The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-04
ALLEN IS SELECTED
Ottawa Man Is Named Private
Secretary by Stanley.
HE Is FITTED FOR IT
Is a Newspaper Man and a
Great mixer"

Late last evening Governor-Elect Stanley
announced that he had selected for his pri
vate secretary Harry Allen Of Ottawa.
The inside Of the selection is not known
Allen has held no official position before
and has lined up with no particular crowd
except that he is very c,ose to Joe Bristow
now fourth assistant postmaster general.
This is the first selection. outside Of Ell
mer Beach. made and announced by the
new governor.
Harry Allen will be new 70 the state, ex-
cept the newspaper part Of it, for Allen is
editor Of the Ottawa Republican. which
belongs 10 Joe Bristow and which Allen
has been running for him while ne was fill
ing his place in the postofIice department
in Washington.
Some three weeks ago Allen. swung
around the circle, having a conference at
Topeka and coming down TO Wichita,
where, after a talk with Governor Stanley.
he gave it out fatty that he had not been
offered, nor had he accepted the position
OF private secretary.
Since then it IS said that Allen was
pressed to become private secretary by his
friends but hesitated to accept because
ne had indorsed men for other positions in
the Second district, and his taking a place
might eliminate them and lay him open to
the charge of bad faith.
However this must have been arranged
Tor he has been selected for the place. the
most important by far in the governors
GIT the private secretary being the GOV
errors confidential man in all particulars
IS a FINE MAN.
Those who know Allen say there is No
question that the choice is the best that
could have been made; that the new Of
hcer IS agile, keen mentally. suave in man
ner and diplomatic to a degree. He has
graceful flow language, and some vears
ago made the hit Of the evening with
speech THE Kansas Day club banouet q
Topeka a
Alien originally lived at Salina- From
SAUNA he went to Ottawa. where he WORKED
on the Ottawa Republican. When The
spanish war broke out Allen was eager n
90 as newspaper correspondent. He had
no great pun, but ne managed To secure
government pas sat Washington and oct
with the army in the south, going tbroi1eb
al manner OF camp experiences. which ne
described in Jocose letters to his homo end
other papers.
lie IS one Of the best dressed men IN the
state, in all particulars one Of the Aasio-+
IN his manner, and is a mixer" He b.s
never suffered from ingrowing egotism.
and has good, calm judgment Morton A
baugh and Frank Brown and the central
committee know him well and they are
greatly pleased at his selection.
He will probably take charge Of the de-
tails OF the governors office at once. and
help make arrangements for the insug7Ir
alton. Few of the Wichita politicians
know Allen personally. but those who do
say that the new governors first selection
Will prove a ten-sJrike
THAT RAILROAD COURT.
Other appointments viii not be made IN
til the governor-eIect reaches Topeka. al
though it is said an exception viii be made
in regard to the stenographer in the execu- /
tive's Office, who is to take the place Of
executive clerk.
From what can b elearned there is going
10 be the Hveliest sort ola scrimmage for !
the membership on the railroad court Of
visitation Just created by the Populists.
There is no disposition among the visiting
statesmen to indorse the idea that the Re
publican party should begin at once to |
riddle the new POpulist measure. and there /
is quite a sentiment that if the railroad /
law is declared unconstitutional and void |
it should be through the agency Of those /
opposed to it, and not by a partisan attack. |
Since the refusal Of the house at Topeka /
10 abolish the board of pardous, less fear /
* entertained among the politicians here /
that the Populists may upset the pie |
counter and get a mechanics len on all /
the provender in sight. It is regarded as
reasonably sure that none Of the patronage /
will be disturbed.
CANDIDATES FOR WARDEN.
In addition To the two members of the
state board Of charities who viii be ap-
pointed next week, there Will be one di-
rector Of ting penitendary. The question /
Of Warden Lands remaining in Office is
Likely to cause an immediate pressure for
the appointment of a warden. so that a
contest may be msGe on Lands at once.
Governor Leedy appointed Lands TO hold
until 1900, long after Leedy would have re-
tired and It is believed that Lands has an
inclination TO remain in until charges are
preferred against MIN ana ne Is olSIel {
through legal procedure. The politicians
want this accomplished at once. There are
only two known candidates for warden OF
the penitentiary. skinner of C0wley and
Brown OF Harper Both aspirsnts are CO.
ing very little. Skinner has knockers
against him in Cowley. IN 20 datNto one
from his own camp IS known 10 have
fought Brown.
II is said here that the plans for the
future contemplate denomination Of the
state ticket two years hence. Leland's re-
e,@etion TO the national committee and q
Mckinley delegation % the national con
vendon, with reelection OF Senator b.
ker to the United States senate
No one can be found who disputes the
probability Of the appointment OF Judge
Hook for federal judge. 10 succeed Judge
Foster, but there are several who say that
the report that 8. 3. Cushman of Wichita
IS in hte race for clerk Is mistake ana
that the place VIII go 70 Frank Brown OF
Garnet
ideally there is TO disguise Of the dis
gust OF the Populists on the new railroad
court law. The opinion Of most Of the
seems 10 be summed up in Lew