The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-24
HE HAS EN- ON HIP
TOPEKA MANAGERS DISSATI FLED
WITH WORK OF BOSS GONE.
Colonel Taylor Held Responsible for
Condition of Affairs in This Valley
and Ordered to Patch Things Up.
Boss Cone Don't Care for He is
Boss of Taylor and Lewelling Both

Governor Lewelling was better yester
day and was able TO be out driving
1t is said that the governors sickness
Is not altogether the result Of physical
causes He is said TO be suffering from
complication of political troubles, some of
which bad their origin in Wichita. Chief
Of Police Rufus Cone has given him good
deal of trouble out of which he cannot get
without bringing upon himself additional
trouble. Rufe is net any worse than the
governor but his misdeeds have become
more exposed. The governor thinks he
bad no business to become involved in a
quarrel with a man who knew so much of
theinside rottenness of Populism as Will
aid Boone. Colonel Taylor is generally
regarded as the slickest man in the Quilt
but he, too, has become involved in the
general decentralization OF Pop politics.
The Topeka crowd knew that Chief Cone
was indi>creet and they Lame Colonel
Taylor for not keeping him in check and
prevent his wild breaks. The result is
that the colonel is held responsible Tor the
condition of the political situation in this
valley and his future welfare depends on
the outcome should Popuism become tri-
umphart again which, TO say the least, il a
very remote possibility. In consequence
of this Col. Taylor must remain in Wich-
1ta from now until election day and his
orders are o work early and late to patch
up the destr uctive work of Chief Cone.
This, AT first, was considered censure on
Chief Cones political tactics, and it was
freely predicted that he would kick over
the traces and follow the example of Pete
Kline, but he did not. The fact is Chief
Cone is already he boss of Colonel Taylor
and the veteran political manipulation Is
nothing more nor less than a jumping
Jack who dances when Boss Gone pulls
the string. This must be quite CALLING TO
Colonel Taylor who WAS a scientific Doliti
clan of state reputation when Boss Cone
was only "a lit lie township constable and
people can only account for his willingness
to dance to tue music of Boss Cone on the
theory that the boss knows too much
about the whole gang and would not he-i-
tate to peach" if I've was forctd 10 it.
Indeed here are quite few people who
believe that he governor himself dances a
little when Boss Cone pulls he string.
The fac i, 1t Is said that Populist politics
is In the hands of "A triumvlrate of lustY
blufferS-Cone, Breideuthal AM Chase
and that they have "A conf inaIlOn or COM
pact among themselves to run things as
they please, and not take very much back
talk from anybody. 1t Is well known that
Boss Cone bosses the police commits
sioners, and if the creature is greater han
the creator III this instance, why should
he not be In the case of Lewelling. VINO
never was above Cone till Come made him
governor? When Lewellng lived ia this
county he was II much more common citi-
zen than Boss Cone, so far as public
prominence was concerned, and Cone re-
CARDS him so yet, III reality. In the
language of a close friend of his, ''he has
LewelliDg and the whole outfit On the hip
and he knows il and they Know II. If
they were not afraid Of him he would have
bern thrown aside long ago"
There Is not much harmony among the
local Pop politicians, and those VINO are on
the inside know it. They will probably
keep up a show of pleasant feeling till
after he election, but then there will be
some hair pulling among them.
Billy Murrel true and tried Kentucky
Democrat WAS down from Ottawa last
night. He said the Democrats up in that
country were bowling tor Overmeyer. He
says the people up there think he has n
chance of cleo ion. Al Ottawa l.ewelling
is considered the third nan in the race.
Haysville will have one of those rousing
Republican ralli - today that is % charac-
terisiic of Republican enthusiasm this
year OF grace aud redemption. Long, Hal
lowell. Ady and Stanley, "A quartet of fine
aud able orators. VIII speak there II is
more people Will be there than were ever
there FIRE.
Tom. rrOw niCht Mr.. Long and other
able orators and true champions of Amrr-
lcauism Will speak at Garfield hall in this
city.
Hon. Bob Moore of the kingdom of But
Ter WAS over yesterday Honest Bob is
a firml, fixed as GibraltaI's rock on Re-
publican principles, and lis mission here
WAS 10 secure an orator TO pre- tch the
gospel Of poll ical redemp ion TO the good
pc, pie If B. nton. He says the prairies of
Butter are alive with enthusiastic Rrpub-
licans this year aud that Populism viii be
eternally buried there IN November.
The Pops will be on hand tomorrow
night to ask Long questions. Go to
Garfield hall and see The fun.
He MAS FObGIVl-N.