The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-26
JERRY COMPARED TOACAT.
Rufe Gone Says Simpson Hasn't Any
More Gratitude
THAN a CAT, AND OPPOSES HIN

| For q denomination i'm the Seventh
Understanding Old Crowd OPP
posed to Simpson.
Jerry Simpsons recent interview in
| Washington with the STATE JOURNALS
| correspondent, in which he criticised ex-
Governor Lewelling, is causing the ex-
congressman some trouble in Sedgwick
county,-and dwellings, strikers are or
ganizing to defeat Jerry for the nomina-
! ton for congress in the Seventh district.
The gang of the last Populist state adj
ministration are of course against Jerry
and ex Governor Lewelling and his lead
ing striker, Col II. L. Taylor, ex-coal oil
inspector, who still owes the state about
SO, 900 money he collected aud failed to
turn in, have been sugge sted by the
Sedgwick county gang as possible can
didates for congress.
Sheriff Rufe Cone is one of the Popu-
list leaders for Lewelling and in an in =
terview he says:
81 am in favor OF shelving Jerry Simp-
son. When l first heard that Jerry was
putting in his oar to defeat Sedg wick
county's favorite, Governor LeweIling,
1 did not believe it, but there seems to be
some foundation for the report
alt was the Sedgwick county Demo-
cracy that secured him the endorsement
of that party in 1890, and we gave him
1,400 majority over a home candidate.
Sedgwick more than any one county was
responsible for his elevation to office and
now if he turns against us it simply
shows that he is as destitute of gratitude
as a cat and l just want to tell you that
We will make it hot for him"
Some of the Populist leaders outside
of the Seventh district are glad this
fight has been commenced at this time
as they say it will give them an opportu-
nifty to pull Jerry Simpson out of the
Seventh district and make him their can
didate for congressman at large.
They argue that Jerry can't carry the
Seventh district because Sedgwick couu-
ty is against him, as that is a pivotal
county, but as a candidate for congress-
man at large he could carry the county
with very little opposition.
stThese same leaders do not want Lew
cling renominated for governor, but
want him to run for congress in the Sew
enth district. They say he can carry
the district, and while he made a poor
governor because be did not know how
to manage men, he will make d very
good congressman for the reason he will
have no appointments to make as a Pop
| ulist Congressman. He will not even be
! bothered about the appointment of post
masters.
One argument used why Jerry Simp-
son should be nominated for congress
man -at-large is that unless he is on
the state ticket it will be hard for the
state committee to get him to make
speeches outside of his own istrict, but
as candidate for congressman at large.
they can use him all over the state in the
interest of the state ticket
The only reason Simpson objects to
| running for congressman at-large, is be-
cause as he says he would prefer to run
against Chester l. Long and have the
pleasure of defeating him.
Some of the party leaders are of the
| opinion that the fight opened up against
Simpson at Wichita and Sedgwick county
will result in his giving up his ambition
to run against Long and taking the nomi-
nation for congressman at large.