The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-22
RACE GROWS QUIET
Governor-EIect SANKEY'S Mail
Much Lighter.
BIG ROW IN LYON COUNTY
SmeISer and Eastman Punch
Each Other,
BIG ROW IN LYON COUNTY

A frost has come to the application box
in the office Of the governor-elect. Wheth-
er this is really result Of extra session
guillo.ine possibilities. or whether it is
merely fag-out in the race. no one will
conjecture even.
The chances are that so far as applica-
,:ens are concerned, the race is over.
Tuesday the mail was not very heavy and
Yesterday it went down to ertreme lean
ness.
Following IS the places which have been
applied for up to date. and the number OF
applications for each:
Superintendent insane (Osawatomie).
Ouartermaster general........ ..--.-.--...- .
State librarian........-.. ...............'''. .
Bond clerk..-..-..- ...-..-...--..-....-...-- L
state boiler inspector. ............-.........
Turnkey a penitentiary....... Z
Clerk al penitentiary..... ....-...-......-.'. D
Officer at Hutchinson reformatory....... 3
Asylum night watchman.........-.-.-.- /
Superintendent Hutchinson reformatory. ,
Matron penitentiary 1900. .......-....--.. )
Clerk in adjutant's office.
Fireman asylum. .......... ..................
Farmer Reform school, ToDeka........... ,
Secretary board Of pardons.
assistant clerk at penitentiary..
Officer Topeka Reform school..............
Clerk at Topeka asylum. l
Dht-Sfciau at repuitpufi3TV
Superintendent Soldiers Orphans home. 3
Teachers ..---.--.....--.-- ..-..-------.--.-- !
Assistant superintendent Topeka asylum. 2
Superintendent Topeka Reform school. ]
Board Of pubic Observation-Disclosures. l
Messenger at penitentiary. !
Physician Soldiers OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 3
Chaplain Soldiers NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. !
Assistant insurance commissioner. 2
Superintendent Deaf and Dumb ASYLUM.
Music teacher Blind ASYLUM. l
Superintendent Girls Industrial school at
Beloit. ....-......... .......... !
Steward Topeka asylum. Observation-Disclosures. 2
Matron Deaf and Dumb school. .......... 2
Medical superintendent of the insane
asylum, Topeka.............. ............. !
Adjutant Soldiers home.
Assistant physician female department
Osawatomie or Topeka asylums........
Governors staff. .................
Blacksmith OsawatOmie asylum. ....... /
Seamstress Insane asylum at Topeka. l
Weighmaster under grain inspector... !
Commissioner public buildings. /
Stewart at penitentiary observation-disclosures. I
State architect........... ...................
Chief cook penitentiary........ !
State board of health.
Foreman stone quarry
Druggist Topeka Insane asylum l
SOME WARM RUMORs.
The governor-elect was not down to his
office yesterday and the callers were few.
The private secretary rumor is still the
most persistent. Many seem to think that
A j. Wyatt has been decided on. but there
are others who are certain that Henry
Allen of Ottawa will get the place
The Knocking has not ceased. and is
ont likely TO cease Knocking is supposed
to be Wichita word, at least so far as it
Is used in politica! sense. Three weeks
ago. Vandegriff. Kansas City newspaper
man, heard il, laughed and resolved to use
It. The Eagle had already used it. other
papers took It up and II is now one of the
stock political phrases Of Kansas.
rumor of much moment is being bruIt-
ed about to the effect that new policy
Is coming about the third member of oppo-
site politics on the boards There is said
10 be a movement of some magnitude on
10 make the third member a Populist in
stead OF Democrat as hitherto.
BIG ENIPORTA ROW
The most interesting county fight in the
state is that IN Lyon county There are
three prominent figures now in Lyon coun-
~. young man named SmeIser. a Mr.
Riggs, who wants to b. state accountant
whose brother holds the same place under
the Populists. and Mr. Eastman. who
wanted something, came to Wichita,
stormed around about it and then with
drew.
Smelser was candidate for the legisla-
ture in Lyon county. He claims that Riggs
AMI Eastman helped beat him. So when
Eastman WAS making his pun for a place
with Governor-Elect Stanley. a telegram
came from the county central committee
OF Lyon county one night apprisins stan
ley that the county wanted nothing
Following this. Smelser wrote a letter n
Morton Abaugh, which was a.togetber
spicy and has raised 4 great storm. Il :
as follows:
Morton Al5augh. Esq, Wichita. Kan:
'Enlporia, Kan. Dec. lS.-AIy Dear sir.
see by the papers that one Of the leading
offioeseekers OF this cl,y was in wicsrs
the other day lool0ng after ans candidacv
for superintendent Of insurance. and that
Mi ). Is Riggs is also looking after the
position Of state accountant.
Now. / 60 noc want 10 be placed in -ba
line Of a knocker.' as I see the papers
duo a person Wac objects 10 the appoint
ment a. persons from his own county
You VIII remember tha. 7 made the race
in tins. The Foryy-nintn district. for rem
reseItAtive ] was openly fought bv both
Mr.. Eastman and Mr.. Riggs. for no other
reason than that their man was defeated
Tor the nomination. I knew tue irrsoorr-
ance 81 AIr. Stanley having legislature +
a; Ms hack and urged the republicans 4
upon that account 20 stand loyal REGARD
less Of RMS pleading, these Two gen.le- /