The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-02

| AS fOrecdSted yesterday morning,
Judge S. r. Peters Of Newton gave out
an interview yesterday announcing
that he would not be a candidate for
governor against Governor Morrill,, but
will support the present executive for
a denomination.
Mr.. Peters statement was handed to
the representative Of the newspapers
yesterday forenoon. 1T is in full as fol-
| lows:
1.-The administration of which Gov
ernor Morrill, is the head has made a
business record eqUalled by few if any
Of the prior state administrations. II
can now be asserted positively that
| there will be no deficiencies at the close
of the fiscal year, and that at least the
sum of $4,000 of money appropriated
| for the maintenance and support of the
various institutions will be turned back
| into the treasury.
I'm the making of this grand record
the governor has had the assistance
and cooperation of the other members
of the state admins tration and they
are entitled to great credit for the
| hearty and able assistance given him.
"A record such as this merits and
| should receive the hearty endorsement
of the Republican party and the peo-
pie.
Personally, I have been in favor of
Governor MorrilPs denomination, and
have supported his candidacy and shall
continue to do so, and use my influence
to secure for him and the other men,
bers OF the administra ton the indorse-
ment which think they deserve.
"a Kansas City paper in its CORE
spondence from Topeka inserted a sub
head line referring to me in which it
created the impression that had been
won over TO Morrill,. 1t is needless
but perhaps under the circumstances
proper for me to say that have been
Governor MorrilPs friend and sup
porter for very many, many years, and
that our relations have always been of
the very pleasantest, both politically
and socially.
II think voice the sentiment of both
Governor Morrill, and his friends in say
ing we have no unkind word for any of
the candidates for the gubernatorial po-
sition, neither have we any unkind
word to say Of any Republican who may
not agree with US and be able to work
with us in securing the Endorsement OF
the present administration, but we
hope and trust that the contest for the
nomination will be so conducted that
whatever may be the action OF the COM
vention the party can unitedly work
for those who may be selected by that
body as the standard bearers,and that
the victory at the polls in November,
which now promises to be so complete
for the Republican party nationally,
will also be as full and complete for
the party in this state"
HE FREED WALLER.
A special from Washington says: Ex-
Consul Waller was al the capitol today
in the company of his old time friend
John Sims OF the Senate barber shop,
to whom, more than any other person.
he ows the agitation which at least lib
Grated him from prison.
When the news was cabled here that
Waller had been sentenced to twenty
years in prison it nearly Frustrated Mr.. |
Sims. He and Mr.. Waller had been al
most lifetime friends, meeting first in
Iowa, twenty-five years ago.
Mr.. Sims began to study how he |
might help his friend but seeing no way !
out, went to Senator Worries of Indiana, |
who promised to go to the secretary |
He did so, and brought back the cheer |
ing news that MIR. Gresham would look |
into the matter.
Then Mr.. Sims went to Senator Gal |
finger. Senator Allison, and some OF the |
others, and got them TO talking the |
matter up. He also invaded the press |
galleries, and spoke 10 Robert Wynne. |
and Jules Gutheridge.w who were staunch |
friends OF Waller from the first and |
filled columns of the Associated and |
United Press about him and his brutal |
treatment and suffering.
Then Sims wrote Waller a letter. He |
builded better than he knew when he |
did that for he used fine senate paper. |
and a senate envelope. on which was
printed in most artistic style United /
States Senate"
That did the business. Mr. Waller |
had been lying in that dirty, noisome.
dark cell for months, with not letter /
from a friend or even an enemy, SEEM
ingly forgotten by God and man. He
had tried to communicate with his
family, but was refused, he had appeal
ed 10 the French government and been
bluffed of, he had sued for the right |
to communicate with his own govern
ment and been all but guillotined for
his temerity, and hope was almost dead.
One day they brought him this letter
from his old friend They said 10 him
that he was honored. 1T is an Ameri-
can senator who has taken this notice
Of him." said one OF the guards. 1T
must be that we have noted prisoner
10 care for When an American SEN |
tor interests himself, there is some
thing back Of Il. We must see that he
has good care"
And from that moment Mr.. Waller
began to receive some attention. The
prison doctor was sent 20 him. and after
examining him, put him in a lighter cell
and put him on sick diet. which was
much more palatsble. There was moth
ng in the letter except the expression
IF regret OF his friend al his weeful con-
iiton and the expression OF the hope
that he would soon be able 20 ger OUT
IF prison-and the only word that he got
Tor long months to the effect that his
friends were doing ali that they could
,or him, because no letter. that con-
aimed a single word regarding his pos
,fble release or that anybody was try
ne TO do anything for him. was per
nitted 20 pass the guards.
Very naturally Mr.. Waller feels more |
han ever attached TO his friend.
KANSAS TRAVELLERS.
Sslina, kan. May Ella bors;e pre-
,arations are being made by the trav-
ling men. who make their headquar-
ers in this city. for the entertainment
4 the Grand Lodge OF the United Com
nercial Travellers OF America which
Viu meet here May and g.
II is expected that over six hundred
raveling men viii De in attendance. and
ne program OF exercises IS an excep-
ionally elaborate one and VIII include
uch features as athletic exercises 81
oak Dale park. drives about TIE city.