The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-25
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the senator's request in toto. Thus
Sterne laloors day by day for the down
fall of his arch enemy, Cy Leland.
The prime object of Senator Sterne'S
crowd is to defeat Leland for delegate
to the Republican national convention.
If they fail sn their purpose the chances
OF securing places at the pie counter.
in case of Republican success in 1896,
viii be very slim, for this reason: Le-
land is now a member of the executive
committee of the national committee.
If he be sent as a delegate 10 the con-
vention he will be reelected as the Kan
sas member Of the national committee.
This would most likely assure his re-
election to membership on the executive
committee. The members of this conn
mittee viii stand close TO the throne in
case Of Republican success. Cy Leland
always rewards his friends but il is not
recorded that he ever rewarded an en-
envy. Once he said: 81 never allow a
man to treat me any better than l treat
him, nor worse" That's the kind of
a. man Cy Leland is, and that's why
Senator Sterae and his followers are
anxious to relegafe him to the rear. 1t
IS case Of life or death with them.
Kansas is entitled TO twenty dele
gates 10 the national convention. Each
of the congressional districts will elect
two Of these delegates, leaving six to
be elected at large by state conven-
ton. The big fight VIII be over the
delegates at large. The Sterne fellows
have agreed upon five of these dlegates,
all personal enemies of Leland, with
one exception. The slate is: EX-Gover-
nor Lyman U. Humphrey, who attri-
bUtes his defeat for railroad commits
sioneT TO Leland; George Case, who at
tributes his defeat for warden Of the
penitentiary to Leland; Farmer" A. W.
Smith, who attributes his general fail
ure in politics TO Leland; James NJ.
Cmhrisham, who attributes his failure
TO dictate the appointment of police
commissioners at Atchison to Leland,
and Ex-Governor Thomas A. Osborn,
the exception mentioned. II is under
stood that a man is to be elected from
the Sixth congressional district TO COM
plete the slate.
If this slate wins an effort will be
made to elect Governor Osborn as the
Kansas member of the national COM
mittee. While the governor has no
quarrel with Leland, he is willing to
take the place, and has given the Sterne
crowd permission to use his name in
the campaign. Governor Osborn was
selected to be the opposing candidate
against Leland because he has the repu-
taition of being politically clean, and has
not been a party to any Of the local
fuses.
If Mr. Leland'st friends have prepared
a slate the fact has not been made pub
lie. It is known, however, that Leland
himself will be a candidate for delegate
ait large, and it is thought that Com
mander Jack Harris of the G. A. r. will
also be a candidate. There is a great
deal of guessing as to who the other
four candidate will be, but nothing has
been said on which to base safe pre-
dictfon.
Senator Sterne started out by oppos-
ing the denomination of Governor Nor
TIlPs administration, as Well as the re-
election of Leland to membership on the
national committee, but he has changed
his tactics. He now says that no mat
ter how unpopular the Morrill, admin
istration may be, ii would be bad poll
tics to turn it down The senator's
change of front was noticed about the
time the executive council awarded GER
tain state house contracts to his hos
ON friend, Charley Fellows, Mayor of
But no matter what the sena-
tors motive is. his Judgment that it
would he best to renominate everybody,
from Governor Morrill, to Superintend-
ent Stanley, has taken the form of an
imperial ukase, and will be obeyed to
the letter by his satellites. The with
drawal Of the Sterne faction from the
MOrT14 OppOSltiOn indicates the re-
nomination of the administration prac-
tically by exclamation.
The state officers pretend to be neu-
ltral inregard to the contest for mem
Der of the national committee, but it is
known that the majority of them are
to Leland. Governor Morrill,,
Attorney General Dawes, Auditor Cole
and Superintendent Stanley are moving
quietly in the Leland camp. Secretary
of State Edwards, Treasurer Atherton
and Lieutenant Governor Troutman are
Sa wing wood.
Senator Sterne has other important
work on hand besides the business Of
downing Cy." He is a candidate for
and has undertaken the job
Of carrying Shawnee county for John ].
ingalls, for United States senator. The
county is divided into one senatorial
and three representative districts The
senator certainly has his hands full.and
if he succeeds in all his undertakings he
will go down in local history as the Ma
pOleon of Kansas politics.