The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-08
AFTER GRIMES.
Reported That There Is a
Scheme to DepOse Him.
Leland Bailey Forces Behind
the Movement.
QUEER STORY TOLD.
State Treasurer Promised to
C. C. Mccarthy.
Leslie Randolph For Congress
man at Large.
All This Done to Garry Jeffer-
son County.

Frank Grimes official head is ~ dan
ger according to the story which is cir
culating in the First congressional dis
trict. 1t is to the effect that the Leland
and Bailey forces have promised to
make G. c. Mccarthy of Nortonville
the nominee for treasurer in place of
Grimes at the next state convention,
provided Leland succeeds in defeating
his enemies who are now making fight
against him.
McCarthy's part of the compact is to
deliver Jefferson county to Bailey in the
First district contest.
Another pledge which the Leland
forces are charged with having made is
to name Leslie Randolph publisher of
the Nortonville News. as the candidate
for congreSSman-at -at-large if he will aid
in delivering Jefferson county.
These are the details of the story as
prought to Topeka by prominent man
in the First district and one of the men
who is fighting Leland too. He claims
to be ready to prove his statements and
gives utterance to another statement in
the following language:
Senator Baker told a Leavenworth
man that if Bailey is defeated in the
First district he will be defeated for
denomination for the senate"
Asked by a State Journal reporter to
permit the use of his name in connec-
{
referred to said:
mot at this time. Before long I will
have the certificate of the man who
| makes the statement imputed to Baker
and will then make it public. Until
some complications which now exist are
disposed of it would be unWise to give it
out"
The First district fight during the
last week has been transferred toJeffer-
son and Atchison counties and the re-
ports which come to Topeka indicate
that the battle is on in earnest. The
| pledges which are being made indicate
that there will be no end of trouble over
the district row.
1t will be remembered that Mccarthy
was the candidate from the First dis
trict for state treasurer when Grimes
was nominated. Jefferson and Shaw
nee counties have worked together po-
| litically for several years. Dave Null
| vane carried Shawnee county for John
| SeatOn prior to the Hutchinson conven-
| tion. Mulvane and Grimes have long
! worked together in the interests of J. R.
! Burton. Mulvane delivered the entire
| Shawnee delegation to Grimes for treas
| urer after Mccarthy had pleaded for a
| complimentary vote at least But the
convention was overwhelmingly for
| Grimes and Shawnee county got into
| the band wagon and stayed, after losing
| on the contest for governor Shawnee
was badly knocked out when the light
! ming struck Governor Stanley and it is
| no violation of confidence to say that
| the county has not gathered itself to-
! gether since, so far as the present ad-
| ministration is concerned.
So the county incensed Mccarthy and
| the reason is plain why Mccarthy would
| gladly enter into a combination which
| is first against Shawnee's candidate for
| congress, Charles Curtis, and secondly
| operates against the man who defeated
! him for the nomination for treasurer.
The one feature of this story which
was brought to Topeka Saturday, the
politicians do not understand, is the
announcement that Leslie Randolph is
| to be the candidate of the Leland forces
for congressman at-large. The opposi-
| ton does not understand why two state
offices should be given to Jefferson
| county
The theory advanced today is that
the Leland forces are confident of carry
| ing Atchison county against Curtis and
| they are willing to give up almost any
| thing in sight to get Jefferson, because
| if they can land the Jefferson county
| delegation the struggle so far as Mr..
| Curtis is concerned is ended.
If the promises mentioned have beer