The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-09
SHAPING Up.
How Republican Politics Will
Develop in Two Years.
Two Distinct Factions Will Be
Pitted
AGAINST EACH OTHER.
The Burton and Leland Forces
In Open War.
Burton People Oppose Stanley
For denomination.
EACH OTHER.

When darkness closed upon the cap
ltol last night not a single member or
the legislature remained in the Iegisla-
tive halls. When the final adjournment
came a few moments after o'clock
senators and representatives, there be-
ing but few who had not left town dur
ing the day, gathered up their packages
and hurriedly left the scenes OF the late
unpleasantnesS.
With the termination of the session
the official career of forty senators and
125 members of the house is brought to
a close. A reelection will be necessary
to restore them to public life. In two
years a new legislature will be elected
and that legislature will choose a United
States senator, the term of Lucien
Baker expiring at that time.
OF course it is the campaign plan of
the friends of J. r. Burton to renom-
mate many of the present members of
the house who were brought out as
Burton men to be ready for the emer-
| gency which Mr.. Burton failed to create
| that being the contemplated result OF
| his plan to have Senator Baker accept
| the judgeship which Baker insisted be
| given to Judge Hook.
| But, Mr.. Burton who, as a rule, does
| not do political work in public, has been
very busy during the legislative dead
! lock. He has frequently occupied a seat
! on the floor of the house and has held
| with reference to campaign plans for
| the ensuing two years. While Mr.. Lee
! land has been working to prevent an
| investigation of the political methods in
/ vogue in the northeastern part of the
! state Mr.. Burton has been running his
| senatorial grindstOne.
Although it is said that Cy Leland
! proposes to become a candidate for the
| senatorship it is generally thought by
the politicians that if he does run that
| his campaign will be in the interests
| of Baker for reelection. This opinion
| is based on the result of the fight for
! federal Judge. Had Leland been for
| Burton he would not have stood with
| Baker for the appointment of Hook.
And Baker declined the presidents offer
| of the judgeship hoping for election.
| Leland has been known to have opposed
! the reelection of Baker as senator prior
| to that time, the situation concerning
| which warrants the politicians in as
| Stunning that Leland and Baker will be
| together in the senatorial fight, and that
! Baker will be championed by Leland.
| Baker has developed much strength
| during the winter and it is believed to
| be due to the fact that a union of the
| various elements in favor of Baker and
| against Burton is about to be accom-
| plished.
The Burton element of the Republican
| party, particularly Mr.. Burton, is bitter
against Governor Stanley and his ad-
| ministration of state affairs and the
| situation may assume such complica-
| lions that Stanley will enter the race
| for senator himself.
The Burton supporters in Topeka will
| oppose the denomination of Stanley and
| such condition here warrants the poll
| ticians, so they say, in assuming that
| the Burton strength in the state will
| from now on be directed against Stan
| ley in an effort to boost it's leader into
| the United States senate, and further
| that Stanley and his followers of So
| called new men will be found fighting
| Burton and on the side which Leland
| lands. The result of the deadlock and
| Stanley's veto of the contest election
| case bill. submitted under the same
| argument which Leland has been MAX
| ing for a week, indicates that Stuart S
| sponsor has his finger on the trigger
now.