The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-30

| meet without a delegation represent
| ing the Kansas progressive interests,
And these same papers are asking how
the progressive leaders will consistent
| ly ask the Kansas voters to support a
candidate in November when the cam
didate was nominated by a convention
in which they had no representation.
Out in Dickinson county there is a
re not fight for the nomination for
sheriff and eight candidates are in the
running Six of the candidates are
asking for the Repub lican nomination,
where there are two contenders for the
Democratic nomination.
The fight for the Democratic nomf-
nation for congress in the Fourth dis
trict is beginning to attract attention.
Three men-Dudley Doolittle of
Strong City. Thomas H. Grisham of
Cottonwood Falls, and J. M. MCGOWAN
of Emporia-want the nomination. All
are making hard fight. DoolittIe is
advertising his candidacy extensively
and seems to be leading in the pri-
mary contest. Fred S. Jackson, the
present congressman from the dis
tr1ct has no opposition for renomina-
ton but from the appearance of the
present war cloud in the state. NAV
encounter hard fight in the election.
Now the record of Congressman
Phil P. Campbell Is being read to the
people of the Third district by his on
ponent, William NJ. Gray of Chanute
Papers IN the Third district are re-
calling the fact that Gray, who is a re-
tired minister, makes no mention of
the 1act in his campaign literature. but
boasts extensively of his record as a
successful business man.
Judge c. E. Branine. before wbo,,,
the Roosevelt electoral injunction suit
was hled, is not a candidate for re-
giectlon TINS year: P. J. Gale of Nc
Pherson and F. F. Prigg of Hutchin-
son are candidates for the Republican
nomination in Branines district
frank p Hettinger of Hutchinson will
be the Democratic nominee AS Rra
t nIne IS retiring from the political bat
tleheld, it cannot be successfuI1v
charged by either faction that his ac
ton In the sensational suit was pronot
ed by political mbition or hopes OF
reward at the hands of the voters.
Mayor E. z. Frizen. who has given
the town of Larned a healthy business
a ADMINISTRATION, wants to help make a
rev state laws. Frizel is wealthy ne
owns about a thousand acres of rich
wheat land, much town property. IS
interested in the elevator and milling
business and is an important person
in the business affairs of the short
grass country. Now he wants to come
to the legislature end will be the Re-
publican candidate for senator from
the Thirty-eighth district. Jouett
a kinsley Democrat, will be |
Frizells running mate.
Fort Scott has three candidates for |
district judge on the Republican tick |
ct They are w. r. Biddle. B. Hud- |
son and w. w. Padgett; while c. E. |
also of Fort Scott, is the |
Democratic candidate. Fort Scott is
in the Sixth judicial district and the |
contest for district judge in Bourb On |
county promises to be quite warm.
United States Senator Charles Curtis is |
abroad in the state. He is shaking hands,
making few speeches and renewing ac- |
luaintances generally before the prl-
narfes one week from today. The sena-
tor returned to Topeka for Sunday re-
1eved himself of the reply to the attack
IF William Allen White, and returned TO
he rural districts. THE senator has no
set program for the week. said Miss
Dolly Curtis today. He is just spending
he week where it will do the most goo6
and is making but few speeches.
Attorneys for the Taft-Roosevelt in
erests in the electoral contest, will leave
-oday for Morristown, n. J., where they
will present their case before Associate
Justice Pitney, of the United States SUI