The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-04

I He Talks to a LeavenWorth Paper on
His Own Prospects aud Ventures a
Guess Bot No Preference on the Guber-
material Issus-Re Hopes That He VIII
Win.
Leavenworth, Kan, June 3.-The
Leavenworth Times publishes the fol-
| lowing: Ex-senator John J. ingalls,
was in town yesterday. II was not ex-
actly a matter Of choice with him. for he
was on his way home from Newton,
and was waiting for a Missouri Pacific
! train. He IS said 10 be building an
especially fine line OF political fence
over in Douglas county, and was super
! intending the job yesterday.
/ In appearance he IS the same old In
/ gals, and were IL not for the eyes that
| glitter through the heavy glasses. the
I famous skeleton story could be beIev-
/ ed without much imagination His
] hair is growing white slowly, but il Is
! kept Just as careIessly and covers his
! forehead in the same graceful way a.
when he made the senate chamber ring
| with his British tail twisters.
He was met at the afternoon train
| from Lawrence by a Times reporter,
| and after learning that ne had a 50
/ minute wait for a northbound train,
! the senator accompanied him TO the
Times Office. Upon taking a chair in
| the editorial rooms, he removed hi.
white SLOUGH hat, looked sharply az
/ the reporter and said:
Now, young man, what do you want
me TO tell your
DO you intend TO take any active
| part in the coming campaign"
oh, yes; On, certainly. 1 intend TO
| take a very active part in the coming
| campaign and viii begin Immediately
| after the national conventions. OF
| course viii be in the hands OF the Re
| publican central committee. On the
| sth OF this month I viii speak at Whch-
| tia"
You know the Mckinley convention
| train leaves there for ST. Louis The
Republicans of Wichita are going 70
make a grand rally Of the affair. They
have had some differences in the party
there and hope by means OF this meet
ing 10 settle all difficulties"
What do you think OF the prospects
for Republican success IN Kansas this
faH?"
We'll. candidly, I don't think the Re
orally supposed. don't agree with the
sanguine prophets who say Their are
sure 10 have overwhelming majority.
There ara many obstacles arising from
the antagonism to the governor Then
there are the fights OF rival politicians,
not 10 say anything about the differ
ences on the prohibition question To
say the least II viii require hard work
Should fusion occur, and IL now looks
as If that were a settled fact, and should
the men dissatisfied with MorrilPs re-
nomination hold back, and the prohibit
ton question be enlarged, then il would
require the concerted effort of the party
10 pull through"
SO. you expect Morrill, TO be renonnl-
nated?' asked the reporter
4 do; unless MorTin withdraws he
VIII receive the nomination. Now, re-
member, young man, in saying that, I
express no opinion in regard 10 the pol
icy OF those who advocate his renomi-
nation or those who seek his defeat
am giving my unbiased opinion
Do you expect 70 hear much of the
money question this fan?"
The money question VIII loom up
much larger than the political leaders
generally anticipate. The tariff cues
ton IS practically settled We will
hear enough of the money question 10
make things decidedly interesting
What IS the forecast in the sena tor
ial situation?'
'How's that? In the senatorial cleo
ton 1 suppose You mean the election
OF United States senator from Kansas
next winter We'll" Mr.. ingalls,
answered. eemingly in thought, "you
can say that the indicat tons for my re-
election are favorable That's all You
needn't say anything else about it,"
And then he settled back IN his chair
and smiled and seemed satisfied.
You have been through the east
lately, senator. who do you hear men
toned for vice president?'
Haven't heard anyone mentioned for
vice president. OF course, sometimes
Reed is mentioned. but he would never
accept il The nomination is gener-
ally given 10 some disappointed local.
y. or 70 propitiate some offended poll
tcian- Mr.. Arthur was nominated TO
appease Conkling. and II was the same
way with Wheeler IN the Hayes cam
paigu. II VIII probably be the same
way at the 81. Louis convention"
By the way. are you going TO the ST.
Louis convention 2'''
IN al probability I will I have re-
ceived a request from & New York paper
70 report the convention for II. and I
shall do SO. an 10 let them know to-
night. So, II I so to the convention. II |
viii be as a journalist. or a newspaper
man as the case may be. 7 leave for |
Indiana tomorrow. lectured at the (
college al Muncie. Ind. Last week I
delivered lecture al DePauw and at
the State university OF Illinois al Bloom !
iIg-on."
DO you think Senator Teller would 1
accept : Democratic nomination OF q !
silver PLATFORM"
He could not consistently do -. Sen
ator Teller Is q Republican. II the TWO (
old parties adopt gold platforms and 4
nominate gold men and afterwards the 1
Populists and other free silver men az /
- Louis nominate him on platform 4
that eliminated the Objectionable tea-
lures Of the Omaha platform and de- I
clare fer free silver and protection, ne 4
could accept SUCH q nomination. He 1
would command a large vote and run /
well in ne vest and south"
The senator had just returned from 4
Newton. where he delivered The DAco-
ration day address 70 q large crowd and /
was received With an ovation He said /