The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-18
Sixth District Candidates Are
Being Brought Out.
VIII Young Have Opposition at
the Primary.
TROUBLE FOR FOWLER
Phillips, Smith and Norton May
Have Candidates.
McCandlass May Get Into Sixth
Congressional Race.

| The friends of Charles Darling, ex-
member of the legislature from Nor
ton county, are trying to push him into
the race for state senator. Darling is
Democrat and the district takes in
three Republican counties, Norton
Philips and Smith His record was
good in the legislature.
B. NJ. Dreiling, ex-treasurer of Ellis
county, is manager and editor of the
Hays City News He was prominent
candidate for state treasurer in the
primaries year ago on the Demo
cratic ticket.
A red hot political fight is in the
making in Jewell county for the office
of register of deeds. The contest is
between standpats and progressives.
The election is several months off
There isn't much corn to husk in the
county this year, so the fellows who
want office will have more time for
campaigning.
Logan for State Senator.
The Beloit Gazette is friendly to E.
G Logan of Mitchell county for state
senator The senatorial district com
prlses the counties of Jewell and
/ Mitchell. The last Republican nomi-
nee in the district came from Jewell
county, and he was beaten by a Demo-
crat of Mitchell county, so the Ga
zette concludes that as far as a Re
publican is concerned Mitchell county
elected three times president of the
Mitchell County Fair association. He
is, too, a director in the Topeka State
Fair association.
The editor of the Kirwin Kansan is
so progressive that his paper refuses
to support Taft if he is renominated.
VIII Young Have Opposition.
Congressman I. D. Young says he is
not worrying as to who is going to be
trotted out to beat him in the 1912
election. He is serving his first term.
He lives in Beloit and the town is in
reed of new postOffice building. The
department has already bought site.
1t is thought he will not have opposi-
ton in the primary election He is
getting his business in shape to re-
turn to Washington the last of No
vember- He will be accompanied by
his wife and daughter. Miss Grace
Young, who will spend several months
there.
Fowler May Have to Fight.
There promises to be a scrap in
the Thirty-fourth senatorial district
now represented by r. T. Fowler of
Russell county, who is serving his first
believe he is entitled to another term.
The district comprises Osborne, Lin
coin, Russell and Ellsworth counties.
r. F. Malaby of Ellsworth and Frank
F. Bracken of Lincoln county. will also
be candidates. the latter having al
ready announced his candidacy.
D. P. Simpson Of Mitchell county,
has made success of farming and
head of Whiteface and Shorthorn cat
tie, and bout $50 head of hogs. His
lands are well improved, with roomy
barns, plenty of water, a fine grove of
Simpson have been pushing him for
state senate in the district composed
of Jewell and Mitchell counties.
Some Fight in Fortieth.
The Fortieth senatorial district is
likely to be the scene of the liveliest
III
Gray, of Phillips county, is serving his
second term in the legislature from his
county. Having made a good record
he will get into the race for state SEN
atOr. It is claimed that Phillips coun-
ty hasn't had the senator since the
early sos. Mr.. Gray came to the coun-
ty in 1872. At present he is a partner in
the hardware, harness and implement
business of Gray & Stage of Kirwin-
1t will be remembered that Mr.. Gray
is the father of the present general
state road law. 1t is believed Smith
county will have a candidate, and there
are limitations that Norton county
will get into the race.
The Democrats of the Sixth congress
sional district hardly know where they
are They are hunting for some fellow
S Rockefeller writes to the Democratic
papers that with 1.-The permission of Eis
for congress" The Cove County Record,
published at Grinnell favors W. J.
Davenport, member of the legislature
from Cove county; Frank Lutz. of
Mitchell county may run. H. o. Caster,
of Decatur county will keep out of the
race. John Connolly of Thomas county,
may make the race.
NTcCandIass May Get In.
Some of the papers are boosting w. w.
McCandless, the present county attorney
of Lincoln county. Harry Gray, one of the
successful farmers of Osborne county.
may be induced to take wharl at con
gressional politics. and there is Fred
Robertson, of Rawlins county. state SEN
ator from the Thrty-nintfD district