The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-18
ALLlN THE SAME WAGON
Ex-senator Martin Says That
All Elements
Opposed to Gold Standard Can
Get Together
In This State on State Ticket, But
Among the Candidates Mentioned
Lewelling Is the Weakest.

Ex-senator John Martin was in
his office busily engaged in answering
the mail that had accumulated on his
desk during his absence, when a Jour
nal reporter called on him When ask
ed whether he thought the opposition
to the Republican state ticket in this
state would be able to unite, and if so,
on what basis the union would be
formed. he said:
I think this is one of the times
when all the people who think alike,
whether Democrats, Republicans, or
POpulistS, should throw aside all diff
ferences and get together. think
that there has not been time in the
last 25 years when such an important
question has been before the American
people for solution as this question of
what we shall use for our money. The
thinking, patriotic citizens realize this
fact The action of the Chicago con-
vention in coming out squarely and
fairly on this question was one of the
greatest things ever done by any con-
Vention in the history of this country.
I think the people generally appreciate
this fact and L believe that the people
of this state that favor the cause of sill
YER will all vote for Bryan. It makes
no difference to what party or under
what heading the electors are voted for
$50 they. cast their votes for Bryan.
I am not going to St. Louis to at
tend either of those conventions.
don't want it said that there was any
outside or Democratic influence.
brought to bear on their deliberations.
In other words they viii have to work
out their own salvation; they are
equal to it, and from appearances now
they are going to do it. Bryan will
either be Endorsed or renOminated,
and I predict that he will sweep the
country. 1t is early yet to make pre-
dictOns, but in a couple of weeks the
nominations will have been made and
the lines drawn, and people will begin
to take sides, and it viii be easier to
make predictions as to how many states
each man will carry
In regard to fusion in this state, Mr..
Martin said:
Much depends on the action of the
Populists at St Louis. If they go
there next week and put Bryan at the
head their ticket, I for one am willing
that they should come home and name
the entire state ticket, except as a
matter OF good politics think they
ought to put up as q candidate for
chief justice of the supreme court
some good Democrat like Samuel Riggs
of Lawrence or some other good man,
and then for attorney general 1 think
they ought to put in nomination some
good lawyer who is a silver Repubn-
can Such a ticket would be good pol
itfcs and would make a combination
that it would be impossible to beat in
this state this fall"
We'll, Senator, is it your judgment
that any candidate the Populists may
put up for governor will be elected?"
well. no. they now have four or five
candidates for the nomination in their
party, Lewelling, Leedy, Harris, King
| and Campbell, any one of whom can
| poll every POpulist vote in the state,
but that is not enough. They have got
| to have some man who can get the
| votes of the Democrats and the silver
( Republicans"
Can Lewelling get those votes -
He might, but I don't think he
| would be as strong a candidate as the
| others would.
Many of the Republican votes which
| will be with us this fall if we have a
| suitable candidate We're cast against
/ Lewelling and for Morrill, two years ago
/ and when you ask men who went out
| and fought Lewelling two years ago to
come out and support him now it is
! asking a great deal and doubt if they
| will do it. I think any of the other
4 names mentioned will probably make a
/ stronger candidate than Lewelling-'
Asked about the rUmOr concerning
4 his being a candidate for senator again
in case of the silver people carrying
/ the state. Mr.. Martin said:
The first thing to do this year is to
1 lay aside all differences and personal
| ambitions and work for the cause. It
/ will be plenty of time when we have
| won a victory to settle all these little
differences and select officers. At pres
! ent I am going to lay all personal
1 thoughts aside and go into the work
[ expect to take the stump for the ticket
/ when the time comes. I have not
| missed a campaign for years and I
would not feel right if I were not in the
/ fight