Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-07
ASKS ALL OTHER SENATORIAL CAN
DIDATEs TO WITHDRAW.
CoNFERs WITH COL. HARRIS.
TRIES TO FORCE THE LiNwooD
MAN OFF THE TRACK.
Gets No Satisfaction Beyond the As
surance of Colonel Harris OPP
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Can
didntes Hard Mt Work.
Taylor WithdrRws.

Topeka, Kas., Jan. 6.-(special.) IAN
gall is divided into three parts, all of
which Judge Dennison inhabits," is the
way the prominent Populist politicians
now in the city express it. Dennson was
elected appellate judge in one of the di-
visions of the Southern department at
the recent election for term of four
years, at Il salary of $500 year. lie was
highly pleased at the time. but when it
was ascertained that the Populists had
complete control of the legislature, some
one. just for IL joke, sprang Dennison as
u candidate for United States senator. The
judge took the matter seriously, and TO the
great surprise of the party leaders a week
later he announced his candidacy for the
place.
Not being satisfied with making the SIM
pie announcement and then following an
alleged principle of the Populist party by
letting the office seek the man. he start
cd cut in hot pursuit of votes and has been
OIL the go ever since The party leaders
and workers considered this a display of
nerve rarely equaled even by Populist,
but this was nothing compared to subse-
quent events. He called upon all the 9TH
er candidates, both active and receptive,
and demanded that they withdraw. None
withdrew. Undaunted by their first re-
fUSal, he has started on the second round
with that end in view. He came in to-day
from the West and opened up headquarters
in the Veale block.
This afternoon he called upon Colonel
w. A. Harris, another candidate, whose
headquarters are at the National. a con-
ference lasting an hour or more was held.
Judge Dennison used every pursuasion at
his command to get Harris off the track.
Now colonel ~ said he ''l' IL admit that
you and 1 are the only two men in the
race who are competent to fill the position
of senator; it takes man with brains"
81 can't make any such admission put
in Harris.
well, it's a fact said Dennison, "and
ina.much as it is so 1 want you to get
out of the way in my interests. This is
not the time for you to make the race.
I.eavenworth county has one senator now,
and it would not do to give it two Beside
il you help me out this time it will be an
easy matter for You to win four years
fIom now. You see my election would
throw one senator in the West, and the
party would unite in giving you Bakers
place.
81 don't know about that said Harris.
-Four years is d long time. and L may, be
dead before that. But inasmuCh you
have brought up the question of location
why would it not be a good scheme for You
to withdraw from the race and help elect
me. You are a young nan and four years
from now the senator would come from the
West and you would likely be given the
caucus nomination by reclamation. 1t
seems to me that would be the wise thing
| to do" ~sf s
Dennison could not see it that way. As
| suming that Harris would be short horse
in the race the judge said: "Well, when
you see that you can't get the nomination
| in the caucus and withdraw, will you
throw your strength to me-"
II will not" was the blunt reply.
"Why not?"
| "In the first place. you are assuming that
| | will be out of it in short order, something
| / have not considered. 1 figuring on
| winning In the next place, if it reached
|. that point in the caucus where l saw that
| 1 could not win and withdrew my name
| would consider 1t rank impertinence on
| my part to attempt to dictate to the mem
| bers who loyalty supported me how they
| should vote after that. L would not think
| of doing such a thing
well, will you give me your individual
| vote if you quit the race?" inquired the
| judge.
| mo, sir"
Because you have just been elected to
| one of the best offices in the state-an office
| for term of four years with Il salary ag
| gregating $4,000. I should think that ought
| to satisfy an ordinary Populist. Beside, L
| do not think 1t becoming Ill q person elect
ed to the high position of a judge to enter
the race for senator or anything else. 1t is
| technical violation of the constitution
| "Well YOU have just been elected to an
office for a term of four years." replied
| Dennison.
Yes. sir, have; but there is a vast diff
ference between the position of judge and
that of state senator. You get $4,000 sal
| ary and / get $500"
"But the principle is the same. It's only
a difference of degree said Dennison.
"The degree is very marked" retorted
Harris, land. beside, it is not violating the
spirit of the constitution for a state sem
ator to seek or obtain election as United
States senator and it is for judge 10
do So"
We'll, there doesn't seem to be any
chance for us to get together on the prop
osition," sorrowfully spoke the judge.
''None in the least replied the colonel.
"uniess you want to withdraw and help
me-
''Well. good-by. colonel"
"Good-by, Judge
And the conference was at an end.