The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-03
PETERS, VISIT
To WASHINGTON was i'm AllisOn'S
Interest.
Preparing a Place for the Le-
land Crowd
TO FALLIF NECESSARY.
Making Arrangements for the
Kansas Delegation
To Go to Allison if Mckinley is
Defeated.

From Our Special Correspondent.
Washington, April 3.-The visit of s
r. Peters Of Newton. kan. to Washing
ton Ia ST week without doubt had con-
slider. Die politics in it. Ostensibly Mr.
Peters came on law business and to
urge the appropriation for a fast mail
service from Kansas City to Newton.
But Mr.. Peters knew very we'll it was
too late to do anything for the fast mail
as that bill was ready to report to the
senate when he arrived.
While here Mr.. Peters had confer
ences with Gen. d. B. Henderson. and
Representative Hepburn of Iowa. He
chatted and shook hands with the kan
sas representatives. but his business
was with the two managers of the AL
lison boom. This leads to the conclu-
sion that Mr.. Peters was dealing in
presidential politics. Not a whisper
concerning the real purpose of his us
ii was made known and what passed
between him and the Allison boomers
is only matter of conjecture But the
fact that the Allison men were playing
their candidate strong for second
choice and that they are relying much
on ansas and other 'neighbor states
leads to the belief that Mr. Peters came
to get an understanding from them.
Kansas is of course for Mckinley and
her delegates viii vote for him, but 1T
is by no means certain yet that he can
be nominated. In case he can't be ALI
son is looked upon as the most likely
compromise candidate This being the
situation 1T would be the most natural
thing in the world for Cyrus Leland
and his friends to be looking around
for a place to fall in case their first
choice should fail Leland is too
shrewd to cut himself off from means
of retreat. Being an original and out
spoken Mckinley man he could not
treat with the Allison leaders person
obi
he could send Peters. close friend,
who is not a delegate to the convention
Therefore it is more than likely that
an agreement has been arrived at be-
tween Peters and the Allison manag-
ers Henderson and Hepburn. Mr.. Pet
ers was acquainted with the Iowa men
when a member Ol the house and they
are not afraid to deal with him. The
inference is that the probable situat-
ions i'm the convention were discussed.
What is there in it if Kansas should
go to Allison when it is seen Mckinley
can't be nominated?" was doubtless the
point of the Kansas emissary's visit
With the answ er to this he could re-
turn home and make plans according
If Mckinley IS nominated. reason Ny
Leland and his men, all will be we'll, il
some compromise man. we must be
fixed for that too. Tt is a wise politi-
/ clan who has more than one string to
his bow
10 SLLGIlE LllEu Llle It.l4Gl LLaL MI
/ Peters conferred with the Allison men
as to presidential prospects it may be
said that the Allison men have been
( for some time acting in confident
manner When it was proposed by the
/ Reed men to form an alliance against
/ Mckinley in which the Allison men
We're to go to Reed or the Reed men tC
I Allison the Allison men refused. They
would play their own game and if they
were beaten would go to Harrison or
account of this independent confident
spirit. it is not unreasonable that poll
ticians who are providing against pos
I sible contingencies should make over
lures to Allison men The Allison peo-
I pie are very sure a nomination will moi
take place in the first ballot nor fOl
several ballots and they are fixing sec
/ ond choices to meet just such a con
/ dition With a large number of second
/ choice promises already on hand the
! Allison managers may not be unproh
table persons to confer with. So per
haps thought Mr.. Peters who was prob
ably My a representative of others.