The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-08
GRACEFULLY.
EX-GOv. Osborn Practically Re-
tires if Capt. Johnson
Wants to Run for Delegate
at-Large.
HE HAD NO ANXIETY
To Be the Candidate Anyway,
He Says.
HE HAD NO ANXIETY
Gov. OsbOrn's Radical Views on
Silver as Money.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Sex Governor
Thomas A. Osborn of Kansas does not
seem to be greatly perturbed at being
supplanted by Judge ]. B. Johnson of
Topeka as the anti Leland candidate for
delegate-atlar to the St. Louis con-
vention. When it was suggested that
Judge Johnson's candidacy would put
him out of it entirely he said in all prob
ability it would, but he didn't care to say
80 positively until he had returned to
Topeka and consulted with those who
had asked him to be candidate.
'pve never been a candidate in the
sense of wanting to indulge in a scrap for
it Shawnee county can't of course have
two candidates for delegate -atlarge
The mention of myself for the place was
not of my seeking from the start A
number of my friends suggested it and
when l get back 1 shall consult with
them about it before ! say positively
whether l am out of it entirely. The
candidacy of Judge johnson, however,
seems to settle it.
"I should appreciate the honor of GO
ing to the convention of course, but
have already been very generously hon
ored and am in no mood to complain"
Gov. Osborn laughed when the query
of the JOURNAL was brought up as to
how he reconciled his admiration for
Reed aud Allison with his own views on
silver. He said he reconciled by not
reconciling 81 have to do the best can"
he said. "Ihere is not man among the
many candidates, nor perhaps even
among the next thousand who would be
available candidates, whose views on
silver correspond to mine. am a silver
monometallist. If l wished q candidate
thoroughly in accord with my own views
on that question / expect / should have
to be candidate myself"
Oahory1 ia fO-S Siluor Qfriotlv nd
he has declared in previous interviews.
He does not believe in the free coinage
at 16 TO 1 but does not consider that it
would do any great harm. While some
in great terror shout: The country will
sgo to a silver basis." he would calmly
have it done in a manner to disturb as
little as possible the business and COM
mercial interests.
."My idea" he said, ''would be to have
a silver standard. But l would have a
number of scientists and men we'll in
formed in political economy SO fa= as it
is exact, determine as we'll as they could
by historical analogy how much the
adoption of silver by the country would
cause silver to appreciate and gold to
depreciate. Undoubtedly both results
would take place. Of course this ap-
proach of the metals to each other would
not be sufficient to make their values
coincide, but it would bring them closer
together.
"Then let the silver debt as the stand
ard be fixed SO as to cause as little dis
turbance to settled interests az possible.
The United States would thus have a
currency independent of all the rest of
the world"
Referring to the money views of MIR.
Reed, which are supposed to have gold
tinge. Gov Osborn said:
NOf all fhnCn Nauy Eur1ond
people being for the most part creditors
are for gold. Mr., Reed, as represents
tive from Maine, should reflect the views
of his people, but l believe Mr.. Reed as
representative from Maine and the rep
resentative of the whole country would
be different persons. He would recog-
nize, think, if made president that he
was not the representative of any class
but of the whole nation, and would en-
deavor to reconcile the extreme opinions
of different sections He is large and
broad enough minded to do that l think"
KANSAS MEMBERS' HABITS.
Senators PETER and sherman Frequently
Lunch TOgether-AbOut Office W ork.
From the State Journals Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8-All of the mem
bers of the Kansas congressional delega-
ton have by this time fallen pretty we'll
into Washington ways. AS Congressman
Blue said it was a little hard getting
started but everything comes around all
right in time. The mornings the mem
bers usually spend in attending to their
mail. Represe natives kirkpatrick, Bro
derrick, Long and Calderhead have their
offices and clerks in their houses and
usually attend to as many of the letters
in the morning mail as possible before
starting to the capitol.
Representative Miller's Office is only a
block from the Normaudie and he goes
over there before starting for the house.
Col Blues Office is two blocks east of the
capitol and he gets over there in the
mornings in time to look over his letters.
This is the rule except when there are
committee meetings, which of course re-
quire attendance at the capitol at 10 or II
O'clock.
Representative Curtis now does his
work in his committee room aud with his
secretary, Miss Dollie Curtis, is usually
there early and works until almost time
for the house to convene.
Senators Baker and PETER have offices
in the Maltby building, near the capitol,
and are usually down about 10 o'clock TO
do up the mornings work before the SEN
ate meets.
Most of the members take lunch at the
senate restaurant, the houee restaurant
being in disfavor. Senator PETERS
favori:e Indulgence is bread and milk,
and he aud John Sherman may be fire.
quently seen at the same table having
the best kind of time together
Col Dick Blue says when he first came
he started out to eat three meals a day
j ust as he did at home, but he has q uis