Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-04-19
StaIwart Democrats.

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The following press dispatches from
the Topeka Journal will be of interest
to many:
A. a. HARRIS BEFORE.
''Garvey Will be Topeka's next post
MASTER said A. A. Harris, the Fort
Scott stalwart, to a Journal reporter
this morning. Mr. Harris has just re-
turned from Washington.
Senator Martin, as long as he fayors
good democrats, will have influence
with the administration" he said.
Cleveland hates populists as bad as
we do, and if Martin recommends men
who have no populistie tendencies, he
has some show of getting them ap-
pointed. l believe Garvey will get the
poStoffice here, and don't think the ap-
polntment will be delayed much longer.
Frank Thomas isn't In it. Joe Lowe
will be district attorney. / understand
that Martin has recommended John A
Eaton. of Winfield, but he is too much
of populist to be appointed. Frank
Mapes, the Kansas City postmaster,
wasn't much more of Martin man
than he was staIwart candidate. His
appointment had no significance"
Mr.. Harris said that there is no
change in the political situation in
Washington. I'VE filed our applica-
tons and came away. Mr.. Crouch left
for Washington last night, but nothing
can be done unless there are some new
developments.
The following dispatch was received
in this city today by associated press:
WASHINGTON, april Frank S
Thomas was today appointed poslmas-
ter at Topeka.
The dispatch was not in the nature
of surprise to Thomas friends who
had expected it, but it was to some of
the Topeka stalwarts.
A. A. HARRIS, AFTER.
After the news OF the Thomas ap
pointment had been received, the Jour
nal reporter again sought Mr. Harris
and found him at the Copeland as he
was looking for his hat. Speaking OF
the pOsmastership and the statements
he made to the reporter III the morning.
he said: What | told you about Gar
vey was merely to encourage our fellows
| knew all the time that Thomas would
get the appointment, and expected
nothing else. Martin and PETER OF
course could name their choice. They
were both for Thomas, and Cleveland
would naturally let them name the
postmaster for their own town. [ be-
lieve a republican senator could have
had his choice. Consequently the APP
pOintment had no significance 50 far as
the rest of the state rs concerned. In
fact, think there is entirely too much
Importance attributed to the federal
patronage business. Whichever way
the patronage goes, the democrats will
have state ticket in the field next
year that will get 80 per cent. of the
democrat votes"
WHAT OVERAIYER SAYS.
David Overmyer was seen by a re-
porter as soon as the news reached To-
peka. He said: Il want to see the an
nouncement of his appointment con-
{ firmed before 1 will believe
| he has really been appointed. If he is
appointed, why doesn't Mr.. Thomas so
| inform some of his friends? He is in
Washington, and not long did
not hesitate to inform his Topeka
| friends that he had secured the en-
| dorsenent of Senator Martin. Now if
he is appointed l would like to know
why he don't say so. / want to see the
announcement confirmed before 1 will
believe it,"
The following telegram from Frank
S. Thomas was received by this paper
this afternoon, and explains itself:
WASHINGTON, April Estate Jour
nal, Topeka, Kansas-President Cleve-
land appointed me postmaster and sent
my name to the senate for cOntirma
ton this morning. The stalwart's
test case has gone against them. John
Martin is senator from Kansas and Will
continue to distribute the patronage
l am satisfied that Senator Martin and
the administration have understood
each other from the start and gave the
measley band of stalwart calamity
| howlers plenty of rope so that when
| they throw themselves they would
have further to fall and hit harder
| There is much JOY here amvng the Kan
sas democrats over Martins victory
over the Stalwart slanderers and de
! famers of Kansas and her people.