Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-06-25
CY LELAND'S BIG SCHEME.


daughter, but to begin work in carrying out
his part of the most gigantic political scheme
ever Matched up i'll the West. Its purpose is to
turn the states of Kansas Missouri, Arkansas
and Nebraska into the Republican column, and
ultimately gather New Mexico into the union of
states with her quota of Republican United
States senators.
The secret leaked out through John O'Day,
of Springfield, Mo-, who recently had business
with Topeka man. The latter came home
and told the story to some friends, through
whom it has reached the public
Capt. P. H. COney owns small factory of
some kind, located in an inland Illinois town.
His determination to remove the enterprise
west was responsible for the discovery of the
new Republican scheme, which has the in
dorsement of Mark Hanna, and will be man
aged by John M. Thurston, of Nebraska;
Richard c. Kerens, of St. Louis, the Repub-
lican boss of Missouri; Powell Clayton, of Ar
kansas, and Cy Leland of Kansas. TO Mr.
Leland will also be entrusted the responsibility
of so shaping things in New Mexico that con-
gress may admit the state into the Union.
Mr. Coney went to Springfield, Mo-, few
weeks ago. to see what inducements the city
would offer toward securing his factory. He
was surprised at the alacrity with which he
was offered encouragement of substantial
character. 1t was so in all the towns which he
visited, and it transpires that this unusual
friendiness toward new corporations manu-
featuring enterprises emanates from the engin-
GERS of the new political scheme.
1t is one of the ideas the pramulgaton of
which is to result in starting the onrush of
great wave of prosperity.
To Mr.. Coney, John O'Day, of Springfield,
Mo-, told the story of the new plan.
From the great manufacturing states of the
East small manufacturing establishments will
be removed to the four Western states-Missou-
ri, Kansas Nebraska and Arkansas. Mark
Hanna furnishing the money for bonuses. The
plan contenplates the distribution of large
sums of money through these states, placing
its control in the hands of the man who has
been selected to carry OH the manipulations.
Then, when city proposes to secure new
terprises, it will be the business of the dis
penser of Eastern money to place some OF it
where it will do the most good. Factories will
be brought west for campaign purposes.
The expenditure of a million dollars which
can be had upon demand say the politicians,
from the money centers of the East would go
long way toward establishing minor industries
in the West. In this manner, at least some
idle labor will be employed-a few thousands
of idle men will be given work. This condi
tion the managers of the scheme believe, will
sustain the party in its ante-election promises
of prosperity
1t leaked out in Missouri, and was brought
back to Kansas by man who among the
first to have the opportunity to profit by the
plan, although he, himself, YVES innocent of its
existence until Missouri friend told him the
details.
Mr.. Leland is already at work. Success on
his part is to lead to his election as United
States senator to succeed Senator Baker
John M. Thurston, of Nebraska, wants John
L. Webster to succeed William Vincent Allen,
the present United States senator from Ne
braska.
Dick Kerens, of St. Louis, wants to succeed
Cockrell, of Missouri, as United States senator.
Mr.. Leand's first effort will be to settle
row going on between E. S. Slower, formerly
lieutenant governor of Kansas, now promi-
nent Republican politician of New Mexico,
and Thomas B. Catron, delegate to congress
from that territory, over the distribution of fed
eral patronage To attempt to smooth out the
troubles of the gentlemen, Mr.. Leland went to
New Meyico two weeks aoo
The "Blg Four" manipulating this gigantic
scheme will attempt to so manage the details