Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-02
LELAND MAY NEED THE REyEyuE
COLLECTORsHIP HIMSELF.
NOT SURE OF PENSION AGENCY.
BRINGING GREAT PRESSURE TO
BEAR ON SENATOR BAKER.
Senate Committee Investigating the
Workings of the Civil Service
Law-The Reported Rupture
Between Kercns and
Major Warner.
Washington, May 1.-tspecial.) Cyrus Le-

Washington, May 1.-tSpeciaI.) Cyrus Le-
land, national Republican committeeman
from Kansas is opposed to the appointment
of George Findlay. of Topeka, collector of
internal revenue. His stay here in the pie
business has been prolonged by the secret
fight he has been making on Findlay, which
also has something TO do with his own as
pirations.
The night Ryan was appointed first as
sistant secretary of the interior Leland was
i'll Il rage, and had much to say about
things in general, and the administration
did not escape condemnation. There was
a fox smile at one time when he announced
that Ryan's appointment would serve to
kill off Findlay. also from Topeka. This
part was particularly comforting
Mr.. Leland has not selected his candidate
as yet. He is for no one for collector. In
the face of the tight being made on him by
will be given the pension agency. and, that
being the situation, he is trying to arrange
it so he can be collector of internal reve-
nue. if he fails in the other.
AS the matter partalies of self-preserva-
uon, Mir. Leland Is very active and he is
doing all he can to bring administration in
tiuence to bear on Senator Baker to force
the senator TO conform to the personal in
terestS of Mr.. Leland. 1t IS not believed
the administration will interfere in the
least.
Topeka, Kas.. May 1.-(SpecialD Repre-
sentative Iobdell of Lane county. arrived
from Washington to-day. He denied that
ne went tnefe ior the purpose oil getting
into the race for the Kansas collectorship
of internal revenue. He said he was after
no office whatever. His trip there was on
business matters wholly.
Tom Hayes. of Pottawatomie county,
called on Senator Baker at Lcavenworth
yesterday. looking after his application for
collector of internal revenue for the Kan
sas' district. He was all smiles last night
when he reached the city and expressed
himself as delighted with his trip.
1t Will be of interest to recall at this
time that Hayes is reputed to be the father
of the Baker boom for the senate. On the
Saturday afternoon before Baker was
elected, number of Kansas statesmen
were on Il train, coming here from Topeka
Among others were Baker and Hayes. All
everyone wondering if Burton would make
1t. In the chat, Hayes insisted that Bur-
ton nor no one else whose name had been
mentioned would succeed.
me next senator from Kansas sits with
US observed Hayes. One looked at an
other. No one could pick out the sena-
tor. Baker blushed and looked guilty and
Hayes observed: His name is Baker and
there he sits There was general look
of surprise and Baker blushed like a little
lady, and, in due time, by courtesy, of
course, all agreed that it might be so.
1hlS incident may have touched a ten
der place in Senator Bakers makeup and,
1t Is insisted by some, may have something
TO do in determining who will be the next
collector for Kansas.
George Findlay was also in town last
night. He seemed to feel confident of sue
cess. Both E'indlay and Hayes insist they
have Ieland's support, and each one can
prove ii. Neither seems to know the Sit
uation of the other.