Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-13
AND SILVER DEMOCRATS
ARRANGE A SLATE.
POPS TO GIVE UP FOUR PLACES.
ARE TO LET DEMOCRATS HAVE TWO
OF THE CONGREssMEN.
Associate Justice Aliens job Prom
ised to Judge A. vi. Jackson
John Madden and Jerry Bot
kin to BE Sacrificed
Pops May Kick.

Topeka, Kas, June 12.-(Special) The
Leedy faction of the Populist party and
the OvermyerMartin faction Of the silver
Democracy have reached an agreement
concerning the terms of fusion deal for
next year on a state and congressional
ticket and IL these respective factions ara
In a majority in their parties cOmbina-
tion of anti-Republican forces is certain
to be made. BY the terms of the agreement
entered into this week, the Democrats are
to have two places on the state ticket and
one district congressman. Congressman
at-Large Botkin is to be slaughtered in the
interests OF David Overmyer. Associate
Justice Allen is to be dumped to make
room for Judge A. NJ. Jackson. of Elk
county, and John Madden. of Lyon county,
will be sacrificed in order TO give H. ).
Martin, of Marion. the Fourth congress
sionaI district nomination.
The meeting at which this slate was
fixed up was held at the National hotel a
few nights ago. Martin. of Marion. and
Overmyer and ex-senator Martin, Of Shaw
nee, represented the Democrats. Governor
Leedy. w. L. Brown. Frank Shane, Taylor
Riddle and Judge Doster were there for
the Populist party. Breidenthal was not
present. but the following day. Martin, or
Marion, held a long consultation with him,
and, as result, it is said that Breidenthal
promised not to put any obstacles in the
way. Breidenthal does not say this, but
Martin told it to a friend.
The POpulist masses. however, may have
something to say about the candidates
next year. and the fixers will find 1t exceed
ingly difficult TO carry out their plans.
Outside Of the fight being organized
against the denomination Of Governor
Leedy. the most difficult task is to cheat
John Madden out of the Fourth district
nomination. Madden is one of the most
popular POpulists in the state. He
is the idol of his party especially in his
district. Last year he made phenomenal
race against Charlie Curtis. Now that
the district has been changed by taking
Shawnee county out Of it. so that the ma
jority of the vote of the two parties is
more nearly even. Madden thinks that he
should be given another chance. He has
already announced his candidacy for con-
gress and his friends have started out to
work for him. 1t will be great surprise
to them TO learn that the pins have been
set up whereby he is to be sacrificed by
the Leedy crowd for a Democrat. in order
to bring about a union suitable to the
governor and his followers.
While the Populist leaders are now COM
planning publicly of Judge Allen for his de-
cision in the Davis case. and at the same
highly gratified over it. yet the Popuhst
masses have not indicated in any way
that they are ready to throw Judge Allen
overheard. They look upon him as onerof
their most honest and conservative OFF,
cials. They know he will render an opin-
ion in case as he believes the law is
instead of making a political stump speech
to catch votes. Then Jerry Botkin has
a big following among the churchgoing
Populists and they will put up stifr
fight TO prevent him from being shelved in
favor of a man who. only two years ago,
caused the defeat of the PopuliS. party.
The fight between the Leedy-Overmyer
slate fiXers and the friends OF Madden,
Allen and Botkin will be watched with in
terest. 1t was not the intention of the
fiXers to let the slate become public for
some time, but Populist on whom Leedy
thought he could rely TO help carry out
the deal was put next" and he immedi-
ately told his old friend. Justice Allen. OF
the scheme.