The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-17
Both Republican and POpulist
Managers In a Stew
Because Their Candidates Are
Generally Detested.
WANT A NEW MAN.
Democrats and Free Silver Re-
publicans Are Willing
To Vote For An Acceptable Pop
ulist-NOt LeweIling.

Mr.. L. D. dwellings friends in the
Populist party are pushing him Wig
orOusIy for governor
LeweIIing enjoys the same degree OF
unpopularity in his own party that
Morrill, does in his. With two candl-
dates each discredited by his own par
tv. and each unable to cast the full
party strength, it is believed by those
we'll informed that there will be tens
of thousands of Kansas voters VINO
would welcome even a third ticket
The blind foOlishness of the Morrill,
managers and the Leweuing managers
says a free silver Republican. in seek
ing to force their distasteful candidates
on the people of Kansas will inevita
bly, result in an eruption of the voting
masses.
They do not want either Morrill, or
Lewelling. Both are regarded with a
feeling among their party fellows that
varies through all degrees, from that of
inexpediency to downright hatred and
contempt.
That powerful element in the Repub
lican party, the prohibitionists hold
Morrill, in aversion; while the reSub-
mission element despise him as a weak
ling who is neither for them nor
against them.
The Republican prOhibitionists will
not vote for Morrill,. Every gathering
composed of the element that has as
sem bIed in the last u months has de-
nOunced him. He has been held up to
scOrn at every Methodist conference,
at every prOhibitionist meeting, at
every session of the EpWOrth league.
Christian EndeaVOr and similar organ
izatiOns- The members of these bodies
will not vote for him. If they must
choose between Morrill, or Lewelling
many of them viii stay at home.
On the other hand the feeling against
LeWeling is much stronger
w hlIe he has the support of what was
regarded as the Doodle element in his
late administration he is held in poor
opinion by the rank and file of POpulists
over the state. The best that most of
them can say of him, is that he is a
Well-intentiOned man but weak" This
is a condemning with faint praise. Weak
men make poor governors The POpu-
lists do not want Lewelling; and all
the efforts of such people as Rufe Cone,
Fred Close, Coal OiI' Taylor and peO-
pie of that stamp in his interest only
show more clearly the character of the
the management into which LeWelling'S
boom" has fallen. What prOfiteth it
these self seekers to secure the nOmina-
tiOn of LeWelling who can't possibly be
elected. What prOfiteth it the same
class of Morrill, managers to SecureMor-
rilIs nomination when there will at
once be a large landslide of votes away
from him. Two large sections of voters
on whom Lewelling is depending won't
vote for him. This was learned by a
dtligent mixing" among the delegates
mere yesterday.
The free silver Republicans who cs-
innate their probable strength at so
600 votes and who would combine with
the Populists on any acceptable can
didate detest Lewelling.
The delegates who were here attend
Ing the Republican free silver cOnven-
tiOn yesterday were questioned on this
matter and without one solitary excep-
tion expressed the greatest disappro-
alton of LeWelling as a candidate It
was stated that if LewelIing and Nor
riH were both nominated that a third
ticket would be put in the field which
If IT did not win would at least bring
the LeWelling ticket third in the race.
Furthermore, the Democrats of Kan
Eas will not vote for Lewelling. SufF-
cient has been gathered from prominent
Democrats of the state to show Eat
they are determined not to vote for
Lewelling.
They simply won't have him. Fusion
is an impOssibility with LeweIling as
a candidate.
The Democrats demand "a new man
No has been" can secure the 26.GOO
votes that were cast for Overmyer.
With matters in this condition the
political developments of the next few
weeks will be regarded with interest
This is a year when no party can afford
to disregard the feeling of the masses
in party nominations. What each par
ty needs is votes; party lines are all
down and each man is voting to suit
himself.