The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-04
TO BEAT LOBDELL.
Representative SeatOn's PlanFor
the Speakership
Was Not Altogether a GlitterlnG
Success.
HEFAVORS REMINGTON
The Speakership Contest Does
Not Affect
The United States SenatOrship-
Political Notes.
HEFAVORS REMINGTON

Until today there has been no bad
blood shown in the several legislative
contests, but there ia now an open war
fare with growing bitterness in the race
for the speakership.
1t is still conceded that Charles E.
Lobdell is in the lead by several lengths,
and until late last night it was thought
the other candidates would quietly get
off the track and avoid being run over.
I his was not so, however. The calm
which prevailed during the last few
DAYS preceded a storm, which broke
loose when Captain John Seaton and
Colonel Alexander Warner arrived in
Topeka last night
These two gentlemen at once set about
the task of forming an anti-Lobdell COM
bination. J. *. Cubbison was called in,
aud 5. S. Benedict later joined the forces,
while Major J. B. Remington was not
slow in getting in with the anti Lobdell-
ties.
These leaders decided to get up an
anti i-Lobdell caucus, agreeing to elect one
of their own number speaker, to the eX-
clusion of the man who has been con-
ceded to be in the lead.
As soon as this agreement was made
each leader started out to get his men in
line and there is where the difficulty
came They found they could not de-
liver their friends to any one else.
Major Remington's friends said: "We
will go into Remington caucus, but we
will not 90 into an antl-Lobdel caucus"
MI. Cubbison, Col. Warner and Mr.. Ben
edict's friends all said the same thing, at
least number of them did.
This attempted combination showed
that Lobdell not only was in the lead,
but that he had secured the friendship
for second choice, of SO many members,
that his strength was practically solid.
All day long the anti Lo bdell forces
have been hard at work trying to induce
their friends 10 GO intothe proposed eau
Gus, but up to this hour they have accom-
plished little.
LobdelPs friends say he can't be beaten
by any combination which may be sprung
now, that it Is too late for a trick of that
kind. On the other hand the anti Lobdell
forces say they mean to win and will
elect one of their own number speaker
In the senatorial situation today, J r..
Burton is reported to have gained three
votes which had mp to this morning been
conceded to Mr.. Ady.
These are said to be the votes of Sev-
enth district members but their names
are not given.
Congressman atIarge Dick Blue is
here today and is getting his fingers into
the senatorial fight. He is one of the
accredited Ady boomers and his presence
is not looked upon with kindly feelings
by the other candidates.
Chester /. Longs friendship and as
sistance to Ady, is considered all right,
because he lives in Ady's district, but the
congressman at large lives in another
part of the state and he is threatened
with all sorts of things for his interfer-
ence.
The worst threat is that the state will
be reapportioned by congressional dis
tricts this winter and if Mr. Blue does not
Immediately go home and take his
fingers out of the pot, he will find the
new Eighth district made out of a corner
OF the Seventh, where some Wichita
man can be congressman aud the gentle
man from Pleasanton will be out of a
job. Major Hoods friends are satisfied
with the situation today and say their
candidate is still in the front.
Farmer Smith, who is here, does not
pretend to be in the lead, but says there
Is likely to be deadlock in the caucus
and when that is broken his chances will
be as good as those of any one.
Private Secretary J. L Bristow took {
hand in the speakership fight today il
opposition to Lobdell and this stirred ur
more of breeze than anything that ha:
yet happened
D. o. McCray went to Governor Nor
rill about it and told the governor tha
he knew something about the duties O.
the attaches of the governors office anC
meddling in speakership contests was
not in the list of private secretarv's
assignments.
Governor Morrill, said he would speal
TO Secretary Bristow about it. as he diC
not regard it good policy to interfere.
This happened in the Copeland Iobb,
shortly after noon. and large crowd wa
attentive during the conversation between
the governor and McCrav.