The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-15
WALLACE HERE.
Chester 1. Longs Opponent
Visits in Topeka.
Says He is Greatly Encouraged
at Prospects.
THAT DIS MIS- S A L.
1t Failed to brighten Kingman
Man Off the Track.
Mr.. Longs Press Agent to Go
to Washington.

W. NJ. Wallace of Kingman, the man
who was discharged from his position
as deputy collector of internal revenue
because he would not get out of the
way of Chester I. Long in the race for
congress, was in Topeka today.
The loss of his position has not damp
ened the ardor of Mr.. Wallace and he
is still camping on the trail of the
Medicine Lodge statesman in uncom-
Portable proximity to the reservation.
I am feeling well, exceedingly well.
over my prospects" said Mr.. Wallace
today, 4 do not care to discuss my
chances of succeeding Mr.. Long but
am not discouraged. 1 do not believe
that any man or any number of men
can run things just as they please in
the Seventh district.
7 am in this race to stay. I have the
right to be a candidate for office if /
wish to and I think that my cause is
safe in the hands of the people of my
district-at least 1 am not afraid to
trust it to them. If the people want
to elect me to congress they viii have
the opportunity to do So
Mr.. Wallace was asked about his dis
charge but was reticent about the mat
ter. I was discharged" said he. "and
the circumstances We're fully explained
in my letter to Mr.. Sutton. 1 am not
sorry that L lost the position but if my
the track some one has made a mis-
take"
There was a conference in Topeka
last week to discuss Mr.. Wallace but
the Kingmap man says he knows moth
ing about it. This conference was at
tended by Senator Baker. Chester ].
Long, Mort Albaugh and a half dozen
of their strikers from the Seventh dis
trict. including Andy Richards of Well
ington.
What was done at this conference is
q a conjecture
and his friends appear to be in the dark
concerning it but neither he nor his
friends appear to be frightened, what
ever the result may have been Ihelr
feeling is that Mr.. Long has fired his
bolt in securing the discharge of Wal
lace.
Chester Long advance agent has been
a warm friend of Mr.. Wallace for
years. He has repeatedly urged Wal
lace to give up his ambition to succeed
Mr. Long He says that his action VIII
lead to his political death. Mr.. Wal
lace's friends claim that they VIII De
able to carry Sumner county in spite
of Richards.
Chester / Long has secured a place
for Mr.. Richards in Washington but
the greatest secrecy cOncerhllg the ma
ture of the position prevails. 1t IS be-
lieved by the politicians that the place
is nothing more nor less than press
agent, - whatever else it may be called,
and that during the session a constant
stream of letters will find their way
into the newspapers Of the seventh
congr assiOnal district in which the work
of Chester 1. Long, the peerless states
man from the Seventh district VIII
be exploited.
Mr.. Richards is an adrOIt politician
as well as an excellent writer. and it is
safe TO predict that his letters con-
cerning the career of Mr.. Long in con-
gress will be interesting. Mr. Richards
will not sign the letters, because then
the people would know that they were
written by Mr.. Longs press agent and
that might destroy their effect.
These letters are expected to have
another effect besides paving the way
to Mr.. Longs reelection to congress.
They are to lay the foundation for Mr.
Longs boom for United States seua-
tor which is to be carefully nursed un-
til 1903.
Mr. Long could not have selected a
better man than Mr.. Richards for this
important position.
The position Of Mr.. Morton Albaugh
with reference to the candidacy of Mr-
Wallace is creating rnuch concern
Chairman Albaugh is preserving the
deep silence of the grave on that sub
ject He never discusses the matter
except with his most intimate friends
and then under his breath.
Mr. Wallace and Mr.. Albaugh are
from the same town and threats are
being made at Kingman that unless
Mr.. Albaugh openly supports Mr.. Wal
lace that he viii find that he viii not
be a delegate to the next state conVeu-
tion, nor a member Of the state central
committee. The announcement Of Mr..
Albaugh that he is for Mr.. Wallace is
awaited with interest.