The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-29
HIS OFFICE CROWDED
Governor-EIect Stanley Is
0verrun With Applicants.
THERE Is NO LET UP
Coming from Far and Near
from Morning Till Night.


fee of GoveTnor-elect Stanley.
During Saturday and yesterday it was
next to impossible to get through the
crowd. They lined the stairway leading
up to his private office and in the large,
spacious rooms adjoining every chair has
been occupied by the waiting aspirants
since early morning and continued until
long after dark, and all the time hun
dreds Of letters Of application and indorse-
ment are piling in. They are coming fast
and furious. In all the history Of Kansas
Old time politicians say, they never have
witnessed such a rush TO the pie coun-
ter. Out Of the 600 places to bestow within
the next six or eight months there is now
an average Of twenty applicants for each
place, making over 1900 office seekers
about one for every twelve Republican
voters in the state.
All day long the stream of callers sit
around the governors Office and chat
pleasantly, relate their experiences in the
campaign, but not one of them ever drops
O. word that viii give clue 10 the bust
ness that brought them to the city. Each
person seems to watch his turn and notes
the men who precede him, and in no in
stance as yet has a discussion arisen as TO
who is first to go into the private office
after the last man has come out. The
governor seems to retain his quiet and
affable manner. He does not seem 10
ruffle easy, and all who go in to see him
seem 10 leave in pleasant humor- There
were a number of prominent persons from
nffN
yesterday, and most Of them got an audi
ence with the governor and went away,
but some are still at the hotels intending
10 call again today.
Among the callers yesterday was Far
mer" Smith OF Mcpherson. He called on
n double mission. One was TO lay before
the governor-elect his views concerning
the embodiment of a recommendation In
the state message asking for an appropri-
alton of $4,000 to reimburse the railroads
and counties for the money advanced by
them TO enable the state to make d cred
liable exhibit of the products of the STATE
of Kansas at the Mississippi Expo
sftion at Omaha which has just closed.
Farmer Smith said that Governor Leedy,
who expected to be reelected governor,
had promised he would favor such a rec
concentration 10 the legislature this win
fer and would embody it in his message.
Now that things have somewhat changed
1t remains TO be done ali over again and
the new governor may take a different
view Of the l. o. Us made by the one
term governor, and Farmer Smith was
here TO try and get some of Governor
elect Stanley's views on the matter. It
is known what success he had in this mat
ter or in his own behalf concerning his
candidacy for insurance commissioner,
which is just now interesting MIN as much
as the $4,000 appropriation, of which
$4,000 Is to be paid back to the railroads
OF the state.
During Farmer Smiths visit in the city
he did not have any hesitancy in announc-
ing that he was an applicant Off the ap-
pointment Of insurance commissioner.
Another caller was Curly Harrison.
He had some errand of Importance but
woul1 not let it be known. Hon. S. S.
Benedict, OF Benedict, Kan, arrived n
the city. but was put off until today for
his private meeting TO talk over political
matters.
1t was long after hours when the gov
ernor got ready to leave for home ard the
telephone rang up. Il was message from
Judge A II. Skidmore Of Columbus, Kan.
He was on his way to the city ana re-
quested the governor to take supper with
him at the Carey. Governor Stanley ac-
vented and at 7:30 last night the two dis
tinguished gentlemen sat in the dining
room Of the hotel, talking very coniden-
tally during the meal. They afterwards
adjourned to room on the second floor
and finished their talk. 1t was afterwards
learned that Judge Skidmore WAS here in
the interest Of Cherokee county's candi-
date for railroad commissioner. He would
not say who il was.
The governor then left for his home,
after announcing that he had not yet APP
pointed a single applicant TO office and
would not have any definite announce
ments 70 make before the last Of the week
unless il happened that he should decide
upon his private secretary perhaps dur
ing the next day or TWO.
There Is a feeling among some Of the
old party hangers-on ana party barnacles
that their chances are growing simmer
with the apparent delay in the governor
announcing his selections. The Brown
County World has the following 10 say
on the subject Of party barnacies.
Crowds Of Office seekers are beseechinS
Stanley To give them something. We he
lieve that Stanley viii carefully select the
hes, and most deserving men, If he don't
his name is Dennis. The people have
grown tired of seeing party hangers-on
uud party barnacles given otnov. Only
men should be chosen who can give the
best service. The disgusting thing about
I.ecdy was that he filed the places AZ his
a sposal with incompetentS.
Among the utteranceS of the aut.-ganS-
rule daiIics. the Emporia Gazette says.
concerning the declarations of two recent
l. elected governors who are striking the
hieh notes in their ante-inauEursl state
rleu-s concerning their future admins
trations:
two sovcrnors-elect are attracting at
rcnGen II decent people in their respect
.ye states ny the high. clear notes they
are striking in their .5nte-.uausUral dec
larat.ons. Those governorS-cieSt are "
i stanley OF Kansas and Iaaodo-e
looseye.t - New York. In d letter "a
PERSONAL friend IN Empor-a, M Stanley
saws:
~ trisd 70 conduct my campaign in a
identified. honorable. decent was, ; aaG
no urkind things 81 say against anyone.
cat ,-.,5 l. discuss public questions 90
a Wy lsa- would appeal u The juds-
men. AKA not ID tae uvcjalices. ~ my
auG.erees- The people were with ne;
,he victory was 30. ms victory. bag
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