The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-29

will enter the race for state senator
and will oppose Senator 1. NJ. Mahin
of Smith Center. Hemphill stated that
he was considering the matter but
would probably make no announce
ment at this time.
Charles W. Miller, of Hays. came to
Topeka for a double purpose. He
came to mix with the visitors from
the Thirty-ninth senatorial district
and also TO file his nominating papers
for the senatorship. Miller was the
first candidate to file his papers with
]. T. Botkin, secretary of state. He
will probably be nominated without
opposition.
Charles w. Evans and Fred Lock-
ard are here from the near-Colorado
line. Both live in Goodland. Evans
is a candidate for state treasurer,
national delegation from the Sixth
district. Evans was formerly receiver
of the Colby land office and Lockard
is former senator from his district.
Al Williams. Columbus lawyer, is
among the big Four candidates in
the hotel milling. Williams has for
years been a consistent party worker
in the Third district and helped to
manipulate the machinery which last
year put the Republican party back
in the harness He is an able lawyer
and has a strong following in his
fight for selection as delegate-at-
large.
a delegation of Benton boosters are
guests of the Oberlin banker at the
| National hotel Among the Benton
guests are: Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Doug
las. Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Parker, r.
| A. Marke. f. s. Dean and other ODER
| lin residents.
From Phillips county came dele
| CATION composed of: Irwin c. Nc
Dowell. chairman of the county COM
mittee; S. L. Bracken, w. A. Barron
r. c. Granger. Warren White and j
o. Mckenzie, sheriff. Granger is
county treasurer.
Friends of Charles Caldwell of Law.
renee today sprung his candidacy fol
president of the club. Caldwell i.
strong and has many friends in the
state. He attended the first meeting
of the club 25 years ago, when {
score of men met in the old Copeland
hotel to plan for the defeat of the
night Caldwell has not missed a meet
ing OF the statewide Republican or
ganization.
! CnarieS IOe- eQltOr OF the lnde
pendence Tribune, was among tn,
early arrivals from Montgomery coun
ty. Yoe has been active in the worl
Of the Republican party in Montgom
cry county for years and has missed
but few apnual meetings of the Kan
sas Day club.
Friends and supporters of Max An
derson of Beloit are today making
strong showing for the Mitchell coun
ty lawyer. Anderson is a candidat
for the congressional nomination i
the Sixth district His friends clair
that his chances for the nominatio
have greatly increased in the last fe'
weeks and that he will win the nom
ination over Otis L. Benton of Ober
lin in the fight next August. Ander
son is law partner of Charles Kagy
retiring president of the State Bar as
| ISOLATION.
Charles NJ. Harger. editor of tn
Abilene Reflector and candidate 70
congress in the Fifth district. is activ
among the Kansas Day visitors. Han
ger has received the almost unanimou
support of the Fifth district press i
his fight for the congressional nomi
nation and is generally slated as tn
logical man to defeat Guy 7. Helver
ing in the November election.
c. W. Markham editor of the Bald
win Ledger and strong among Secon
district Republicans, is being urge
for the secretaryship of the Republi
can state committee next fall. Mark
ham has the endorsement of many O
the strong men of the district and
regarded as an ideal candidate for tn
place.
3. I. Litowich of Salina. law part
ner of Justice Rosseau A. Burch, ma.
be a candidate for state senate from