The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-24
N'K|NLEY MOI KICKING
On Federal 0ficeholderS in
the Convention.
JOB BURTON DIDN'T GET
Kansas Men and Their PoIiti-
cal StriVingS.

Especial Correspondence of the Eagle)
Washington, Dec. Z3.-There IS 10 Ger
tainty, after ali, that President AIcKin-
ley IS opposed 10 federal officeholders be-
ing delegates to the national Republican
convention of hext year
A Kansas City paper has had a series
OF daily stories to the effect that during
the meeting Of the national committee in
this city. The president threw out the
hint that no oficeholders of the govern
ment must be in the next national con-
ventiOn. The paper in question has
assiduously kept pounding away on this
proposition, and some things it has said
have been rather misleading. For in
stance. its stories have appeared under
Washington date lines in most instances,
without any indication that they were
specials, and therefore leaving the infer
ence that they were Associated Press re-
port. As a matser Of fact, no Associated
Press reports have gone out from Wash
ington, SO ii is said here on good author
ity, in the manner and to the end that
the aforesaid Kansas City paper would
indicate. 1t comes pretty straight from
Republican committee, that there is moth
ing in this reported aversion of the presi-
dent 20 the faithful workers who may be
fortunate or unfortunate enough TO hold
Office under his administration, being in
the next convention. Senator Hanna
has told this to a man whose standing in
national committee affairs is unQuesion-
ed-a western man of influence and
strength. OF course all this does not
mean that the convention need neces-
sarily be under the control of those who
hold office; nor does ii mean that be
cause a man has ben rewarded for his
service to the party ne shall not be en-
titled to a place in the convention. 1t IS
understood that Congress Curtis has said
that he viii organize a fight in Kansas
against federal oficeholders going to
Philadelphia next year This is con-
Guided TO mean direct rap at Pension
agent Cyrus Leland but as Mr.. Leland
has been Il delegate to national conven-
tons 70 rtWenty years, he viii probably
continue so to be, notwithstanding his
official position. This, of course, is a mat
ter which each state and territory can
attend to to suit its will n oklahoma,
for instance, there seems to be a deter
mined effort to shut out Ofhceholders Of
the federal stripe and it is perfectly
legitimate that it should be done if the
Republicans Of that territory see fit to DO
SO. However, whether it is done there or
not, or whether in Kansas or not, or
Missouri. or 9rkansas, It does not neces-
sarily mean that the president is mixed
H. ba
a party to the thing either way.
AproDos Of oficeholders, it will be no
5iced that Perry S. Heath. first assistant
postmaster general, and Charles G.
Dawes. comptroller Of the currency. viii
run the organization and press bureau
Of the national Republican committee,
and no one seems to object, even though
they do hold office. It is well recognized
that they are the proper men for the
place. and that there will not be loss
hut a gain because of their active par
ticipation in the campaign.
The Washington Post says: d" I am
gerry well satisfied said Representative
Chester I. Long. with the place the
speaker mas gwen ne Oh lllt way anu
means committee. Kansas has been a
state Of the union for forty years, and
has hitherto been allowed but one mem
ber of that committee. That was Repre-
sentative d. ". Haskeu.A who assisted
Major Mckinley in 1883 in framing a
tariff bin Mr. Kelley Of Pennsylvania
was then chairman Of the committee"
Tho Post then continues: Representa-
rive Long has served one term in con
as.=s before this. but was left out in the
Fifty-dfJh congress. He goes on the
committee practically as a new member
uf the house. Il is not often that this is
dane although W. J. Bryan was a mem
Der of ways and means in the Fifty
second congress. but il was largely due
- the fact he had studied law in the
office of Chairman William Springer Of
Iuiouis. Representative Walter Evans Of
Kentucky was made a member of the
ways and means committee during his
first torn. but Chairman Dingley desired