The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-08
is 1T FIXED?
Sam Peters to Announce Him
self for Governor
On Saturday Next 1T Is Our
rently Reported.
MORRILL, TO GET OUT.
A FOregone Conclusion That He
viii Withdraw.
This Story Comes to Topeka
From Southern Kansas.

One of the best known Republican
politicians in southern Kansas, who for
various reasons does not wish his name
used is authority for the following
statement:
Whether or not Railway COmmis-
siOner Jim Simpson is successful in
having Governor Morrill, endorsed by
the Mcpherson county Republican con-
vention next Saturday he will within
ten days, urge the governor to with
draw from the race and decline to be
a candidate; also. on next Saturday
at the Harvey county Republican con
vention at Newton, Judge Same Peters
viii formally enter the gubernatorial
race. in spite of all that has been said.
and even though Morrill, should still
remain IN the field. further. it is the
general belief current among the poll
Llcians that after the launching of the
Peters gubernatOrial boom, Morrill,, no
matter how distastefuI it may be to
him. viii be obliged to withdraw in
favor of Peters, who will then make the
fight and probably win.
AS to Mcpherson county, it is fact
that one of the hottest political cam
pa1gns for supremacy in the history of
the state is now being Waged- Jim
Simpson is working desperately and
making the effort of his political life
TO carry the county, which is his home
county. for Governor Morrill, while on
as ttreless as the smooth railway com
missioner and Morrill, manager.
Farmer A w. Smith is anxious to
go TO the legislature from Mcpherson
this year and in his fight for the place
has camped in the same field with the
TrOutman and Potter forces. The way
that the lieutenant governor and the
agf1cGlturlSt from Marion county fig
ure it out is that neither of them sep
arately, can beat Morrill, in the county
but by a united effort. carrying with it
the prospects of delegation divided
between them. and the use that Far
ner smith may be to them the county
may be carried next Saturday against
Morrill, That this should be done the
Potter-Iroutman people have not left
one stone unturned. Farmer Potter
has been in the county for over a week.
while IrOutman has been on the
ground and has been represented by
other politicians. Besides Potter him
self, the Marion man has had ex-Secre-
tary Of State Jim Smith and ex-Lfve
stock Commissioner j. W Moore help
ing him
The news that Sam Peters has de-
clded to enter the race viii not be
surprising. as his late Newton inter
view in the State Journal clearly init
mated that he was in a restless frame
of mind and that he was despera teIv
anxious to make the race for the guber-
material nOmin alton. also that the only
thing, in all probabilities. which kept
him from doing so was the express de-
sire of Boss Leland that he keep strict
ly quiet on the gubernatorial situation
until after the St. Louis convention.
It has been Leland's desire that Moth
ing be said or done to change the stu
alton until after the national conven-
ton, when he would then be in a pO-
sitiOn to pay more attention to the
fight and to agree on his candidate.
That that candidate is none other than
Sam Peters there is no doubt.
The Harvey county convention will
be held next Saturday, and if the pre-
diction of the above quoted politician
is based on facts. and the general inn
| preston is current that it is. Peters
will be endorsed by his county for gov
| ernor. Then there will be a landslide
so it is figured out. and the inevitable
result viii be the ultimate withdrawal
| of Governor Morrill, as a candidate.