The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-12
ALONG THE KANSAS NILE.

One Of Senator Bakers fads Is to read
the debates in the ancient Congressional
Globes.
Charles Curtis majority over Madden in
the Fourth congressional district viii be
over 100
Farmer Smith is supposed to be after the
PENSION Office at Topeka. II he is. the anti
Smith crowd W. d. a. t. L h.
II IS charged now that Leedy mortgaged
his blackboard and an old horse in order to
get money to go to the Abilene conven-
ton.
1t is startling. the unaninity with which
most Kansas Republicans are blaming
themselves for the defeat of their party in
Kansas.
The Populist legislature may threaten
ros to appropriate money for state insti-
tutions, but it will co so just the same
when the time comes.
Kansas ought to be money maker. II
is not. 1t is sort of political alchemist.
1t is a sad truth tha. she will never lind
the secret she is seeking.
Leedy, the new governor of Kansas. does
not like Topeka. He should abolish the
police boards in every other city in the
state and let Topeka have hers.
There is again talk that ingalls, will make
the race for Lucien Bakers place four
years hence It is al talk Ingalls, has
quit c1utching into the hollow future.
A. NJ +. Randolph, state reporter for the
supreme court, whose place several Popu-
lists are after since the supreme court be-
came Popuiist, has held the place since
1879.
The Kansas attorneys who fought Dos
ter are now keeping mighty still about it.
Lawyers hate to plead to a man who can
look floods of accusation back at them
from the bench.
A. NJ. Harvey, the new lieutenant COVER
nor, is only Is years Of age and appears to
be very bright This is important, as some
freak of Madcsp Fortune might send
Leedy 10 the senate.
Senator Lucien Baker made hard fight
for the ticket in Kansas this fall He is
getting TO be REGARDED both useful and
ornamental, a not very extensive habit
among United States senators from Kan
sas.
One of the fallacies of Kansas Republi-
cans is that no federal appointments go TO
states which give the electoral vote to the
losing candidate. This is stuff and non
sense. Federal patronage goes to doubtful
states.
Cy. Leland stands away up In Washing
ton. People who think that Cy. Leland
during all the campaign was whispering TO
Mark Hanna that Kansas and Nebraska
were safe for Mckinley are very verdant,
indeed.
Judge Doster, the new chief Justice. Is OF
very pale complexion and in addition TO
this he wears white ties and expansive
shirt fronts. Doster looks more like Lon
don barrister than anything Kansas has in
the legal profession.
There is a rumor out that Governor Nor
rill will abolish the Metropolitan police
boards before he steps out. He will not
He wants TO see Leedy break his neck OIL
them. II is said LeweIling did not abolish
them when LEFT. for the same reason.
Atchlson Globe: Atchison county f. be-
coming reliably Republican In is92 The
county gave Weaver a majority Of 81 over
Harrison. At the same election a. w
Smith. Republican candidate for governor.
received a plurality of 9, and BroderGek.
Republican. for congress, a plurality OF
ga In 1884 Morrill,. Republican, for COVER
1ff~~
and Oyermeyer OF 1sI. In ls-S Mckinley
was gwen majority 3f 357 over Bryan, a
Republican gain over the Weaver vote OF
los Morriirs majority ;ncreased from Isl
IN 1894 20 zoe in 1885, a gain OF 81