Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-12-27

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every influence he can exert will be
thrown that way. PETER was q
STRONG factor in the recent contest.
he entered the campaign with the
Kansas Farmer at his back, and his
editorials and speeches had great
effect. He had always been a sound
republican and his radical change
brought down upon him the male
dictions of the old time republican
LEADERS. He turned the Farmer
over to the alliance over the pro-
test of several stockholders and
made a hard fight for every nominee
from Willis down. He expected
to be the unanimous choice for SEN
ator. He could have secured the
endorsement of the Peoples state
convention but advised against it
believing that such action would
have injured him. Now he finds
himself the victim of its leaders, and
from reliable information will not be
able to muster more than twenty
votes, while several enthusiastic Will
Its supporters delare that he has al
ready pledged to him 48 votes,
with dozen for Elder and seven OF
eight for Rice.
The name of Senator Kelley of
Mcpherson has been mentioned re-
Gently in connection with the United
States Senate. While no one has
been found who is for Kelley, as
against Ingalls,, it is said that the
Mcpherson statesman wqnld not OBJ
iect to stampede in his direction.
As long as Senator Ingalls, is a candi-
date, however, there will be no diyid-
ing Of forces, and he will not retire
until the final ballot is cast. Several
ambitious gentlemen are anxious
that opposition to Senator ingalls,
should develop in the Republican
ranks, but the great mass of workers
admit that if he was not candidate
there would be scattering of sup
port in half dozen directions and
with no hope of ever again getting
it together.
There are those who may prefer
some other than ingalls, for senator,
but they know it would be folly to
attempt to combine on any other can
didate.
There will be an animated strug-
gle for clerkship in the house. The
position of chief clerk is conceded to
Chairman Chase. Frank McGrath,
president Of the state alliance, wants
to be sergeant-at arms, and will
probably secure the place. He has
removed his family here from Beloit,
and will devote his entire time to
the political end of the alliance. It
is safe to say that every clerk, door
keeper and employe will be a farmer,
and that the rule of employing
women and girls as enrolling and en-
crossing clerks as heretofore prac-
ticed will be abandoned. Only one
Republican has announced himself
a candidate for position in the
legislature, and this man is John @.
Reyes, until recently publisher of the
Smith Center Bulletin. He wants
to be chief clerk. He wassassistant
clerk two year sage and believes that
his fitness and good service then will
help in securing the position now.
Prominent Republicans and al
Lance men are coming to Topeka
daily to secure quarters for the win
ter. By January one half of the
senator's and members will be here,
but they DO not flock together. The
alliance men will be scattered about /
the city in the various private board
ing houses, while the Republican
members and senators WILDE found
at the leading hotels, Chairman
Buchan or Captain Smith. secretary
Of the Republican cammittee, can be
found at headquarters constantly,
and there the Republicans assemble
to plan for tbe fight and compare
nOtes.-Erchdnoc.