Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-11-25
ANOTHER POP MISTAKE.
Lenders Realize Now That Holding a
Conference Was an Ill
Advised Move.

Topeka, Kas., Nov. 4.-(SpecialJ The
T,orulist state central committee held an
o-rer session today in Bank Commissioner
Fre5denthars Office. The state and con-
aresslonaI officers-elect did not attend it.
No business Of Importance was transacted.
stems were taken to keep up the party
organization in each county, and plans
were laid 10 secure campaign fund for
the next election. The members refused to
make it public.
The Populist leaders now realize that IT
was a mistake to attempt to hold a con-
ference at this stage of the political pro-
ceedingg. Nothing OF a beneficial nature
to the party was accomplished. On the
other hand, the old sore was opened up be-
tween the rival factions, which presages
defeat in the coming campaigns. The
action Of Chairman Breidenthal in refusing
TO participate in the conference is still the
sensation of the hour. No new develop
meuts occurred to-day, but some are prom
ised for the early future. Leedy is count
ing noses in the senate and If he finds that
he can get his appointments confirmed
despite the efforts of Lewelling ne will
step in and take a hand. Formal notice
viii be served on Lewelling that wnat he
wants on the pie counter Will not be grant
the record of his old administration was so
OdiOus TO the people that il would be sui
eide 20 permit him to dictate any of the
appointments. The ex-governor evidently
anticipated just such deal, and for that
reason started the fight which resulted in
Breidenthal Withdrawing from the con-
ference.
Aside from the Breidenthal incident, an
other mistake in holding the gabfest was
the opportunity offered the place hunters
to all get at the Officers-elect at the same
time. Life has been made almost unbear
able to those who have places to give out.
They have been surrounded continually.
Some of them even had to slip out the
windows Of the hotel and slide down the
fire escape and seek private rooms in order
to get some sleep. The push came in early
Monday morning and tonight the major
ity of them are still here looking for Of
flee.
coal or Taylor Of wichita, ard Dr.
Pitcher. of Winfield. were among those
who Joined the grand army of offiCe-seekers
this morning Strange to say, after such
p record as he made before under Lewell-
ing. Taylor wants the place Of oil inspector
Pitcher also hopes to get his place back
at the Winfield asylum in the face of his
horrible record.
]. NJ Allen. of Erie. who presided over
the conference last evening, announced his
candidacy to-day for place on the board
of railroad commissioners H. B. Kelly,
Of Lawrence wants TO be state printer. c.
F. Allison, of Erie, would like position on
the board of penitentiary directors, and
w II. Nation, of the same place, is after
a clerkship in the state treasurer's Office.
Dan Grinter notified the powers that are
| to be to consider him an applicant for COM
missioner of elections of Kansas City,
Kas.. to succeed Bob Foster, who is seek
| ing a reappointment George Colby and H.
p Iaundy two Kansas City. Kas., Dem
| ocrats, are also applicants for that posi-
| tion.
The only PopuIist in town who neither
has an office nor wants one is Abe Stein
berger. secretary of the middle-of-the-road
| Populist state central committee. He drift
| ed in last night just to get a glance al the
| crowd OF spoils hunters. This morning
! while attempting TO work his way through
the crowd of them at the National, many
of them started to lnoot at Steinberger.
| What office do you want?" they asked.
None whatever" was the reply.
And that's just what you will get"
Several place hunters tried to poke fun
| at his midJle-of-the-road movement
| Never mind" said he. Just soon as
the pie IS all distributed and you fail to
get a piece you will be wanting TO join US.
| In three months there will be no people
curslng Leedy as loud as you very fell
| lows who now profess to be his friends
| And II will all be on account of failure
to get offices which you are not capable
OF filing"
After this sally the pie hunters were glad
| to let go of Abe.