The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-07
is CLICK To GO?
A Report That He Is to Be Re-
moved
Before President Mckinley Ap-
points His Successor.
TILE REASON GIVEN
Is That Mr.. Click Used OfBen-
sfve Language
In Regard to Kansas Gold Dem
Ocrats.


The following dispatch reached this
city today:
Washington, Nov. 6.--Charges have
been filed with the interior department
against Pension Agent Click. ex-gov-
ernor of Kansas, who, according TO
Kansas administration Democrats, has
violated Instructions against ostenta-
tiOus partisanship during the campaign
just closed The animus of the oDpo-
sition to Click is probably partially at
tributable to an alleged declaration by
him that participants in the National
Democratic convention Of Kansas were
all tools of corporations A clipping
from a Topeka, Kan, newspaper CON
tanning the statements in question, has
been forwarded to this city Tt is be-
heved that Click viii be removed and
that Secretary Francis will name a
Missouri administration Democrat for
the place.
In the event of Clicks removal he
will probably charge Mr.. Cleveland
with ingratitude In the 1892 national
convention Click is said to have won
over the Arizona delegation, which had
fallen under Tammany influence. by
promising the patronage. Hughes, who
headed the delegation became the ter
ritoriaI governor. Recently Hughes was
removed over the protest of Whitney,
who is said to have been intermediator
in the negotiation
No one in this city can be found that
will admit that he knows anything in
regard to the matter. Governor Click
said today:
Il do not know anything in regard to
the matter, and do not believe there is
anything in it, have not assumed the
attitude OF an offensive partisan in this
campaign. I have always had a warm
friendship with Mr.. Cleveland do
not think I will be removed Early in
the campaign I heard there was some
man over in Missouri named Burgess
who wanted the place, but lately have
not heard anything about it"
Eugene Hagan, who II was cnafSeu
by some is at the bottom OF lhe
charges, said.
4 know nothing of the matter.
have preferred no charges against any
one I am not in favor OF any one be-
ing removed, and have had no part
in it."
the campaign the Republican state cen
tral committee was quite anxious that
all the silver men should be shut w,
and that after Click had shown a dis
position to take a hand in the cam
one sent out clippings from newspa-
pers to Washington, but whether they
were sent by Republicans or by the
gold Democrats he did not know
MORE ABOUT CLICK
Further details as to the reason why
Governor Click is to be removed from
the position of pension agent appear in
a special dispatch to the Kansas city
Journal The dispatch, which is dated
Washington says Governor CLICK
brought all of the trouble on himself by
secretly knitting the administrat ton
when it placed the greatest confidence
in him Click was formerly the trusted
friend of President Cleveland, and his
friendship was of such a warm nature
that the president broke an established
rule at the beginning OF his second ad-
ministration to give Click the office OF
confidence in Click. This lasted until
few months ago, when the president
came into possession Of letter Whlcn
Click had written, showing that he was
a base traitor to the administration
that was furnishing him his daily
bread.
The letter was one written by CLICK
to Witten Mcdonald. editor OF Kan
sas city administration organ, asking
him to desert the policy OF the CieVe-
land crowd and come out and support
free silver Click told Mr.. Mcdonald
that it would make him the leadlng
man of the central west
Mcdonald, ,ir stead Of following CLICK s
advice. tucked the letter in his pocket
and came to Washington The presl-
dent has the letter, and thereby hangs
the tale of the pension agents trCu-
bles.