The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-12
BAKER STOCK UP.
Looks as Though He Would
Defeat Burton Easily.
Has an Excellent Organization
In Every County.
FEDERAL PATRONAGE.
That Seems to Have Given Him
an Advantage.
Some Friends of Abilene Man
Would Have Him Withdraw

Baker are jubtlant over the prospects
for the reelection Of Mr. Baker to the
senate next year They claim that WITH
IN the past few months conditions have
so adjusted themselves that there Is
now no doubt about Mr.. Bakers sue
cess in that direction.
Then the declaration by Mr.. ingalls,
that Mr.. Baker deserves and is entitled
to a second term in the senate has had
considerable influence in the ma tier
The principal reason Mr.. Bakers friends
are so jubilant is found in the fact that
he has a large and completely organized
working force in every county in the
state In many Of the congressional dis
trictS some of Afr. BurtOns strongest
workers have gone into the Baker camp
and the Abilene gentleman undS nm
self under the necessity OF perIectlnS
q. new organization throughout the state
In many counties Mr. BurtOn's influence
is dominant. There he will have no
fences to repair, but in the larger con-
gressiOnaI districts he has lost many OF
his friends.
There is another new feature in the
contest which Mr.. Burton does not con-
slider but some of his friends suggest
that it would be wise for him next year
to refrain from making a bitter fight,
such as he is organizing, against Nj
Baker One Of his strongest friends
said TO a Journal reporter today
The chances are now that Mr. Baker
will have an easy victory next year
test means defeat forever. If he loses
again he Will not in the future be re-
garded even as a possibility FOR the
senate. Ny idea of the situation IS
that Burton had better wait until the
term Of Senator Harris expires then try
for that. This vacancy viii occur in two
years Then Mr.. Burton could enter
the contest with advantages superior TO
those of any other candidate. Then
he would have the additional advantage
of having the support of the politicians
who are now against him by reason of
the fact that they are in honor bound
to support Mr.. Baker because he has
conferred important political favOrs
upon them
Mr.. Burton only laughs at this sug-
gestion, but 1t is a fact that some of
his friends advise it They claim that
# the golden rule has any place in Kan
SaS pOHucS the leaders OF the party are
in honor bound to support Mr.. Baker.
This claim is based upon the fact that
he has rewarded all of the leaders with
appointments.
Mr.. Baker recommended Cy Leland
for pension agent. 1t is claimed that
Mr.. Leland would have landed the job
under any Circuln stances but on the
other hand il is said that if Senator
Baker had opposed his appointment it
would have failed Other men who have
profted through the patronage con-
Ierred by MI Baker are as follows:
Morton Albaugh, receiver of the Cross
bank.
Mike Sutton, internal revenue collec-
tor.
T T Kelly. assistant state treasurer.
receiver of a bank at PaoIa
Ike Lambert, United States attorney
for Kansas
W E Sterne. United States marshal.
amtner
J l Bristow who is mentioned as
eahQldate Tor senator. was also endorsed
by senator Baker. OF course Mr. Bris-
TOW owes his appointment largely to the
tnHuence of John P Smithnow. formerly
ia ~ in NF,F. \
friend at the time he was governor of
ohio SmithnOW and BristOw en1oved
a close friendship and the president took
a fancy TO BriStOW when he made a to11r
through the state ACCOMPANIED bv F3ris-
tow at the time secretary of the stare
committee Had Senator Baker opposed
Mr- BristOw's appointment he would
nave made II difficult for the fourth as
slstant postmaster general to land the
place.
Frank L Brown. secretary of the Re
pupllcan state committee. owes his an
polntment As clerk of the circuit court
20 MI Baker This is an undisputed
1act because Sam Peters and Cy Leland
had a quarrel which broke the FriaDd-
snip between them because Peters
would not in exchange for Leland's sup
port OF his candidacy for judge to sue
ceed the late c. G. Foster agree to make
bfoWn clerk OF the court. Then Leland
ana Peters had the row which was men
1loheu IN the Journal at the time Both
Leland and Peters denied bavfner had II
Ihey each submitted 10 interviews in a
1tepuohcan paper branding the story as
untrue let, ii was true. Judge Peters
mas since salo so many times and now
70 MS political friends admits it. So
does Leland for that matter This 011ar
rel was responsible for the sIleeesti0r,
~ refers that Leland vacate and give
his job to Fred Funston
MI Brown and the long list Of other
WORKERS IN the party, il is claimed nv
Baker $ friends, must in honor s71uuor--
nm Tor reelection With these in
nuences in his favor and the large num-
Der of men thereby brought inr0 the
contest TO the aid of Mr. Ralzar Lfs
friends are confident of success.
one of Bakers short grass co74r+,-,-
friends said TO a Journal reporter 10
day: ~
If the golden rule and the decaloeuA
have a place in politics in Kansas: if
the men VINO owe Baker political debts
m m CURED oE reason Of the appointments
ne mas given them; If the federal office
holders have a sense of political honor
ana stand by their friend when he neads
their help, Mr.. Baker will win in a walk
he mas the Orga nization and the men
VINO can deliver the goods Nothing but
rank treachery will defeat him.
The man who uttered these words v--.s-
FOUR years ago one of J R Rllrtor7fs
strongest supporters He was fn7afar
1gable IN his efforts to aid the oaD
didaey Of the Abilene man. but he i
now for Mr.. Baker.
This IS true of many Burton workers
IN the last campaign. Mr. RaLzar bsS
gathered into his fold some of the
strongest men in the state He has a
complete organization A similar con-
dition IS claimed for Mr. Burton. The
election Of a successor to Mr. Baker