The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-25

cradle Of the TrOutman boom, which
was not of his planning
on Monday night. Phil Kelley of Don
iphan who was partially conducting
the campaign for LeavenWOrth. saw
that that town was in desperate
straits and in his dilemma he called up
on Leland by wire, TO come IoFthWlth-
Leland came. The boss reached Be
lott Tuesday afternoon. "a deal had
been made with Judge a. H. Ellis, can
dfdate for the Republican nomination
for congress in the Sixth district.
whereby Leland was to support him
FOR congressman if Ellis would work
for LeavenWorth. Other deals were
made but Topeka won in spite of 1T all
This made Leland sOrer than ever at
Topeka and now ne threatens to take
the state convention to Hutchinson or
some other place to get even with To-
peka- Leland has told this to State
Treasurer Atherton and to others.
Leland had his mind made up q week
go to tell the governor just what he
told him yesterday, but has refralned
until he could no longer put it Off. III
would rather sacrifice Morrill, than his
own interests as boss of Kansas and
be pulled down with the governor as
he certainly would if he clung to him.
A great many Republicans want to
-znOW who Leland is. anyhow that
he assumes SO much dictatOrs hip
Surely he is not the wise man he is
portrayed, else why did he allow him
self to BE inveigled into the United
states senatorial contest in 1882 That
was not stroke of wisdom for he
might have known he could not be
nominated He made great and ser
ious mistake. He showed that he
himself sought the best Office to be had
instead of looking after the interests of
his party. He is not the broad-minded
leader who devotes his time and tall
ants to the good of his party. trusting
10 the gratitude of that party to re-
ward him. instead of this he rushes
into the scramble for spoils and, ig-
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defeat with q few paltry votes There
in he showed his real weakness, both
as q political leader and as man. and
he made enemies which he could not
one requisite to bOss-ship which Le-
land possesses, and that is his ability
to keep close mOuthed.
The man who Will now probably be
brought to the front by this self vaunt-
ing leader for the gOvernorship is sam
Peters of Newton, congressman
from the Seventh district and at pres
nnt mem ber of the state refOrnatOry
board. Peters candidacy viii be fun of
weaknesses He viii never secure the
solid support of the Seventh district
cal hurricane of 1890 came up which
swept the Populists into power and the
Republicans out Peters simply lay
down in the harness.
He studiOusly refrained from politics
that year. me acted the political cow
ard. shut himself up in his law Office
and contributed not one speech or one
dollar. SO the Seventh district people
say, to help elect Prince HaI' as mis-
successor. He preferred to see Jerry
Simpson elected. if he couldn't have it
himself For this. he viii be knitted in
his own home district and VIII not
prove a strong candidate in any part
of the state. He belongs to the FOSSIL
ferrous age
AS Tor Cyrus Leland he would better
permit the voters of the Republican
party to select their candidate for gov
ernor free and untrammeled from his
dictates; and after such nomination is
made give his best efforts for the cleo
ton of the nominee, then and not un-
til then Will the people believe he is
sincere and that he is not seeking po-
Htical preferment for himself rather
than the success of Kansas Repubh-
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