The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-04
Threatens to Make Trouble For
Governor Stanley.
Reported He VIII Contest For
Sedgwick Delegation.
ARE NOT ALARMED.
Friends Say There is No Dan
ger In That Direction.
Some Seventh District Political
Gossip.

The report comes to Topeka from
Wichita that Judge T. B. Wall, one of
the wealthiest men in Sedgwick county,
and a man of acknowledged influence
in the Republican party. has decided
to give Governor Stanley a brush for
the delegation from that county to the
next state convention.
While the friends of Governor Stan
ley and the governor himself dtscredit
the story, there seems to be some foun-
datiOn for it, owing to the fact that the
politicians are talking about it and Won
dering what can be done to avert the
contest which Judge Wall proposes.
Those who are talking about the re-
port do not know what grievance Judge
Wall has. They say that he will in
to make by entering the contest for
congress in the Seventh district. 1t
is figured by the astute politicians that
this will cause Governor Stanley to take
a hand under the impression that the
candidacy of a Wichita. man for con-
gress might operate against his plan
for a denomination. The governor
would. according to the rule of politics,
seek Mr.. Wallis consent to get off the
track. The ambition of Wall is not to
go to congress, but by precipitating this
kind of a fight it is said that he can
make the issue against the governor in
his home county
Judge Wall and his friends claim the
ability to carry the county for him for
just matters that he could control the
delegation to the state convention. This
the governors friends deny and say
that Mr.. Stanley can carry the county
against any man who opposes him.
While no one seems to credit the re-
port fully, yet some of the politicians
believe Wall is mad about something
and may make an effort to make trou-
BILE for Stanley.
Chester Long is likely to have some
opposition in the next convention, even
if Judge Wall does not seriously enter
the race. There are several candidates
who are being talked about.
Not many days have elapsed since
a delegation of Seventh district men,
the politicians, held a conference with
Frank Grimes and endeayored to secure
from him a pledge to make the fight
for congress in four years. 1t was rep
resented to Grimes that he will be re
nominated and reelected treasurer for
two years after 1900 and at the expira-
ton of his term of office he was re-
garded as fit material for a congress-
man. Mr.. Grimes did not accept the
offer because he thinks the future is
the best time to discuss those subjects
w. H Wallace of Kingman, who was
grand master OF the A. O. U. w. in
Kansas for several years and an all
around good fellow, popular at home
and throughout the state, and a good
campaigner. is being talked for the
place. Wallace has many friends in
the district who want him to enter the
fight against Mr. Long next year.
Ed Madison Of Dodge City has his
eye on a seat in congress and it is not
impossible that he may become a candi-
date next year. If not at that time
he is sure to be in the race in three
years. Some of the Republicans con-
cede to Long another term, but the fact
that he is ambitious to become a Unit
ed States senator may take him out of
the race, although he is going to con-
gress as he would go to a training
hi md
expectation of some time going to
Washington as senator from Kansas.
And there is a regiment of fellows in
the Seventh district who are for him,