The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-13
Places a New Entry Into Major
Haryey's Field.
ST0NE-M'NEAL, SUCCESSORS
Scramble Over LeavenWOrth
Mans Seat i'm Congress.
Harmony Interests at Work in
Kansas This Fall.

| Congressman Dan r. Anthony, Jr.,
of the First congressional district,
may get into the running for the Re-
publican nomination for United States
senator in 1914, according to rumors
in state political circles. The Leav-
enworth man was nome in August
and returned to Washington to vote
against the Democratic tariff bill.
But nothing was given out for pub
location at least, as to his plans for
the future.
The possible entrance of Anthony
in the senatorial race. mixes up the
political situation in Kansas to a con-
siderable extent. In the first place,
it means that there will be a scram-
bic among First district Republicans
for Anthony's present job. And the
Republican senatorial situation prom
lses to become almost as confusing as
is the present senatorial mixup of the
Democrats.
A good many things might hap
pen with the Leavenworth editor
congressman in the senatorial fight.
In the first place it would verify the
early assertions that Major A. NJ
Harvey of Topeka wouldn't have a
clear field. And further than that
with two senatorial contestants from
the First district it would be an open
invitation for at least one or two am
b1t1ous Republicans from other con-
gressional districts to take a hand in
the campaign and try for the nomi-
nation in free for all race.
That isn't ALL With Anthony run
ming. it would be quite certain that
Charles Curtis wouldn't get in the race
although the former United States
senator has done an excellent Job of
saying nothing as to his plans for the
future.
Then, there is the matter of An
thongs successor. A "harmonized Re
publican" of strict progressive ten
dencies would in all proba bility be in
Jected into the running There are q
number of Republicans with just such
tendencies in the First district. And
some of them have been suspected of
having political ambitions.
For example, T. A. McNeal, real,
true, genuine, guaranteed Progressive.
Four years ago McNeal wanted to go
to congress from the First district
and barely missed getting enough
nbicnn no5e5 IN the primaries to win the Re
lieves in all the isms and reforms
that the trusted Progressives preach
But he has been slow about leaving
the old ship: And so McNeal might |
be injected if the senatorial bee really |
got the better of Anthony.
Exhibit B. Robert Stone, Topeka |
stone has time after time offered him. |
self living sacrifice for true reform |
But Stone never got so far over the |
S,NNN-'iS 'tee n w 4oL WilIili d
days journey Stone made friends !
with the Progressives because of his |
stand for the newest reforms. And he |
became equally popular because he ,
wasn't afraid to meet the lions in their /
dens when he believed the lions were
not behaving properly. Only last fall,
Stone was the factor in the RepubIi-
IAN party council that brought about
lie big fight over the placing of the
Roosevelt electors on the Republican
ticket. Stone didn't believe Roose-
velt's third party electors should be
IN the Republican ticket and he of
,ered d resolution to that effect.
Then. again. Only last winter Stone |
believed that the Republicans and Pro-