The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-29
is AGAINST THEM
BUFF GONE WANTS J0BELYN AND
SPENCER REMOVlD.

He Says if They are Not Removed the
be Defeated by 900 Majority on Ac-
count of the appointment Made by the
Police Commissioners-In His Opinion
Mr. Furnish is the Only Gentleman on
the Board-Furnish has Been Treated
Worse Than a Dumb Brute.
The Topeka correspondent of the Kan
sas City Journal sent the following 10 his
paper:
Sheriff Rufus Cone, the Pop boss OF
6edgwick county, has issued an imperial
ukas TO his followers that there must be
no fusion with the Democrats in that
county this fall, and what Rufe says
generally goes with Sedgwick county
Pops. This information was brought to
Topeka today by Sheriff Cones chief
deputy, George c. Kensler, and laid be-
fore the eyes of Governor Leedy.
Gone is mad at the state administra-
ton He intends to prevent fusion in his
county this fall and lay his plans 10
bring an anti-Leedy delegation 10 the
state convention next year. In order 10
carry out the plan he will sacrifice pos
sfble chance for the office of sheriff
again by declining denomination. He
has held the Office only one term but
says he doesn't want to make the race
again. He would rather step aside and
be the boss OF the party. Besides, he
is afraid that there is grave danger OF
the Republicans carrying Sedgwick coun
~ this fail and he doesn't want to be
one Of those led to slaughter.
''Kensler came up from Wichita to-
day TO get a requisition for a couple OF
prisoners now confined in jail in Okla
homa, but while here he could not re-
frain from telling the officials about the
state house just how Rufe Cone felt and
what he proposed TO do. After a few
minutes talk with the governors chief
assistant, kensler emerged from the prl-
vate Office with perspiration standing our
on his forehead like dewdrops. He ran
across an ex-Wichitan in the reception
room of the executive department and
there, in the presence of the Journal cor
respondent, told Of his boss's troubles.
You see said he, 'Leedy has totally
ignored Cone in the distribution of pie
point police commissioners recommend
ed by Cone. On the other hand, he ap-
pointed some personal enemies of his
and Cones time is now coming. He Will
not be a candidate for sheriff this fail
and will be in a position TO dictate, in
stead Of being dictated 20. He will first
show Leedy his strength by preventing
fusion in his county next fall and then
next year he will give the governor a
touch of high life by bringing a Sedg-
wick county delegation to the state con-
vention that will vote for a yellow dog
before it will support Leedy.
Those police commissioners Leedy
now has there are playing in with the
Republicans. At the election last spring
our fusion candidate for mayor had the
Republican candidate whipped up to the
day before the election. Then the So
called Populst police board stepped in
and whipped the jointists into line for
Ross. Republican, and as a consequence
our man was licked by sixty-eight votes
The police board tried TO shield itself
from the charges but it couldn't do il.
Then Ross paid the political debt by
coming up to Topeka a short time ago
and telling Governor Leedy what fine
set of police commissioners he had in
sr-s Il
fit. indeed. The governor will soon find
out just how unpopular he made himself
by turning down Cone and appointing
come commissioners that are traitors 10
the Populist cause.
"Of course the town is wide open I'M
Ger the present board. but the jontists
can't afford 10 create the dis2leasure OF
Cone again. If they do he will run the
whole outfit into Jail and we Will have
new crowd OF saloon men there that will
stay by him.
The Republicans may carry the coun-
ty this fall, but what of it? We might
as well have them in as lot of scala
wags Nho claim 10 Zoe PopuliSts. but who
are really Hessians Of the Republicans
You can res. assured that the Laedy
machine in Sedgwlck will be busted wide
open, and after this is accomplished then
Ne will get back 70 fundamental prin-
cipies again and organize a party COM
posed % loyal men instead OF traitors"
Sheriff Cone was seen last evening at
the county Jail and given the above and
asked what :.s had to say about it. He
said
That article is we'll padded. and do /
not believe George Kensler ever said |
half Of il. He may have said something ,
tes srding some Of the notorious charac. |
tiers OF the police force. won't believe |
ne said all that is printed here unless he |
tells me that ne said it,
M. Cone said that part Of the article |
was true and part OF it Was not
VIVA part OF il is au.hentic?" was |
skad.
That part which says that I will not |
be d candidate for denomination. You
IAN say Jkat if Joce!yn and Spencer are 4,
20; removed soon that there is absolute |
v no hope % electing either a straight |
Populist or a fusion ticket. II will be |
,eatel by 1000 majority. Then can /
IMPORT al the money and fixers and /