The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-30

ceived by Thompson on Thanksgiving day.
Judge Thompson made immediate reply
| Hon. w. r. Stubs, Topeka, Kan:
! MY Dear Governor: I thank you for
your very kind letter of CONGRATULATIONS,
which appropriately arrived on Thanks
I giving morning.
! Il hope to prove in every way worthy
/ of the high honor conferred upon me and
| the extreme confidence reposed in me by
! the people of Kansas. 1 fully understand
the great responsibility which has come To
me by reason of furnishing the one ma
| jority which will enable the Democratic
party to carry out its policies in the SEN
ate, and I fully appreciate the great of-
portunity, referred to by you, offered me
at this particular time in the history or
our country, and 1 shall do everything In
my power, honestly and conscienttously,
to improve it, and especially to accom-
plish the results which believe the peo-
pie of the country, regardless of politics,
are demanding. They simply want the
control of the government, as nearly as
practicable placed in the hands of the
peopIe. where it belongs, in all its depart
ments. The day has passed when the cor
rupt politician can control the policy or
the government or its representatives.
"I thank you for your kind offer of as
sistance to bring about the rule of the
people. If after an election all priVate
citizens would gracefully accept the choice
of the people and lend willing hand to
make the victorious party's admlnlstra-
ton successful, we would soon reach d
much higher ideal in our governmental
affairs.
NV greatest ambition will be to render
promote the best interests of Kansas ana
the nation.
''WM H. THOMPSON"
CONGRESSMAN I. D. Young, defeated tor
reelection from the Sixth district by j.
d. Connelley, has announced that ms nat
is still in the ring and that he will be a
candidate for congress in 1914; Comment-
ing on Young's candidacy, the Stockton
Record this week said:
" 'Youngs hat is still in the ring was
the title of clipping from the Topeka
CAPITAL published last week in many Sixth
district papers, by which is meant that nc
will be a candidate again two yearsIrom
now. He fails to state on what ticket ne
will run, providing there should be distinct
Progressive and Republican tickets IN the
field then, as seems likely. 1t is a little
premature to shy casters or throw mats
in the ring. The candidate or Two years
hence will be a development and outcome
of circumstances, which just at this time
no man can shape, nor can anybody Just !
now find his bearings. There may be then |
new alignment of conservative and pro |
gressi-e-or the old party names and or
Plantations may continue to be the most |
potent political forces for many years |
yet
Only the death or resignation of Judge
Thompson can prevent his securing the |
vote of J. w. Carnahan of Clay county, |
according to a statement which Carnanstn |
recently made regarding the United states !
senatorial fight. CaTnahan believes th3t
since Thompson won in the election thac
he should be the unanimous choice OF the |
legislature when it votes for candldaI7
for United States senator to succeed Sen |
ator Curtis. Carnahan is a Republican
He signed Statement No. and declares
that he regards that statement as olnhng
event there is an effort to block the Gar
den City Democrats election.