The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-17
NOTHING TO SAY.
G. nj. Walden Adopts Wise
Course Concerning Coburn.

@. M. Walden, t1a Kansas City man
through whom Secretary Coburn taught
a few lessons to the people Vino say
bad things about Kansas unnecessarily,
has discreetly concluded, after advising
with his friends, to say nothing in re-
ply to Mr.. Coburn. The Kansas City
Star says:
Granville NJ Walden president of
the aKnsas City Live Stock exchange,
has decided to preserve a dignified
silence concerning the structures made
Stock convention in Chicago by F. d.
Ccburn, secretary of the state board of
agriculture of Kansas. Mr.. Walden's
speech provoked a scathing letter from
Mr.. Coburn, wherein the latter took
exception to Mr.. Waldens picture OF
'droughty' Kansas.
.'Mr. Walden only returned to Kanss.s
City yesterday. He had no sooner land
ed at the union depot than he was ap
prised of the row he had stirred up. He
went home and read the newspaper g.
Mr.. Walden was seen at mis- Office in
the Live Stock Exchange building this
morning by reporter for the Star.
:" I am very busy today said Mr..
Walden. "A lot of business has accum-
ulated during my absence. . ou may
say, however, that the convention at
Chicago was a cracker-jack. But when
it comes to taking care OF crowd
Kansas City will give Chicago a few
pointers when the national association
meets in this city next ear
What have you to Say concerning
t.
at Chicago? queried the reporter.
1T was great the way we worked
to get the next meeting of the associa-
tion to come to Kansas City. 1t will
bring. $4,000 people here, and you'll see
the greatest show ever given on this
earth
But what about Coburn?' persisted
the reporter
ct don't know. You see I am so
busy. Come around tomorrow. / don't
believe that I'll pay any attention to
what COburn had to say. / am busy
man and haven't time to give a man
who is trying to get lot of free adver-
tising to boom his candidacy for gov
ernor of Kansas Really, you will have
to excuse me from talking about the
matter at ALL
Upon his arrival at the stock yards
this morning Mr.. Walden consulted one
or two friends as to what course he
should pursue in replying to Mr.. Co
burns communication. They advised
him to ret Mr. Coburn and his supply
of invective alone"
Mr.. Walden's reference to Secretary
Coburn as man who is after free ad-
vertising'' is yery amusing to people
who know Mr.. Coburn. To no man in
Kansas except Rev. Charles M. Shell
don, is personal notoriety so distasteful
to Secretary Coburn. AS to any as
pirations he has to be governor, his at
titude on that subject is best illustrated
by recent conversation between Mr..
Coburn and capt John Seaton in the
presence of a newspaper man. In 1898
Mr.. COburn was a real bona f1de can
didate for governor. He did not make
a fight for the nomination, but he let his
friends boom him, and would have taken
it had the nomina ton been given him.
Captain Seaton was also one of the
seven candidates before the Hutchinson
convention. They talked it over for the
first time a few days ago.
81 was really sorry for the other fell
lows who got left" said Mr.. Coburn,
but so far as 1 am personally con-
cerned am profoundly grateful for the
manner in which that little contest
came out I am very glad now that 1t
ended as it did I am convinced that
am fitted for the line of work in which
I am now engaged more so than any
Other''