Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-21
KANSAS MARsHALSHIP CONTEST IS
WAVING IN INTEREST.
BAKER WILL STAND BY sTERNE
LELAND AND BRISTOw WORKING
HARD o LIT CRUM.
Leland Will Go to Washington to
the CnmpaiEn-MOre
Candidates for the Law
renee P~ostOfice See
Mr.. Baker.

Topeka, Kas.. Nov. 90.-(Speciai.) There
wilt soon be an exodus of Republican poll
ticians from Kansas. AS soon as congress
convenes. the lay members of the party. as
well as the senators and congressman, will
c~onsregate in the vicinity of the dome of
the national capitol and stay there until
the federal jobs III Kansas are disposed of.
Senator Baker will reach Washington in Il
few days. He viii be closely followed by
Cy Leland. The rest of the clans will get
there the first week of congress-.
The main contest will be over the mar
shalship. Senator Baker is determined to
stay by Sterne. and he has decided to ask
the president: to make the appointment
early III the session. Leland says that he
has Sterne knocked out now, and that he
will be able TO land his man. Lit Crum.
Both sides in the marshalship contest are
organizing. Sterne is securing indorSe-
ments from all sections of the state. and so
is Lit Crum. Sterne writes TO some for
letters, who refuse because they have in
dcrsed Crum, and Crum is refused indorse-
mcnts from many because they have given
Sterne letters. Bristow will stick to Crum
to the last. Letters from him during the
past week say so. Tom Ryan and Charlie
Curtis will stay with Senator Baker in the
fight. Taking everything into considera-
ton, the Kansas marshalship contest
promises to be one Of the hottest fights
that President Mckinley has had to settle
50 far. He will, however. settle it when
the time comes. and the world will go on
just the same. no matter VINO IS appoint
e.. The deep agitation among immediate
friends of candidates does not seem to be
shared by the average Republican. The
party organization will go along just the
same.
Mr.. Leland says he is not going to fight
at long range, but will leave for Washing
ton, d. c., and remain there until the trou-
BILE is over.
Leavenworth, Kas., Nov. 0.-(Special.)
State Senator Sterne. who has been rec
commended by Senator Baker for the Unit
ed States marshalship, has. undoubtedly,
been feeling a little uneasy of late over
the prospect of his appointment. He Is
well aware that Leland is backing Lit
Crum and. likewise. that the Doniphan
county man has no love for the senior
senator and would not hesitate to erase
names from Bakers slate and substitute
those of his own choosing.
With a view to learning whether the
fight had made any change IN Bakers
plans, Mr.. Sterne came over to-day and
was accompanied by Captain Rowley. The
conference was a lengthy one.
Senator Baker was seen by The Journal
representative, but he declined to go into
the controversy between himself and Le-
ldllu, TAU lIldl lC Hdu I'M ~ d
| upon the subject. Asked if he proposed to
stand by his recommendation of Sterne
for the marshalshiD. he replied that he
did and that Sterne would be the man.
The senator will stand pat with regard
to this appointment and nothing, except
Sterne's own wishes, can bring about a
change. 10. .r
The Lawrence postoffice contest brought
]. ]. Cox and Paul E. Brooks over to-day
and they. too, were closeted with Senate
Baker. =. $T
+. NJ. Lockaras Norton, was another
caller. He Wharf.-The appointment as
| postmaster of HIS town, and brought along
a good pile of Endorsements. which he SUBJ
mitted for the senator's information.
Next to Sterne, the most important caller
was w. j.. Bailey, of Baileyville. who as
pires to the seat now occupied in congress
by Case Broderick. In reply to questions he
stated that he had no particular object In
view, but as he was here he thought that
he would talk over the situation. He ad-
mitted that the fight waged by Leland did
not do him any particular good. as Leland
had been backing his candidacy. He be-
lieved that this was injuring the Repub-
lican party in the state and unless it was
soon ended 1t would be a question of the
election OF a congressman from this dis
trict. and not a question of the nomina-
ton. He stated that he felt very much en-.
couraged over his prospects in other sec
tons of the district, but regretted the diff
ferences, as reported by the newspapers.
between the senator and national commit
teeman. When it was suggested to him that
this alleged difference might lose him the
support of this county. on account of Lee
land backing him, he stated that he had
not thought of it in that light, but there
might he something in it.
This is undoubtedly a fact, as it is gem
orally looked upon here that to support q
Leland candidate will be a slap at the sem
ator. and Leavenworth is loyal to Senator
Palar