The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-26
ARE MUTTERING LOW.
Politicians Who Have Turned
against Leland,
ARE PREPARING FOR 4 REVOLT

Ans PKEPAhlNU run a hEIULI
To SuppIant Him With Thomas A.
OsbOrn-sOmething About the SEN
atOrinI Fight.
If Cy Leland were like some people
he would be losing lots of sleep these
long winter nights. but it is safe to as
sumo he has not lost wink.
Chairman Leland of the Republican
state central committee and member of
the national Republican committee from
Kansas, will no longer be the Republican
'boss" of Kansas politics if the schemes
of his enemies are successful.
1t was Chairman Leland who managed
the campaign which redeemed" Kan
sas, but that does not matter. There is
a revolution in the party which now is
said to include most all the we'll known
Republican politicians who are in some
way attached to the present state admin
istration
The enemies of Chairman Cy propose
to give his place on the national COM
mittee to ex- Governor Thomas A Osborn
and make that gentleman chairman of
the Kansas delegation to the national
convention.
State Senator ". E. Sterne of Shawnee
county has allied himself with the anti
Leland movement and while it is the
scheme of the revolutionists to make eX-
Governor Osborn chairman of the Kan
sas delegation to the national Republican
convention Senator gSterne is to be his
right hand man and is to be the new boss
of Kansas, the story goes.
A we'll known Republican who is
closely connected with the revolutionists
says: 'Governor Osborn is selected to
down Chairman Cy Leland because of
his standing as man, because he is
free silver man personally and the party
may need leader OF that kind to satisfy
a large number of voters if the national
convention declares for a gold standard,
and because as a director of the Santa
Fe railroad Governor Osborn will be ex-
Pected to look after the interests of that
road and it will be good thing to have
a powerful ally"
While the fight for party leadership is
going on the senatorial situation is grow
ing more interesting every day. John ].
Ingalls, and J. R Burton no longer can
say they are the only candidates. There
are now, over a year before a senator is
to be elected, at least eight Kansas Re
publican politicians who are mentioned
in connection with the senatorship.
Justice w. A. Johnston of the supreme
court has denied that he is a candidate.
but he is already dubbed the admins
fration" candidate. Governor Morrill,
has committed himself for Justice John
ston and at leas st two administration
papers have seconded the nomination.
Judge W. B. Sutton, of Russell, is said
to be a candidate and Judge Sam Peters,
of Newton, is talked Of in this connec-
tion.
The latest announcement of a candi-
date is from Washington to the effect
that Dick Blue will enter the senatorial
fight, but no one here believes he could
get majority of the Second district
votes.
s. good deal has been said about the
candidacy of Judge Albert II. Horton,
and, although Judge Horton told JOUR
NAL reporter he was not a candidate. it
is known he would not refuse the office
and would be made most happ by an OPP
portunity of accepting it.
In addition to all these Judge J. B.
johnson of Topeka, now master in
chancery of the Santa Fe has
been mentioned as posi-
bility and it ia not unlikely that there
will be many more kansans talked of
before the members of the legislature
who are to elect the senator are nom
mated.
Little has been said SO far in the cam
paign about a Populist candidate for
United States senator but Chair
man Breidenthal of the Populist
state central committee says his
party expects to elect majority of both
branches of the next legislature and
therefore expects to elect the next
United States senator.
Mr.. BreidenthsI says Senator PETER
will not announce himself as a candidate
for reelection but will stand ready to
take the office after the legislature is
elected. Ex-Governor Lewelling and
Jerry Simpson will be the most promi-
nent candidates for Mr.. PETERS seat if
the legislature is Populist.