The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-09
The Nomination of Breidenthal
Seems an Assured Thing.
Three More Counties Instruct
Their Delegates For Him.
HE HAS NEARLY ALL.
Out of 1O3 Elected 81 Are In
structed For Him.
Talk of Other Aspirants With
drawing From Race.

1t is becoming more and more appar-
emit that the opposition to John Breiden-
that's nomination by the Populists is ut
terly unable to make a rally which will
prove a all dangerous to the bank COM
missioner.
So far as is now known three county
conventions instructed for Breidenthal
on Saturday. They are:
Bourbon, Barton, Shawnee.
This gives Mr.. BreidenthaI "a dele
gates out of the 103 already elected.
w. H. Ryan of Crawford county, who
IS still on the track, is reported to be
ready to quit. He would like to have
the nomination for lieutenant governor
but If he can not get that he will prob
ably drop out any how and take his
chances in having some other plum drop
in his lap.
Senator Ryan was in Topeka last
week and sent for Mr.. Breidenthal. The
bank commissioner did not see him so it
is not known what Mr.. Ryan wanted,
but it is believed that he had peace
overtures to make. Some of Mr.. Ry-
ans friends now say that he realizes the
hopelessneSS of his candidacy.
George NJ Munger has not been heard
from recently. He has spent a great
deal of time and visited nearly every
section of the state, but so far as known
in Topeka has not secured a single dele
cation. Mr.. Munger is not in good
humOr. He claims he was assured by
the race and since the bank commits
sioner changed his mind Mr.. Munger
has felt very much hurt.
Mr.. Munger is a strong man individ-
ually- He can make a good speech and
makes a good impression but even as
good a man as Mr.. Munger is forced to
realize that the Breidenthal wave is
something that can not be stopped this
year.
Judge A. w. Dehnison has not been
heard from since he secured the Fin
ney county delegation. Judge Denni-
son would prefer to be associate justice
but the David Martin boom is almost
as resistless as that of Breidenthal
| Judge DenniSon is still ostenSibly in the
race for governor but his boom is a
| harmless little thing that will hurt no
one.
John Breidenthal is one of the candi-
! dates who does not have to go out and
/ hunt for support. He spends all his
! time in his office and apparently pays
no attention to the drift of things. To
| be sure he is keeping his ear to the
| ground and he has a shrewd manager in
| Bob Semple who wears a delightfully."-
| innocent look while he is keeping his
| hand on the throttle valve of the situa-
| ton. He is responsible for Mr.. Breid-
/ enthal being in the race and is satisfied
with The aspect of things.
One would think that Mr.. Breidenthal
! is entirely disinterested but of course it
| does cot follow that he is in that frame
| of mind. He is fully informed of every
| detail but the does not attempt to d6
any of the steering directly. Mr.. Sem
pie does that.
There is already talk about who is t.
be Mr.. BreidenthaPs private secretary
and the report comes from way out il
the Sixth district where Fred Close is
mining Trego county gold that he i!
to have the place. Mr.. Breidenthal i;
not yet elected and it is not reasonable
to suppose that he has given the ques
ton of private secretary any thought. 7
must worry Bob Semple somewhat
however, to hear people talking abou
Fred Close being made private secretary
to John Breidenthal-
That Mr. Prudential will be nOmin,
ated at Fort Scott is almost a foregon,
conclusion and he will probably be nom
mated by reclamation. Then will be
gin one of the most interesting cam
paigns for governor that the state ha.
seen in many years.