The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-13
Low FOR U. S. SENATOR
Burton Doesn't Want CUrti
For a Colleague.
Leland Machine to Be Succeeded
by More Compact One.
George Findlay Must Step Aside
For J. NJ Simpson.


Political signs all lead one way. They
say all signs fail in time of drouth
What win happen to the political
signs? These signs indicate that the
cards are being shufTled for the new
dealing, and the dealing is almost here
All that lacks to set up the machine
and start it going in the state is to
have the federal appointments out of
the way. The revenue collector will be
announced very shortly, and that will
clear the path completely.
Next time Senator Burton goes to
Washington to look after his senatorial
duties, the appointment of J. M. Simp-
son win be announced. The die Is
cast. George Find1ay, with his pledge,
has held the appointment back But
the limit of patience probably has
been reached. Findlay has been offered
several other positions, but steadily de-
clined in order to have Senator Burton
make his promise good and appoint
him revenue collector. The senator's
friends could not land Findlay on the
railroad commission, and he declined
an Indian Territory jailership. It Is
also limited that two or three other jobs
were offered which he declined.
Senator Burton VIII now appoint J.
NJ. Sim pson. Then he will offer Find
lay another place That place is to be
fusal.
After the federal jobs are out of the
way comes the move on the states
redoubts. The big Four are to be
in the saddle. That means Senator
Burton, M A. Low, Frank Grimes and
y. p. Case. This move is about due,
although the state convention is year
off. Burton, Low, Grimes and Case are
looked to in the future to control the
Republican politics in Kansas, just as
Cy Leland and his crowd recently did.
The Burton following consider that
the Big Four are already in the
saddle, and have the old crowd at bay,
regardless Time was when Leland,
A1baugh. Crum, Simpson and Frank
Brown controlled things Burton's
friends are gleeful that they have mar
shaIled Crum and Simpson, as against
the single desertion of Secretary Of
State Clark from them to the Leland
Albaugh wing
Quietly the forces have been crystal
Hzing and everything is ready for the
initial move, save for the one federal
appointment. And the slate that is just
about formed will be very close to
this:
Governor-Harry E. Richter
Lieutenant Governor-Dave Hanna
Auditor of States. G. Pottle.
State Treasurer-T II Kelly.
Secretary of State-J- R. Burrow.
superintendent of Public Instruction
Frank Nelson.
superintendent of Insurance-CharleS
Luling or g. r. BiddIe-
Attorney General - Neither J. s.
West nor R P. McCulloch.
Supreme Judges-Henry T. Mason,
Justices Pollock. Ellis. Greene and Gun
ningharn.
Congressm an-at-Large - Charles F.
Scott.
one Of the big Four has had
hand deep in the Sixth district row.
They do not care anything about saw
ing Reeder, but they are for pressing
Burrow into the secretary Of state
nomination, when he wants to run Tor
congress. They have pressure enough
at hand to do 1t, too The real object
of pressing two nominations on to the
Sixth is not so much to get even with
the Seventh as to save Tom Kelly for
state treasurer. There was chance
that Otis Atherton would come out for
his second term as state treasurer
smooth action, but he win get the re-
ceivership Of the Wa Keeney land
office if he does not murmur.
The attorney generalship is not for
several persons. The only avowed can
didate SO far is r. p. McCulloch from
the Seventh district. Judge J. s. West,
the present assistant, who on his work
ing record would get a promotion, has
not sufficient political following to be
taken up by the slate-makers. The
man who is to be attorney general has
not had even newspaper mention
vet No one knows outside of the Big
Four who he is. The man does not
know it himself that he has been
picked
NJ A. Low has been decided on as the
next United States senator by this COM
bine, it is very positively asserted
There has been rumor for week or
two of break between Low and Cur
tis Burton would not like to have
Curtis as his colleague in the senate
and his friends have been watching the
First district congressman closely. Bur-
ton went to Coffeyville Fourth OF July
instead of keeping a date a year old at
Des Mofnes in order to attend to a
great deal of business and incidentally
keep tab on Curtis. They may force
him over to a clearcut alliance with
Leland and Albaugh.
Acting personally and independently
Curtis will probably seek reelection to
congress and bide his time on the SEN
ate. The Burton opposition guberna-
torial candidate is conceded to be w
J. Bailey, of Baileyvil1e. Candidates for
both governor and senator comfns-
from the First district would not be
very good politics.
His love for Jest may lose Jim Law
renee the appointment Of district Judge
in the Nineteenth district to succeed
w. IT. Mcbride There IS a fight on
Lawrence in Sumner county for the
place J. s. Dey, present city attorney
appointment also. Dey's friends are
out in a statement part of which reads
as follows:
"A wet and dry fight has been in pro-
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