The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-25
LELAND Is FOX WICHITA.
That Is Evidence that He Doesn't Want
Convention Here.

Convention Here.
Topeka, Kan, Dec. A.-Hon. Cyrus
! Leland, chairman of the Kansas state
Republican committee. and member for
| Kansas of the national committee, ar
rived in Topeka today from a two
weeks absence in Washington. and was
warmly greeted by everybody except
the few Copeland county politicians
who have been plotting his downfall.
| Mr. Leland makes no secret OF his can
/ didacy for delegate-at-large 10 the next
| national convention, and his further
! candidacy for reelection for place on
| the national committee.
II am candidate. sure" said he TO
the reporter, ''and there is no use evad-
| ing the question. ! shall ask the state
! convention to elect me as a delegate-at-
! large BY the way, l observe that
| Wichita>% a candidate for one OF the
conventions. That suits me, exactly,
and my vote in the state central COM
mittee will be given TO her for the con-
vention which elects delegates and nom
mates electors. / am in favor Of this
| convention nominating the congress
! man-at-large. instead of leaving that
task to the convention which dominates
state officers. The regular state con-
vention Will be held in Topeka, / pre-
sumo"
What kind OF a time did you have
down in Washington" querried the
! reporter.
Immense. Kansas has a crowd
down there now Of which no man need
| be ashamed The delegation is now
working harmon iously together and IS
attracting considerable attention in
spite of the split over the organiza-
ton Of the house. 1 think the members
! who stayed out OF the combination did
exactly right. for outside OF one good
place for Missouri, the combination
was in the interest of the east. Mr..
Fisher got beat, but guaging places by
| the salary they pay. Congressman Brod-
erick turned around the next day and
got a better place than chaplain twice
over when he secured the appointment
OF Reddick as lieutenant OF capitol Pc
Ice. You don't know Reddick2 Well.
he's all right. but 81 would make you
laugh 10 see him on duty. He can't
be over FIVE feet tail and looks very
short among the big fellows one usually
/ sees on the police force.
You ougfft 10 see Dick Blue. He has
made the biggest kind OF a sensation
down in WashinEsOn. The boys al
ways knew Dick as mixer but they
hardly expected 70 see him on hugEing
terms with all the big guns inside %
two weeks after congress met he s.
right n the swim with all Of the old
substantial fellows. II would tickle
You % hear Congrcssuan Cannon call
him Dick and then hear him call Can
non Joe The other day when ne
Rsyard resolution was Up IN the house
they offered Dick ten minutes IN which
20 give the house a sample ~ kansas
| eIoquence. but Dick thought - might
appear too freEh' ard 81 declined
Congressman Chet Long e. also vel
liked. His modest. pleasant manners
are making him friends. and beS-des
fhar he came - Wastin Eton win q big
advertisement as che man who beaz
Jerry Simpson. Eslde-hesd. also g.
looked upca az strong. able man.
though he dos uof push himself r. any
where Taken al around Kansas =
in good hands IN y-ssHi1Etoa-
7 a-a for sfz5o- NcKlnTey." prompt
81 reulfet ere state cEairr1sr- y,
nay - rrz- soule % the CT rsssiSrai
SlSrrlc.s VII - f1- E0ru@ n-her caust-
date. but Z an any judge q Kansas
z1alrs. ;hs state - large L. to- &cEin-
lay Fo-- years ago ] wss fu- Nc
Esutev O. E-zize Il re Mines p0l1g
cor rar-s~u. bat v1-e4 e Pres fsat
Har-szc-- zs ss- T. A1no- t1-snd fr1sn
ere rezoiusioa esoF-e1 q eks EanE-E
STATE ccrrszr.r1- TcB zli FsIe-D aer
IA. ali q TIE delegates "a ast CO..
sz5e- :hsrnselTes - c5zat"