The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-29
SENATORSHIP SCRAMBLE
THE RACE IN KANSAS BRINGING
OUT MANY CANDIDATES.

The Governor Announces That He
Will Pick Out a Man on the Strength
of His Own Judgment-Ingalls the
Only Possible Appointee Who Has
No Lieutenants on the Ground.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. ga special
30 the Star from Topeka, Kan, says
Delegations are arriving daily to urge the
claims OF the different candidates for APP
pointment 20 succeed the late Senator
Plumb. Gov. Humphrey has been i'm
portuned and harassed 50 persistentlY that
he is about losing patience. This is indi-
Gated by q remark made in reply 70 a
question as to when he will appoint a sem
etor. He said: i want il understood that
I am the one who will name the
United States senator. 1 don't think
can make an appointment before the end OF
the week. / shall attend to the regular
business of my office and consider the claims
of the various candidate as reach them
The fight so far is between Messrs. Simp-
son. Hudson and Perkins, but it is difficult
70 tell who has the best OF 1t, as Gov.
Humphrey is as dumb as an oyster"
PRESENTATION OF THE CLAIMS.
The claims of J. W. Ady, United States
district attorney for the district OF Kansas,
were first presented to the governor. Ex-
CONGRESSMAN s. r. Peters Of Newton, Kan,
backed by the entire Seventh congressional
district, made the presentation. He occu
pied the governors time from 3 O'Clock to
O'Clock in the afternoon.
Kx-Congressman Perkins was the fifth on
the governors liss Of candidates, but the
delegation which is working in the ex-
congressmanis interest stole a march on
the other candidates and secured a second
hearing The delegation is from Gov
Humphreys district and had simply called
30 pay their respects to the governor. They
were ten in number. and after they got into
the governors room they took it by storm
and the governor with it. State Sena-
cor Kirkpatrick made the nominating
speech. and was followed by Judge ]. w.
West OF Bourbon county, and J b. Tyler of
Independence. The governor had an
nounced that only official office hours would
be used In hearing the claims of candidates
and when o'clock arrived, he shut up shop
and went home. He will be ready for
business again tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock.
INGALLS, LAYING Low.
OF ali the candidates for appointment ex-
Senator Ingalls, enjoys the distinction of be-
Ing the only one who has no neutenants on
the ground working for him. In fact he is
not even an avowed candidate. His
AItcuue, 4OWON6Es say NC WOulu dcC6pb Ole
appointment if it were rendered him, but
he viii nos go into q scramble for the honor
with the common herd. The ex-senator has
nearly all the practical politicians
against him. They urge that afoer
his defeat year ago he refused to lend
them his valuable aid In reclaiminR the
state from the farmers alliance They
contrast his course with that of Senator
Plumb, who, although there was Moth
ing Ia ID for him personally, went
Into the campaign with as much loyalty,
vigor and enthusiasm as IL il was
a campaign for national instead Of simply
county officers. Senator Ingalls,, they say
on the other hand withdrew into his tent
and sulked there. refusing TO make a single
campaign speech and leaving the state 70
lecture in the east But the ex-senator IL
not without backing. An the work that Ia
being done in bis interest, however, ia unso-
hcited and has the merit Of spontauetty.
He Is unanimously indorsed by the people
of his own town, Atchison; has an enthnsi-
estio following from the g. A. R, and is the
idol of the young republicans of the state
He Is also In a position 10 be settled
upon as a compromise candidate. He Is
making no fight and therefore no enemies.
His ability the whole state recognizes, and
it Is agreed that the state needs an expert
enced man, particularly when the inexperi-
ence Of the new Kansas senator Is taken
into account.
Another candidate dropped out Of the
race to-day. He is ex-Gov. Crawford, who
Is in Washington. He telegraphed the gov
ernor that he is not a candidate, and urged
the appointment Of Maj. J. X. Hudson.