The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-30
WILL He LOSE IT?
Speculation About the Third
District Patronage.
Senator Burton Now Has Control
of 1t.
ROOSEVELT - BURTON.
Additional Facts About the
Breach Between Them.
Influence of Kansas at Washing
ton is Weakened.
ROOSEVELT - BURTON.

Washington. June 9O-There is consid-
cradle speculation here as to whether
Senator BurtOns recent break with the
president will affect his control of the
patronage of the Third congressional
district, during the remainder of Repre-
sentative Jackson S term, and there
after in case he is reelected Hereto
fore Senator Burton, in accordance with
/ immemOrial custom. has been given a
free hand IN the Third district and has
named the postmasters and other Off
Gals as matter of course But the
fact that he has lost recognition at the
White House has led many to believe
that the president may even refuse to
recognize him in the selection of post
masters in the Third district So far the
president has not indicated what ac-
ton he viii take, but it is not believed
that he will go TO the length of taking
the Third district patronage out of the
hands of senator Burton w hat ne
probably will do will be to scrutinize
the recommendations of Senator Bur
ton with unusual care, and see that the
en- who are recommended for the
I places are good men and up to the
/ presidents standard. The control of
/ patronage in Democratic district is
! such a thoroughly esta blished senatorial
prerOgatiVe, however, that it is doubtful
/ if the president would feel like disturb
! ing it. even in i case SO extreme as that
! of Senator Burton
Senator Burton has visited the White
7 HOUSE once Sli4tE NE IldQe MS SpSclaG-
/ ular speech of week ago last Friday
! It was when the delegation called to in
vite the president to visit Topeka in
1904 Many and conflicting are the
stories told of the reception accorded
I the senator by the chief executive. It
1 is maintained on good authority, how
/ ever. that the president greeted Senator
/ Burton with as little cOrdiality as com
mon decency and courtesy would per
nit. that he shook the senator's hand
! upon his arrival a the head of the
/ delegation. but that he passed him by
/ when the party took its leave. shaking
4 hands with every member of the party
i except the senator.
1t is said that the presidents reception
I of Senator Burton was on the whole
! frigid enough, and that he made no eff
/ fort to conceal what has been made
! plain already, that the senator's recog-
milton at the White House is at an end
/ Senator Burton lugged in the speech
J which he has made to the president
| times without number since the Phila-
/ delphia convention in 1900 9~linding
/ the chief executive that Kansas was
! the original Roosevelt state at Phila-
delphla. 1t IS said that the president
| listened to the speech with i'll concealed
| disgust, not because he fails to appre-
| ciate the friendship of Kansas at Phil
/ adelphia, but for the reason that Sena-
! tor Burton has time and again reminded
/ him Of his obligation to him and to the
| state, and the story has naturally lost
some Of its interest. One member of
/ the delega tiOn who was there said that
| an incident happened which he never
! would diVulge, and no amount of ques-
| tioning could induce him to change his
| mind Stories to the effect that the
breach between the president and Sena-
tor Burton has been exaggerated and
that the fact that the senator visited the
president with the Kansas delegation in
behalf of Topeka IS evidence of il. are
pure fiction. The president is thorough :
| ly in earnest about the matter and has
taken occasion to impress this fact upOn
| members of the Kansas delegation WHO
have called upon him since the unfortu-
nate episode of a week ago Friday
One thing should be thoroughly under
stood, however, and it is that the Presi-
dent has not assumed the attitude he
has simply because the Kansas senator
differed from him in opinion regarding the
Cuban bill-he is too big a man for that
but because the latter broke faith with
him, telling him nattOotedly and uneQulvO-
| cally that he would do one thing and pro
ceeding forthwith to do another That is
! the offense which the President refuses to
overlook The Presidents confidence in
the Senator's integrity has been shattered
probably beyond the latters ability ever
to restore
On the whole the break between Senator
! Burton and the President is unfortun-
| ate thing for Kansas, because it hurts
the influence of the state at the capital.
/ delesation in Congress at the Xbife
House and elsewhere here Kansas will
not recover the fun measure of her in
fiuence at the capital until a Republican
senator is elected to succeed Senator Har-
ris and he takes ms seat IN the Senate
The situation may lie Hkened to a wagon
with one wheel missing or row boat
minus the stroke oar The delegation
in itself Will have as much influence as it
ever had. but the machinery at the Sen
ate end Of the capitol has been disabled,
plish things has been proportionately
diminished.