The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-05
BnSToN COMES
BACK ALONE
fcontinued nom Paes one.)

caareS the AA0sae fTo91ees1ves suE-
1Snoef 9.aoly the trm1ne5s enu su ~
oaeIs and yoO 1ssDo -. g - 49, olu
- ues ano aous. ney WOuAo na1n-
par ~ "a our nent ana emoaftess W
N our v1ctofy. TOT We propose NOT oniy
20 command success Out 70 deserve
br1stoW declared tnat history oem-
Onstrated tnaS three pont1ca1 parties
are impractical in American politics
and that the progressive measures can
and will be worked. out through the
Republican party in the state and ma
tion. In his announcement Senator
BristoW does not say that he will be q
candidate in the next election. but that
Il he should run it win be Is = RE-
slssA t.cs.0z1 : o"A ~ ~
Ine action OF Congressman Victor
Murdock In checkmating Senator
Bristow was real surprise to the pol
tticians. OF course Murdoch has been
mentioned AZ . Progressive senatorial
possibility, but with the coming Of
Bristow to Topeka there was Q rumor
that the Repuhlican-Prog trou-
bles were being adjusted and that
out OF the senatorial fiehf and even
greater hona that uerrw AIlev
might NOT he tha Ru11 Moo. nonnirea
for eovernor. Rnt fol,owsn~ az r. diG
within few minutes Of the Bristow
statement, the MURDOCH senatorial an
nouncement muddled political affairs
worse than before Bristow announced
his political faith.
It was the hope Of Kansas politi-
clans to bring the Progressives into
camp by inducing Senator Bristow to
return to the Republican fold. Now
the Progressives are wroth because Of
Bristow's desertion of their cause and
nominated. And Bristow's hopes for
the future are in the hands Of the men
who have never aided the senior sem
ator in former fights and whose ardor
for the Salina man was not increased
when he followed the Bull Moose
cause in 1912 and crept back into the
Republican fold too late to be of real
benefit to the harmony cause. For
they recall that ten months ago Bris-
tow would not state his political affil-
iations, that later he refused to dis
cuss his political alignment with Sem
ator Ollie James on the floor of the
United States senate. but sent William
Allen White letter to the effect that
he would be with the Bull Moose in
the next campaign. Now Bristow Is
the politicians are uncertain as to the
amount Of strength Bristow will bring
to the party.
The Curtis Caudidacy.
<~r,.-,.. c..-... -:,,, ..-.s,,
,.oa;date C Us VII ProDaDy %
year. And this i. the 6one that he
noliticiana nrenara fo- TIA ex;stin~ al
nation. The C,,rtts etrenrth i. 8 ho,,t
what It was arainst Stnhh. IN Ia1a'
when he received the nonular matorifv
in the nrimaries hut lost the renomi.
nation throuxh failure to secure con-
troll ~ 4 rnaioritv Of n: Iaoislativa
districts. Much Of the stnhhs strenrth
haa rona Win thu fornoer 1overnor
int fha r~w nertv The stuht.
efroneth VA. Iarya1v the prsstc~
streneth Ana nn1ess the S+uhh. fol.
lowers can be induced to return to the
Repuh1ican marty to .nnnort Rristow.
the Renu hlican leaders So Int little
gain far the harmonv cause fhronrh
fhe return Of Rristow at nh staen of
the game
III, Inc 6s'ow rsturn 20 tne aepuo-
q aa,ciss;or +h.+ ArtSrr Cornar v,i11
oroir ~ -. pan',h1snar c.nItte+. To-
rovernor If Canner arnonrc~.' the
Prorressivea thresten tn meet his can
didacv n The 90 mo nnanrar tI.v erect.
"a az prs.to- onrource-r~r+ Thav
nronoee to nut Henry i. Allen in the
field to oppose Capper. Ailen has not
announced. It il claimed by many
politicfans that he will not run. The.
same claims were made about MUIR
dock two hours before his announce
ment.
MurdOck-White Conference.
Congressman Murdock and william
Allen. White were in conference in
Emporia Sunday night. They discuss
ed tho senatorial situation and PLAN
ned for the coming campaign. Stubbs,
Sartin, Allen. Brady and others Of the
true Progressive type sent telephone
messages and all declared for war.
Our lines are sohd, declared White
after the conference, and we are go
ing to fight. The Frogressives VIII give
Murdoch their united support. THINK
Henry ;. Alien VIII De our canoloaie
1or governor ano W. WI no'l"e' seek
nor oiier co1nprom.ee
foHoWlng are the IoEnA announcs-
mems issueo py 5rlstow ana Mu1oocA