The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-04
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

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member Of the senate lodge was . Re-
publican regular Of the most pro-
nounced type. All day Tuesday he
withheld his announcement awaiting
some word from Morgan. For II Nor
gan entered the race, Brewer stated,
he would stay out When the state
tcommittee meeting adjourned and no
word had come from the Hutchinson
editor, Brewer gave his announce
ment to the newspaper reporters.
Then did the harmony workers face q
strange situation. They realized in
advance the probable results OF tho
Capper-Brewer announcement and re-
newed their efforts to induce Morgan
| to run.
Capper met Morgan at the depot in
Emporia Friday. They were in each
others company during the remain
der Of the day. attended q women'e
meeting and shook hands with all OF
the ladies. Capper IL said to have
urged the making Of an announce
ment by Morgan and 1t IL tho belief OF
the leaders that Morgan promised to
run.
Now the Capper followers must in-
duce Brewer to withdraw from the
race. That may be an easy task.
And again it may not.
Ingalls, WIN Run.
| Sheffield Ingalls, Of Atchison will be
a candidate for the Progressive con-
gressional nomination in the First dis
trict, according to the word Of the men
high In the councils Of the Bull Moose
party. At Hiawatha this week, the
fded to Raymond Robins Of Chicago
that he would be q candidate for con-
gress. Robins was in Usage City Fri
day and told several Fourth district
Bull Moosers that ingalls, would . n
the race.
While in Washington recently Ingalls,
stated that he might enter the congress
sional race Since returning to Kan
sas. he has not changed his mind and
has apparently decided to contest tho
election with D. r. Anthony of Leav-
enworth. With a three cornered fight
assured in the First district. the Dem
ocrats will also take new interest in
the situation and 1t is regarded az
probable that e. E. Chapman o. Atch-
ison will be confronted with a fight for
Tom Moxcey Of Atchison who recently
declined a $500 appointment under the
Hodges administration. is being boost
ed for the Democratic nomination.
able Democrats in the First district and
is rated as a public speaker Of more
than average ability.
Doolittle's Troubles Come Home.
Congressman Dudley Doolittle. Of the
Fourth district. has sympathized with
Helvering and Connolly because Of the
sorrows which haunted them in relation
to the distribution Of postoff1ce Jobs.
TITS just like this said the young
congressman from the Bill White dis
trict, ''an you need to do is to look the
candidates In the eye and say, boys.
I can't give you all jobs. 30 this Job
goes to Jones and that Job to Smith
and II I find anything laying around
loose. perhaps I will slip It to Brown
It's dead easy quoth Doolittle.
Now Doolittle knows he was wrong.
Down in Yates Center a life long DEM
ocrat and the editor Of the only DEM
ocratic publication in Woodson county,
wanted the postodice. Doolittle gave
the editor man a knowing wink and the
editor went about his daily duties of
chasing the type lice and writing tarin
revision editorials Then one morning
the editor picked up the city papers
to read about the appointment OF an
opponent to the postofdce. Now Doo-
little knows in his heart Of the sors
rows of Helvering and Connolly who
have been unkindly charged with the
distribution of more promises than
Jobs.
Medley Is Coming Home.
Congressman George A. Medley Of
the Seventh district will return to
Kansas this month and will probably
spend two or three weeks in the state
working out the preliminary details Of
his campaign for the Democratic
II is probable that Medley will come to
Kansas some time next week. He will
make number Of speeches in the
state before returning to Washington
and VIII probably visit majority of
the districts Of the state In the inter-
eStE of his Candidacv
While Medley has not been in the
state since making his announcement
in February, he has not been idle. He
has flooded the state with garden
seed, has mailed almost every man,
woman and child on the tax rolls a l
visitors pass to the congressional gall
lery and has sent several hundred
pounds Of speeches to his immediate
grass country by virtue Of his frank |
ing privilege as q member OF the ma
tional legislature.
who is a candidate for justice Of the
state supreme court, today places Gov
ernor George Hodges in the Anninias |
club. Mrs. Sheldon declares that the |
governor. in his speech to the women |
at Emporia Saturday stated that q man |
suffrage resolution that passed the |
Kansas legislature in 1911. Now, Mrs. |
Sheldon offers proof from the records |
to show that the Block resolution from
the house Of representatives was sub
stituted for the senate resolution and |
passed both bodies. She says she wrote
the resolution introduced by Repre- |
sentative Block of Hamilton county. |
Governor Hodges was in the state sem |
ate in 1911 Mrs. Sheldon goes further |
and declares that she wrote both the |
house and senate resolutions and had |
them introduced the same day. Mrs |
Sheldon said today: The governors
press agent. Sam Seaton, wrote to the |
Salina Union recently and gave the |
governor and himself credit for writ |
ing the woman's suffrage resolution. II
think that Mr.. Seaton IL trying to hood |