The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-31
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
Mayor Walker of AtchisOn May
Try for Congress.
Report Is Not Yet Confirmed by
Him.
STILL in A MUDDLE.
Second District Row Evidently
Far From Settlement.
Washington Paper Wants Cal
derhead Back in Seat.
STILL IN A MUDDLE.

IL Is reported from Atchison that
Mayor Walker of that city will get in
the race for the Republican nomina-
tlon Tor congress from the First dis
trict against d. r. Anthony and Iud-a
II-.5,r ,1Iuart- The Champion AYERS that
Waikef does not deny the report m
walker should get in the race ana
carry his own county, and Robart
stone run and carry Shawnee II usor,ff
leaNe Jackson, Jefferson and Nemaha
counues as the battle ground in tho
contest But the opponents OF tha ran
congressman want to settle on one
man TO contest the nomination with
Anthony. AS to whether Judge sttarf
or Robert Stone is the stronsest ',lelt tts.l
per therc Is difference Of opinfou.
Juuge stuart has announced and Is in
@ the race TO stay Mr.. Stone has NOT
yet made up his mind whefher- ar ,ot
to make the fight and it renaire 20 ~
seen what Walker will do
IN the Third district there are eight
SCanolqaIes talked OF to oppose Phil
Campbell. Murdock Will have onnoei
ton in the Eighth district. and Tudra
kees in the Fifth. There is A rloriona
ructlon on now I'm the Second Jisfri~f
50 far Judge Madison in the Seventh
and Mr.. Jackson I'm the Fourth are
sailing on placid waters.
Congressman Fred S. jackson comes
PACK from the special session with the
troubles:
my idea is to have all OF the Re-
Puplcans served by the postonice in
Which there is vacancy, meet and
have caucus. All Of the candidates.
for the job could be on the ground ana
would be Invited to appear before tho
the place.
'"rhen the primary would be held.
everyone In the caucus would he al
lowed to vote for his particular cansi-
date and the candidate receiving tha
most votes would be the candidate I
would endorse.
1T would be necessary to have some
safeguards to determine who had "a
right to vote al the primary and the
usual primary regulations would ba
called into use The caucus ,vouTd he
held under TIC direction Of the county
central committee. Ordinarily a Done
crat would have nothing TO sav about
the appointment of "A ReDub1icart N r,,.,+
master, but II the candidates for the
job did not kick i would not object "a
their voting in the primary
The Washington Palladium is not
satisfied with the record made bv
Congressman Rees OF the Fifth disfriet
at the special session. and wants Mr.
Calderhead TO return to his sea- M
Washington. The Palladium accused
Rees of carrying water on both shoul-
ders as follows:
'Tf Calderhead wants to run for con-
gress again the way is open. Rees hns
been riding two horses, trying TO play
fast and loose-an insurgcnt to insur-
gents. "A StandDattpr to sfanduaffnre
with the result that he has pleased NJ
one. The men who voted for him as "a
tariff reformer find that they hav8-
been buncoed and VIII have no more of
it. The staudpatters have no use fer
him for they have better timber OF
their own. He is unreliable ana IN
spires no confidence. Under our pc
euliar system his successor will ba
elected before he really begins 10 serve.
he 1vrfr "A
Rees; he had to show his hand too
sarly in the game"