Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-16

ana humiliate the national committeeman
oI'tr HrvnsNsr possible. Bronaugh is a Cooper
leu ~ ttstImsr. ttI and Is not nearly SO guile
@ Iess as ms Popultstic whiskers would indi-
oatS, S, lie knows thing or two himself
sF anu u Is reported that there is a close bond
dnc Banker Lon V. Stephens in the form
ot matured notes held by the latter. IL
IN Snis rs correct, and the payment of them is
- "a eny uegree contingent upon reappOint-
Trent II Is safe to place Bronaugh in the
formidable class among the list Of candi.
oates. Dick Speeds claims rest upon his
advocacy OF Lon V. Stephens before the
JSnerson City convention through the coll
TInns th Of the Nevada Mail. Judging from
Ion, MS hopes rest upon an unstable foun-
oauon, and, as his Methodist influence is
M, the gossips do not now consider him
the strong probability with which he was
regarded several weeks ago.
lt rs true that Dick Speed has considera-
constituted the Pertle Springs convention.
which he attended as a delegate from Yer
non county, but the politically keen-sighted
that the real true friends of the free coin
age movement are those who fiercely de-
ana disturber Of party harmony at the
iitne the free silver hosts gathered at the
W,rairrensburg ,ri pleasure resort in 1885.
Thomas J. Ward has a powerful backing
anSne 81. Louis politicians, but he Is not
seriously considered as a possibility. He
mas nearly every party leader in that city
and several members Of the state commit
tee, but It is an open secret that Governor
stephens trusted friend and adviser in 81.
Louis; Rev. DR.. John ID. Vincii, former
state leader of the American Protective As
SSeclauon, IS H Is Opposed 70 Ward because he
Is a catholic. The selection OF DIR. VinciI
as one of the curators of the state uniyer-
sity by the governor was a bitter pill to
the Irish-American Democrats throughout
the state. There was also considerable crit
leism from party leaders, who thought this
official recognition of the A. P. A. by the
with the party generally. Also IL has been
asserted that no man should be placed in
control Of the state university. which is
pathy with religious prejudice and intoler-
arce. While the A. p. A. is believed to
account Of chickering's among the state Off
GERS OF the order. yet the appointment of
Xincil will doubtless popularize Governor
stephens among that element.
Judging from the appointment of dele
gates to the Trans Mississippi congress at
salt Lake City, In July, Governor Stephens
Is endeavoring to regain the favor of the
Iree silver element in the state. Among the
names of the delegates appointed by him
appear those of Ex-Governor William J.
Stone, Editor John A. Knott, of the Hanni-
bal Journal; Sam B. Cook. NJ. c. Wetmore
and that aggressive POpulist leader, Cap-
tain William c. Alldredge. of Latham, Mon
iteau county, This compliment of being
named as a delegate to a trade congress
over which William J. Bryan will preside
represents the sum total of the recognition
dCCOTueQ MS predecessor and former nOlit-
ical friend by Governor Stephens. The
place of excise commissioner of St. Louis
was offered Governor Stone at a time when
Its acceptance would be out OF the Ques-
tion, and the tender was courteously de-
clined. Since that time the schism between
the friends of the two has appreciably in
creased until at present there is scarcely
any pretense even Of friendliness between
them. Granville S. Hoss, Ex-Governor
Stones law partner for many years. and
VINO has arranged to join the ex-governor
In the practice of his profession at St.
Louis, was here short time ago. His ar
raignment of Lon V. on account of the
latter's alliance with the goldbug interests
and the corporate monopolies is said to
have been scathing and bitter. Mr.. Hoss
IS member OF the state committee from
the Fifteenth congressional district, and is
quoted as saying that the appointment of
Rev. DR.. John ID. Vincil as curator of the
state university would do more to discredit
the present state administration than the
selection of (brother-in-law) young DIR.
Combs superintendent of the Fulton insane
asylum and the Pinkerton chief at Kansas
City put together.
Banker and Editor Wiley o. Cox. of Kan
sas City, has asked Governor Stephens to
appoint his son. Percy Cox, coal oil in
spector in that city. As there are a number
Of other applicants for the position who
have filed much better recommendations
from Kansas City and Jackson county
Democrats than young Cox can produce
and as by allowing Wiley o. to dictate the
appointments of Police Commissioners
Scarritt and Gregory. the governor has got
ten himself into serious trouble with the
leaders of his party throughout the state
it is not likely that he will make the young
man the successor of Fred w. Fleming
However, he may do so. He has carried
his disregard of the advice given HIM by
the Democratic leaders of the state to such
an extent that he is liable to plunge still
deeper into the maelstrom of trouble and
party disorganization.
II is not likely that there will be any spe-
cial session of the legislature. The expert
ence of the governor with the members at
the regular session was not such as to make
him desirous of having them at Jefferson
City soon again. Recent developments have
not brought Governor Stephens closer to
the party leaders, who. under the inspira-
tion of Sam 3. Cook are known to be wait
ing for an opportunity to take a fall" out
of the chief executive. The fact that
Stephens blunders are being used in the
First district to defeat Lloyd is causing
some anxiety among the Democratic lead
ers.
Colonel Dave Roche, who spent the win
ter here, and who was such a great favorfte
among the ladies at the McCarty house.
left here for Kansas City last Wednesday