The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-24
TO GO UP HIGHER
Many Representatives Who Have
Eyes on Senatorships.
Men Who Made Records in
Lower House.
KELLEY IN THE LIST
Shawnee Democrat Will Prob
ably BE in Race.
Are Not Enough Seats to Go
Around.

There are only forty senatorial dis
tricts in the state. yet from early in
dications more than forty representa-
tives who sat in the house in the last
session will go after seats in the upper
house next year. There were 125 rep
resentatives, so there are not enough
senatorial seats to go round. A large
number of able men answered the rep
resentative roll call last winter and It
is certain that some of these must be
reckoned with by senators who want
to come back at the next primary.
George Allen, the orator from
Wyandotte, will likely make tho race
next time for the senate. Senator Mil
ton, a Democrat, represented Wyan-
dotte last time in the upper house.
Allen has served two distinguished
terms in the lower house
A. B. Carney, Democrat, representa-
tive from Cloud county, If he does not
run for state Office, is pretty sure to
make the race for the senate from his
district composed of Cloud and Re
public counties. The Republican SEN
ator from that district, Caldwell, did
not receive as many votes by twenty
as Moore, his Democratic opponent,
four years ago, but won in the contest
before the legislature. Carney made a
brilliant record in the last bouse and
is sure to be heard in the next pri-
mary.
Charlie Case of Abilene, Dickinson
county, served his second term as rep
resentative last winter, and is spoken
of as a senatorial candidate next year
Senator Avery of that district is from
Clay county and it is Dickinson's turn
Case made good in Topeka and ought
to be able to make it lively for his
". e. FEEDER of Barton county,
democrat, if he does not run for lieu
tenant governor, will be pushed into
the senatorial race from the Barton
Rice-Stafford district. FEEDER was an
influential member of the last house
should help him make it interesting
for any Republican opponent.
| J. w Kelley, our own Kelley Of
Shawnee, will be urged to run for the
senate to round out his fine record in
the house last winter. He is q, Demo
crat, but should give his opponent a
horse race for the honor.
| Matson of Sedgwick is reasonably sure
to represent his county in the upp r
| house next session. He was chairman
of the house judiciary committee last
/ winter and an administration leader.
| Mercer of Chase county, chairman Of
/ the house ways and means committee,
| will likely run for the senate from the
| Chase Morris district. It is
| Chase county's turn. Mercer has served
his county in Topeka the past four
years with distinguished credit. He
| has won the right to try for the upper
house, where he should be a still more
| useful member.
James Orr of Atchison minority
leader of the last house where so many
| able Democrats held forth. has been
talked of for governor, but he will not
/ oppose Hedges. Orr has a fine chance
/ to come back as senator from the
Atchison-Jackson district. He has al
kinds of class with which to adorn the
upper house
Reeder, the veteran representative
/ from Doniphan, looks like the man to
| succeed Brewster, who is now assistant
attorney general. Mr.. Reeder filled i'm
portant committee assignments in the
last house and was regarded as one OF
| the strong members.
veatch of Washington, a two-time