The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-22
IT WILL BE LELAND
Who Will Dole Out Every Office
in Kansas
To His Political Friends, Big
and Little
IF M'KINLEY WINS
In the Next Presidential Elec-
ton
Unless Mckinley Breaks With
Unless Mckinley Breaks With
Leland at Once.

Kansas seems to be the battle ground
OF presidential politics. This is because
Kansas always leads. When the people
of the east want to know how the great
west stands on any subject, they inquire
about Kansas. AS Kansas goes, so goes
the west, and the time is not far distant
when it can be truthfully said. LAS goes
Kansas, so goes the union"
A year ago Gov. Mckinley of Ohio
made circuit of the west and pretty
thoroughly solicited himself with the
rank and file of the Republican party.
Starting in at Kansas City, his trip
through Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and
Minnesota was one continuous ovation.
At the mouth of the Kaw Chairman Cy
friends monopolized McKinley's time in
the private car until the special reached
BellevilIe.
At that place Chairman Morrill, and
party of the Nebraska Republican com
mittee took charge of the Ohio map, and
at every stop through that state the ova-
tons rendered him in Kansas were re-
peated.
So it was in Iowa and Minnesota. The
entire trip had been planned with view
to give Mckinley the four states trav-
ton next year.
Fearing that the championship of Nc
Kinley by the state administration and
Cy Leland's faction would injure rather
than aid the protection leader, the
management of the Ottawa Chsutauqua
was induced to bring him back to Kan
sas this year that there might be no
doubt about this states attitude in the
national convention next year.
City, enroute to Ottawa, he found Leland.
Crum, Bristow, George 7. Anthony and
one or two others who monOpolized his
time to and from Ottawa, shutting out
other Republicans who were not a part
of the charmed circle. On that trip the
Ohio man was again assured that the
Kansas delegation would be for him,
and in his recent interview in New York
Governor Morrill, was foolish enough to
say that Mckinley could count on the
Kansas delegation.
This interview with the Kansas COVER
nor was the straw that broke the cancels
back. There had been mutterings about
the deal between Mckinley and Leland
| in which the Kansas Repu blicans were
| to be delivered bodily and without con :
sultatiou. but the storm of indignation
did not reach its height until Morrill,
| corrOborated the story.
Since the STATE JOURNALS expose of
this deal few days ago the mails have
been burdened with letters to Mckinley
and his close friends in Ohio, as well as
to Tom Reed. exPresident Harrison and
| Republican leaders who are not in the
! Mckinley movement.
! There are thousands of Republicans
! in Kansas who want to support Mckinley
! for president, and will, if they can be as
sured that he will cut loose from the
Leland Morrill, combination He has
hundreds of personal friends in Kansas
who admire him and who want him to
win but who draw the line on his present
plan of securing the state delegation.
| Since the STATE JOURNAL printed the
! story of the deal made on the Mckinley
train returning from Ottawa, a score of
| prominent Republicans of Topeka have
written to Republicans in Ohio who are
close to Governor Mckinley, informing
them that they can no longer be counted
as Mckinley advocates if the Ohioan
shall continue to look to Cy Leland, Lit
Crum and Governor Morrill, to handle
this state in the national convention.
One of these men, a we'll known To-
peka Republican, has written letter to
Governor McKinley's chief political adj
| visor, in which he said that there was
grave danger of Mckinley losing Kansas
if he did not in an emphatic way give the
Republicans of this state to understand
that Leland would not parcel oat
the federal spoils in case of McKinley's
nomination and election to the presi-
dency. This man requested a reply
! after his cores pendent has co nferred
with Governor Mckinley, and if he is
not assured that the Ohio governor will
be guided by the wishes of the party
rather than by two or three bosses, then
he is ready to join the rebellion aud as
sist.in sending delegation to the ma
tional convention that will oppose Nc
Kinley's nomination.
1t is safe to say that four fifths of the
Republicans of Kansas will endorse such
action.
Two Lives Saved.
Nrs. Phoebe Thomas of JunctioA City