The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-17
GOT To STOP 1T.
Fire Breaks Out in the Short
Grass Country.
Cy Leland and Lit Crum Come
HurryIng
TO SQUELCH THE BOOM
That Mike Sutton Has Started
for TrOutman
In Southwestern Kansas Other
Matters to Fix.

When Lit Crum Of Oswego, Third dis
trict politician and member of the state
Repu blican central committee. dropped
into the Copeland hotel last night not
much was thought of it. But when
shortly after Cy Leland put in appear
ance. those in the lobby began to Won
der what was up Then Joe BristoW,
who had been suddenly summoned
from his home in Ottawa came in, fol-
lowed soon after by Mulberry Kel-
ly-
Their mission is supposed to be a
three-fOld one
In the first place. Mike Sutton of
Dodge City made a speech booming
Troutman for governor at the appel
late court convention the other day lO
which the bosses take exception, and
Sutton well in hand, the bosses want
him to call Mike down
Again, the Se@Ond district state of af-
fairs is q matter which the rulers feel
themselves called upon to settle Very
few words are dropped by any of the
bosses, but enough are to insure the
the Bourbon county candidate for the
nomination for congressman in the Sec
Ond district
Lit Crum refuses to talk but little up
on any subject. but did say he consid-
cred Lowe the most available as Wen
as the best equipped candidate for the
nomination now in the field and moot
ed at the idea of Senator Charley Ssott
ment. Scott is too intelligent and too
independent to be sent to congress. He
wouldn't be lit Crum's tool.
Immediately after breakfast this
morning, Crum and Cy Leland went
over to the state house and were there
nearly all the forenoon Leland hunt
ed up AthertOn probably to tell him he
must keep his clerks from parucipat-
ing in Sixth district politics. a number
of them have been in the western part
of the state this week, attending poliu-
cal conventions and conferences one
of them was at the Dodge CITY cOnNen-
ton and was considerably impressed
by Mike Sutt0n's TrOutman speech.
Lit Crum was with Secretary Ed
wards for some time, but after their
conference was over neither would
talk upon the subject. 1T is well un-
derstOOd, however, that CruIn'S 8 mis-
sion was to tell Edwards ne must take
care of Sutton. Edwards managed suit
tons candidacy for delegate down az
the Wichita convention, though he was
unsuccessful in electing him, and is
thought to be able to suppress any dam
gerOus breaks Sutton is apt to make.
A Republican who closely follows all
phases of politics. says that Edwards
cannot hold Sutton down and that that
is all there is to it.
The senatorial question is also
thought to be a matter the bosses
have under consideration. Lit Crum
is one of the leaders OF the old Perkins
Third district crowd which has SO far
kept we'll out of the senatorial c0ntrO-
VeTSy. Neither ingalls, nor Burton has
at any time during the present can-
Vass for United States senator been
able to secure The aid and assistance of
this crowd. What their final action
would be has been and is yet a mys-
terry Lit Crum says Burton has many
friends in the Perkins crowd. but That
the time has not come for it to act
This crowd VIII probably wait until
later on when the other candidates.
rather than ingalls, and Burton. have
developed sufficient strength TO make
it possible to see how they viii run
The speech of Mike sutton at the
Dodge City convention which attracts
so much attention and is the cause Of
the worry of the bosses. is told i'm the
following from the Hutchinson News.
The delegates to the convention
transacted great deal Of business on
the side. They made medicine and
furnished plans to be consummatcd
later on, which include later and lar
ger conventions. The feeling was
strong that the short grass country
should stand solid in the future and
avoid dissensiOns which brought disas-
ter ait wichita. Tia his speech at the
note when he said. If we so to the
state convention solid for Jim Trout
man for governor, and he is success
full southwest Kansas viii set more
from the next state administration
than notary public appointment and
the charge of $3.50 for a seal
THE sentiment of the DELEGATES was
clearly for Troutman for governor. The
only county which seemed TO be for
Morrill, was Barton, although PaWuee
and Edwards would probably be added
to the list Aside from those Trout
man viii get nearly all of the 28 cOun-
ties in this appellate court district"