The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-25
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Populists Don't Like Statement
of Democrats.
Show They Were Not Dependent
on Their Allies.
WHAT OF CARPENTER ?
Burton Doesn't Know What to
Do With Chanute Man.
May Get in Line For Congress
i'm Third District.

II rnere IS anything IN the Demo-
cratic leaders turn-down of the union
party scheme that nettles the Popu-
lists more than anything else, it is the
alms-receiving stigma put upon them
If it were polite there would be a big
roar go up but at this stage of the
game it is considered proper to lay low
like Br'er Rabbit.
THE statements of Frank Thomas
that the Democrats put up all the stuff
for the last campaign is the top notch
of gall said a Populist today, who
could not resist the temptation to roar,
and had something to tell. THE truth
Of the matter is. that we put up our
share and more, too. We paid it into
the fusion fund. and then were not
given proportionate share either
am talking about the assessments lev
led on the candidates. David Martin
put up his $50. Every elector on the
ticket cashed in $50 Webb McNan
ponied up $500. Governor Harvey
cashed in an assessment as big or
bigger, and all the Popu1ists on the
ticket hauled out their Wad and footed
their assessments. It's worse than bad
taste-it's a deliberate perversion of
the facts"
Il guess there is nothing wrong in
those Statements Secretary Curran
admitted when seen. But they are not
wanted to open up we could make their
hair curl You can say that for me-"
What disposition shall be made of
Col John c.. Carpenter, of Chanute?
This is the question that is interesting
the politicians just now, worrying Sen
ator Burton and some of the candl-
dates for federal jobs. Senator Car
penter was a Burton man as far back
as 1895, and he is in the position now
that he must be taken care of. Not
I 4T- r G.,t-.
mission, Senator Burton looks around
for some other place. The United States
district attorneyship is the only federal
job upon which the senator is not
bound up with promises
But it viii not do for Carpenter; or
Carpenter will not do for it. A district
attorney and a federal judge who are
not friends will not do There is a
long-standing coolness between Colonel
Carpenter and Judge Hook. 1t is a
matter of years, arising out of a law
suit Since this estrangement stands
in the way of putting Carpenter into
the only thing anywhere near open,
something, the sharps figure, must give
somewhere. 1t will not be the reve-
nue. collectorship. although Carpenter
was revenue collector in the eighties
and is we'll qualified and experienced
He says the place belongs to George
Findlay. And, Notwithstanding that 1t
is decreed that Findlay is to be turned
down in favor of J. NJ Simpson, Car
penter says he will not go in there to
take away Findlay's remOtest chance
The only thing left for him to go
after is the narshalship. This is con
ceded to Lit Crum. Crum Joined Burton
because Baker turned him down. His
string is not so long as Carpenters in
point of years. Here is the weak spot
picked out. Carpenter for governor is
not taken seriously by the politicians.
1t is a question whether the Republicans
will go to the Third district for a can
didate for governor as long as it is not
ensconced in the Republican pocket.
An entirely uninterested friend made
a suggestion the other day. He was not
figuring on easing up the strain, nor
spea king for Carpenter. nor any one.
He just had an idea Tt is offered to
Senator Burton and Third district poll
ticians who are looking for advice
gratis. There is one man, and just
one man, that can carry the Third
district as a congressman next year"
remarked the man with the idea.
THAT man is John c. Carpenter. I do
not know that he has aspirations that
way. / am not speaking for him; only
as one who reads the signs and would
like to see a solid delegation in con-
gress- There is a possibility of reclaim
ing the Third in an off year, If we have
a strong man. A weak m an can not
do it. There are several candidates in
the field now but they all have local or
factional fights on hand. Carpenter is
the man to do the trick is my guess.
office of State Auditor Cole, is a dead
man by his own hand. Not that he has
taken his own life Tom is good for
many years yet. But the other day when
the palm-reading grafters went through
the state house he yielded to the soft
persuasiveness Of the fair solicitresS
and had his hand read. When his for
tune came the other day Dillon found
by the blank that he would die of -'old
age at So" Dillon passed that interest
ing perior in life's journey one. two.
three, or four years ago, according to
the DolibOok, and is now a most lively,
walking corpse
State Treasurer Frank Grimes has
been noticed making mysterious trips to
the state superintendeEt's Office more
frequently than usual this week and
holding long, sly conferences This has
given rise to the rumor that Grimes is
trying to get Nelson to go out of poll
tics with him. Nelson won't do it. This
is the first radical disagreement that the
pair have had during the present ad-
ministration.
In no way in particular. but in a gem
eral way. the political gossips have set
tied down for the time being upon Will
der s. Metcalf, of Lawrence, as the Bur
ton candidate for governor and W. J.
Bailey. Of Nemaha county. as the Leland
candidate AIetcalf's running has start
down in the Third district talking it
himself. Bailey has been securing
through the First district lately and his
boom has been given an impetus from
this fact. Mort Albaugh is credited with
the scheme of running Bailey for gov
ernor. Albaugh himself is not running
for governor-at least not now He
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