Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-27
MORE HARMONY

1t may have been noticed from sun
dry excerpts from Kansas Republican
papers that have appeared in this pa
per that the G. o. p. III this state is dis
gusted because the offices are not dis
tributed fast enough. And then the
partisans are quarreling among them
selves. The latest row is at Wichita
between the friends of Judge Sluss and
the admirers of jim. Hallowell. A dis
patch to the Kansas City Times from
Wichita has the following breezy news:
Col. j. II. Hallowell returned last
night from Washington and all day
held love feast with admiring friends
He appeared happy and said Il am as
hearty and happy as | ever was in my
life, and ara exceedingly glad to be back
in Kansas. | suppose you will wish me
to talk about my recent candidacy and
disappointment ? Well, you may say
that | would have received the appoint
ment of first assistant secretary of the
interior but for Murdoch and SluSs and
the man they made their tooi-Sam
Peters. Did 1 knock Sluss out in re-
turn? No, sir, not by any means. for
the reason that he never had the least
possible show of being appointed. l am
Kansan though and ! went to Plumb
andlngallS and told themthat in order to
help them out of the dilemma [ would
withdraw in favor of any Kansan eX-
cept Henry Sluss, but | would not in
dOrSe him because he was free trader.
The entire delegation then agreed on
Judge Chandler except Morrill,, of Hia-
watha, who was not at Washington. l
did not leave Washington red-headed
by a sight, but was Disguised in
the extreme and because saw the Kan
sas delegation foOling away all the
chances of any good appointments.
| You may say for me that | would much
| rather he defeated and have the friend
| ship which can now claim than win
and have the boys feel sore at me. You
may say further that Sluss would never
| have been appointed because President
| Harrison knows him to be free trader,
and it is not desirable to have any free
| tradeism in or about the cabinet. The
| people of Wichita may charge this
| whole business up to Murdoch and
| SlusS.
Peters is an arrant coward. He is
| as afraid of the Eagle as he is of tar
antula. Of course this is folly, but it
can't be helped. The people here will
never know what they have lost by be-
ing cheated out OF this appointment.
Had | received this appointment Wich-
ita would have received many benefits
| from Oklahoma which will not be now
! forthcoming. The idea of Murdoch say
| ing that Sluss could have been appoint
ed is all folly. AS / said before, the
mere fact OF his being free trader
| killed his hopes and chances. And
then, too, when Murdoch said ! was
not a candidate for the position of first
assistant secretary of the interior he
told wiltul lie. | was a candidate
long before Murdoch and Sluss went on
| their jInketiEg tour to Washington
and they knew ~. True | first thought
Of being candidate for assistant attor,
uey general but by request Of many
friends made change. Now to show
you that Murdoch and SluSs can take
coincidence TO themselves it is necessary
to state that even had what MurdocE
said about my candidacy been ty!le theil
actions would have been nnWarranted
as no two men from Kansas could have
received as important positions a,
these"
"There is war in the republican rank:
now and the friends of Prince Hal vii
see that he rms against Sam Peters fol
congress in 1890.
"a banquet will be given IIallowell
and it is expected that he will then ge
a chance TO get in his work in speecl
denouncing Murdoch, Sluss and thei
clique. No compromise will be accept
ed"