice
was cut there in big square cakes.
Council Grove is a pretty town and
built along substantial lines as re-
CARDS business and business houses.
The town is as old as Methusaleth. Its
| main street was the Santa Fe trail and
it was under the old oak tree across
| the river that the council was held
with the Osages for the right of set
tiers to penetrate the Indian country
to the westward. Hence the name
Council Grove.
Capt. ]. S. Winans, regent of the
state normal school under Stanley.
lives at Council Grove. He has a war
record worth while, having won his
ca pitancy in Pennsylvania regiment
at Antietem. The town boasts three
other notables namely Lieutenant
Governor Richter, Congressman Mil
Ter and NJ. F. Amrine. The last nam
ed Is a candidate for reelection to the
legislature. but will have to fight hard
to beat John Malloy Democrat. Am
rine is fighting Miller and the Miller
ties are after his scalp. But you have
to give 1t to the Guard editor, he
made rafting good representative
last session and if he goes back should
be still more valuable to his constit-
uents.
Governor Stubs left ear surely
burned like an ember last week. Cur
tbs and Wagstaff poured it into him
| good and plenty while working around
the half circle from Olathe to EN-
poria. He must have horns and a tail
by this time and spout fire like the
dragon in Faust. Said a Pleasanton
patriot after the meeting. II have
| heard them all, Stubs. Wagstaff and
Curtis. and If what they said about
each other is half true none of them
ought to be elected to anything
Said Curtis at aGrnett: NO man
| can be a Republican and not support
the president of the United States,
who is the leader of that party"
wagstaf has made IS speeches this
campaign and held forth in 65 out of
the 100 counties of the state. He weigh
ed ia pounds when he started out, and
now tips the beam at 15S pounds. Tom
SHOWS c@llous places on his right hand
from shaking hands with Kansas farm
ers. He declares that he has develop
ed sixth sense. which is to say that
ne can tell mans politics by the grip
OF his hand. When he reaches all the
knuckles of vcur hand" SAID Tom,
he is good Republican; when the
center OF his hand cups hollow he is a
StuoDs man; when he pump-handles
you he is Democrat
Wagstaff la wornout Lamb BAILEY
Stanley and Curtis and says he still
feels fine. Wagstaff has made a Wig
crous campaign and will poll a heavy
| vote, make no mistake of that. He may
fall short, and doubtless will, but he
will have a surprisingly heavy vote in
many localities.
At Emporia Wagstaff called on Will
lam Allen White and Walt Mason "He
leaves all hope behind who enters
here," quoted Tom as he entered the
White sanctum. Not so,' replied the
Emporia editor this is the home of
hope and we run a sunshine factory in
the next room," indicating Mason's Of
| fee.
Tom had pleasant visit with White
and Mason and the novelist and the
candidate each told Il funny story to
| illustrate the others downfall when the
people shout before the walls of Jericho
on August 2
Congressman Miller got UP from a
sick bed to come to Emporia Saturday.
he reported fine meetings Friday and
saturday In Greenwood county, and
talked with confidence about his pros
poets.
| One notices travelling with Wagstaff
| and Curtis that there is a concert by
| the band in every town before the
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is no band and the mouths of the horns
| are silert and the drummer's hands are
| still. Why are these things, and why
are they not?
The hest meeting of the week was
held In crossroads town called OF
tumwa.
Tie Coffey county roads are the
worst ever, and only an aeroplane can
survive them without damage.
| senator Curtis campaigns a la fine
| tooth comb method, letting nothing or
no one escape him if he can possibly
| help 1t. When his party left Burling-
/ ton early in the morning ii was the
! intention to go direct to Hartford but
| the senator had the driver go around
| by way of Ottumwa and Strawn The
! detour cost three tires, but then two
! meetings were held that morning and
60 voters inclucated with the true doc
trine to the confusion of all heresies.
I The Ottumwa meeting was notable
| occasion. This town boasts three
| houses and two stores, but John Brown
stopped there over night on his way to
/ the historic field of OSawatomie and
the inhabitants are still proud of the
| fact. They also can point to the town
muster roll and show a congressman,
Harrison Kelly, on the list Then Is
years ago Senator Curtis himself Of
| f1ciated there at flag raising during
the presidential campaign of that
period. For one small town Ottum wa
] has a surfeit of glory. Thirty-seven