Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-18
HER ROW WITH LEWELLING.
ED LITTLE'S ENPERIKNCE WITH A
CONFIDENCE MAN.
CoIou.l ..Vhoop" TOmlinsOn Has
WcarIed of Free silver and Is
Uautankerous Gold Demo-
crRt Again-CrOps and
PUpuIism.

EpFrr-Cl.S B1nE.I--E lE Nai4~tt~ 'tsAs -
elfnr and EreiGsutbaL Lease lost her job
on the state board of charities. I-ewe4ilils
was turned down tor denomination Tor
f-o.-crr-or AID BreiGertha! WAS defeated Tor
T-rjr-r States senator. The uuCrown'1
queen started the hail and it IS still roll
ing. -,,,-...
phases nj the fight in which these 'HIes
were the leading figures IS interesting. All
three at one time were warm FrsonaI ana
political friends.
when LcyyelI.fg was elected governor he
arDoiuted Nr-. Lease as a member oi the
state board ot charities. No sooner mao
she been irs allied into Office than she De
gan 20 bushwhack the administration. she
charged I.sweiliug and his crowd win ne
ing boodiers and clsimed 10 have the eNl-
denCe to prove f.. She started rebeliloA-
One Gav she tried 10 get Er'idcnthal 10
fan In line 10 overthrow Lcvell!nE. Breid-
eut7al refused 30 enlist. He said SEe Wouid
have 70 nrOduCc evidence showing Lt"th-
ing hoodler first; Il she coE!t pIoNs p,..,.,- IT.
charges then he would join the lnSuIEeEI>;
After having her In the sweat boN Two aiiI
q half hours Rrsideuthal told her 1hat htT
evidence was TOO rimSy ana oetAEeL 70 - -
with her Al That time he read her the
riot act for being "A traitor and circulating
stories that she could uol sInS ,1s,l i'l"'e'
This caused 4 break between Breidenthai
and Mrs Lease and the breach has never
a few months later LeweIling became en-
RACED and removed Mrs. Lease from the
state board Of charities. or attempted 70,
rather but she beat him IN the supreme
court This caused "a break between Lewell-
ing and Mrs. Lease.
Tine charges made by Mrs. Lease against
Lewelling to Prudential caused the latter
20 prosecute an investigation and ne tounu
from other sources that there was reason
10 believe that state affairs were nor ne
ing conducted on true business prlncipIes.
He and Lewelling had roundup over u
and a split occurred. The two are SUI sun
political enemies. Lewetiing admlts tnat
Freidenthal defeated him for denomination
for governor at Abilene last summer. -
FINALLY Mrs Lease changed front. She
rp,da M her mind that LeWelling was the
victim OF dark plot OF ponilsal plral,es
formed TO down him. She decided that the
very charges which she had nrst orig
mated and caused to be so widely circulat-
ed attacking his official honesty We're IN
true: that Lewelling was an upright; ron
est man. Just why she experienced thls
change of heart is not known. Some say
Il was due to some affidavits Lewelling had
in his possession impugninS her oHicidl
honesty. At any rate, there was recon-
Citation between her and Lewelliug and
they are as thick now, politically speaking,
as four in bed.
Last winter Breidenthal was quite anx-
ious to be elected United States senator.
Mrs Lease and Iewelling organized a hght
on him which paralyzed what chances he
Nov a fight has been started to cause
Ieweiling's removal from the state board
of railroad commissioner. There Is no tell
ing whore the thing viii stop. II was all
caused by the entrance Of a parrot-like
woman into politics.
Ed Little encountered a confidence man
the other day and gave up two silver dol
lars. While on his way from the state
house to his hotel Ed was stopped by a
smooth-looking, well dressed, middle-aged
How are you. Ed" spoke the man, at
the same time extending his hand.
-.HH hon 4 10 oil an
replied Ed.
stranger.
your face. but can't call your name TO
save me. You see l meet so many people
because of my position that it's difficult to
remember all their names. But 7 never for
get a face. I would have known that face
Of yours IL had seen II in Egypt"
Il am George Johnson. chairman of the
Wabaunsee county Republican free silver
committee"
"Oh. yes. ] remember now. I knew that
you were a politician, but couldn't quite
The stranger Joined Ed in the walk to
the hotel and they congratulated each 9TH
er over the Populistic victory last fall and
discussed plans for the campaign next
year. As they reached the hotel, the
stranger said:
'.BV the wav. Ed, I have a bunch Of cat
tie coming in from the farm 10 market this
afternoon. but / have no money with me.
] must have "A couple OF dollars. Just let
me have il and when get paid for my cat
tie ] will come up to the Office and give il
back to you
Ed did 50.
The man has evidently not sold his cattle
yet for he has failed to show up, and Ed
Is out the s..
= knew that that fellow was a con man
as soon as he asked me for the money"
Eald MIR. Little to-day. but what else
could l do? / had identified him so fully
and Dragged about his political work over
In Wabauusee so prOfusely. that il was
u N n 81 Wfrn r1E I
talked myself ont OF s.. But he is welcome
to IL. II taught me a lesson. I won't be so
quick TO recognize politician the next
time
During last falls campaign one of the
strongest supporters the fusion ticket had
I'm the state was Colonel Whoop TomIinsou
editor OF the Topeka Daily Democrat At
the head OF his editorial page now he daily
Italics.
Fusion is dead in Kansas, one year
from now a straight Democratic state ticket
will he I'm the field in this state"
Motto for self-respectinE Democrats: a
united Democracy and no further fusion
with the selfish and arrogant Peoples
"The supreme duty Of the hour for Demo-
Gratis in Kansas is 70 cut loose from the
fostering corpse Of the Peoples party"
Editor Tomlinson has not oniv discovered
the error Of his way i'm supporting fusion.
hut al 10 iU advocating the free coinage Of
silver. He Is wise man therefore ne
changed front. Now ne Is n Carlisle VT
toTsOu-Clav'land gold Democrat and * ,ld-
yocatinE that principle just as earnestly as
he did the silver cause last fan TN 7is
Cussiuc the matter Pie SAYS:
The war IL on I'm earnest now between
the TWO wings iT the Democratic r.r-y'
Much as Tho fratuciall warfare thIt has
opened mp m the Democratic party over tho
country Is t0 ba Ggpirr,d. the r,sn0nsibiIi.t.
for tho continuance of the sui.s,fr D srrif5
mus ry~t with the blinded ana dospgfir
BRYAN Democrats.
During H period of several months fol
LOWING the late presidential election. ms ycas
apparent To MANY Democrats. 20 union cor1fd
az arT time have been secured on fTir aud
honorable terms IstWnC. rhr two wings OF
the Democratic party. All that rr. .r,If
Democrats. we think would have iusi--ai
upon would hay, been a Dla.lga that The
silver lCInocrats would modify the extreme
demand for Unlimited free coinage at tho
ratio 'ot Is 10 I with gold and thus avert
the menace 90 'thr country
Put The Minded AVID arrogant silver
hosts. instead or holding out the olive
tauU'@ ut The gold Democrats The Tgr1-4r
Democrats blind TO their own destruction
have pursued this suicidal course because
fhsv ar. under the Ualigu influence Of
to-day iUt lnDr ut the Democratic party
Shif'N young Mr.. Bryan. who cares for
uofhin- Hut his own HgvT8rGizenrruf and
who knows that Dee would p" "a mere cipher
divaStsd ~ The extreme silver idea thus TAR
has succeeded I'm bending the silver Demo-
Gratis in all things 20 his deSpotir vii
We un not IIi blame the aroused gold
Democrats for the nEht they are making
deed. they would Ho Or they lid NOT resent
the dlsEIaCcful cpithets that have been
heauCd upon them from time TO time by the
puffed-up silver Democrats.
"But the dogs of war are now let loose
In sober truth Instead OF the gold Demo
Gratis knegllnE ah'rtty in ren"Utan,e before