The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-25
Secured Authority to Let Con-
tracts For the Work.
HE is WELL SATISFIED
President Is For Him and That
Is Enough.
Thinks Mr.. JObes Will Also
Hold His Place.

Cy Leland went to Washington to see
about shelving the vaults of the federal
building. He saw about the rumored
Shelving of himself at the same time
in the course of two chats with Presi-
dent Mckinley. He now announces, on
his return to Topeka, without reserve,
that he viii be reappointed pension
agent which is the prediction made in
the State Journal from the first.
There never has been any question
but that 1 will be appointed pension
agent again." Mr.. Leland said in dis
cussing his trip to Washington. Il went
to Washington with several business
matters to attend to- In my capacity
as custodian of the federal building /
looked after several contracts.
For instance''-here Mr.. Leland pick
ed I'D a bunch of legal-looking dOeu-
mentS and showed the reporter corre-
spondence about the shelving in the
vaults of the building which re-
ferred to matters that he had talked
over with the chief of the department.
You see they acted very promptly on
my suggestions Here is authority to go
ahead and let contracts.
Granted that the delegation all had
outside business in the capital, what
was doing in a political way?"
-tOf course there is always politics in
Washington. There was not near as
much in this trip as has been gossiped.
however,
having admitted LnaT ne talked viii
the president about the pension agency,
Leland said: THE president said he
was for me. That is enough. / was
appointed four years ago on July p, al
though did not take the Office till Sep
tember 1. The president simply told Mr..
Baker that he would appoint me. Sem
ator Baker did not ask for my appoint
ment. The president will act the same
way again
Leland says that S. R. Peters will be
appointed pension commissioner when
Evans goes out. Il think there is no
question but that Mr.. Peters will be
named pension commissioner when the
time comes It may be month, it may
be three months. The president never
sets a specific date when a change
would be made. It certainly would not
be al the close of the fiscal year. July
| l. in my Judgment, because it takes at
least a month after the year closes to
| get out the annual report Of the de-
partment. I am pretty certain that
when Evans goes out Peters will go in.
He is preferred over Blue decidedly"
Leland had no inclination to discuss
L E. Lambert's business in Washing
ton. In reply to questions as to
whether Lambert was seeking reap
| pointment and took his endorsements
along, a shake of the head was the
4 Leland said.
! Leland said Charles Jobes was not
| there looking for reappointment His
! position is not like other federal posi-
| confirmation. THE comptroller of the
| treasury appointed Mr.. Jobes," re-
marked Leland. He is one of the best
examiners they have. I certainly heard
nothing to that effect" Leland en-
| tered a sweeping denial of any charges
being posted against Lambert and
| Jobes.
| While Mr. Leland says there is no
fight made on him by Burton, it is not
! convincing to the political wiseacres.
| They know Burton would like to get
Leland out, but is too shrewd to play
| out a losing game. 1t is well known
however that Mr. Burton was not for
Mr.. Leland and would have ousted him
| if possible.
Now that the quartette-Leland
! Clark, Jobes and Lambert-are back
from Washington, the political pot is
/ bubbling lighter again. Clark tells his
friends frankly what his business. pri-
/ vate in nature, was in Washington
He got what he went after. He dis
! claims entirely making any political
! moves on the side. He and Jobes are
interested in the same enterprise.