The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-14
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Editor Morgan Not Confident
of Republican Success.
Route of the Roosevelt Special
Through Kansas Given Out.

Billy Morgan, editor of the Hutchin-
son News, was in Topeka this week.
but he was not charged with hilarity
concerning the chances of a Repub-
lican victory in Kansas this year. In
fact when politics was mentioned tc
the versatile Hutchinson man, he pull
ed his hat down d little tighter and
suggested that he would rather ex-
plain how the rains spoiled the auto
mobile show which he came to Topeka
to attend.
Topeka would have had a good auto
mobile show if this rain hadn't come
just when it did" suggested Morgan
when he was asked who would carry
the Seventh district.
But suggested the reporter, is it
true that the Seventh district is slip
ping and won't roll up the usual ma
jority for the ticket this faIl?"
We'll, I don't know solemnly re-
piled the Hutchinson editor. Things
are not right bright out our way
There's that horse plague you know
but the reporter stopped him. We'll,
l started to say continued Morgan
people sort of have the blind stag
gers, or the spinal meningitis or their
system full of the palisade worm or
something like that and Lord only
knows what they will do. Politically
they seem to have gone stark mad
cra&y for a change and it looks as
though they might get it.
Mo- said Morgan as he sadly shook
his head, lit isn't any eineh that the
ticket is in the very best shape and
you can view it from any angle vol
like. Tell you the truth, don't like
the looks of things at all
What do you think of the contro-
versy between Dolley and Curtis?" was
asked.
That's an unfortunate thing, too.
That jolt at Curtis was a contract Mr.,
DolIey should have let out. Curtis
has lots of personal friends, one of
the strongest personal followings of
any man in the state and a fight on
him won't increase the Republican
majority very much. The Curtis
strength was shown in the primaries
when he outran Stubs and the Roose-
Welt electors carried the state by
10000. NO" and again there was a
serious solemn shake of the Hutchin-
son mans head, things don't look
right bright and they are not improv-
ing very rapidly"
The itinerary for Colonel Roosevelt's
invasion of Kansas has been made
public by William Allen White, ma
sive party in Kansas. Roosevelt
comes to this state Saturday. Septem-
Der 81, will make the trip through the
state on special train and fill numer-
The Roosevelt train will leave Kan
sas City, Kansas. at Sis Saturday
morning after the rough rider has
made a speech from the steps of the
public library. The morning stops
will be at Lawrence, Baldwin and OF
tawa. In the afternoon OIathe, Paola, |
LaCygne, Fort Scott, lola, Humboldt |
and Chanute will be visited. Roose- |
Welt will probably spend the night in |
Chanute, arriving in that town at SIS |
in the evening
Most of the stops Will be of five and |
ten minutes duration At Ottawa the |
Roosevelt special will stop 40 minutes |
for lunch. On the second day of the |
trip. Coffeyville, Independence, Par
sons, Cherokee and Pittsburg Will |
probably be visited.
White has asked the Progressive |
workers in each of the towns to be |
visited to raise $50 to help defray ex- |
penses of the trip through this state /
The entire expense of the special will |
be met from funds raised by the Kan
saS PrOgressives.