The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-05
LELAND'S PLUM.
Win Have the Distribution of
the Federal Patronage
Reward Of the Boss for Deliver
ing Kansas to Mckinley
THE POWER OF CYRUS.
Would Be a Bigger Nan Than
Cabinet Officer.
Those Who Are SeekingAppOint-
ments Should Take Note.
THE POWER OF CYRUS
from our Special Correspondent.

FROM Our Special Correspondent
Washington. May SIT may be safely
said that the price which Mr. Mckinley
or his managers paid for the support OF
CIV Leland and the delivery Of the kan
sas delegation to Mckinley was no less
than the promise that he should nave
the distribution Of the entire federal
patronage of the state
This is the kind Of promises which the
Mckinley managers have been making
TO the political bosses in different states
and it is safe to say that Mr.. Leland,
with his usual shreWdness, has not over
looked any such propositions when they
were to be had
Several letters have been shown by
members of congress from managers
of the Mckinley boom Offering the con-
troll of the patronage Of the entire state
ST the member would deliver the dele
cation to Mckinley
The person who gave the Journal cor
respondent his information was a mem
her Of congress who had seen one Of
these letters. This particular letter was
not from either Mckinley or Hanna but
from another Of the Mckinley mana
gers who is close to the Ohio man anq
one Of the authorized promoters OF mis-
campaign. He is as close to Mckinney
as Hanna, and one of the most pronl-
nent politicians of the country This
letter. which was to a member Of con-
gress, said
since our interview have seen -
and it has been arranged that if the
delegation from your state IS Tor NC
rinley you shall have the entire con
troll Of the patronage of your state
There is not the least particle or
doubt in the minds of those who know
how the Mckinley campaign is Delng
conducted and have taken any interest
Hr1 SO Kansas that NfW Lee
land is the pOssessOr of a promise 1den-
teal with or similar to the one ABOVE
given If he has not q promise tnat ne
shall be allowed to name everyone OF
the federal appOintees in Kansas out
side of the pOstmasterss II As pretty Ger
tain that the agreement goes 1ar
enough to say that none shall benaEned
to which he does not give his consent.
There are several letters Of the kind
of which the substance has been given,
an the hands of members OF congress
from the Mckinley managers and it is
likely from all past experience that
promises of this kind viii all come into
public notice if Mr.. Mckinley should be
nominated for president. which now
seems probable. and should subse-
uuently be elected. 1T would be lnpos-
sible to fulfill all the promises made,
and the disappointed and disgruntled
ones are certain to tell their woes and
the grounds of their injuries or faneled
injuries.
Ii is barely. possible that Cy Leland
might be one Of the ones to be disap-
pointed but if he is not and the agree
ment which it is a moral certainty ex-
lists between the Mckinley men and and
himself. regarding the delivery OF the
Kansas delegation, is carried out those
who have any intentions Of seeking
federal appointments in the event of a
Repu blican administration, had better
at once begin to get into his good
graces-
When promises Of this kind have been
made to the controllers Of the party
machine in other states. there IS no eS-
Gaping the conslusion that they were
also made to Leland, and the fact that
he has faithfully carried out his end Of
the contract is only another proof of
the accuracy of the deduction.
Leland, controlling the patronage of
the entire state, would be a. bigger man
than as cabinet officer the price
which has often been suggested as hav-
ing been given for his support of Nc
E<inley- and the position would be a
great deal more to his liking.