New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-22
FOR SENATOR PLUMB'S SEAT
THE KANSAS REPUBIICANs THOUGHT OF
,porLE FROM THAT STATE IN WASHINGTON
Don't SEEM TO FAVOR Mr.. IN.
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washington, Dec. 2i.-There Is general agreement
long the politicians here that the Governor OF Kansas
,,u act promptly in the appointment of a senator to
~, plunb's vacant seat The Governor of Kansas
,.s mower to call extra session of the Legislature
ar the election Of a Senator or he may appoint a
senator to serve until the Legislature meets in January
,se3 As the present Legislature is controlled by the
rsrmers Alliance party, there is no probability what.
aver that special session will be called. Governor
humphrey will undoubtedly make the appointment
within week or two and when the Senate reassembles
.nsr the holidays the Kansas Senator viii be here
10 take his seat
who he will be is subject Of much speculation Just
NOW. No prediction can safely be made at present
Il,esdy six or eight prominent Kansas Republicans
have been talked of among Kansans in this
city, and a number Of letters and kilograms were
s,nt to-day to the Governor OF Kansas In the inercs,
a, various aspirants. So for as known, no one is
actually candidate for the place, but as soon as Mr.
plumb's funeral is active canvass will begin
n Is freely predicted by those who are familiar with
the politics Of Kansas that within week there will
he nc less than a dozen candidates for the appoint
ment. The four men most prominently mentioned now
as George K. Peck OF Topeka; Chief Justice Alber4
H. Horton, of Atchison; Ex-Governor samuel j. Craw-
scrd Of Topeka, and Ex-Governor George T. Anthony,
OF Ottawa. All ART strong men and any would
become useful Senator Mr.. Peer is general solicitor
NJ tho AtcisOn, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad and is
oue OF the most successful railroad men In the West
He Is Of great ability and possesses to wonder
full degree the power OF controlling men. For five
years or longer he has been regarded in Kansas a
senatorial possibility, but his connection with rail
road is against him. large part OF the agricultural
population of Kansas look upon railroad
attorney as public enemy, and the appointment
Of Mr.. Peck would probably meet with dsfavor with
Kansas farmers. II Governor Humphrey was to be
rueed his individual preferences he would certainly
appoint Mr. Peck. Twenty years ago the two men
we're associated In the practice Of law In the village OF
independence few miles north Of the Indian Territory
Neither was known outside Of bis own county. The
partnership was dissolved several years later when
Peck WAS appointed United states Dstrict-Attorney
BY President Garfield. Not long after Humphrey
sent to the State Senate and then chosen Lieu
tenant- Governor, and about the time Humphrey
elected Governor Of Kansas Peck was appointed to
the railroad position which he holds 1t is we'll
known here that Mr. Peck has long had an ambition to
be United States Senator, but whether ne would resign
the SIS 900 position he now has to the risk of
being defeated year from now by the Alliance Is
seriously questioned.
Chief Justice Horton will undoubtedly be q candidate.
Eighteen years ago he defeated by Ingalls, for the
Senate by only two votes. His friends here frankly
that Horton wants to 60 to the Senate and that his
claims viii be vigorously pressed. He has been the
Supreme bench OF Kansas for twelve years and is
Of the ablest men In the State. He is one OF the
closest friends Associate Justice Brewer with whom
be was associated the Kansas bench for six years
Probably the favorlte for the vacancy with Kansans
Washington is Ex-Governor Samuel J. Crawford, who
has been at the National Capital for the last ten years
agent Of the State Of Kansas for collection OF claims
against the Government. An exRepreSentatve OF
Kansas said today: l think Ex-Governor Crawford is
the most available man mentioned. He is almost as
familiar with the work required Of Senator as was
Mr. Plumb himself and could take up MIR. Plumb's work
A.lox L. ~ nrOho hla
that Mr.. Crawford will be candidate but II Governor
Humphrey should desire him TO serve until the Legs
lsture meets in 1893, it is quite likely he would accept.
Ex-Governor George T. Anthony is sure to be can
didate. He is 1T present member OF the Kansas
Board of Railroad Commissioners and was recently
candidate for the place on the Interstate Commerce
Commission made vacant by resignation of Judge
Cooley. Senator Plumb had been urging the appoint
ment Of Mr.. Anthony for some time, and 1t was only
two three days before his death that he gave up the
fight. Mr.. Anthony probably has a larger
Quantance among the politicians of the West than any
other man named. Until within a year two he
unpopular with a strong element in the Republican
party in Kansas but the active part which he took in
the recent campaign In that State has, 1t is said
greatly strengthened him.
Ex-Congrcssman E. n. Morrill,, who, after service
Of ten years In the House Of Representatives volun-
tariy retired, and ex-Congessman B. W. Perkins, who
was defeated at the last election by Alliance man,
also being discussed and IL is not improbable that
they will be candidates. Ex-Governor sThomas A.
Osborn, who was Minister TO BraE during President
Hayes's Administration and T. Dwight Thatcher, Of
Topeka, are on the LIST od possibilities.
Among the one hundred or more Kansas Rcpubii
cans in Washington it is hardly possible to find
who is In favor Of the return Of Mr. ingalls, to the
senate, and no seems to think that he VIII be
Mr.. Plumb's successor. IL Is said that he has
no had a year ago when they decided to stay with
him the last though it might have been possible TO
elect some other Republican who more acceptable
TO the Alliance. The relations between Mr.. ingalls,
and the party leaders in Kansas are anything but
sacrifices which the party made for him in the fass
Senatorial contest and has been suIking ever since
the recent campaign In Kansas, but he declined 10
assist them and failed 10 make a speech during the
whole canvass. Now they say that he has claim
upon the party. His appointment would raise such
resentment among Kansas Republicans that II is not
believed the Governor will seriously consider his