The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-17
BURTON Is MOVING
MORRILL, EMBARRASSED By THE
SENATORIAL hSPIRANP.


presses Regret in View of the Present
Situation of Affairs.
Topeka, Kan, April 16.-The Kansas
City Times correspondent sends the
following TO his paper from Topeka;
7. Ralph Burton came to Topeka yes
terday and, it is said, induced George
Clark. secretary of the state board of
charities, TO go TO Johnson county and
use his influence with the employees of
the deaf and dumb asylum at Olathe
and others in the interest of William
]. johnson, the Burton candidate for
the Republican nomination for represen
tative in that district. Johnson's op-
ponent is D. S. Hoagland, who is pledg-
ed TO John ]. ingalls,. The fight be
tween these two local statesmen is
spirited and threatens to disrupt the Re
publican party in Johnson county. A
gentleman from Olathe in Topeka today
said that ingalls, was popular in his
section, and that Hoagiand was leading
In the race for representative. How
ever, when he heard of Clark's proposed
missionary work he admitted that the
result was doubtful. IF the asylum
hands all vote for Johnson" he said,
"he may pull through" Clark left
last night for Olathe. The primaries
viii be held next Saturday.
By boldly sending Secretary Clark
on a pilgrimage in his behalf Mr.. Bur-
ton compromises Governor Morrills
adn1instra ton, which all along has
maintained a strict neutrality in regard
to the senatorial contest. The posi-
ton in which the governor finds himself
Is almost as embarrassing as that cauS-
ed by his interview about state control
of the liquor traffic. If he calls Clark
down, Burton's friends will roar. If
he doesn't, Ingalls, friends will roar,
He admitted to the Times reporter to-
day that he felt like the proverbial per-
Bon who occupied the unenviable posi-
ton between his Satanic majesty and
the ocean.
Personally I am not taking any
hand in the contest" Governor Morrill,
said. ''All the candidates are friends
of mine and / must remain neutral AS
am not political boss, 1 can not die
tate politics to gentlemen whom have
appointed to Office. If they discharge
the duties assigned 10 them in a man
ner satisfactory TO the administration
and the public, that is all l can expect.
don't know any honorable way TO pre-
vent them from taking sides in the SEN
Rtorial or any other contest in the party
'EAs to Mr.. Clark's trip TO Olathe, all
that know is what he himself told me
yesterday He said that he was going
there TO install the new steward of the
deaf and dumb asylum. Mr.. Clark
has been a faithful and efficient officer
and I do not believe he would use I'M
due influence with employees Of the deaf
and dumb asylum
Asked if he thought the Ingalls, men
would couple the administration with
C1ark's action, Governor Morrill, said
that he did not care to discuss the mat
ter further.
Clark returned to Topeka tonight.
He admitted that he had been at Ola
the, but denied that he went there in
the interest of Burton. 81 went to in
stall a new steward in the deaf and
dumb asylum" he said, land did not
discuss candidates for senator or rep
reSentative with anybody. However,
/ am for Burton, and would go to John
son or any other county in his behalf
were it necessary-not as a representa-
tive of the administration, but on my
own hook"
This was said to the Times CORES
pondent in Governor Morrill'S room at
the Copeland. His excellency heard it,
but said nothing. After the reporter
left, the governor and Clark were clos
eted together for an hour. Then Mr..
Clark mad a conference with Dave Null
vane. general manager for Burton. The
story of Clark's trip, whether 1t be true
Or false. is stirring up the animals il
the capital city.
ON EXPENDITURES.
Topeka, Kan, April 16.-Hon. S. r.
Peters and T. J. O'Neal, of the board OF
,4,1,s af.ay-f,
tory, are in the city today on business
connected with that institution. To the
correspondent Judge Peters said today
that. as the last of June approached,
the managers were breathing much cas-
fer 1t should be understood that it IS
the purpose of the state administration
TO keep every public expenditure with
in the amount appropriated by the legis-
nature. 1t is the theory OF Governor
Morrill, that the legislature appropriate
ed all il wished spent, and he is holding
every department rigidly 10 this rule.
The appropriation for the reforamtOry
for the present fiscal year was SAC, goo,
which included building, furniture.
maintenance, and. in fact, everything
except salaries. The board which Gov
ernor Morrill, removed last fall had spent
a large portion of this sum. On the 1st
y
only $500 on which TO run the institu-
ton for six months, and ii seemed al
most an impossible thing to do. But
today Messrs, Peters and O'Neal an
nounce that they will accomplish the
task and go into the next fiscal year
without a dollars deficiency. To &C
compiish this, the most careful economy
has been practiced.
With only two more months TO run IL
is now safe TO say that not single
branch of the state government will
show a cent of deficiency at the close |
of the fiscal year. This showing has |
never been duplicated since the state |
yas admitted 10 the union.
One or two Of the boards such as the |
managers for the old soldiers home, |
have exhausted their appropriation for |
mileage and per diem, but over this the /
administration has no control They |
will have no legal claim against the |
state and must get gift from the legis- |
lature to make good any further expen- /
ses they may incur in their own behalf. /
Governor Morrill, does not approve any /
Of the boards exceeding the appropria- |
tons for mileage and per diem. He tells /
them not to meet so often or travel so |
much. He viii not recommend 10 the /
legislature the payment Of any such 1
deficiencies. But, At the very outside, |
these deficiencies cannot exceed few /
hundred dollars.
A comparison of this record with the /
record Of the Populists in the year inn
mediately preceding viii give a fair |
idea OF the careful business methods en-
ployed by the present administratio ton.
The deficiencies presented to the legis-
lature from the various state depart
ments for that year amounted to more
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