The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-01
INTEREST INTENSE.
Politicians Wondering About
Burt0n's Speech.
Continues to Deny Story or
!. Break With President.
TWO MEN ARE NAMED.
Given Out That Burton Recon-
mended Both.
But Men Slated by Kansas Sen
atOr Didn't Land.

The politicians are looking forward
with a great deal of interest TO senator
Burton's speech in the Topeka AuoI-
torium next Monday evening. They are
interested in knowing whether Mr.. Bur
ton will attempt to defend his position
on Cuban reciprocity in opposition TO
the position taken by President Roose1
Welt, or whether he will enter general
denial that there has been any break
between him and the president.
Dispatches from Washington in the
Burton organs of the past two or three
days seem to indicate that he will claim
he has never had a break with the
president which resulted in his being
dismissed from President Roosevelt
favor and that he will attempt to con
ciliate his action regarding Cuban reel
procity with the position taken by the
Republican state convention.
There have been a number of Wash
fngton specials" in the Burton organs
j.. during the past two or three days which
have told how Senator Burton has been
cordially received" by the president and
how both appeared to be on the most
friendly terms. 1t would seem that the
disfavor of the president towards Sena-
tor Burton is not SO much on account
of the senator's attitude on reciprocity
as because Senator Burton went directly
back on what he told the president.
A. H. Blair of WaKeeney is to be
register of the WaKeeney land office.
Blair Is personally a good man in
every respect, DuC the burton cdnuludle
was Otis l. Atherton of Russell, who said
openly that he had Senator Buttons
promise of the appointment, and the
politicians had conceded the place to
him Mr.. Blair once represented Trego
county in the legislature. He has been
in the banking business in WaKeeney
for number of years.
The president has also appointed J. ).
Benz to succeed P. T. Foley as post
master at Parsons This, too, it is given
out, was done upon the recommended
ton of Senator Burton, although Mr..
Burton has been doing his best to kee:'
Foley in office, and it was only upoa
the presidents absolute and blunt re-
fusal to GUST Foley that Burton gave up
his appointment. 1t is reported from
Parsons that Benz is a Democrat and is
foreman in F'oley's printing office.
II would not be much surprised If
Burton should go long ways towards
turning popular sentiment from being
absolutely against him to being for
him." said Governor Stanley in discuss
Ing Burton's probable action. Popular
sentiment is very uncertain thing. II
Senator Burton comes out here and
claims that he has been misrepresented
and makes plea for sympathy, he may
succeed in capturing good many peo-
pie with that sort Of talk. He is a
persuasive speaker, and if he should go
about over the state making tndt~sore
of a plea 1 would not be greatly sur
prised If he should ingratiate himself
Into favor with a lot of Republicans
who are now against him. There's no
telling"
The appointment of R. M. Hamer as
postmaster at EmpOria was confirmed
appointment was as much a surprise
TO him as 1t was to nearly everyone
else He did not even know that his
name was under consideration for the
place until he Received notice of his ap-
pointment The appointment gives gen
eral satisfaction in Emporia. Mr.. Ha-
rner grew up on a farm in Greenwood
county He went to the state uni
versity, graduated, took the law course,
and settled down to practice law ir
Empor1a nine years ago. In 1898 he
formed a law partnership with E. w.
Cunningham, now on the supreme
to the legislature. After Judge Cum
ningham's elevation Mr. Hamer went
into partnership with c. B. Graves.
Early in the spring there was talk Of
all factions supporting him for county
attorney, but the Martindale faction per-
suaded him to stand for the legislature
again, against his best judgment, and
he was defeated for the nomination.
There was nothing personal in the con-
test, however, and the Hood-Lambert
element is glad to see him appointed
postmaster The place pays about
able time to devote to his law practice.
Congressman-at-large Charles F. Scott
punctures the Sena torial boom that was
recently started for him in a decisive man.
ner. John Francis, candidate for repre-
sentative from Mr.. SCOTS county Allen
does not consider the alleged instructions
for Long. passed by his county conven-
ton. binding upon him. and announced
ator. This started boom for Scott. but
he gives out statement from Washing
ton that he is not candidate for senator
and will take no part in the senatorial
fight.
The Hutchinson News publishes signed
nominated by the fusionists for state SUI
periEtendent Of public instructions, as fol-
lows: 'Nickerson, June 80, 19oa3To the
Hutchinson. News: 4 desire to state
that shall decline accepting the
nomination for state superintendent
Of Of. public instruction on the. Pop
quotes Mr.. Powell as saying that he viii
support L. L. Dayhoff. the Republican
nominee, for. the position, and dispatch
from Hutchinson quotes Mr.. Powell as
saying that he is a Republican. A State
Journal reporter talked to Mr.. Powell by
long distance telephone Saturday and
he positively denied that he is a Republi-
would do about the fusion nomination.
The fusion nomination for state super
tntendent is certainly seeking the man this
year. First, the Democrats nominated
William Sence of Wichita. He declined.
Then the Populists started boom for STU
perintendent Nelson sort of an indie
would probably have been Endorsed If he
would have stood for it. but he wouldn't.
No one seemed to want the nomination in