Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-12-24

short time people were talking about
the sorrowful event in all parts of tfe
city. 1t seemed to affect all parties
alike, AMI republicans particularly
looked upon the event as a party
calamity.
There has been no man in public Inc
III Kansas who ha as many personal
friends in all parts of the country as
had Senator Plumb. During his fifteen
years service in the senate he gave his
personal attention to the requests Of
all Kansans and invariab bly, treated Wis
itors to the national capital from his
state with the greatest courtesy and
gave them every possible assistance in
the transaction of their business there.
He apparently never tired and had the
reputation of being the hardest worker
in the senate. He combined mental
and physical sire 9Th seldom seen in
one person. Quick of perception and
possessed of a physical power which
enabled him to carry out his plans
promptly his capacity for work was al
most unlimited
Mr. Plumb's death at this time is a
more severe blow to his party than it
could have been at any other He was
the only man in the entire Kansas dele
cation in congress, with one exception,
who had had any legislative experience
and his responsibilities were therefore
greater than they had ever been before.
The effects of overwork had been
telling upon Senator Plumb for some
time. He has experienced several at
tacks of dizziness within the past few
months and on one Occa ion, about two
weeks before his return to Washington.
fell in faint in an office in Ottawa.
No sooner had the news of Senator
Plumb's death been received than the
politicians began { discuss the prob
able chances of the various senatorial
aspirants for becoming his successor
As the present legislature has an over
whelming peoples party majority there
is no danger of Gov. Humphrey calling
it together to elect a United States SEN
ator. SeEat r PETERS colleague would
then be elected from the peoples party
and republicans would be without 8
representative in the senate.
Gov. Humphrey left the city Satur-
day for his home in In dependence. II
is generally believed tha, he will TAX
his time in seecti 9 the man to fill Mr.
Plumb's place, for it has been his Gus
tom to act slowly in making appoint
ments and to listen patiently to al
the claims in his favor.
The politicians agree that John J.
Ingalls, viii cut no figure in the rae
and if his friends should demand his
appointment that he would not be con-
sidered for Il moment. Since his de-
feat by Senator PETER he has praised
instead OF condemned the men who re-
ire him to private life and has stead
ast!y refused to take part in the cam
aign aga inst them.
George r. Peek, general solicitor of
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Co.,
has fer long time been looked upon
as the natural successor to the first va
cancy in the senate. He is one of the
ne st bril- liant men in the state and is
thought to be made of the kind of ma
terial which goes to make a great
statesman. His position pays him a
salary of SIS, 900 per year, and it is the
general belief that he would scarcely
be willing to give it up for the sake of
being in the senate for one year, es-
pecially as the chances for an election
by the legislature in 1898 are doubtful
to say the least.
George T. Anthony will have to be
considered as a possibility. He is
acknowledged by friends and enemies
alike to have done grand work for his
party in the recent campaign. Gov.
Humphrey gave him a fiattering in
dorsement TO President Harrison as an
aspirant for the appointment for Judge
Cooley's position on the interstate COM
merce commission and now as it is evi-
dent that he has failed to secure that
place it is but natural that he should
be prominently considered as senator
ial timber. His friends will certainly
urge his appointment.
Chief Justice Albert H. Horton is one
of the abiest men in the state and has
twice been a candidate for the senate.
He came within an ace of beating Mr..
Ingalls, in 1879 and would much prefer
a seat in the senate to the place he oc-
cupies on the supreme bench. He will
doubtless be pushed for Senator Plumb's
position and the governor cannot con-
slider his claims lightly.
Mai J. K. Hudson, editor of the To-
pelza Capital, is frequently mentioned
by the politicians 1t is urged that he
is entitled to the appointment because
of the work he has done for the party.
There are several Kansas congress
men scattered over the state who will
claim recognition and as there IS much
necessity for a man of legislative ez-
perience and wide acquaintance with
statesmen in Washington it is not i'm
probable that the sena torial toga will
be placed on the shou ders of one of
them. These are E. n. Morrill,, of the
First district; b W. Perkins, of the
Third district and S. R. Peters, of the
Seventh.
Ex-Gov. Thomas Osborn, of Topeka,
is also frequently spoken of as being
excellent senatorial material
THE FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS.
How the Remains of senator Plumb VIII
Leave Washington For Emporia.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2I.-At 10 o'clock