The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-17
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
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| It is war to the finish for Vinton
| Stillings and G. G. Goddard, who are
opposing candidates for the senate in
| Leavenworth county. Goddard is a
Democrat and made trouble for the
Insurgents and the Republicans gen.
orally when he was in the house two
years ago. AS for Stillings-his name
is usually mentioned when people
speak of Leavenworth. There is the
Stillings rock road that is an ever
lasting monument to the Leavenworth
county patriot and then there are the
fat appropriations for the Leaven-
worth county penal institutions and a
score of other things that has made
the Stillings name hoUSehold ar
ticle in his home county: SO stlIIngs
and Goddard will fight 1t out on their
home grounds this year.
Sam Fitzpatrick Again.
Another fight that is worth while will
occur in Montgomery county when j.
F. Overfield and Sam Fitzpatrick who
was the head of the famous senate
lodge. 1t was Fitzpatrick who smiled
when hi., enemies tied his interests with
the interests of the Standard Oil COM
pany. Fitzpatrick is most able lawyer
and legislator. Then Overfield came on
the scene four years ago. He sat quiet
ly back in one corner, proved an atten-
tive listener, displayed way of doing
things without turning in a general
fire alarm and went home with good
deal of legislation in the interests Of
Montgomery county. Overf1eld himself
is an oil magnate and the Standard Oil
issue will probably not be raised in the
campaign.
Senator D. M Bender, of Labette.
may return. Bender is something of
fixture. He owns a pleasant, soft pedal
disposition and works overtime for the
old Soldier-of whom he is one. Last
session Bender wrote and offered the
only resolution of the term concerning
the Sulloway bill and Bender stayed by
that resolution until 1t was either
adopted or lost somewhere in a commit
tee room. He also offered measure
concerning the killing of innocent birds.
As for voting on the other fellows
measures, Bender exercised his own
good judgment and was never success
fully classed with either faction.
There is A. P. Elder, who came from
Ottawa two years ago to help make
laws in the house. So far as is known
Elder never missed roll call, voted for
or against most of the bills under con-
sideration and made a record that
pleased the Franklin county Democrats
so well that they selected him for the
vacancy which Senator Ganse left when
he moved to Emporia.
Usage county was pleased with the
work of J. H. Stanley in the four years
he was in the senate. So tn. Republic
cans in that district have renominated
him against H. G. Jumper-a Demo-
crat. 1t was Stavley who two years
age devised the idea of Cannonizing
Lieutenant Governor Hopkins and Stav-
ley was chairman of the committee that
named Mr.. Hopkins committee. Stav-
ley was also in the neighborhood when
Hopkins official rulings were twice
overruled. The Ssage senator also
voted against the l. and r., against
W. r. and the recall and the other
choice remedies offered by the progress
sives.
Troutman for shawnee.
Shawnee county will this year present
ex~Lieutenant Governor J. A. Troutman
as a Republican senatorial candidate.
while the Democrats will offer Sam
Barber-we1 known and trusted by
those who know him, but an entirely
new and untried law maker. AS for
Troutman, he has been in the political
game since away back in the Pouulfsf
days and attained a wide reputation
beth as a lawyer and a very wise man
in politics.
Washington county Republicans have
nominated J. J. Veatch, a member of
the 1911 legislature, While the Democrats
editor of the washington Palladium
The Chautauqua-Elk county Rep11b-
Iicans have reEominated John T. Dem
ton, friend of the man with an over
draft, and a stickler for the folks down
on Deer creek. Aside from these things
the senior from the Twenty-sixth dis
trict is trusted, tried and true friend
of everything that savors OF progress
and for four years conscientious1y voted