The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-15
NEITHER ONE.
Kansas Politicians in Washing
ton Profess TO Believe
That Neither Ingalls, Nor Bur-
ton Will Win.
SO MANY CANDIDATES
In the Field That Dark Horse
is Likely.
Kansas Delegation Take No Part
in Leland-J Ohnson Fight.

from the SLoL6 JOurQdIS special correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-The members
of the Kansas delegation in Congress
are inclined to keep clear out of the
fight which is going on in the state be-
tween the Leland and anti-Leland forces
They seem to think if they attend to
their business here affairs out there
ought to adjust themselves without their
interference.
Several of the deleg alton have been
appealed to in letters to take hand in
the fight and declare themselves one
way or the other, but they have declined
to get mixed up in the mess. The con-
gressmen realize that they have friends
and supporters in both factions, and they
do not see, therefore, how they can justly
interfere. Besides, most of the delega-
ton declared themselves in interviews
with the JOURNAL cores espondent early
in the session to be of the opinion that
congressman should not want to go to
the national convention and should also
not meddle with arrangements Tor it.
The Leland men, as has been pub
llshed in the JOURNAL, are making a
fight on Representative Broderick in the
First district, but it is understood that
Broderick is keeping entirely out of the
fight on Leland.
position of the Leland men to Broderick
said: "They can't beat Broderick and
do it fairly. The cry that he has had
three terms might be raised and used to
injnre him, but if an attempt was made
to beat him on his record in congress it
couldn't be done. Mr.. Broderick has
made a good representative, has had a
clean record, and no flaw could be picked
in it. He has represented his constitu-
ents in all matters, SO if his enemies
want to beat him it will have to be on
other grounds than fair, square fight
on his record"
The senatorial question is another one
that congressman studiously avoid get
ting mixed up in. Even those who are
Supposed to have the fever themselves
think the time is not yet ripe to talk
about it. Kansas men here, however,
are kept pretty we'll posted on the situa-
tion, and not much goes on they don't
hear about
One of these said the opinion seems
TO be gaining that neither Burton nor
Ingalls, would be nominated. That can
didates were springing up so thick he
believed they would both be out of it
81 had letter the other day." he said,
from a county which l supposed would
be solid for Ingalls, and it said man
would probably be elected to the legis-
lature instructed against both Ingalls,
and Burton"
Another man said he believed every
railroad in the state except the Rock
Island would support Burton.
One of Burton'5 boasts which he made
while in Washington lastf month is just
now being told. Burton declared in his
bold offhand way that he would have
every member of the legislature but one
from the First congressional district,
every member from the Fifth district
half in the Sixth and three fourths in the
Seventh
This would tend to confirm the belief
which is freely ex xpressed here that the diff
ferences of Leland and Burton in the last
senatorial ht have been all patched up
and they will work together. If Burton
could not count on the support of Le-
land he would hardly make such sweep
ing expression regarding Leland's own
district, in spite of the fact that the
radius vector of Mr. Burton's statements
limited in neither length or movement.
The belief is quite strong that the cor
poration interests will combine to sup
port Bnrton, but that the number of new
candidates in the field will make the
election of either Burton or Ingalls, ex-
tremely doubtful.