The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-29
TO MAKE OR TO BREAK.
The Fight Between Senator
Baker and Leland
Coming to a Climax in Wash
ingtOn This Week.
The President Must Finally Decide
Whose Voice He VIII Listen
to in Kansas Affairs.

Thursday afternoon Of this week LII
Glen Baker VIII ascertain whether or
not he IS United States senator from
Kansas in name only, or whether he
viii simply draw the salary Of that Of
fee while Cyrus Leland Ills the posi-
ton
AT that time Senator Baker viii have
4 conference with President Mckinley
with reference to the appointment of
W 1lIan E SCerne as United States
marshal from Kansas At that time
COngressueD BrCderick and Curtis and
Thomas Ryan assistant secretary Of
the interior. VIII appear before the pres
1deDt IN behalf of SLerue. and also To
ASCERTAIN M Bakers position with
reference TO Kansas parrouaS=- He VIII
demand absolute control OF the post
Offices ard other matters of that char
acter and VIII make an effort TO hand
leap Leland all along the H1e-The men
named viii also be there 10 back Mr.
Baker IN his demands With that kind
of an organization Mr. Baker ought To
be IN a position TO practically obliterate
Leland and his plans from the political
map
Mr. Baker went to the White House
Saturday and arranged for the confer
eEce next THURSDAY Realizing that
something must be done and quickly
too J. L. BristOW who has been eng1-
neering this end of the fight against
SIerne has Telegram hed Leland TO come
to Washington and be prepared to make
a big fight Although the time Is short.
BrisLOVV and Leland are warming things
up by constant use OF the telegraph
wires ard the president is being food
ed with letters and kilograms from rne
Sunh0Wer state
3Ir sterne has filed with the president
q mail sack full of endorsements the
most renarIxa Bile collection Of dOCu-
meuCs Of mat kind which has appeared
at the White House the wagon load
sent up by Tom Anderson and present.
ed by Congressman Curtis not except
ed From every county N the state
Mr. SCerue has letters of endorsement
These are personal letters addressed TO
the president and q big batch OF letters
forwarded TO Senator Baker. followed
BY petitions and all sorts OF documents
urging the appointment of Mr. Sterne-
Mr. Baker also feels that Leland Is
doing some quiet work in the various
confessional districts. especially In the
Seventh, Sixth. Second and Third W here
the Republican candidates for congress
were defeated but permitted to name
the pOstUasrers- Tt has been reported
TO Senator Baker that Leland stands
behind these men with a club as il
were. and cOmpels them 70 name post
masters which suit him
II IS expected that the SuerUe matter
VIII be decided by the time congress
couve1es- December p Marx Hanna
will not reach W ashiLgrol until con-
zreSS assem- JIeS. consequently Senator
Baker and his allies may be in the sad
die before the Lelaudltes get their fight
in running order In no other state IN
the Union j there such z condition as
exists IN Kansas today All United
states senators are permitted 20 control
the patronage in their own states oIL
Cyrus Leland seems TO have gotten the
president into such 4 complication and
compelled him to serve his purpose 10
such an extent that Mr. Mckinley u-2ds
il difficult 10 shake him off even If ne IS
50 disposed II remains TO be seen
whether he is 50 disposed The presi-
dent may cast his fortunes Wlch Leland
but he and his party VIII forever lose
Kansas II he does