The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-26
KANSAS WILL Vote
FOR VIM. M'k|NLEY.
continued from PAGE one.

Sputiitlcd ifoiA eoc $3.50
soon called the other committee down on
this arrangement, and this caused them
to drift wider apart than ever. The Pop
ulist committee Is In charge OF T. Al
Ridgely. congressman from this state,
while the chairman OF the Democratic
committee is ]. Mack Love.
The Senatorial Question.
The nominee of the Populists for gov
ernor, John W. BreidenthaL Is popular
with a large number of the business men
Of the state, and earlier in the campaign
he had a good chance of obtaining num-
Der of their votes. Mr.. Breidenthal has
for the past six years been state bank
commissioner Of Kansas. He is an ex-
banker, and the administration OF his
ONCE has won him friends from among
that class In the Republican party. What
Mr.. Breidenthal gains in the Republican
party, however. he loses In his own party.
]. w. Leedy, who was the Populist gov
crnor of the state before Gov. Stanley. 10
bitter and unreienting in his opposition 10
Prudential. He worked vigorously TO
defeat the nomination Of Breidenthai and
now is working as vigorously to secure
his defeat. Ex-Gov. Leedy has large
personal following In his party.
Baker and Burton.
The contest between Senator Lucien
Baker and J. X. Burton for election 10 the
senate has been the occasion OF the us
play. Of some keen politics The con,es.
started over year ago, when the friends
of the rival candidates began to work up
sentiment over the state in the behaif OF
each. With the election OF the delegates
10 the county conventions last spring ana
summer. the first was on In earnest In
nearly every county the senatorial issue
was made the question upon which Repup-
licans sought election as delegates 10 the
county conventions. AS a result, many
OF the counties of the state have instruct-
ed their representative candidates now 70
vote on the senatorial question. II Is not
known, of course. just how far tris ar
ransement viii hold good IN the contest
before the Legislature, but from the pres
ent condition of AFFAIRS II would seem
that Senator Baker has little the best
Of the situation Senator Baker has the
hacking of the forces of Cyrus Leland,
former national committeeman. and this
counts for a great deal.
Mr.. Burton's support comes mainly from
the opposition TO Mr.. Leland He has
been candidate for election to the. sem
ate fss some me s yeaFs snate sonn
after the defeat of Senator Ingalls, by the
Popuists, but met defeat at the hands
Of Mr.. Baker six years ago: Mr.. Bakers
off this year with promises of support to
aid him In securing the place vacated by
Senator Harris two years hence. he VIII
and says he expects to be elected this
time.
Republicans United.
The senatorial question Is the occasion
OF the only dissension there Is In the Re-
publican ranks this year II Ia strictly a
party fight. however, and cannot injure
Republican success at the polls. The en-
tire Republican party Is united on the
proposition that the senatorial fight must
be kept out OF the campaign; that the
legislature must be elected by the Re-
publicans. and that there will be room
for the senatorial contest afterwards.
The only Populist candidate for senator
Ii Jerry Simpson, the erstwhile sockiess
statesman Of Medicine Lodge, who rep
resented the Seventh district OF Kansas
for two terms. He has some opposition
in his party. but any other candidates, IL
there are any have as yet failed to enter
the race. Mr.. Simpson has been making
an Industrious canvass OF the state for
a year past. and says thar he expects
election as senator n the Populists elect
the legislature this year
Both the Republican and Populist state
committees have made polls OF the state,
and hoth claim the state by fair ma
jorlties.