The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-16
Trying to Coax Troutman to
Get OF the Track.
WonId Frfghten One Candidate
and Persuade Another.
TO PREPARE THE WAY
For Gaining His Own Ends,
Which Seem to Be
The Nomination of Tom Potter
of Marion, for Governor.

The gubernatorial situation is more
complex today than it has yet been
Governor Morrill, still insists he is in
the race to stay till the state conven-
tfOn meets; a good many politicians be
lieve that Tom Potter has been decided
upon by the anti-AIorriIl sentiment.
through the efforts of Bill Martindale
with Cy Leland; Governor Morrill, viii
not condde in his associate members
of the administration and totally lg-
nores them; Cy Leland and Jim Trout
man left the city this morning to-
gether.
The various state officials are Ger
tainly just as much interested in the
outcome of the state convention and in
the welfare of the party as Governor
Morrill,, and it is to be supposed he
would take them into his confidence,
explain the situation to them, ask
their advice, and give them his, but it
is a fact that this is not done When
the different members of the admins
tration approach Governor Morrill, upon
the political phases of the day he
steadfastly refuses to say anything
about matters Consequently there
is Ieellng OF dread uncertainty pre-
vailing in the state house, and d lack
of enthusiasm among the other mem
bers of the administration in making
their plans for the campaign. They are
at sea and do not know what to do
Nevertheless there is an undercurrent
of opinion to the effect that in less than
a week the situation viii clear some
what and permit them to make plans
as they desire and think best.
There are still those who think that
Judge Sam Peters viii yet be in the
hel~. for the nomination, and those who
feel that he will are enthusiastic in
their claims as to his ability to make
a canvass resulting in sweeping Re
publican victory this fan. lit is true
that Peters action in the campaign
OF 1890 in the Seventh district, when
he refused to take an active part in
the campaign. is still rernem bered and
would count against him, but his
friends affect to believe that all this
feeling against the Newton man would
die out if he were a candidate.
Peters was in the city this morning
and spent nearly all the forenoon with
/ Governor Morrill, in the latter's private
office. Judge Peters says he came to
| Topeka on business in connection with
/ the state TefOrmatOry. but admitted
/ that politics was discussed. To a re
/ porter ne said
III have nothing to say on state poll
/ ties. You may say, however, that my
position now is just the same as it was
/ when L gave out my statement three
/ weeks ago"
How about that Wichita interview
/ well, that was all right. said
I nothing then that have not said all
/ along. / might be q candidate if Gov
/ Morrill, We're not in the field. but still
/ say that as long as he remains in the
I race, / shall not be candidate"
ATlh tL llDA AA04A AAAA W men seen COELOE-
] GRATED Peters statement and said that
/ he and Peters talked reformatory mat
/ ters most of their time. The governor
/ said ne was satisfied with Judge Pc
I ters' position and that as far as he
/ himself was concerned he had nothing
/ more to say than that he was in the
/ race and i'm to stay.
TT is thought that Cy Leland is try
1 ing to get TrOutman to withdraw in
/ which case he would try and com bine
the Troutman strength with the Potter
/ following and thus have one candidate
and one only in the field as opposed to
4 Morrill, Leland came in late last night
/ and left on an early Rock Island train
[ this morning for Troy Lieut. Cover
/ nor Troutman also left on the same
/ train, though the latter was only go
I ing as far as HOltOn. There is no
propa.pllly oI Leland persuading Trout
/ man 70 get out q the race, for he is re-
| cetving too much encouragement these
/ days to pull off for any one.
Cy and Judge Ellis also had some
/ consultations last night, regarding the
Sixth district situation Ellis has been
here for two days trying to square
things with those who are disgusted
/ with his sOcalled treachery at the Hill
/ City convention. He has been irving
to tell every one how it happened and
that he is more Slnned against than
SHINING. A number of politicians. state
administration people and others who
I wanted to see Jim Reeder and Webb
McNau elected as delegates to the ma
I tiOnal convention, cannot see how
Judge Ellis is able to fix things up at
all
Webb McNan was in the city this
forenoon and though he refused to saw
much about the late convention it Is
evident that he lis still very sore 1T +ba
treatment he received at the hands ~
Ellis and Leland. Though originally a
Reeder man in the congressional con-
test before the convention h uever+ h.
less endeaVOred, in the interests of
harmony, 70 pfeNall upon his candidate
to withdraw and make Ellis nor7frs
tlon unanimous He did all this and
had the promise of q delegateship to
st Louis as his reward Then Ellis
packed out and 1t Is expected that Nc
NAN VIII now oppose Ellis in the cam
paign, or al IeasI remain apathetfc
Alc.N am hlnsel1 VIII not say what he