The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-10
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
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the Hodges administering VII" 81. -
can6idacv-at all times provided, OF
course. that Hodges himself d1d not
desire to run for the senate. II Was
also quite generally assumed tnaI liz
state administration would cheertuy
20 carry trouble to Congressman Geo.
A. Neeiey IL the Hutchinson man en-
tered the race for the nom1natlon.
Now Hodges politely upsets q la5ss
amount Of apparently we, tSat the state
administration will view the senatorial
fi9ht from a safe distance.
:.You may say with absolute GER
tainty that / will not take any part IN
the Democratic senatoriai 5asn1 avg
Won NAV make 1T even stronger ny
adding that no person connected with
the administration or any person noiu-
ing an appointment under the aomln-
istration will be asked OF ;St exR5oteu ror ~
work for or support any candidate Ior
the nomination. Every person IN any
manner connected with the ADMINS
tration will be left absolutely Iree TO
support their individual choice Tor the
senate and no one Will su11er oecause
Of such action"
Sixth District Harmony.
Recentlv r. L. Meadows, editor Of the
GAYLORD Sentinel. made trip through
the counties Of the Sixth district to
study conditions and gather view az
to the political sentiment Of Sixth dis
trict voters. Writing Of his trip. Meao-
ows declares that the Sixth district Re-
publicans have a chance to defeat Con-
cressman John r. Connolly in the Mo-
vember election and that the harmony
program is in strong favor among tne
party leaders. Discussing the Bristow-
Capper combination, however. Meadows
declares that Capper cannot succeed IN
his fight for governor II he persists IN
carrying out the provisions OF an al
legged agreement to support the senior
senator for denomination.
In his discussion OF the Bristow-
Capper situation in the Sixth district.
Meadows says:
''It is freely predicted that MT. Cap
per has. an opportunity to become the
nominee Of the party for governor. II
he grasps the situation as it exists. The
only thing in the way of Capper is his
own paper, the Topeka Daily Capital.
and his desire to mix in the senatorial
scramble. II Capper can get his own
paper to support him and will confine
himself to the task of running for gov
ernor' leaving other matters to care
for themselves. there is little question
but that he will be successful. On the
other hand II his paper persists in loll-
ing around and Is inclined to mix in the
senatorial fight, Capper will find him
self in a different position. It may be
of the matter is that any position the
Capital may take in the senatorial sit
uation will kick back on Mr.. Capper.
"A surprising feature Of the situa-
ton IL the apparent coldness Of all fac
tions of the party toward ]. L. Bristow.
The Bull Moose have forsaken him and
the Republicans were never for him,
thus Bristow finds himself in a rather
precarious position. To the plain plug
citizen Brietow' is the deadest man in
the political ring
Boost Smith for Printer.
Third district Republicans who
came to Topeka for the Kansas Day
club banquet, came with endorse
ments for w. r. Smith Of Columbus
for state printer. Their work was not
ended when the banquet ended. They
went home and began the organiza-
tion OF the district in the interests Of
the Columt Advocate editor, and
will urge his candidacy in other dis
tricts OF the city. DR.. J. w. James,
a we'll known Columbus physician. is