The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-25
WANT A NEW MAN
Cyrus Leland Evidently Has a
Surprise Waiting.
Quietly Fayors New Man For
Senator.
POLITICIANS ANXIOUS.
Believe the ssBoss'' Has Some
thing Up His Sleeve.
His Course i'm Senatorial Contest
Causes Excitement.
POLITICIANS ANXIOUS.

"a new man for United States senator
4 from Kansas.
That Is the explanation which the poll
| ticians are offering for Cyrus Leland's
| recent denunciation OF senatorial can
4 didate.
The publication of that excoriatfon
seems to have been the prearranged sig
| NAL the cue, in fact, to some of Leland s
1 friends to begin the work of PROSECUTING
| for a new man to be used to encompass
| the defeat or Lucien Baker and J. r.
| Burton.
| This explanation which is offered by
some of the men interested in this sub
| Ject, is received as plausible in many
| quarters
It is not denied by men familiar with
| the complications surrounding this SEN
/ atorial contest that many Of the present
| followers ofBaker are for him as against
Burton; that Bakers personality does
| not attract them while his career as a
| senator is a subject of jest among them,
| but they prefer Baker to Burton when
the question of choice lies between the
| two men,
| Not the least among these men is Lee
| land He does not like Baker a whit
| better than Baker likes him. Leland is
| for Baker because of the hate which he
holds for Burton Leland, SO his politi-
a moment in allying himself with a new
man.
Mr.. Leland did not attack Burton in
| the interests of Baker. Instead of point
| ing to Baker as the Moses to lead the
| party from the selection of Burton as the
Baker people wanted him to do, Mr..
Leland said.
s-There are plenty of men in Kansas
| qualified for this Office
| 1t is pointed out by Bakers friends
that Leland here had an opportunity to
"a n IN h &c sfaY7dl fr7dG
| for Baker but he did not do it. Instead
| he called attention to the opinion which
| he holds. practically that the woods are
| full of men who are capable of assuming
| the senatorial toga and whose political
| service entities them to consideration.
what was Leland's motive2"
That Is the question which the poll
| ticians have been asking themselves and
their friends since the denunciation of
Burton appeared. Many explanations
have been offered. One that it is to de-
feat Burton and elect Baker senator is
put to rout by the claim that had this
been the purpose. Leland would have
attempted the expose of the Dickinson
county aSpirant before the county con-
ventions were held. In this movement
an opportunity would have been offered
| to use it in conventions where fights
were made to nominate legislative can
didates in favor of Baker.
But few legislative candidates remain
to be nominated by the Republicans OF
these both Burton and Baker claim a
majority.
The managers of the Baker and Bur-
ton forces have all along made an effort
to have the public believe that this con-
test is between those two men; that
they controlled the situation and would
fight it out. the result being success for
one or the other
The possibility of a new man was not
considered by many until Leland's de-
nunciatfon of Burton was made public
Leland's political movements have al
ways been made in a sudden and sur
fCiF
tate a new man, into the contest, as it is
interpreted by many Republicans, came
thunder from a clear sky. Although
it was known for months that Leland
has been accommodating evidence and
affidavits to be used should Burton make
an effort to reply to the manifesto it
was generally believed that Leland
would make stand therein for Baker
But he didn't. His suggestion that
there are other men, has nonplussed
the Baker people. Then reports of SEN
timent in various parts of the state in
favor of a new man, coming as 1t has to
Topeka since Leland's interview was
made public, are regarded as a link in
the chain which Leland is forging to
manacle Baker.
For months prior to the announce
ment that Leland would support Baker
the politicians on both sides of this fight
had doubts as to where Leland would
land. Burton claimed him and this was
not denied until one evening at the
Copeland, Leland told Burton that he
would not be elected senator.
The two men had a conversation
which was a sweet morsel for the Ba-
ker men. They rejoiced at Leland's
disparagement of Burton's chance. This
incident was the first indication that
the outsiders had as to Leland's atti-
tude Presumably, he has been working
for Baker, but like many of Bakers
supporters he has not had the enthusi-
asm and the perseverance so character
istic of Leland in behalf of the candi-
date he was supposed to be for.
This has been subject of comment
among BurtOn's managers. They have
pointed out to each other, in their coun-
ellis, that Leland was taking little in
terest. However, Leland was taking an
interest about which none of the astute
politicians knew. Asked one day for an
opinion on the senatorial situation, Lee
land is quoted as having said:
1T won't be Burton
.sWho win it be?' was asked.
Anybody to beat Burton" was the
hearty response.
How about Baker?' was asked of
Leland
Il don't know. Anybody to beat Bur
tom replied Leland
This declaration on the part of Mr.
Leland who prideS himself on the fact
that he never says things to take them
back is accepted by some of the polite
ians as proof positive that the gentle
man from Doniphan has perfected
plan to unite the uninstructed and I'M
pledged legislators upon a new man
dumping as the politicians say, *tEsa-
ker and the rest
Should Mr.. Leland be able to do this
he would regain the fragments of his |
shattered empire and once more rise to
the heights from which he tumbled
when the boss-busters' automobile
guided by Dave Mulvane, Pat Coney. J.
K. Hudson and Charlie Curtis, hit him
last spring.
Made Supreme Judge.