The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-30
Indications That Burton and
Mckinley Are at Outs.
Kansas Senator Insists on OPP
posing the President.
DIVIDE is ON LELAND.
Burton Threatens to Prevent
His Confirmation.
Tells President Leland is Inter-
fering With His Patronage.

Daily expectation of the appointment
of B. H. Tracy as United States dis
trict attorney has reached the acute
stage. And from the aspect of the hold
up. it is evident that the meetings of
Senator Burton and the politicians here
next week viii be more important than
casual.
There is an intimation in some of the
tales going around that Burton and
Leland will be expected to patch up a
further understanding or else the fed
eral appointments may be delayed un-
til congress meets.
The latest that could be gotten about
it here was that Attorney General Knox
had said he would make the appoint
ment, ignoring the charges filed. 1t
now comes to the Copeland circle, with
but one hand in between, that what
Knox said was this:
Senator an willing to appoint Mr..
Tracy, and viii do The president
is against the appointment. however,
and you will have to satisfy him
1t has been the expectation here that
Leland's appointment as pension agent
and Tracy'S appointment as district at
torney would be announced at the same
time, and that both would be forthcom-
ing soon. But the longer it is delayed,
wider grows the breach.
The Kansas City Times prints the fol-
lowing dispatch from Washington this
morning.
Unless a mutual agreement can be
reached between Senator J R. Burton
and Cyrus Leland over the question OF
federal patronage in Kansas there will
be no appointments in the state until
after congress cOnyenes.
At present there is a bitter contest
on hand which foreshadows an open
rupture between the senator and Presi-
question of the reappointment of Cy
Leland as pension agent at Topeka.
Mr.. Burton would reluctantly consent
to Leland's reappointment provided it
is understood in advance that Leland
will stop meddling in Kansas appoint
ments during the remainder of this ad-
n inistration; otherwise Senator Burton
proposes TO contest Leland'S confirna-
ton in the senate
In the meantime all Kansas appoint
ments are hung up high and dry. The
term of the United States attorney for
kansas expired six wese-As ago and yet
no successor has been appointed. Ten
days ago Mr.. Leland's commission was
made out and forwarded to Canton for
reappointment as pension agent at To-
peka. This appointment Is also hung
up
Last week Senator Burton visited the
president at Canton and went over the
entire situation. 1t is understood that
the president insisted upon the reap
pointment Of Mr.. Leland prior to the
appointment of a United States attor-
ney or marshal in the state He also
insists upon assurance from the Sena-
tor that Mr.. Leland would receive no
opposition from him when his nomina-
tion was sent to the senate for con-
firmation. IF Senator Burton compiled
with these requests then his candidates
for United States attorney and marshal
would be appointed.
It is understood that the senator de-
INJURED He was willing that Leland
should be appointed, but only with the
distinct understanding that he was to
be a political nonertity so far as federal
appointm ents went in the Sunf1Ower
state. The president was unwilling to
give this assurance and so the mattAr
rests in an unsettled and unsat1srac-
tory state.
1t is generally believed that the presi-
dent viii sign Mr.. Leland's commission
in a few days, no matter whether Sen
ator Burton accedes to the appoint
ment and is willing to refrain from
making a fight upon Mr.. Leland's con
firmation when the nomination is sent
to the senate. IF this assurance is not
given it is doubtful whether there will
be any change in the United States at
torney's Office or in the marshals Of
fee until after Mr.. Lelands nomination
is confirmed by the senate when con
gress meets next December In the
meantime Mr.. Lambert and Mr.. Stern
Will continue Indefinitely as attorney
and marshal for the state.