The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-17
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
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those who need care and protection
for those who need help. I am great
~ interested along these humanitarian
lines. and would enjoy taking even q
small part in their promotion. some
people call this mere sentiment. but
I think 1t is just common sense"
w. Y. Morgan Is one Of the most
widely known men In kansas. He IL
a Republican who believes In progress
sive legislation and believes the Re-
publican party can do the work better
and more satisfactorily than any 9TH
er political organization. He served
two terms as a member of the state
legislature, was for two terms state
printer before that office was made
elective and the state purchased lts
own printing plant.
Worked for Equal Suffrage.
Two years ago Morgan was one of
the strongest and most ardent suffrage
advocates in the state. He made many
epeeches for the cause and wrote col
umns Of editorials for the suffrage
cause. Morgan Is recognized as one of
the most able publishers in the west.
His stories of travel in Europe and the
Near East attracted wide attention
and his reputation as writer has rival
ed that of William Allen White, Ed
Howe and other widely known Kan
sans In politics. Morgan has been ac-
tive in every campaign in score of
years and he has done missionary work
for his party in every section Of the
state. When it came to the distribu-
ton of offices, however, Morgan was
always gun shy Except when he was
elected state printer by the legislature
and chosen as state representative by
the Reno county voters. Morgan has
smilingly declined to seek Office. Now
he has agreed to enter the race for
ers believe his candidacy will prove
one of the most popular on the Republi-
can state ticket.
Since the announcement by ]: E.
Brewer that he would be a candidate
for lieutenant governor, an effort has
been made to induce the Abilene man
to withdraw from the race. Brewer
was a member Of the senate lodge" In
1907 and many of Capper's friends
urged Brewer to stay out OF the race
in the interest Of harmony" Perhaps
the Morgan announcement will accom-.
pl:sh the desired results although
Brewer recently declared that he wa1
in the fight to the finish.
Hot Fight in the Fourth.
With the withdrawal of Dennis
Madden from the Fourth district con-
gressional race, there is every pros.
pect Of a lively fight between w. S
Kretsinger of Emporta and Howard
Martindale OF Madison for the Re-
publican nomination. Whether there
was a working agreement between
Martindale and Madden is uncertain
but when Madden announced that he
would withdraw from the fight. Mar.
tindale stepped in the ring and chal.
lenged Kretsinger to a finish fight.
Kretsinger is an active campaigner
q first-class orator and a member OF
the old crowd in Kansas politics who
knows the details Of the game. He
has wide acquaintance in the dis.
trict and il capable Of making a hard
fight.
Martindale Is a Madison banker
He Is seeking Office for the first time
but he has been active in politics il
a small way for a number of years
He In q son Of the late William Mar.
tindale and for years the Martindals
household boosted the most intens<
enmity and hatred Of William Aller
White and his followers. But White
isn't an issue in the fight at THU
time. He will stand on the side line.
and il his lips are not cracked. viii
smile with glee as Martindale thu
banker and Kretsinger the lawyer tel
what they think of each other and
urge the voters to hasten to their sup
port on primary day. From presen
Indications the Fourth district con