The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-26
On the Kansas Senatorial Chair
and Teeth Clinched
In His Determination to Climb
to Heights
That Ought to Make Him Dizzy-In-
gals Apparently the Choice Of
the People, But Politicians as
Usual Working Against
the People

al politically between the two leading
candidates for United States senator
and there VIII be no cessation till the
votes are counted in November.
There are but two candidates promi-
nently talked about at the present
tirne-Tohn j. ingalls, Of Archison and
Joseph r. Burton OF Abilene The eyes
Of the nation VIII be on Kansas this
year and the politicians appreciate this
fact. Therefore they are lining up on
one side or the other Of the rival hosts
and preparing to do business as they
have never done before
The fight between ingalls, and Bur
ton for supremacy Is such that it is al
most Impossible for any prominent
politician 10 follow his own inclua-
tons and sit on the fence He has 10
come down and take G hand In the
contest. The idea is for the two lead
ing candidates TO get clearly in the
lead when it is likely that the other
VIII be forced entirely Out Of the fight,
leaving the winner To night the field
or battle wLlh some one not now
very actively engaged IN the battle.
or course. corn limitations are always in
order among the small fry" the term
by which Burton Contemptuou re-
terred 90 his senatorial adyersarias some
time ago, and It may be that the win
ner in the battle now being WaEad be-
tween the AtCllisou and Abilene states
may be defeated
Burton came back to town last even
ing He had been away since Friday
afternoon When he left the cttv.rotf-
ing was said as % his reasons FOR laav-
ms but it was generally supposed that
ms absence was because he Thought his
-Ldn-=a LDE success IN L11s county at
Saturdays primaries would be far bet
Ter WITH MIN away since there had been
So much Indignation aroused at what
oWerW halnilgly InEalIS COlnrv Bur
r1ns friends however. explain matters
altogether c1fIerenJly regarding his ao-
SeuCe- They say he went away to de-
liver an address OF welcome sit Abilene
20 the Kansas City Commercial CLUB
BE that as It may. Burton came back
AT the first opportunity As has been
said before ne has opened uD head
quarters at the Copeland hotel and
SPENDS nearly all his time here He is
better able TO direct his forces from
here and also meet those politicians
no come So frequently to Topeka 10
set close to the leaders
To some people Burton has q
way OF approaching man in such q
manner as 10 greatly impress him if
that person be easily IMPRESSED with
the Importance OF his. fBurtonss eraa T.
ness HIS general air his head held
ll5n- the flourish Of his hand all seem
20 say. am the mighty Burton do
me Immediate honor and adora rfar7 p
r1ls manner IS unfortunate, to say the
least
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