The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-12

the Sixth district says the only man
who can beat Congressman I. D. Young
for denomination and election in 1872
is Judge Dick Picker. Another equal
| ly prominent man says he can be
beaten by the present state superin-
tendent, E. T. Fairchild, while a third
| man said that he would be content to
pin his faith to w. B. Ham. There
may be one of the 1iveliest contests the
| district has ever known. There are a
| lot of good fellows, Democrats as well
| as Republicans, who couldn't be kept
out of the race if they saw a chance
to win.
Prof. F. w. simmonds. for several
years at the head of the Mankato
public schools, will be a strong man
| for state superintendent to succeed
! the present incumbent, E. T. Fairchild,
| If his large following of friends all
over the state has any significance at
tached to it.
State Senator Fred Robertson. of
the 39th district, has friends pushing
him for congress, and others pulling
for him in the Democratic guberna-
torial enigma for 1912. The truest
friends of the senator would be pleas
ed to see him on the supreme bench.
L. H. Thompson of Norton, a law
yer, of extensive acquaintance would
like to be one of the Sixth district Re
publican delegates in the next nation
al convention.
One of the best known Republicans
of the 34th senatorial district, now
represented by r. T. Fowler, of Rus
sell county, a successful farmer and
stock feeder, and president of the
First National bank of Lucas, speaks
out openly and says: "If the electors
of Kansas would look to their best in
terests in selecting material for the
legislature they would elect men of
large business affairs, men who are
able to spare the fifty or sixty days
time, and who would look upon a ses-
sion of the legislature as a vacation,
and who were patriotic enough to de-
vote this period of time to the states
best interests, and who would have
some idea of the magnitude of the
business interests of the state. Such
man would calculate to give the state
better service than the man who had
been a financial failure or had never
been successful in any line, for the
simple reason that all legislation af-
fects the business interests in the
state. A man should be big enough
and fair enough to vote for measures
that are calculated to encourage bust
ness enterprises, regardless of party
affiliations. He should not be bound
by party ties 50 closely that he could
not do Justice to all interests, it mat
ters not whether he is 'Standpat
Republican, a Progressive Republi-
can, or a Democrat he should above
all things, be fair and honest"
James Malone of Herndon, sue
cessful miller and grain dealer in his
town, is serving his second term as
member of the legislature from Raw
Inns county. He likes politics so well,
and having made a splendid record in
the legislature ne wants to represent
the 39th district in the state senate.
He already has the consent of large
number of the voters of the district
Ike Mahin of Smith Center. if he
listens to his friends. will be a candi- |
date for state senator on the RepubH- |
can ticket from the Fortieth district, |
now represented by ]. T. Reed, who
has settled on the Pacific coast at San
Diego. The district comprises the
counties of Norton, Phillips and Smith |
Mahin is an influential lawyer, and,
while he has never held an office, he
has always helped his friends, and now
him to the senate. Mahin will be a
vote getter if he gets into the race He
is a popular citizen, a splendid lawyer
and has an extended acquaintance.
Frank Reeves of Norton, who was
an aspirant for the postoffice and,
failing in this, he would accept most
any office If rendered him, is trying to
push Norton county into the LaFollette
column for president.
Otis l. Benton of Oberlin will rep
resent northwest Kansas at the Ma
tional Conservation congress, which
meets in Kansas City September 25,
26 and 81. In this meeting he will
the state board of agricul-
ture.
The Lincoln Sentinel, Democratic,
has brought out the name of J. J. Nc
Curdy of Lincoln county for state SEN
ator in the Thfrty-fourth district. He
has served his county in the capacity
of county attorney. If thara Is any