The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-31
MARTIN PLOTS.
The Kansas Senator Trying to
Fix Things
For His Return to the United
States Senate.
HE WANTS TO TRADE
Congressman in Kansas fOrMem-
bers of the Legislature.
How Martin and John A. Eaton
Quarreled.

WASHINGTON, Aug. Ex-senator Mar
tin attempted some work today in Kansas
politics. He is trying to make arrange
ments to utilize all the state Democratic
ticket and the congressional nomina-
tions, as far as made, in trying to secure
the balance of power in the legislature,
which elects a senator this winter One
of the senator's trusted friends and for
merly leading striker, John A Eaton Of
Winfield, had a long conference with the
senator today, and the senator at once
took him into his confidence IN outlining
what he wanted done. He wanted the
state Democratic ticket or any part Of il,
ready to be snapped off at any time for
certain mem bers of the legislature. After
looking over the state and finding out
where a com blnatiOn on the Democratic
candidate for the legislature could be eff
fected by giving some support TO the
Populist state ticket, he would favor
making the change. Also, in the Sec
Ond, Third, Fourth and Fifth congress
ional districts, where the Democrats have
nominated candidates for congress, it
might be possible to trade them of for
some memb ers of the legislature. Ac-
cording to his advice and information he
would in this way be able to secure the
election of fifteen or twenty mem bers of
the legislature, and thus might be able to
force his reelection by holding the bal
ance of power.
A Great Surprise.
The senator went over the whole pro-
gramme in detail, and after doing
commenced to ask BIr. Eaton what he
thought about it. just here the senator
was treated to a great surprise Mr.. Eaton
proceeded to tell the senator that while
in former years he had spent much time
and money out of his own pocket for
him, he had concluded that he
would do 50 no longer. he was IN
favor of eIecting the balance of power
in the legislature, but he could tell
the senator that to do SO he would not be
able to swap off the state ticket or any
part of it, IN such way that would
bring about favorable result Also he
informed the senator that his playing IN
with the administration of late had made
il impossible for him ever to again force
the Populists to come to his support, even
if he had the balance Of power. In adj
dition, it would be impossible for him to
get a balance of power of Democrats
elected. majority Of whom would be
for him in caucus.
This was very surprising news to the
senator, and he had not been favored
with such plain talk before. It startled
him to hear it from his leading support
in the state It happens, however, that
Mr. Eaton was promised by the senator
to be United States attorney for Kan
sas, and in some way the senator did
not bring it about Later be was
promised an important place
in the departments, but that did not ma
terialize: and later on Eaton was prom
ised a clever job closing out some bank
matters, and that did not materIaIlze,
and Mr.. Eaton came to the conclusion
that the senator. IN giving all his favors
to his former enemies, can now look to
his former enemies for support
Harris for Senator.
Then there Is another important fea-
ture about the surprise TO the senator. It
il that Representative Harris, who is the
Popuiist member at large from the state,
and who is a candidate again, expects to
be defeated By reason Of the fact that
Joe Lowe, a Democrat viii make the
fight for the same place. This makes
Mr. Harris a candidate for the place OF
senator, and il Is understood that he Is
organizing q cotsrie of Democrats to sup
port him. should he be able 70 get the
PopuIist caucus nomination, aud the
Democrats In the legislature should be
necessary to his election. Mr. Harris
stated today that he proposed 90 make