The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-18

be permitted to name the man that he
wants 1t is hurting the party to keep
up this fight.
Leavenworth, Kan. Dec. 1S.-The vet
Grams at the Soldiers Home are mani
Testing a deep interest in the contest
over the Topeka pension agency Many
of them have sent letters to Washing
ton within the last week asking that an
old soldier OF the Civil war be appointed.
Many of the Kansas veterans favor the
reappeintmenf OF Cyrus Leland A
number of the leading Grand Army men
of Leavenworth city telegraphed to
Washington yesterday asking President
Roosevelt to appoint veteran of the
Civil war. 1t is said that members of
the Grand Army posts favor adopting
resolutions protesting against the ap-
pointment of any but a Civil war vet
eran-
Concordia, Kan, Dec. 1S.-B. f Rose,
as post commander of W. Il. Sherman
Post, No 113 G.. A r., and number
of the other officers of the post and
prominent old soldiers of Concordia,
have telegraphed President Roosevelt
that the old soldiers of Kansas favor
the reappointment of Cyrus Leland to
be pension agent. Among those who
signed the telegram was w. T. Short,
who represented Cloud county in the
last legislature and was an active Bur-
ton supporter
Cawker City, Kan, Dec. 1S.-William
G. Whitney, past department COM
mander of the q. A. r. of Kansas and
a dozen other local G.. A. r. members
have sent the following dispatch to
President Roosevelt: I'VE, comrades of
Reynolds Post, G. A. r., Cawker City,
Kan. respectfully request that an old
soldier be named as pension agent at
Topeka, and that Cyrus Leland, jr., be
reappointed." There is considerable
feeling among the Civil war veterans
here over the report that they are about
n he fnran %
Salina, Kan, Dec. 1S.-The old soldiers
of Saline county are indignant over the
report that Senator Burton is making a
fight to take the Topeka pension agency
from the old soldiers A telegram signed
by ]. G. Mohler, D. H. Beard, J. D. Nj.
Conrad, Charles Bush and other veter-
ans, representing john A Logan Post,
has been sent TO Washington protesting
against giving the pension agency to
one who is not an old soldier, and ASK
ing that Cyrus Leland be reappointed.
j. G. Mohler has been for years an
outSpoken Burton man and was last
year Burton's candidate for state sena-
tor in this district. The Republican
man, John L. Bishop, and secretary, H.
H Elberhardt, who is also county treas
urer, has also sent a similar telegram
10 Washington.
Mcpherson, Kan, Dec. 1S.-The local
G. A r. post has passed a strong reso-
luton asking that President Roosevelt
reappoint Cyrus Leland as pension
agent at Topeka, and a copy of the
resolution has been forwarded to Wash
ington.
Fort Scott, Kan. Dec. 18.-The local
G. A r. men are considerably exer-
cised over the attempt that is being
made to take the pension agency away
from them. Some of them do not espec-
tally like Cyrus Leland, who is a candi-
date for reappointment, but they object
to the place being given to some one
who is not old soldier. The following
telegram has been sent to President
Roosevelt and TO Congressman Scott by
the officers of Iytle post: 1.-The old SOL
dlers of Kansas think their ninety
thousand strong at Topeka pension
agency entities them to the office of
agent, and urge the reappointment of
Cyrus Leland as a fitting recognition
of their rights
Hiawatha, Kan. Dec. 1S.-Four diff
soldiers of Brown county have been
sent to President Roosevelt asking for
the reappointment of Cyrus Leland as
pension agent Among those who signed
the dispatches are James T. Graves,
prominent in G. A. r. circles; I. n.
and George W. Seaman, port COM
mander, G. A. r.
Ellsworth. Kan, Dec 1S.-Ellsworth
Post, No. p. e. A r., by its officers,
Charles Robinson, Leo Herzig c. K
Baxter and A Sidney Chase has for
warded to Washington telegram ask
ing that Cyrus Leland be reappointed
pension agent. The old soldiers here
do not like the attempt to appoint an
outsider to that position, which they
consider belongs to them.