The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-25

Into the Office Again Over Potter anC
Troutman Abilene, Hutchinson anc
Topeka Making Very Close Fight-AI
Three May Lose.
Topeka, Kan, June 4.-This is to be
a 1nomentous day for Kansas Republi-
cans. 1t win almost decide who is to
the nominee for governor this year. II
Will certainly decide where and when
he will be named.
Judge Samuel R. Peters Of Newton IS
TO decide today whether he Will be
candidate or not. MorrilIs strength VIII
come outin the selectionof date for the
state convention and many other mat
ters will be accomplished.
The towns fighting for the state con-
vention are Abilene. Hutchinson and
Topeka. It is the guess here tonight
that the fight will be so close that some
town not mentioned will take away the
plum.
Most important Of the matters that
will come up informally today is the
fortune Of Major Morrill,. There is no
DENYING the fact that Morriu is gaining
In strength as a candidate for re-nomi-
nation. A month ago he would have
been completely beaten in an attempt.
Today he is by far the strongest can
didate in the field and unless the check
er-board IS increased within the next
three weeks by more candidates IL is
tbe firm conviction of far-seeing pOliti-
clans that Morrill, cannot be beaten for
the nomination Men who are against
on,,cnda q cannot ne elected.
grant this.
WORD ABOUT PETERS.
Topeka, Kan, June pa. w. Hurst,
ex-cnairnlan of the Republican central
Smnittee of Harvey county. is in the
CITY tonight He says 1t is commonly
believed in Harvey county that Sam
Peters viii announce himself as a can
didate for governor at the meeting OF
the state central committee in Topeka
on Thursday. Mr.. Hurst created con-
siderable surprise by announcing that
six of the Harvey county delegation
were hostile to Judge Peters, and would
vote for Morrill,, against Peters or any
body else.
B. H Bum. member Of the state cen !
trail committee, came TO town today |
very warm under the collar over re-
ports >sent out from Rush county as to !
vention there last Saturday. He says |
the convention passed a resolution in |
dorsing the state administration and /
elected three delegates straight out for /
Morrill, The report sent out was that |
Sam Peters had carried the county for
first choice and Morrill, second. Charles
Pirouka was nominated for representa-
tive and instructed for Ingalls,.
Secretary Bristow Of the state central
committee has received letter from
the local committee IN Jackson county,
which says that Morrill, has secured
seventy of, the 12S delegates in the
county convention, and that resolutions
lnstructing for him viii be passed.
HARRIS STARTS IN.
Topeka, Kan, June 24-Ex-Congress-
man w. A. Harris came to town to-
night, but is invisible to reporters. It
Is announced. however, that his visit is
to John Breidenthal and other Populist
leaders here for the purpose Of formally
launching his boom for the Populist
nomination for governor. Ex-Governor 1
and State Senator Leedy i
have been in the field for some time ]
md Breidenthsl, who viii manage Har-
ris campaign, has decided that he must !
be officially announced at once. S
An evening paper here states that !
the opponents of Harris gre sending [
put to Populist delega1es-elect copies of I
the complaint made in court against {
Harris in a case which was compro- I
missed by him, and which involved the I
domestic aairs OF two Families, and &
which created a sensation something '
like a year ago. {
MORR1LLS RECORD. r
Topeka, Kan, June 24.-The support 9
FRS of Governor MorTilPs administra-
ton have caused a statement to be U
printed showing that the sum Of $751; =
ISL 10 has been saved in twenty-one de- l
Dartments of the government, in eleven y
months, comparing the expenditures c
with those of the Populists. who lately
were in control. The statistics used a
we're prepared by Accountant Chal- o
enor.
The first items taken up are in regard u
o the expenditures for all purposes in d
he ten large institutions in the state l
or eleven months ending June !. and 5
or the corresponding eleven months in
he preceding two years. when the Pop II
lists had charge. Here are Mr.. Chal- u
'enor's figures. showing expenditures .
or the time stated, ON June l of the q
-ears given; u
Penitentiary-1S94. Populist. S131.- e
'o1-oSs 1880 OPullSlp sA--sSOC-+Gs 1880,
$124.664.S4. d
Conveying prisoners-1S94. Populist. %
s. s64. IS: 1895. Populist, S6,606.63; 1896, :
$4.479H.
Soldiers Orphans Home-1S94. Popu- =
ist. s1S,S35.67; 1895. Popuhst, $1S,2 so: li
sec. Republican, S17. $500. v
Blind aSylum-1S94. Populist SIS q
oS.7S; 1895. Populist, $16,657.24; 1896, Re -
publican. s14.55609.
Deaf and Dumb-1S94 Populist, ss5.-
Sl.74; 1895, Populist, SIS, 1926; 1896 | I
$34, 1857. :
ImbecTle-1S94 Populist. s14065. IS:
ss5. Populist. $l6227.40; 1896, Republi- '
an. S14O4S46.
opeka insane-1Se4. PopuIist, sos i
S. 80: 1895, Populist, S12S. 967 AZ; 1886. b
Republican. SSS.32S.S !, /
Osa watomie insane-lSe4. Popu-sr. o.
20, 1858: 1895. Populist, $F04. e5S 10; 1886. >
Sl12. ll7.5S d
Girls Industrial school-lSa4. Ponu-
st. Sl5.6l4.S5; 1895. Populist, SIS, SSS.OI; s.
Ss6. Republican. N4.520.51. 4
Boys reform school-lS94, Populist, Il
2S,s6I.s6; 1895, Popunst, SIS. SI5.04; 1896, !,
republican, $25.S75.60. :.
Soldiers Hone-ISG4. PoouIis+ s9S IL
9i-6S; 1895. Populist, S29. S09.S4 1886 G.
So, $3.50 OF
Total for these institutsons-1Ss4 Pom CT
list. S4SS.29242: 1895. P0pulist. s5SS.- h
sISI; 1895. Republican. S47S. 2lO. 50: Re -
ublican saving. 5.7S6eS. :
Under MorrilI'S admiDistra ton these ~"
IN institutions contained 21T more in 81
Mates than were cared for under the II
dwelling regime. The average cost hi
er inmate is Sl27.69. making total of g
-'''S-tS, which, subt-acted from the :,