The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-25
THEY MUST FIGHT
State Senators Will Be Opposed
for Reelection.
Contests Already on in Nearly
Every District.
BATTLE AT PRIMARY
Many Members Of House Are
Seeking Promotion.
BellevilIe Telescope Defends the
Taft VetOes.

1t Is almost certain that every state
senator, progressive and regular, will
have opposition next summer for re-
nomination. Some twenty-five or thir-
ty members of the last house of repre-
sentatives have already announced
their determination to run for the
senate. In other districts where the
thorn of ambition has not entered the
flesh of the representative, there is
some other patriot ready to save the
state. Take for instance, the Eigh-
teenth district composed of Nemaha
! and Pottawatomie counties, represent
ed in the past by Senator oscar Eager
burg, the Wetmore Spectator this
week launches the candidacy of H. NJ.
| BALDWIN of Seneca for the state senate
| and pays that gentleman a. high trlb-
ute. The Spectator argues that it is
| Nemaha county's turn to have the
| senatorial place.
1t is fact that sixteen of the thir-
/ ty-eight senatorial districts are COM
/ posed of two counties where the Gus
tom has always been to give the place
time about to each county. This prac-
tice means a new senator every four
years in any case.
Reeder of Doniphan will likely try for
the place filed so brilliantly by Sena-
tor Brewster Reeder has served Two
terms in the lower house. Brewster IS
!
sure to go still higher up the political
ladder.
In the Fourth district George Allen
of Wyandotte, now representative. VIII
run for the senate His house record
entities him to the honor.
In the Sixth district Senator Hodges
will give way to run for governor
In the Fourteenth district Senator
Travis is sure to be opposed by his old
friend Representative w. 7. Watson,
now a representative.
In the Seventeenth district Senator
Hamilton will have opposition. jay
House and n. B. Burge are talked of
as candidates in free for all.
In the Twentieth district Senator
Lower will be opposed by Representa-
tive Veatch, who has served in the low
err house two terms with credit.
Senator Hostrup in the Twenty first
is to have opposition and in the Twen-
ty-second Representative Charlie Case
will go after Senator Avery's seat with
an excellent chance of success.
In the Twenty-third district Senator
Potter will be opposed by Joe Mercer,
representative the past two terms from
Chase.
In the Twenty-fourth. Senator Stan
nard will be opposed by Repres entative
E. L. Barrier Of Greenwood county. 1t
is the latter county's turn to hold the
senatorial place.
Senator Stewart, OF the Twenty ninth
district, will have Cliff Matson for OPP
y
served two terms in the lower house.
All the western senators, with large
number of counties in each district,
will have opposition at the primary.
Governor Stubs submitted to an in
terview in Kansas City yesterday in
which he declared that Kansas was
still progressive as follows:
Kansas City Journal: That progress
Sive'' Republica niSm is the keynote OF
American politics today and that it
will see the death knen of all other
political parties was the opinion eX-
pressed last night by Governor W. R
Stubbs of Kansas, who stopped at the
Hotel Baltimore.
you can say for me that progress
sive' Republicanism will sweep the
country. 1t has a strong foothold now,
but it is going to be the foundation
of this country's future welfare" he
said
kansas is one state that is progress
sive.' No matter what is said of the
state 1 contend it is forging to the
front in business and political pros
perity.''
How about the liquor question in
Kansas2" was asked. rs the prohibit
tory law being obserVed?''
Yes, it generally is respected, 1
find" was the reply 4 am told by
many of the Oldest settlers in Cherokee
county that it is dryer there now than
in 20 years. 1 do not think Kansas
is in any danger of voting down
law which has been as beneficial as
the one which puts the ban upon sa
looms and joints"
Governor Stubs would not discuss
the political situation in Kansas ex-
cept to say that he thinks Arthur Cap
per will have little opposition in the
Republican race for governor.
Il have just returned from a weeks
visit to Colorado and 1 do not know
much that is going on in Topeka he
said. Il am on the way to inspect the
Kansas penitentiary at Lansing and 1
may stop in Kansas City, Kan, for a
short time However, I have nothing
up my sleeve"
/ And he smiled good humoredly.
| The Beleville Telescope comes to the
defense of President Taft and mis- veto