The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-27
ONE OF Their own
FOurth District Bull Moose VIII
Enter the Field.
Promise to Have a Candidate
for Congress Next Year.
THEY PICK C. E. CARROLL
If He Fail Them There Is n. ID.
WeIty of WamegO.
When the Birds Nest There VIII
4 Be Something Doing.

In an effort to dodge the stand pat
alignment, Fourth district Repubi-
cans will in the next few weeks push a
candidate of their own into the con-
eressional fight. An effort is now be-
ing made to induce c. E. Carroll OF
Alma TO run If Carroll does not
make the race, the Progressive lead
ers of the district will look elsewhere
for a leader against the solid front OF
stand-pat congressional aspirants-
REGARDLESS of the strong showing
which the Progressives made in the
Fourth district in 1914. they are APP
parently beyond consideration in the
1916 congressional reckoning OF the
half dozen candidates who seem most
likely to finish in the Republican con-
gressional primaries, the various coun-
ties selected most carefully from their
conservative chieftains- 1t Will be
cordial welcome and a grand nome
coming for the former Bun MooserS
who find the names OF clyde Ml1er'
AIartindale Hodgson, Lamb and Mrs
y NJ Miller on their ballots in the
August primaries. The reception Ior
Fourth district Republicans at TINS
time is almost as considerate as the
offering of Cannon and Penrose 10
their respective constituents.
Want One of Their Own.
1t is with this situation in view that
Fourth district Republicans are be
ginning TO canvass the district Tor
candidate of their own A maJority
of the Progressives of last year VIII pc
back in the fold next year pronaplS'
But some of them object to a recep-
ton which includes a shower bath IN
an ice plant They do not appreciate
the prospect of laying aside thelr
hopes and ideals and am bitlons anu anu
,1s-ga ms and voting for all that lhey
have fought and condemned as a part
of their homecoming welcome Ihey
do not object to the candidacy OF
few IS karat conservatives In tact
thew are willing to cOncede that pos
siblv the standpatters have few
rights in the district that should be
recognized under a generous inter
probation of the constitution SUI
null set of staid. substantial, unterrl-
fled. untrembling and unrepentant
standpatters- never.
Wait for Spring Thaw.
We will have a candidate in the
field before the spring poets arrive
and don't you forget it," declared one
former leader of the Progressive
tbonSht in the district No one will
object much 20 the noise and excite
ment which the standpat candidates
arouse during the winter months But
lust as soon as the roa s are in good
travelling condition and the song birds
return-look out The progressive
Republicans will have some one for
whom to vote"
Carroll, of Alma The Carroll can
di6acy is being saved for future use
and refereI &C, according to some of
the dope from the Fourth district. 1t
has been carefully wrapped in holt
day tissue paper and is available for
usz on demand. In event. though,
that the Carroll boom doesn't meas
urc up to all of the demands, N D.
welty, of Wamego, is listed.
in the campaign of 1914, Welty was
the Progressive candidate for con-
gross in the Fourth district. Welty
made red hot campaign He
checked in at the November election
with 6626 votes. Those 6,626 votes
are regarded by the returning Pro-
gressives as a visible asset and an in
vestment TO be considered in the next
campaign. That is one of the reasons
returning Bull Moosers in the Fourth
district are said to have ball&ed at
thr. spectacle CT returning to a solid
front of standpat congressional aspir-