The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-12
THE FEDERAL OFFICES.
Lit Crum May Be United States
Marshal,
And Il. e. Lambert Has a Strong
Lead
Fer the Place of o. s District Attor-
ney-Gossip About Other Offices.

The Populists are not the only ones
that are wondering who will get the
offices in this state. There are lots Of
people who are good Republicans and
who wonder who viii get the postofhce
In their town and a lot OF prominent
politicians that are after some Of the
federal Offices
There does not seem to be very many
names mentioned for the position OF
United States district attorney. The
leading candidate for the place so far
seems to be I. e. Lambert of EmpOria-
So far as Topeka is concerned, Mr.. Lam
bert is the most popular man that could
be appointed
chester T. Longs name was mention
ed for the place, but some of his friends
say that he knew nothing of the fact
and that he is not candidate at all.
There are several names mentioned
in connection with the Office Of United
States marshal They are l. S Crum,
w. q. Sterne, s. S. kirkpatrick, Bruce
Lynch, J. NJ. NVilkersOn, Syl Dixon, Ohm
skinner of COwley county. Doc" KEEL
Ter of LeaVenWOrth, and Dick Walker
OF Topeka There is pro badly little re
liability in the rumors that Sterne,
Kirkpatrick or Lynch are candidates.
L. 5. Crum viii probably have the
best chance of the names above men
toned as he has been the right hand
man of Cy Leland for sometime and
has been a candidate for the place for
a long time He is also said to be in
as it is said that he had a great deal to
do with the latter receiving the caucus
nomination for the senate in 1895, when
the senatorial fight was on.
Syl Dixon is the man that ran the
corn train to st. Louis at the time of
the late Republican convention at that
place His principle claim to the Office
OF marshal seems TO be based on this
fact. 1t will be remembered that the
train was struck by lightning and
greatly damaged before it got fairly
lightning to strike him Dixon may be
able to switch his boom for Office onto
some other track and be successful but
as against Lit CruTn the field stand lit
tie chance of getting the marshalship,
at least that is what a prominent Re
publican in the present administration
said today and he was willing to bet on
his judgment, taking Crurn against the
field
John Skinner is the present sheriff Of
Cowley county and has been quite prom
dnent in the affairs of the party in that
part Of the state for some time.
There are a few candidates for the
office of pension agent. The man that
Is appointed to this office does not nee
essarily have to come from this state
and therefore the Kansas candidates
may not get it. At present the two
men that aretal5ed of most are Barney
Kelly, who held il under Harrison and
Col Warner OF Cherokee 1t was said
yesterday that Kelly would use his
personal friendship with Mckinley to
secure the place for himself Some of
the politicians were of the opinion that
Aelly's attitude on the silver question
curing the campaign and the fact that
kirkpatrick, the candidate for congress
In the Third district had to write to
Mckinley and get him to write Kelly
q personal letter to get him to shut
up during the campaign will seriously
handicap him now in his race for the
office 1t is not known what claims
Col Warner is putting forward to Sc
cure the position.