The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-17
1t Was Rapidly Growing to
Mammoth Proportions.
How the Kansas Democrats
We're About to Bolt
THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE
When Mack Love Arrived and
Put Out the Fire.
Says There Is No Truth In the
Reports.

A runor was current in the hotels this
morning that there was about to be an
organized bolt of the men who headed
the Democratic faction Of the fusiOnists.
1t was said that the foundation Of the
bolt would be the fact that Hugh Far
reley, Who was the DemOcrat tic candidate
for congress in the Third district and
who withdrew in favor of RldgeIey, the
POpulist nominee, had not received the
appointment as the chairman of the
committee on judiciary in the state sen
ate; also that the governor was likely TO
appoint Ed Murphy as superintendent
Of insurance against the protest of some
Of the leading members Of the Demo
cratic state central committee.
Those who were circulating the report
also said that ]. G. Lowe was going to
be turned down and that he would i'm
mediately join the ranks Of the boilers
and that fusion in the future as far as
the Democrats in this state were con
cerned. was a thing of the past
Another chapter of the story was to
the effect that j. Mack Love, state Dem
Ocratic chairman, had come out in favor
of National Committeeman ]. G.. john
son for superintendent of insurance and
would begin an active fight on the can
didacy of Ed Murphy for that position.
1t was also added that john Martin was
not pleased with the outlook for the
Democrats and would be one Of the
boilers.
J. Mack Love came to the city this
morning, and when asked if there was
anything in the report, said.
Il have not heard a word of it, and
I am satisfied that there is nothing in it.
/ had reason to think that J. c. Johnson
wanted to be the superintendent of in
surance soon after the election, and be
fore Mr.. Murphy came out for that posi-
ton. I told him I would like to see him
get the place if the governor should
think proper to appoint a Democrat to
it. He told me that he understood that
Murphy had come out for the position
and that he would not be a candidate
CT i'm hat "a n n
the position That is all there is to that
story. Now in regard to there going to
be a bolt, 1 do not know anything bout
that, either There IS no truth in it.
Tt sounds like it was a political story
started by our opponents. do not be-
lieve it a all.
Those that were circulating the story
did not get along SO well with it after
the arrival of Mr. Love, and their state
ments that Mr.. Farreley was very much
disappointed al not getting the chair
manship of the judiciary committee in
the senate, was denied by a Populist
who said that he had talked with Far
reley and that he expressed himself as
satisfied with the arrangements Of the
committees.
There was some comment in polit-
zeal circles today over the report that
some OF the senators that are aspir-
ants for the United States senatorship
We're attempting to form a. combination
and control the election. The report
was strengthened by a. telegram to the
effect that State Senators Householder
and King We're at Wichita in confer
ence with State Senator L. d. Level
ling. 1t was said some days ago that
the candidates who would not have
very many votes to start with when
the fight began would endeavor to
form a com binatiOn to hold their
strength and defeat the stronger can
didates If the telegram from Wich-
ita is true, it would seem to indicate
that the rumor was taking some deffn-
-f7s1 an n hat
ting in a position to make good their
threats