The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-07
M'NALL IS OUT.
People Refuse to Take Candidacy
For Governor Seriously.
viii Be Nominated For Superin-
tendent of Insurance.
AGAINST DAVDMARTIN
FusiOnists Afraid To Nominate
Him For Associate Justice.
Railroads Would Spend Thous-
ands to Defeat Him.

Webb AfcNall is out of the race for
the Populist nomination for governor.
McIIaH attempted to stem the tide
which set in against him when the
Democratic and Populist agreement
was made Saturday night, but he con-
cluded, after a conference with his
friends, to accept the good offices of the
VARIOUS candidates for governor, who
offer their support to him for superin-
tendent of insurance.
One of the principal reasons urged
against McNall- is. the fact that he is
the leader of the Free Silver Republican
forces in Kansas. He is the chairman
of the state committee and participates
in the fusion councils cas- the man in
authority in the silver. ranks.
When the fusion committees were
making their deals the Pppulists stated
that no matter what was said or done,
it was useless to plan to have other
than a Populist at the head of the state
ticket. The same argument was used
with reference to attorney general and
the Democrats surrendered on those Of
fees, although in doing so, they took a
ffrmer grip on the political saddle, in
which they esconced themselves at the
beginning of the campaign.
When Jim Orr told the joint commit
tee that it would be useless to talk
about giving the nomination of asso-
ciate justice to David Martin, because
the railroads would spend $4,000 to de-
feat him, if necessary, the silVeriteS saw
that the minor offices must be accepted
This put McNall out of consideration
so far as the committees were concern
ed, but the individuals comprising the
committee repeatedly assured McNall
of their support for superintendent of
insurance and predicted that he could
secure that place by reclamation.
Orr was strong in his arguments
against Judge Martin. He said, in ad-
dition to what has already been &C
credited to him:
when the railroads take up the fight
against Martin, should he be on the flu
sion ticket as a candidate for associate
justice, they will go at it in earnest.
They will defeat Martin and in defeat
ing him they will defeat the whole
ticket
This advice was at once accepted by
the joint committee meeting and therein
was the fate of Mr.. McNall sealed. If
the fight was to be made by the rail-
roads in that direction and the place
was to go to a Democrat, the nominee
for governor must 'of necessity, accord
ing to the arrangement which was en-
tered into, be a Populist.
Figuring that these conditions sur
rounded his boom, McNa1l, at a con-
| ference of his friends, announced that
| he would retire from the race and be-
! come a candidate for superintendent OF
insurance.
One of the Breidenthal managers
said: ''McNall will be nominated by &C
clamation for superintendent of insur-
ance."
A Munger man said: '"The people
want A1cNall for superintendent of in
| surancc. They want him to finish the
work by bringing insurance companies
within the regulations prescribed by
law
The Ryan, Dennison. Harvey, in fact
all of the interests having aspirations
in the direction of the head of the ticket
are for McNall for this position and
that he will land it in the convention is
a foregone conclusion.
w. V. Church, Governor Stanley's ap-
pointee, will be nominated by acclama-
ton III the Republican convention anC
he and McNall will go before the people
for this office.
In the ranks of the fusionists, AcNal
is the only candidate. This is true, also
of Mr.. Church in the Republican party
The other place promised the silver
ties by the fusion dealers is a judgeshiI
on the court of visitation, provided the
court of visitation is in existence a.
that time.