The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-03

Collar ana Gives some state secrets
Away Which are Far From Creditable
to Farmer Smith Who Made PROPOSE
on the Track and Leave the Field Clear
Smith Replies.
Topeka, Kan, May with each re-
curing sunrise, the political situation
in Kansas takes on some new quirk
or turn. Each turn results in addition
al complications, and the man who can
sift out anything which will do TO swear
by is gifted beyond the ordinary on
locker.
The interesting event today was the
arrival of Cy Leland from his home in
Troy, and the subsequent talk which he
put up to friend and foe. If there is
one quality which Mr. Leland possesses
above all others ii is an impuerturba-
bility of temper which in politics and
bility Of temper which can never be jos
tied. He is a philosopher in politics
and takes and ives knocks with an
unruff1ed, and even joyous, degree OF
equanimity; but today he displayed
something like anger in the course of a
talk with the correspondent. The Daily
Capital here contained yesterday morn
ing an interview with Farmer" A. w.
Smith, in which that gentleman dis
cussed the recent break between Nor
rill and Leland, and in the course OF
which he said
1.-The sense of justice among the Am
erican people causes them TO look with
severe condemnation on trea chery, and
1 believe that Mr.. Leland's action wa
nothing less than treachery of the worst
kind.
IF Governor Morrill, has made mis-
takes, Leland is responsible, for he had
most to do with the governors action
He was his adviser and counselor. He
has done little for the governor, while
the governor has done much for him"
LELAND WARNS UP.
"a charge of treachery from such
source" commenced Mr.. Leland as
bright red spot came in the center of
each cheek, sis a little too indecent to
be allowed to go uncontradicted. l
deny that ] have been treacherouS to
Governor Morrill,, because 1 have never
been in his camp. During this admin
istration We have been anything else
but closely allied. He was opposed to
me for chairman of the state central
committee, and wanted Bill Smith of
Marshall county, and my advice in af-
fairs at the state house has been sell
dom asked and more seldom needed.
don't think the administra ton fellows
can consistently accuse me of treachery
but even supposing there was some
ground for such a charge, 1t comes in
mighty poor taste from a man like A.
10 lOa haan hI1z iTc
ernor Morrill, from start to finish and
1 don't know how he came to be keeper
of any mans political morals. What
ever may have been, or may be, my op-
position to the governor, 1 will never
be accused of what 1 am now going TO
tell about A. w. Smith. At the G.. A.
r. encampment at Newton, in Februa-
~, 1894, Smith came to me and said
that he felt that he had made the cam
paign for governor when the PopulistS
were at their highest, and that he now
deserved the nomination when the cleo
ton was practically sure. But every
thing seemed to be going Morrill's way
for the nomination, he said, and he was
willing to get out and make it unani-
nous if Morrill, would pay him the am
cunt he had expended in the campaign
before. 1 asked him how much this
was, and he replied that in round fig
ureS the amount was $500, though that |
did not cover all he had expended. He !
then asked me if 1 would carry the |
to Morrill,, which l consent |
ed to do. When / repeated Smiths |
talk to Morrill,, he rejected the propo- |
sition with considerable spirit, and |
said that he had no intention of paying |
the campaign expenses of any of the |
rcr,t1 low h. Al L.
closed the incident so far as was con- |
cerned, and 1 am not informed whether |
the gentleman from Mcpherson who |
talks so glibly of treachery carried his |
financial negotia tons any further or |
not, but 1 presume not, from the vindic- |
tiveness with which he has pursued the |
governor ever since.
HAS NO CANDIDATE.
When questioned as to whether he had |
secured a candidate to run for gov |
ernor. Mr.. Leland said: Il have no |
candidate for governor, and I am not |
hunting for one. 1t is not true that 1 !
was trying TO force Judge Peters out.
Before / informed Governor Morrill,
that 1 was opposed to him 1 had never
-alked to Judge Peters about the mat
.er. When you picture me running |
around over the state looking for
nan to run against Morrill,, il is a
mistake. l am opposed to Morrill, be-
sause | think his nomination would en-
hanger our ticket, but that isn't a decla-
alton of war. / expect TO support the
lominee of the Republican convention.
The only candidate for governor have
5 the nominee of that convention
A number Of leading Republicans
we're in the city today.and Mr.. Leland
vas in consultation with them for sew
raj hours. With hardly an exception
hey were friends of the administration |
however, and while all of them refuse
o talk, ii is the impression about town
hat the conference was for the purpose
T shaking Leland's resolution to op-
'ose Morrill, is possible. Whether this
5 true or not. Leland has N no wise
ltered his determination, and the sit
Iation IN that respect remains unchang-
d.
II is agreed among the politicians
iere that few. If any, Of Mr.. Leland's
lose political friends Will follow him in
o the camp of the opposition. Lit
rum, who is possibly closer TO Leland
han any other man in the state. re-
uses 10 follow him. II is claimed by
he governors friends that none Of the
tate central committee have Joined the
Gland rebellion.
There is no Disgusting the fact that
Governor Morrill, is the recipient OF a
ecided boom at the present time Near
all or the politicians who come 10 the
tate capitol predict his denomination |