The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-23
POLITICAL GOSSIP.


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and four years hence. Bale T. Wag-
gener, for years active in Kansas po-
litical affairs and promlnent among
the men of all parties, will douptless
retire from active politics But many
of the old guard will return TO repre-
sent their districts as they nave Done
for terms of from eight to twenty
years.
been persistently boosted for congress
from the Seventh district, but the
crafty hard fighting, Ashland lawyer
stated before leaving Topeka that ne
did not want to go the national mousse
81 would rather take things just
little easy and add ten years to my
life explained the popular western
legislator. 81 have no ambition to go
to congress- AS for coming back to
Topeka I haven't thought very much
about that
Shouse to Try Again.
Senator Shouse will not aspire 20
the state senate next year instead ne
will be a candidate for another term
to congress from the big Seventh dis
trict Should Senator Price decide to
enter the congressional fight, the TWO
senators would probably be the oppoS-
ing candidates in the fight a year from
next fall.
The senate may contribute two
Democratic congressional candldates
next year if there is further preach
in the affairs in the Second district
J. M Davis of Bourbon county and
Noah L. Bowman of Anderson county
are both congressional posslplnues.
Senator Bowman took chips in the
fight against Congressman TagSare
last summer, but was beaten in the
primary.
Congressional Candidates.
Senator William NJ. Price of the
Greenwood-Lyon district, is sometning
more than a congressional possibility
in the Fourth district. Price IS not
possessed of a genuine love for Con-
gresham Doolittle and has Quietly IN
timated that the Fourth district mem
ber's record has been best expressed
in the pronunciation of his name;
Should Price yield his congressional
hopes-and he has not intimated that
he Willie will probably be candi-
date for another term In the state
senate.
Senators J. w. Howe of Dickinson,
Harry Mcmillan of Ottawa and A r.
Carney of Cloud have for some time
been regarded as contenders Ior the
nomination against Congressman Guy
T. Helvering in the Fifth. Carney,s
appointment as postmaster at Concor-
dia may eliminate him from the race
and friends of Mcmillan nave tenn
porarily sidetracke1 his boom by
friendly mention of his name for gov
ernor Senator Howe has also been
mentioned for a federal place. SO the
sidetracking of Mcmillan may clarity
the Fifth district situation.
Senator Harry Gray has not dis
couraged an occasional mention OF the
fact that he would be good candl-
date for governor. In fact, the sena-
tor from Luray has been inclined to
second the motion. So Senator Gray
may run for governor instead of sena-
tor next year.
TrOutman for Governor.
Senator Troutman's political light
ming rod is presumed to point toward
the governorship. But unless the ad-
ministration of Governor Capper
should be badly wrecked en- route, the
Shawnee county senator is hardly re-
garded' as a probability for next year.
Possibly he will desire to return to
the senate and make the gubernator1al
fight three years hence.
Senator l. M. Mahin of Smith Cen
ter will most likely return to the SEN
ate if he so desires. He has filled the
seat left vacant by Tod Reed so well
that everyone has been happy and be
sides the strong following in his dis
trict several hundred Topeka friends
would welcome the return of the
Smith county man. On the other
hand Mahin has at times been men
TONED for congress
Along with the Sixth district trou-
bles, is a possibility that Jimmy Ma
lone may break into the fight against
Congressman Connolly. Malone serv-
ed an apprenticeship in the house.
Then he took District Attorney Fred
Robertson's place in the senate. Now.
it is intimated, he has a congressional
bee.
Wilson a Fighter.
Senator Walter E. Wilson of Wash
ington may be a candidate for the Re-
publican congressional nomination in
the Fifth Wilson was among the
members who stood pat for the ad-
miniStration in the appropriation
fight. He threw rocks at everything
that looked like extra expense for the
property owners at home and an econ
omy record has at sundry times been
a high grade platform on which to
run for office.
j A Terrell of Chautauqua is slat
ed to succeed Senator John Denton
who has served eight years in the up
per house. Terrell came to the legis-
showed ability in handling himself in
debate, was picked up by the admin
istration and went home as one of the
defenders of the state treasury
Moxcey to Succeed Waggener.
T A Moxcey of Atchison is regard
ed as a most likely candidate for SEN
ator Waggener'S place on the Demo-
cratic senatorial ticket with the Re
publican leadership in doubt.
keene of Bourbon, chairman of the
house ways and means committee and
member of the house during three ses-
sionS, will probably run for congress
in the Second district. Keene came to
Topeka speakership candidate, was
beaten by Stone of Shawnee, who
placed the Bourbon member at the
head of the big ways and means COM
mittee. Keene's fight on appropria-
tions brought him into state wide
prominence and his candidacy and
ability to explain the appropriation
situation would doubtless be an asset
to the state administration next year.
Stone for Congress.
Speaker Stone of Shawnee is re-
garded as First district congressional
probability if things break right. BY
breaking right in the First district
means flood of trouble oVertaking
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