The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-26
BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
Gossip Heard in Corridors and at
State House.

Ed S. JeWett, OF Wichita, is one OF
the interesting politicians in Topeka.
He said today: Like thousands of
other Republicans who would like to
vote for Taft this fall. 1 have been
disfranchised. While one of the inno-
cent bystanders at this political meet
ing this week, L am a real insurgent.
IT notice that Mr.. William Allen
White is not now SO strongly advocat-
ing a matter of high principle as he is
casting about for what is the most
expedient thing to do.
1T is ridiculous for Governor Stdbbs
and his followers to charge that SEN
ator curtis advocated in his own in
terest a primary law which provides,
as ours does, that the nomination of
United States senator be made by
majority of the districts rather than
by the popular vote of the state.
''The fact of the matter is that Mr..
Curtis, living in and being popular in
a populous poortion of the state, would
naturally defer to a primary whose
results would be based upon the popu-
lar vote, but it was impossible to get
any such law through the legislature.
The western districts did not propose
to sacrifice their power. - representa-
| tive of district of a few people de-
sired to retain the same power in his
vote as did the representative of a
populous district and that was all there
was to 1t. When 1 was in the legisla-
ture represented a district which had
|
tricts. Five representatives did not
intend to throw away their power if
| they could help it and they did not.
'"The present primary law covering
the nomination of United States sena-
| tor was put through because it was
the only kind of law that could be
passed.
James w. Orr of Atchison, is here
to take hand in the Democratic
party council. Orr is the party nomi-
/ s-I. A.I-
county and long ago attained re-
putation as a fearless fighter in the
| legislative halls. In the selection of
a state chairman this year, Orr admits
that he is not the least bit pleased
with the attack made on Henderson
Martin by Frank S. Thomas. While
| Orr has no voice in the selection of
chairman he is using his influence to
| help Martin. Il am personally for
Martin said Orr, and L believe that
the Thomas attack strengthened him
| rather than injured his chances of
election
F. NJ, Pearl, editor of the Hiawatha
Democrat and county attorney Of
Brown county, is here to watch the
fight. Glenn Smith, chairman of the |
Brown county Democratic committee, |
is for Pepperill for chairman of the |
committee. Smith is a druggist in
Hiawatha.
Emporia Times, was on the job early.
Parkman is chairman of the Lyon /
county committee, is in charge of
much of the work surrounding the |
meeting of the Democratic editorial
meeting tonight, and is a busy party
generally. I'VE are going to win in
Lyon county and in the Fourth dis
trict this fall,'' declared Parl1man.
I'm my opinion Doolittle will defeat
Jackson for congress in the Fourth
and the large majority of state SEN
ators and representatives from the |
Fourth district will be Democrats.
The Regular Republicans in my dis
trict are up in arms and viii bolt eV-
cry Progressive on the state ticket.
E. E. Murphy of Atchison, declares |
the craftsmanship of the state Demo-
cratic committee. Murphy, who is /
chairman of the Atchison county CEN
trail committee, is certain that his |
party will be in control of the politi-
cal jobs in Atchison county when the |
votes are counted in November.
J. B. Chapman, of Atchison. Democratic
nominee for congress in the First district,
is confident that this is a Democratic |
year ia Kansas. He foresees the election
Of the state ticket. the legislature and
II think will elect Hodges and mos.
of the state ticket" said Chapman, land
gressmen, and the United States senator
and will control tie state legislature. |
Kansas will also give a big majority to /
woodrow Wilson. In the First district /
expect to defeat Anthony by a good ma /
jority and feel sure that 1 will get go to |
70 per cent of the Progressive Republican /
votes in the district
''I am in favor of thoroughly progress
Hodges Democratic nominee for gov
ernor. 'These measures include the in |
itiative and referendum, the recall, the |
Massachusetts form of ballot, the repeal /
of regents composed of three members, |
who shall have control of the state penal |
institutions and will draw a fair salary /
for their services. Amendments to the |
I. am in favor of the primary law, but |
think that a few amendments would prob |
aoly strengthen the law in the state. AS |
to the changes that are proposed, I am |
not sufficiently acquainted with them to 1
discuss them at this time
Judge William H Thompson, Demo-
cratic nominee for United States senator
will arrive this afternoon from his home /
in Garden City to participate in the party /
cate the adoption of a progressive state
platform
Republican leaders who will partfci- |
nate in Tuesdays party council or in |
the Boss Buster meeting at night, /
we're slow in arriving. Most of them /
viii come to Topeka tonight and be /
on hand for the preliminary slxfrnish-
es Tuesday morning. With the ex-
ception of Fred S. Jackson. of the /
Fourth, and Judge Gordon l. Finley, |
6confinued on T,axa Two.a