The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-24
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
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astic endorsement Of the Bristow rec
ord now admit that Bristow has made
very good record and let 1t go at
that. Less than half dozen papers
of prominence in the state which sup
ported Bristow six years ago are now
demanding his return to the senate.
Papers Desert Former Leader.
Dell Valentines Clay Center Times
Is one Of the few papers that have
stood firm in the faith. Valentine ts
clerk of the supreme court and his
paper Is noisy in it's praise of Bristow
and endorsement Of the Bristow-Cap-
per combination. The Jewell CITY
Republican, one of the strong Br1s-
tow papers in 1908. is now weak and
wobbly and gives Bristow half-heart-
ed praise.
Then there is George Marble and
the Fort Scott Tribune, counted as
Bristow's life long friends Even
when Bristow's announcement car
ried him back into the Republican
rank, he counted on Marbles follow
ing stronger than that of any other
Kansas publisher. Marble is a Pro-
gressive and the Fort Scott Tribune
has poked fun at Bristow's desertiOn
of the Bull Moose cause that he might
attend his own political funeral. as
Marble sees 1t.
Davies of the Concordia Kansan.
But Davies stayed with the Bristow
record until he saw its author stink
back among his old political enemies.
Whereupon Davies emitted a sigh and
his paper lined up in the Murdoch
column.
Those are only instances.
Case of White and Morgan.
There is the stra age case of William
Allen White and w. Y. Morgan. Six
years ago. White was more largely re-
sponsible for the nomination of Bristow
than any one other man in Kansas.
White was campaign manager, press
agent. bill poster and advance agent
for the Bristow boom. He wrote the
series of articles entitled, THE Strange
Case Of Chester 1. Long" and as a re-
suit Of those articles Long was swamp
ed in an avalanche of votes. w. Y.
Morgan defended Long and wrote the
replies to the White attacks.
Yet when Bristow came to Topeka
three weeks ago to make public his
announcement as tried. true and con-
sistent Republican. w. Y. Morgan came
with him to sing the song of harmony.
1t was the same w. Y. Morgan who
defended Long in the fight Of 1908. But
w. A. White, who soaped the track for
the Long machine and nominated Bris-
tow, was not here. White was prepar-
ing an editorial of coincidence for the
man whom he declared was stalking
stark naked" to his enemies to leave
an undivided party, to run the gauntlet
of the reactionaries into an open
grave
To be sure Bristow is presumed to
have effected an agreement with Ar
thur Capper which means lukewarm
support Of his candidacy by the Capper
publications in the coming primary.
But even Capper's support Of Bristow
must be mild and timid il Capper him.
self runs 4or governor. Now that Cur
! tbs is in the race the old crowd in
the party will read the Capper editor
ials backwards to gather their uncer-
tain meaning and the fear of breach
with the senior senator.
And under those circumstances Bris-
| tow Is expected to go into the Repub-
lican primaries in August for an open
endorsement of his record.
Lovejoy a Candidate.
Fred Lovejoy. of Clay Center. has an
nounced his candidacy for. the Demo-
cratic nomination as superintendent Of
insurance. Lovejoy is a well known
Clay county Democrat, has been en-
gagged in the insurance business in Clay
Center for a number G. years and Is
said to have strong following in the
Fifth district. D. F. Hildebrand, OF
Hiawatha, is also a candidate for the
Democratic nomination as insurance
superintendent.
Lvermore Announces.
H. c. Livermore, of Olathe. has for
mally announced his candidacy for
state treasurer on the Progressive tick
ct. He was mentioned as a Bull Moose
candidate on several occasions. but not
until this week did he decide to make the
race. Before entering the third party.
Livermore was Democrat. He is
we'll known in Johnson county and is
considered quite wealthy.