The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-30
LEGATE'S LATEST.
He Has. It Appears. Formed a
Combination"
With Major Hudson to Deliver
Kansas to Allison.
All This Is Without the Majors
knowledge, 1t Seems.
jim is LYING LOW
And Making Use of the Capitals
Editorials.
There May be Cash for Legate in
jim is LYING LOW
There May be Cash for Legate in
Allison's Boom.

Is Major Hudson in a combination
with Jim Legate to deliver the Kansas
delegation in the Republican national
convention to Senator Allison?
1t is not generally known, but it is
fact that Jim is now engaged in fixing
up deal which has for its object the
delivery Of this state to Allison. Just
how far jim has wormed into the Alli-
son camp and what work he is expected
to do for the Iowa statesman is not
known, but from the scope of his oper-
ations it is safe to say that he is on the
inside.
Jim is not only handling the Allison
| boom in Kansas, but he is operating in
! Missouri He is working with Col. Sam
Scott of Kansas City and Excelsior
Springs and is reaching out to enlist
other we'll known Missouri Republican
! leaders.
Legate is very busy just now writing
! letters to his friends in Missouri and
| Kansas urging them to get into the Alli-
| son band wagon. Jim has a pull with
! Clarkson of Iowa. It will be remembered
| that in 1884 these two statesmen start
| ed out to buy up St John and keep him
! out of New York state. St John was the
( Prohibition candidate for president. They
went to Cincinnati to intercept the great
| Prohibition leader, but he was too smart
| for them and went on to New York aud
commenced campaign which defeated
Blaine in that state by 1,424 votes, st.
John receiving 24,999 votes.
This cost the Republicans the presi-
dency. 1t was Clarkson's idea to buy St.
John, and Legate was selected as the
medium through which the deal was 10
| be cOnSummated
Now the Republicans of Kansas are
asked to endorse ME Allison by the
Capital Last Sundays issue made this
/ appeal to the party in behalf of ''ouI
neigh hbor:"
The trusted and successful leader OF
the Iowa Republicans, Senator Allison
upon all living question before the peo
pie and upon his record as a statesman
| becomes one of the strongest men for the
first place. If he goes into the nationa
convention, as we believe he will. he
ought as a neighbor to have the delega
ton, from Kansas. He is western man
vet commands the confidence of the Re
publicans of the east as Ton
Reed does the support of thu
west. Allison possesses many of the ele
ments of strength that made ex-Presi
dent Harrison strong as the chief execu
tive. The Republicans of Kansas car
| give Lu0 great IOWA l0dO0I 04tuuSAdStlN
support and the Capital believes the wes
can nominate Mr.. Allison because OF hi
recognized ability east and west, nortl
and SOUTH and thus bring the presiden
tial nominee for the first time west of tht
Mississippi river"
Is it possible that Legate has seer
Major Hudson, or is the editor of thc
Capital in the dark on these points? Il
either event Old jim is in high feather
for he has undoubtedly sent a marked
copy of Sundays Capital to his manage
to acquaint him of the fine work he i
doing in Kansas. Jim is onto his job al
right and will assure Clarkson and Ali
son that he is getting things started il
; good shape.
There are those who believe that C.
Leland is in this deal also and that he
using Legate to lay the prelminar
foundation for the Allison boom in Kan
sas In any event Jim is to be congratu
lated on securing the Capital as tn
organ of his Allison boom.