The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-26
Whereby Hangs a Tale.

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 2.-(Special)- lex
Senator John A. Martin was chosen chic
clerk of the supreme court Saturday, un
animously and very Unexpectedly. There
| by hangs tale.
For several days just prior TO the nomina
ton of W. A. Harris for United State:
| senator, bundle after bundle of Democratic
papers from all over the state was distribu
| ed in the house and senate These paper.
! demanded a United States senator for tbs
Democratic party in consideration OF ths
vote for the Pop state ticket. No atten
| ton was paid to the demand. except thai
a Democrat was made deputy warden OF
the penitentiary and a gentle hint extended
! to the hungry Democrats to run away
\ now, that's enough" When the ballotine
for senator failed to exhibit the slightest re-
| gard for the Democratic yowl and Pol
| won out hands down, the Democrats so'
| desperate and notified Governor Leedy tha;
| they simply wouldn't stand it. Colonel
| Whoop Tomlinson of the Daily Democrat
| here straightway began to whoop up pro-
ceedings for a divorce from fusion, Popu
| lism and the whole creation of reform
Dave Overmeyer. Martin. Tomhnson. Sen
ator thinner of Wyandotte, Frank Strick-
| land and several other regenerated Demo
crates held an indignation meeting behind
| barred doors II is said that there was a
bar all along one side of the room, also.
A committee headed by Colonel Torniif1-
son was appointed to wait on Governor
Leedy and ask what il ali meant Gov
ernor Leedy coolly informed them that they
got the electoral ticket. deputy warden and
doorkeeper of the senate and asked II they
wanted the earth. II is said that this so
enraged the classic "Whoop" that he jump
ed into the air, cracked his heels together
ard with lavish quotation from profane
history declared that the Democratic party
would send Kansas Populism so far into
HI that it wouldn't even taint the smoke.
That settled it. There was a very animat-
ed session OF the executive council in less
than five minutes. The members In a
body called on the supreme court and a
mass meeting of the whole shooting-match
was commenced. Leedy moved that an
emergency be declared, which motion was
ably seconded by the red-headed secretary
of state. Judge Doster was appointed a
committee of one TO hurry down to John
Martins office with the clerkship of the
supreme court on silver plate. Martin
kicked on the ration, but took the place
with the remark that you fellows up there
better do something.
Mr. W. H. Sears, who had been promised
the place, was set aside and given to un-
derstand that ne must do 1t for the good of
the party. Now Sears is mad. and in fact,
ii would be difficult to find a Populist in
Topeka who is in a good humor if he is
out of Office.
j. f. Moxon of Emporia, one of Lewell
ing's railroad commissioners, said in the OF
fee of the National hotel last night that
the officers OF this administration would
better make the most of it. for If there
ever was a crowd turned down this surely
ought to be.
Why" said he, and his words were
cheered by half a dozen prominent Pops,
they havn't done thing but put in their
time kicking the fellows who made the
party and giving out everything to these
high-collared sprigs that never did any,
thing for the party and amt worth a damn
il they'd try-Tll tell you they are killing
themselves, If they don't bury the party,
tco.'
The executive council does not appear to
pay much attention to Shows demand for
the state printing and recognition as the
legal state printer. Secretary of State
Bush, on advice from the council, goes
right on making acquisitions OF Major Hud-
son for printing and stationery. Snow will,
ii he makes his threat good. begin manda-
mus proceedings in the supreme court this
week, and if there is anything in a name
he ought to be able to freeze the council
out. Overmeyer is Mr.. Shows legal ad-
v.ser and the scheme is being backed by
the Democratic managers here as a sort
of forecast of what will result hereafter un-
less this administration exhibits a marked
desire TO play fair with the Democrats.
That means. of course, that the Democrats
get everything they want.
The Kansas editors, with Billy Morgan
in the lead, are walking right on top of
Topeka today. 1t is said that d. r. An
thony Of the Leavenworth Times engaged
a front room in the Copeland hotel and put
in this forenoon making faces at the new
state house crowd from his window on the
third floor. AUSTIN F.. NEAL.