The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-30
FIGHT Is ALL OFF
GOVERNOR LEBDY WILL NOT MAKE
ANY CHANGE,

Rufe Cons and His Friends Hit Hard-They
are Sore That Their Efforts Came to
Naught - After Making q Strenuous
Effort to Break the Sankev- Jocelyn
Combination the Governor steps 10 and
Bids Them Cease Their War-He Threat
ems to Remove Joe Furnish IL He Makes
Any ChanEe-How it Happened.
The fight which has waged with un-
relenting vigor about the metropolitan
police commissioners in this city for the
past three weeks, has been settled. The
following from the Topeka Journal ex-
plains itself:
The controversy between Lewelling
and the administration has been settled
and the effort of the Lewelling crowd to
secure the removal of the present board
OF police commissioners has been aban-
doned.
This trouble first arose over the effort
Of Rufe Cone, dwellings principal
mouthpiece and servant to dictate the
policy Of the police commissioners Fail
ing to do so, Cone opened up, aided by
going on between the two factions.
However. peace has been restored, it is
believed, because the anti-Lewelling
crowd threatened to carry the war be-
fore the executive council and force the
removal Of Lewelling as member of the
state board OF railroad commissioners.
Upon the suggestion of such proceedings
Cone and Lewelling took 10 the brush
and the announcement is made from
Populist authorities that peace has been
restored
The foregoing was shown to two prom
lent Populist politicians yesterday.
Each one belongs to one or the other OF
the two factions. The gentleman who
associates with what is known as the
administration faction, or as it is better
known as the Sankey-Jocelyn crowd,
said: "Yes, we have got them going.
They are now suing for peace. We new
er for moment had any apprehension
that Governor Leedy would make any
change in the board here" Continuing.
he said that Populist Chairman VIII Az
erS had been making a strenuous effort
70 nave Messrs. Jocelyn and Spencer re-
moved, and that he, with others of the
Cone faction. had written numerous let
ters to the governor asking for a change
but their efforts We're without avail. He
said that VIII Ayers was now trying to
square" himself with the governor and
was writing him in supplicating man |
ner.
The politician belonging to the Cone |
crowd said when shown the clipping: |
No, that is not exactly right. Mr.. Cone |
nor Senator Lewelling had nothing TO do |
with the trouble. II all arouse because |
two of the commissioners refused to give |
their support to George Young when he |
was candidate for mayor Continuing |
he said: Although these two commits |
sioners say they supported the ticket il is
not true, as We found out through their |
families that they were for Finlay Ross.
That is what made US mad and il is the
reason we asked the governor to remove
them This he did not see fit 10 do The
governor told US that he was conversant
with affairs in this city, and should he
make any change at all it would be 10
remove Mr.. Furnish. When this word
was received, Mr.. Cone for the first time
took any part in the affair. He went 10
Topeka, saw the governor, and asked
that Mr. Furnish be retained as men,
Der. and that the police commissioner
business be run as it had ever since the
board was appointed
This is a complete rout OF the Cone
forces, they having been beaten at their
own game. 1t is expected that this LAY
down" on the part of Rufe Cone is a
trick. Those who know him best know
that he never gives up, and he hangs on
Ike laech. What his next move will be
Of course. cannot now be foreseen, but
that ne has already began to do work
IS the opinion of the shrewd ones.
The Sankey-Jocelyn crowd are seated
firmly in the saddle and it will take
better political juggler than RUFF Cone
70 GUST them.
The fact that the governor sat down"
On the Comedies practically settles the
fight, although Cone and his friends viii
Is last resort knife all VINO are OPP
posed 10 them. :
The police commissioners will not be
hanged for some time to come is an
assured fact, despite Mr.. Cone and his
hreats