The Topeka state journal., 1902-07-03
Story Of How Roosevelt Was
RecOnciled With Burton.
Account Was Given Out by His
Secretary.
DID NOT TAKE BAIT.
Only His Personal Organs Pub
lished the Story
Report That Insurgent Senators
Are Now Relenting.

Was the dispatch which came from
Washington a few days ago and was
published in the Burton organs, alleg-
ing that Senator Burton had been cor
daily received by President Roosevelt
and that everything is amicable between
them. true or false?
This report which was received solely
by the Burton organs, was looked upon
with a great deal of curiosity in view
of the stories of the break between the
president and the Kansas senator few
days before. 1t was regarded with con-
siderable incredulity by many, but the
fact that it was followed by the ap-
pointment of John ]. Benz as postmas-
ter at Parsons lent it weight, as Benz
was recommended, it is said, solely by
Senator Burton. An effort was made to
get Phil Campbell, the Third district
congressional candidate, to endorse
Benz, but he refused to do so. Benz'S
appointment followed soon after the re-
port that the president had again re-
ceived Senator Burton, and this gave
color to the story.
The Washington correspondent of the
Kansas City Star claims that the story
was circulated when most of the news
paper correspondents were away from
Washington on an excursion, but that
most of the correspondents refused to
believe it. The Stars correspondent
also denies the report that President
Roosevelt turned his back on Senator
Burton recently and refused to shake
hands with him. The dispatch says:
Within the last few days several of the
insurgent senators have repented- Half of
Roosevelt band wagon. They have heard
from their constituents and their replies on
friends have sought the president and
made overtures for a reconciliation. They
| have been told at the White House that
| the president has no quarrel to make with
them of a personal nature. His position
| and the difference is between the sena-
tors and their own constituents. One feat
ure ds of a.. the ins5a,rgent stampede that has
| on the part of Senator Burton to create
the impression at home that he and the
ences and that the position of the senator
meets with home approval. The other day
there was an excursion to Cape May for
While these news. gatherers were out of
| town story which came from Senator
Burton's secretary was peddled around by
| an alleged newspaper man and given as
broad circulation as it was possible to OBJ
tain, 1t went to a morning newspaper in
Topeka and another in Kansas City. Ev-
which got back to Washington yesterday,
| was wonderfully and fearfully constructed.
fod the had b sent for
| The inference was that the White House
could1't COZ possibly get g1og along without the
One partisan newspaper In writing a
headline for the st9TE put this
down in his purpose to punish the Kansas
| senator"
| the president for connected with this adj
whose official scalps the Kansas senator
has attempted to take. Before the Kansas
campaign has progressed far the whole
| truth of the agreement between Senator
Burton and the president Just before the
latter's departure for the Wichita conven-
| who were present when the matter was
discussed. One story which seems to have
| got into. circulation in Kansas tells how
| the president turned his back on Senator
| Burton and refused to shake hands with
| him. There is no truth in this story. 1t
! was sent originally to a New York news
| paper and it's author was the same divert
| ing individual who a few days later ped
died the story about town that the presi-
| dent sent for Senator Burton and fell on
his neck.
John Madden. of Emporia, denies that
| he wants the fusion nomination for con-
gress in the Fourth district
| ton resolved that For twenty years this
county has been the tail end of the
fourth district congressional kite" That
| is the reason it wants new deal in the
| shape of new Eighth district in Kansas.
| 1t is said that Congressman Curtis will
| jump into his senatorial campaign immed-
| lately after his return to Kansas, and he
! is already on his way home.
Tomorrow the Socialists will hold their
state convention in Emporia and put up a
| straight ticket. The recent action of the
| Populists will probably strengthen the So
| cialists considerably in some counties.
The Populists and Democrats will hold
| their conventions on the same date in
Greenwood county. July %, and will prob
ably unite on county ticket under an indie
| pendent head
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