The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03
IN KANSAS.
A Tale of Grief About Kansas
Appointments.
Leland Continues to Sow Dis
cord in the State.
The story of Milton Browns Defeat
Told in Detail

The following dispatch from Wash
ington tells the story of another one OF
Leland's schemes:
The appointment of John r. Thomas
of Illinois to be federal judge for Indian
Territory is the last chapter of story
of political treachery in which Cy Lee
land played the part of villain ana MIL
ton Brown of Garden City is the victim
In the Republican state convention
at Wichita a year ago, Leland was IN
sore straits and solicited Senator
Browns aid. An agreement was reach
ed whereby Brown threw his strength
to Leland and Leland gave his unequiY-
ccal pledge to get Brown the TerritoriaI
judgeship in the event of Mckinley $
election Brown fulfilled well his part
of the bargain. Leland's treachery is
now part of history.
- When the Republican convention to
elect delegates to St. Louis was held
in Wichita last year, Leland had slate
prepared. Colonel Marsh Murdoch was
on the slate, and owing to his free sill
4 yer and strong resubmission sentiments
he was a big load to carry. Rev. Mr..
Swanson of Mcpherson was also a can
from the Seventh district, Leland
troubles become more complicated.
Having two from one district would
necessarily leave some of the districts
large from the state The Fifth dis
trict had no candidate. To satisfy the
Swedish vote in the state generally and
in Chairman Jim Simpsons county in
particular, Rev. Mr.. Swanson had to be
elected. To satisfy the Wichita Eagle
and crush the silver sentiment of Col.
Murdoch, he had to be elected. John
c. Carpenter of the Third district or
Nat Barnes of the Second district had
to be turned down to make room on the
delegation for Col. Murdoch 1t would
n "a =
he was the leader of the A. P. A. ele-
ment Of the state, and Mr. Leland want
ed that machine in his business. John
G. Carpenter was a strong man and
hard TO turn down.
g, The situation was desperate for Le-
land Mike Sutton was turned down
the day before for district delegate. and
ne pulled the knife out of his boot for
Murdoch, because the Sedgwick county
delegation in the convention, who were
all A. P As, had stood for their friend,
Representative Bone of Clark county.
Murdoch had no control over them, and
he was not to blame, but Sutton held
him responsible just the same. The re-
suit was that he organized the delega ties
from the short grass country to defeat
Mr.. Murdoch.
Cy Leland, in his desperation went to
the room of Senator Milton Brown. who
was supposed to have influence over the
Snort grass delegates, and asked him to
name what he wanted if he would bring
enough short grass delegates to Muir
be wanted judgeship in the Indian
Territory if Mckinley should be elected
Mr-LeI8nd promised him then and there
his support, the deal was connDIeted
senator Brown made breach in the
lined up followers of Mike Sutton and
Col. Murdoch was elected and John c.
Carpenter defeated by a majority of
thirteen.
Senator Brown has been in Washing
ton for a month or more, and he was
getting along nicely until he was in
formed the other day by Attorney Cen
eral McKenna that Mr.. Leland was
supporting another candidate for the
place.
1t is for the purpose of meeting Lee
land and confronting him with the
statement by the attorney. general that
Brown returned home this week Brown
was pretty sore when he left Washing
ton, and In vigorous language he told
Mckinley, what he thought of the
whole outfit and what he would do with
them in his part of the state in 1900
Brown has also been suspicious of Sem
ator Bakers friendship.
Mr. Brown, accomp 2lied by Senator
SpoUner of Wisconsin, a man who has
known him for years, and Senators Ba-
ker and Pritchard, went TO see Aftor-
ney General McKenna to present his
claims
Senator Baker, of course, was the
spokesman, and he was making the at
torney general a strong talk in favor of
Mr.. Brown when Mr.. McKenna turned
around in his chair with a look of
amaZement and said:
why, Senator Baker, you know that
Mr. Leland has another candidate for
that place"
1t is said that Senator Baker turned
deathly pale when the attorney general
made this remark. The inference is
that the attorney general knew that Mr.
Baker and Mr.. Leland stood in with
one another, and that Baker, whose
plan is to make Kansans believe that
he and Leland are at outs, was afraid
the attorney general would give him
away.
AT any rate, Senator Spooner, in the
presence of the attorney general,
brought his fist down heavily upon the
desk and said:
Baker, I would never allow a d
national committeeman to run over
me-" 1t is also stated sub rosa that Mr.
Spooner applied some very vile cpl
thets to Mr.. Leland. In fact he caused
scene.
Senator Baker was very pale when he
left the attorney generals office. but to
make his play" good, he thanked SEN
ator Spooner for what he had said of
Leland
The upshot of the whole business is
that Mr.. Brown realized that his pros
poets for judgeship were busted, land
he left for Kansas very hot under the
collar. Before leaving he had the sat