The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-17
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LEAN TO INGALLS,.
IT BRIGHTENS UP FOR THE ri
DESCENT STATESMAN.

Belief is General That j. r. Burton is Los
ing His Grip on Western Kansas and
That ingalls, is Growing Out There Com
siderabIy-CIerk Pitts of Garden City
Saws That Ninety Per Cent of the People
ont That Way Were for ingalls, and
Mike Sutton is Put Down With a Remark
of Similar Intent.
Topeka, Kan, March 16-The Kan
sas City Times correspondent here
sends the following to his paper:
J. Ralph Burton has met with polit-
ical reverses in Finney county and Rob
ert W. Hopkins, who was one Of his
staunch supporters a year ago, has
been forced to come out for John j.
ingalls,. The Republicans of Finney
county, in convention assembled, adop-
ted a resolution without a dissenting
vote. in favor of John ]. ingalls, for
United States senator. Hopkins, who
was a member of the house in 1898, is
now a candidate for the senate. He
appeared before the convention and
pledged himself to work for ingalls,,
and do all in his power to secure his
election. He said that he supported
Burton last winter, with the idea that
if a western man were chosen then, II
would leave a clearer field for ingalls,,
in 1897. He read a letter from John
Seaton of Atchinson, received at the
opening of the session. in 1885, assuring
him that ingalls, would not be candi-
date till 1897. He did not espouse Bur-
toms cause till he had received this as
surance.
d. w. Pitts of Garden City, clerk Of
the district court of Ffnney county,
said in an interview here yesterday
that 80 per cent of the Republicans of
his section We're for Ingalls,. He said
that on the ballots used at the county
primaries there was a blank space left
for each voter to record his choice for
United States senator, and so far as
heard from Burton had received only
one vote. ingalls, received the rest.
Mr.. Pitts said that Milt BROWNE who
was defeated by Hopkins, was an In
gals man, and the nomination of Hop
kins was heralded as a Burton victory.
but the facts were as herein stated.
Mike Sutton of Dodge City, another
of Burton's trusted lieutenants in 1895
made remark to Topeka man at the
Wichita convention which indicates
that sentiment for the irridescent states
man is developing in other parts of the
Seventh district The senatorial sit
uation was under discussion. "All
hades can't carry Ford county against
Ingalls," Mr.. Sutton said. 1t is sup
posed that Sutton is still for Burton,
and this admission on his part is not
encouraging to the silver-tongued ora
tor from Abilene.
In 1895 Burtton's strength was mostly
in the west, that part of the state hav-
ing gone to his support on account Of
his irrigation ideas, and he figures on
the same backing IN the coming cam
paign. If soc Of the western counties
go for ingalls,, and others for the small
fry" Burton'S cinch in that quarter
will be broken, and his chances of cleo
ton will not be as bright as they were.
ingalls, has a number OF staunch
friends in every county who are doing
good work for him. and. from the tone
Of the country newspapers, It is bear
ing fruit. Ingalls, hopes to build up
sentiment for himself like that which
was lately created for Mckinley. His
idea is 10 have county conven tons in
dorse him, like Finney county did, and
then have the state convention indorse
him. He does not want to make a
fight for his old seat in the United
States senate. He prefers to be carried
to 1t by popular uprising. He argues
that a revolutionary spirit elected PEI
fer IN 1891, and that a revolutionary
spirit will elect him in 1897.