The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-25
FINE WORDS UNSOUGHT.
What the Kansas Newspapers Say
spontaneously About Troutman.
TIE LIEUT.. COY. NOT A CANDIDATE,

For ward-SOme of the Clippings.
Governor Morrill, ought to surely by
this time get his eyes open to the fact
that the Republicans of Kansas are drift
ing over to his lieutenant governor for
the first place on the state ticket.
A. the state editorial association at
Leavenworth last week out of sixty-two
votes cast, expressing their choice fer
governor, but thirty were cast for Merrill,
and there is not an announced candidate
! in the field against him.
Surely a man who has the pull of the
party machine and can't muster any
more strength than that ought to soon
realize that he is not in touch with his
party.
The Council Grove Republican prints
the following which is another indica-
ton of MorrilPs weakness:
Not single member of the Republi
can central committee of Morris county
is favorable to the denomination of Gov.
E n. Morrill, At a meeting of the com
mittee last Saturday a vote was ia ken on
the gubernatorial question which re-
suited as follows: Troutman 8, Hoch 3,
Potter l, Martin 1, the nominee of the
party 2. Some of the Naturalization fell
lows who have been claiming that the
only detection came from the disap-
pointed office seekers might we'll make
note of these figures. 1t is a good in
dex of the feeling in Morris county.
In addition the same paper says:
Lieutenant Governor Troutman is prob
ably the choice of Morris county Rspub-
licAns for governor MIR. Troutmau is a
man in whom the people of Kansas have
great confidence and it looks now as
though his nomination was assured.
The Concordia Empire expresses the
sentiment existing in Cloud county when
it says:
Gov. Morrill, has announced hims elf
a candidate for denomination. That he
has given the state a good business adj
ministration compared with Level
ling's is true, but Republican who
| couldn't do that ought to be banished
without further evidence. That he has
made some bad appointments and dis
gusted and disgraced the Republican
party with assertions that indicate he
lacks not only political, but even COM
mon horse sense, is also true, and it is
an open question whether when these
things are all balanced up it is the wise
thing to renominate him. The party is
under no obligation to him whatever.
He was honored by a long term in con-
gress, and now again by the highest
position in the state. If the party has a
better man he should have the nomina-
ton; if not, let the old man try it again.
We have had all the Populism We need
for a century.
Lieutenant Governor James A. Trout
man has not yet announced himself a
| candidate, but he has more strength than
any other probable candidate. The OF
tawa Republic says:
Fate seems to have fixed on Lieutenant
Governor TrOutman as the next man to
occupy the governors chair. If he
should conclude to run there will BIS very
little opposition to him from this sec
ton.
The Usage Chronicle gets into the pro-
cession when it says:
If James a. Troutman becomes q can
didate for governor, there are a whole
lot of fellows in this state who will have
hard work to keep thems selves from be-
ing for him.
The only opposition thus far heard
from to the nomination of James A
Troutman for governor comes from Ell
linwood. Barton county. And they do say
Ellinwood is pretty fond of having her
own way in relation to the pfohibitory
law. The Eilinwoed Advocate SAYS:
"The Republicans of KANSAS promise
prince of prohi Lieut.. Gov ].
A. Troutman for governor, Well let
them trot him out and the people will
snow him under SO deep that he will
never afterwsrd be able to find out
whether he was in the race or not
WONT TIE UP THE DELEGATION.
Kansas May Be For Mckinley But It's
Delegation Likely to Go UnInstructed.
It is believed by the leading politicians
who have visited Topeka during the last
few days that the Republican state con-
vention at Wichita, March 10, will send
an uninstructed delegation to the ma
tional convention at ST. Louis
There seems to be doubt that
Mckinley is the choice of the Republi-
cans of Kansas for president and Chair
man Cy Leland of the state central COM
mitGee has been manipulating things
in McKinley's interest from the start. but
the Republican leaders seem to be
although Kansas may be for Mckinley
he may not be nominated and it may be
en- barrassing to have the delegation tied
up with instructions.
These men who have been carefully
studying the situation are of the opinion
that when the time comes even Chair
man Leland himself will oppose an in
structsd delegation. He will ask for the
election of a delegation that he can use
without instructions and then if Mckin-
ley loses after the frat ballot Chairman
Cy will be in a position TO do business
with Reed or Allison or any other can
didate who seems to be about to win.
LEWELLING Is MEMBER
OF the Mystic BrothsrhOod, Says Grand
Recorder Burt.