The Topeka state journal., 1899-06-14
Leland Gives Peters a Gentle
CastigatiOn.
Why Newton Man Wants Leland
to Resign.
SUPPORTED HIM IN '96,
Few Lines of Unwritten Politi.
cal History.
Things For the Harvey County
Statesman to Think Over.

The greatest joke in political circles re-
Gently is Judge Peters proposition to nave
Cyrus Leland resign pension agent in
order to give Fred Funston a job when he
gets home Leland says that Judge Peters
is trying to get even with him because he
supported Peters for the nomination for
governor in 1896. Leland's friends have
been ''joshing" !sim about it ever since
Judge Peters made the proposition. and
have been asking him if he has his res
What is the matter between you and
Peters?" a State Journal reporter asked
Mr.. Leland today. Didn't you want TO
Yes" replied Mr. Leland. that's the
trouble: That is one reason why he
a failure of that II race. mteH He agreed to be a
candidate for governor, in April 1896. A
little later he declined, saying that he
was not a candidate; then along about
the first of June he backed into the race
again, saying that he became a candidate
in order to save the party. 1t was mis-
erence eot to Maior NORTH because eVeryone We
who knows Governor Morrill, knows him
Judge Peters has held office contfnu-
ously ever since he has been in Kansas.
senator. and after that was appointed dis
trict judge, then elected to that position
for several terms. Then he was elected
to congress for eight years. After he
left congress he was the government at
torney and receivers attorney for many
national banks in Kansas for quite num-
ber Of ygaF5 fro 5 Saae and o feS as
and the general government will amount
to at least SlUU,UUO.
His ambition was to be federal judge.
and If the bill passed dividing the state
he would probably have been appointed
judge for the southern district. When the
bill failed to pass, and soon after Mr.. Nc
kinley was inaugurated, when the change
of postmasters was to be made at New
ton, Judge Refers wanted to be postmas-
ter there, claiming that his health was
broken; that he was not able to travel
over the district and practice law. He
over old soldier, ]. w. Johnson. who
had nearly all of one side of his face shot
away at Spottsylvania, and whom nearly
pointed postmaster. Last winter, when
Judge Foster had resigned, Judge Peters
office of postmaster at Newton, received
on the ground of shattered health, wished
to be appointed federal judge, not realiz-
and the reasons given therefor barred
him from any chance of receiving the ap-
Judge Peters has said I Should resign
my office in order to make a place for
Cen Funston. Since Judge Peters has be-
he forget the unl<ind treatment he ex-
tended to Comrade Johnson, who was left
on the field of battle almost mortally
wounded and who is manned for ife2
Patriotism would suggest that Judge
Peters resign in favor of Comrade John
son. 1 fear that Judge Peters admira-
ice and disappointment rather than gem
uine patriotism. No man will go farther
Kansas hero, Gen. Funston, than myself.
There is nothing too good for Gen. Fun
when Judge Peters rushed off to
Washington to get the federal judgeship
he thought he had a cinch on it because
he had served in congress with McKin-
when he came to me and asked me what
chance L thought ne had. promptly told
has been against me on that account He
doesn't seem to believe in reciprocity"