The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-08
INGALI4s CRUSHING DksEAr.
Bakers Elsetien destroys She Ex-sen-
stor's Chances for Long Time.
Topeka. Kan. Special.

topeka Kan, Special.
Since the famous contest between John
j. Ingalls, and Chief Justice A. III. Horton.
when ingalls, was asking for reelection
the frst time Kansas has rot witnessed
such a senatorial fight as has just been
closed with the election OF State Senator
Isncsen Baker, Of Leayenworth. TO succeed
Senator John Martin. the Popuiist incun-
bent. During the recent hong and very
hard state campaign every prospective
senatorial candidate was prohibited from
in any manner compiicating xhe situa-
ton by attempting to .'fx'' any OF the
legislative districts. This guaranteed
the best service OF the ambitious
aspirants and also made It practically
everybody's fight when 1t did open about
month ago.
From the West. or coyote" districts
came a large number OF young men.
mostly men without legislative exper-
isnce. They were OF the young crowd
in Kansas politics. and were soon led to
btlieve that. as ire champions OF the can
didacy Of j. Ralph Burton. they would
spring into prominence and soon become
the recognized leaders OF the political ar
fairs OF their districts. Thustheman whcm
no one would admit was seriously In the
senatorial race was soon surrounded by
the most enthusiastic. harmonious and
thoroughly organized following OF. any Of
the numerous candidates. The Burton
leaders also convinced the friends OF John
J. Ingalls, that the only way TO prevent
Burton from opposing Ingalls, in two
years was To elect him now, thereby get
ting him out OF the way.
The anti-Burton managers were count
ing on the assistance OF the friends OF
ingalls, to select some man as far removed
geographically from Ingalls, as possible.
thereby clearing the field for the ex-sen-
ator when he should go after the sena-
toriai scalp OF the bearded lady from
Kansas in two years. When the anti
Burton men discovered that they must
fight the combined strength OF both Bur
ton and Ingalls,. they decided to make the
defeat of one the death of both. and at
the last moment. Just before the Repub-
lean caucus was 20 resume ballotlng for
candidate. they aged 10 support State
Senator BAKER. Early in the senatorial
campaign some of fellow senator's had
mentioned Bakers name for the place.
hut he had declared that he would not be
candidate.
This move was a compfet surprise. es-
peclelIy 10 the Ingalls, men. and there was
no time for consultation before the vet-
ing. They vainiy tried TO adjourn the
caucus until they could have time 10 re-
cover from their Generalization The
Burton men tried at the last moment TO
save ingalls, from sharfn g defeat with their
candidate by Offering TO compromise with
their aaversaries on some man In the
Southwest. But the scheme would not
work.
ingalls, now announces that he viii be
a candidate in two years, but his friends
admit that the election of Baker has made
I, impossible to elect any nlau-eyen IN
gafis-fron a town 50 near as Atchlson Is
60 r.eaveuworth They admit that the
election Of Baker gives the Western part
Of the state the man who shall succeed
PETER