The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-12
His Old Supporter, ~Coon"
Beck, Has Deserted Him.
BILLY MORGAN IS CONFIDENl
Capper's Running Mate Says II
VIII Be q Landslide.
]. L. Brady Looks for Political
Revolution in Kansas.

CONGRESSMAN George A. Neeley ID
coming back to Kansas to learn by
real experience the truth Of the adage
that the hand which feeds q politician
will smite him II he doesn't play tne
game according to pres presca anS trusted ss;
friend-Sheriff "Coon" Beck Of Hutch
inson-has turned on the Seventh ais
trict national representative pecause
Neeley didn't deliver a certificafe 70
the Hutchinson postof11ce Wnen oecA
The desertion Of Medley by Beck Is
a matter Of something more than
passing importance in Kansas pontical
affairs. Beck and Neeley 1.-Two IN the
ladder in politics together: Medley
went the farther because Beck 9e-
voted much Of his time pushing Medley
in the hope that Medley would perhaps
boost Beck when the seventh oas.IlCe
conrressman reached the top. Beck
STAYED constant and true through the
eelction Of Medley in a special election
"a the successor to the late Ed MAol-
son. Beck worked through the cam
paign Of 1912 when Medley succeeoe0
himself to congress Beck was stu
coming to Topeka and yelling the
Neeley war cry when Neeley an
nounced for United States senator.
Now Beck comes to town to tell OF
the things that will happen to Neeiey
at home. And 1t all happened IN tnis
way:
off;ce. So did Sam Graybill. Both
confidentially told their friends last
winter that they had positive assur
s sssm.d hopeful. Both professed to
speak by the cards. Long weeks ago
the commission of the Republican
postmaster in Hutchinson expired
But there was no change. Neeiey
friendship Of both Beck and Graybill:
it is claimed, and he snilingly assured
hts friends that everything would pc
all right after the primaries. GrayDil
is still the official bill poster for the
Medley campaign He boosts Tor nee
paign plans by night. But with Beck
il is different He has left the Medley
camp and refuses to return.
That isn't all. Just before Neeley
started for Topeka. ne iaHncneo
in Congressman ,Neeley's home town
and voting precinct, mind you. And
then, too, in the face Of the fact that
the Medley opponents-or some OF
reilly club. The first day that the Sapp
club petitions were circulated. 1877
legally qualified male and female
voters with Democratic proc1tvit1es
and residing in Mr.. Neeley's town, had
OeCOm0
Before the primaries" quoth Beck,
as he sat in the Throop hotel last
night, before the primaries. we will
have 500 members Of the Sapp club
Just see IL we don't
And Beck wiped the perspiration
from his brow and called upon the
gods of Greece and Rome to witness
that he meant what he said.
So Congressman Medley 10 coming
home to trouble-in his home town.
OF course 1t hasn't been claimed, even
by Mr.. Beck, Neeley's now enthusi-
astic opponent, that Medley will not
carry Reno county. But out in Hutch
inson there are any number OF bets
that Medley will not get the unani-
nous endorsement that SO frequently
goes to q favorite and ambitious son.
Landslide to CApper-M0rgAn.
After q visit through the counties in
the southwestern section of the state,
w. 7. (Biliy) Morgan IL Of the opinion
Arthur Capper In the gubernatoria1
contest this fall. Morgan. who Is q
i candidate for the nomination as Cap
iper's running mate, has been through
J q number CT counties. He is q keen
!, political observer and he sees nothing
but the Topeka publishers election in
| the political outlook for this fall.
There II veritable landslide to
CApper everywhere in the southern and
Morgan In Topeka Wednesday night.
| 'sThe other day attended q meeting
l in Marion. One precinct reported that
every voter in the precinct was for
| CAppor. We have made = number of
1 polls out our way, The result has
| shown that Capper has more than the
combined strength Of Roosevelt and