The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-30

any person save himself. ne 10 9ec1H'
set. segregated and self-sufftcient.
HE was in early revolt against the
old Kansas machine and cleaned up
the Hon. Chester I. Long In 1903 IN
manner that gave the Old Guard con-
siderable pause, and did mucn 20
establish the future progressivism OF
the Republican party in that state.
Though he. at the time. was not SO
much of a Progressive as he became
later. he was enough OF a Progressive
for disseminated Kansas. ana tn as
the senate. He was strong In the
movement that led to the capture I
the state by the PrOgressives. 1eaoeo
by himself, White, Stubs. Murooek
and others: anc he stood by II Ia !:
campaign. both in Washington and In
Kansas.
However, he was keenly aware OF
the fact that his term Is to expire next
March: and when 1t came time-after
1913 or early IN 1914-for him to Sc
lect q medium for his re-election, ne
established himself on the older ana
more familiar ground OF progressive
Republicanjsm. and shifted from pro-
Lgressivism without any Republican
ism or Bull Mooseism In It,
When Murdoch Quit.
when Murdoch quit the Republi-
cans he quit all over. He cannot find
anything in Republicanism. a. 1t Il
constituted, to commend that set OF
somewhat frayed principles to him.
and he says SO with much vehemence
and on frequent occasions. he - IN
and no conjunction He IL not after
harmony: in fact he hates peace. He
is willing, of course, that the RepuDn-
can remnants, as he considers tnem'
shall join with him; but the PROPOSE
ton Of his joining with them Is as for
oil n hia nFnRTAm becoming q
Mohammedan.
HE took a chance when he became
a candidate for senator. for he Is very
strong in the Eighth congressional dis
trict. which is the one he represents In
congress. and In all probability he
could return to congress from that dis
trict as often - he liked; but duty
called, and far be it from any red
haired or ever formerly red-hatred
insurgent to decline when duty calls.
or to fail to bunch duty in the ribs
and hasten ne call should duty ap-
pear dilatory in issuing the same. He
has all the Progressives with him, and
he is hoping for q lot more OF the let
us-have-peace brand who may vote in
the primaries for BristOW, in the event
that Curtis defeats Bristow-the men
who cannot go SO far along the paths
OF peace as to support Curtis
B The Candidacy Of Curtis.
The third side Of the once all Re-
publican triangle is Charles Curtis.
Curtis retired from the Senate IN 1918
when he was defeated for renomina-
ton by Walter Roscoe Stubbs. also by
way Of being red-headed in modified
degree. This fight came In 1912 and
was a regular. K4nsaf fight. with q few
extra trimmings.o Stubs got nothing
out Of his defeat OF Curtis, for when
the election came the Curtis men calm
" and decisively walked up to the
polls and voted against Stubs, thus al
lowing to escape from Kansas the pres
emit Democratic statesman and senator.
the Honorable William Howard
Thompson.
Mr.. Curtis. emboldened by the fact
that most of the friends and support
ers of Stubbs have become Bull Moos-
ers until the last call Of that noble an
imal shall resound throughout the land.
desires to return to Washington. where
he was an able and tnnuential senator;
and is running as a standpat Republic
can. There is no Republican doctrine.
from the days Of 1856 until the present.
that he does not endorse. He Is a
standpatter without CULVER or g.
uualm. He has nailed the old flag to
the mast and is standing peneatn 1ts
nrotectinp and formerly highly protect
ed folds; and, being Of Indian descent
he is neither forgiving nor forgetting.
s"The Democrats think they have a
good chance. but they are afraid they
will not avail themselves OF 1t. They
fear they may name the wrong man.
In3 smuch as they have six men to pick
from. thew have five chances to get the
wrong one: and then, too, they have
verv unnefghborly and untimely row In
their own party between the Organlza-
ton. headed by the present governor.
Hodges, which is for Hugh Farrelly Tor
senator, and the Medley men. VINO want
Medley.
Aside from these two, the other cam
dicates are Judge Frank Doster; Major
w. L. Brown, who IL known locally as
Irt NAV Brown; William +. Sapp. who
is Bill Sapp to every Kansan; ana
former Representative Jcre BGtkiu. Two
or tnree others are hoping something
may break that will get them into It.
The politicians ts,ink the race is be-
tween Farrelly and Medley; but there
are many chances for an upset. ano
those chances are based on the appeal
made by Doster and by Sapp You
never know what Kansas Will DO until
Kansas does 1t, but you generally know
why.
T. II. as . Campaign Factor.
"A good deal depends on what Col
onal Roosevelt does. Roosevelt ID
strong in Kansas. He poiled one num-
dred and twenty thousand votes out
there, with the women not voting IN
1912. to seventy-four thousand for
Taft and one hundred and forty thou
sand for Wilson. The Progresstves
want him to come out II he can: but.
whether he can or not. undou0teoiy
his Influence will be for Murdock ana
Allen. And that will help some.
.sThe governorship fight has q d.
: rect and important bearing on all this.
The Democratic candidate il very ike
! " to be the present governor. Hodges
and the Republicans will name Arthur
i Canner. These men opposed each
| other two years ago and Hodges de-
! feated Capper by a plurality OF 81
votes.
| The Gubernatorial Satuatton-
| However, this year Capper. IKE