The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-29
Senatorial Candidate Carefully
Announces His Position.
Silent on the Live Question OF
Trusts.
WHAT CY LELAND?
Also Leaves His Name Out of
the Letter.
ssConference'' is Still in Pro
gress in Topeka.

In response to the summons by the
managers, the followers of J. r. Burton,
in small numbers, commenced to ar
rive in Topeka Saturday morning. 9th
ers have come at various times over
the different railroads until there is
a throng of Burton enthusiasts among
the Kansas Day visitors.
While the managers We're at work
getting the ''rooters'' to. town. Mr.. Bur
ton was himself busy prepa ring an in
terview which contains the formal an
nouncement of his candidacy for SEN
ator to succeed Mr.. Baker and also
serves as an outline of the campaign.
There are several things which are
just now of interest to the people IF
Kansas which Mr.. Burton. either with
innocence or design, very effectuaIly
straddles. He outlines in this inter-
view his conception of the meaning of
bossism, yet he signally fails at any
point to define whether he is against
or opposed to Mr.. Leland, an issue
which is being made in this contest.
Mr.. Burton says on this subject:
The terms boss and leader are often
used INTERCHANGEABLE and IN the same
sense they are entirely different. The
boss is a sutler; the leader is a soldier
The leader has TO do with politics.
principles and ideas. The boss trafflcs
in offices. With the leader principle
comes first. With the boss, expectancy
comes first. To the leader patronage
is a burden; it is the sole capital stock
Of the boss. To be sure the leader as
well as the boss must give cOnSldera-
tons to the offices but While the offices
are the all-impOrtant thing with the
boss with the leader they are of secOn-
dairy Importance
1.-The highest types of leadership in
this question are found in Mckinley
~, Tow ,.f,Y,c 1-e.-
men telling the other day of AllisOn's
leadership in that state. He said that
when an officer is to be selected and to
be chosen upon the endorsement OF the
senator, the congressional delegation,
state officers and each member OF the
state committee are consulted; and the
one question asked is, Which of the APP
plicantS for this Office can best serve
the party2 The answer to that ques-
ton CONTROLS the action of the senator.
Iowa, of all states, under the splendid
leadership of Allison, has the model Re
publican party. The party throughout
the country under the splendid leader
ship of Mckinley has grown stronger
than it has been since the war. l am
opposed to bossism; believe in leader
ship"
This is regarded as an open attempt
on the part of Mr.. Burton to cOnciiate
Mr.. Leland. The Burton workers today
told several people they had Leland
beaten now.
Mr. Burton in opening the campaign
totally ignores the trusts and claims
anti-eXpansiOn viii be the main issue
the party will be called upon to meet.
Governor Stanley thinks the trust
question will be all important. This
opinion is shared by a majority of the
Republican politicians in Topeka today.
This is proven by the fact that Republic
cans never let pass an opportunity to
hand the trusts something warm.
Mr. Burton explains in this interview
that he did not seek the appointment as
attorney for the Chickasaw Indians.
and he launches his campaign for SEN
ator by saying:
Had it been a federal appointment
] would not have obtained it, although
there are a great many Republicans in
Kansas 1 verify believe who would not
have criticised the secretary of the in
terror if / had been allowed to have
kept my attOTneyShip, even had it been
construed as a federal appointment.
Il have helped to elect every Republi-
can president for the last twenty years,
and 1 have never asked one of them
for a place or personal favor. 1 have
never been candidate but for three
representative, congressman
and senator. 1 never held an office, save
representa- For several years nv
friends, and, indeed 1 might say, the
entire people of Kansas have known
that the senatorship is the only office
that would tempt me-"
Mr.. Burton is opposed to federal office
holders representing the state in the ma
Tonal Republican convention. He says:
1t Will be remembered that in the
campaign of 1892 we could never get
away from the embarrassing fact that
It was his appointees who renominated
Harrison at Minneapolis"
The Burton forces have headquarters
at the Copeland and the workers so
manage that there is always a great
demand on the part of the visitors to see
Burton. This rush is kept up all the
time was in progress yesterday and
continues today. The plan of the man.
ayers of his campaign to storm the op-
position by an overpOwering force of
numbers is being faithfully executed.
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