The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-15
LONG LIKES RALPH
SEVENTH DISTRICT G0NGRES MAN
SEES LITTLE HOPHFOR INGALLS,.

SfitIS LII hO1 Oh 1uuAbIDs
According to His View of Things, Most OF
the Men Upon Whom Ingalls, Relied in
the Past are Now Dead or Gone Away
On the Other Hand Burton has His Or
ganization Compact and Can Hold 1t
In Short, to Read Between the Lines,
Long Is for Burton-General News OF
Kansas.
Topeka, Kan. Nov. IA special
nom Washington says:
THE fight seems to have narrowed
iown to two-Senator Ingalls, and Mr..
Burton" said Representative Long to-
lay in speaking of the succession of
Senator PETER Mr.. Burton" he add
lid politician. He has been twice a
candidate for congress and came with
N one vote of securing the Republican
caucus nomination at the time when the
successor TO Senator Martin was being
balloted for. He has kept up his Or
ganization and is very strong in the
state. Senator ingalls, has lost none of
mis- personal prestige but the men upon
whom he relied in the past for support
Ire mostly dead or gone away. Mr..
Burton has the best of the fight, so far
as organiza ton is concerned.
''Will the Democrats be in the con-
test?''
"Oh, yes Senator Martin is candi-
iate for reelection and is trying to
ouild up a party Of coinage
of-silver Democrats with a Populist an
hex He Is being fought, however, by
the sound money Democrats and the
split in the party will help the Re
publicans. We can carry Kansas with
out any trouble unless the Democrats
and Populists unite solidly against us.
This fusion does not seem likely.
1.-The Dem ocratic office holders" said
Mr. Long, laughingly, "are in a sad
dilemma. Mr. Martin had most Of them
appointed when he controlled the pat
ronage, and now they must decide
whether they will follow him into the
silver camp or renounce him and stay
with Cleveland. / should judge they
will stay with Cleveland and that will
make more trouble. Out of it all Kan
sa-s will emerge next year with a Repub-
lican electoral vote and a Republican
in the United States senate
TOPEKA'S BLIND MAN.
One Topeka man may go to Denver
to be treated by Schlatter, the great
Denver healer. He is Jesse Brooks, the
old blind. colored man, who for many
years has sold Capitals at the Rock
Island depot.
Blind Jesse" as he is Familiarity
known, has not seen the light of day
for nearly fifteen years, but he has
heard of the great Denver healer. and
has much faith in him and thinks he
can be cured.
The Rock Island officials in this city
have taken great interest in Jesse's
case and will furnish him transporta-
ton to Denver.
Mrs. Simon Greenspan subscribed S.
towards blind Jesse's" EXPENSES while
in Denver. and other friends have given
small amounts to help him along.
THAT NAN LINGENFELTER.
Populists and some Populist news
papers have been tearing their hair be-
cause of the selection by Governor Nor
rin of William ]. Lingenfelter of Well
ington to succeed Judge NJ 3. Nichol-
son of Council Grove who resigned his
position as a member of the board of
directors of the Hutchinson reforma-
tory.
The claim has been made by some of
the Pops that the new appointe is not a
Populist and that he is unknown with
in the councils of that party This may
be true 50 far as the average Pop is
concerned. but the appointment was
made upon the recommendation of the
chairman Of the Populist central COM
nlittee of Sumner county.
Mr.. Lingenfelter is a man who has
had more or less to do with Kansas.
He was formerly a Democrat and was
a member Of the house of representa-
tives in 1884 In 1887 he was elected to
the senate upon an independent ticket
He served in that body with Matt Ed
monds r. w. Blue. NJ. c. Kelley. John
y. Ritter. w. J. Buchan, II. B. Kelly.
F. p. Hardness and ]. D. Barker c. c.
Baker Of Topeka was secretary of the
senate during the term.
The senate journal of that year shows
that one measure introduced by him
was senate bill No l4S. an act 70 amend
the act regulating the interest TO be
charged on monies in this state.