The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-16
Ostensibly For Lit Crum but
Really Against Him.
HE NEEDS THE PLACE.
Fifth District Requires His I'M
mediate Attention.
Night Arrange Things With the
MarshaIship appointment.
How Pete Foley Has Been Use-
full in the Case.

Has Senator Burton sold out Lit
Crum?
The report has gained currency in po-
liticaI circles. and it seems to be well
authenticated, that Senator Burton,
while favoring Crum on the surface, is
secretly doing all he can to undermine
him.
The first intimation of this came sew
eraI weeks ago from President ROose-
velt himself, who stated in the presence
of a number of Kansas men that he
would have turned Crum down had not
Senator Burton withdrawn his support
from Crum-
Mr.. Burton, to square himself with
Crum, gave it out that he had only
stopped pressing Crum for United
States marshal while the contest over
short time afterwards two or three DIS
patches were sent TO western papers
stating that Senator Burton had called
on the president in the interest of Crum.
Crum and his friends We're inclined to
be suspicious of Burton, however, and
for that reason they lined up the entire
Kansas Republican congressional dele
cation for him. besides all the state Off
GERS and nearly all the state senators
and members of the state central COM
mittee. This was no hard task, for
Rurton's friends in Kansas supposed he
was for Crum, and the opposition to
Burton suspecting his true attitude,
also lined up Tor Crufn, so IndJ no Aan-
san has ever had better line OF poIlI-
cal endorsements than Crum secured.
The story is now told that Pete Foley,
at Mr.. Burton'S request, mas been busy
ing himself in finding men to make
charges against Crum, as an offset to
the array of endorsements which Crum
has secured.
Crum and his friends, however, do not
believe that Burton will be successful
They do not think that Foley can find
anyone who will file positive charges
of any kind against Crum, and that the
endorsements which he has received
will have more weight with the presi-
dent than anything else short of abSo-
lutte proven charges.
Senator Burton's dislike for Crum
dates back to the contest for the ap-
pointment of railroad commissioners
last spring Mr.. Burton wished to side
track George Findlay. whom he had
promised to appoint revenue collector,
to some other place. He thought rail-
road commissioner would suit Findlay,
and he instructed Crum to prevail upon
State Auditor Cole to vote for Findlay.
Crum could not swing Cole, and Burton
began to think he was the victim of
misplaced confidence in believing in
Crum's s influence.
Crum is said to have had Burton's
promise already that he would be made
United States marshal, and he held Bur
ton to the agreement Crum had de-
serted the Baker camp and Mr.. Burton
looked upon him as a valuable ally up
to the time of the railroad commissioner
election Since then he has gradually
lost interest in Crum.
In the meantime the Fifth district,
Burton'S home district, has been max
ing trouble because it has received prac-
ucally nothing in the way of federal
patronage. George A. Clark. secretary
of state, and strong factor in the Fifth
district, has deserted the Burton camp
and is now fighting the senator. If Bur-
ton can succeed in having Crum turned
down he can then name Fifth district
largely appeasing the district and per-
haps breaking George Clark's power to
fight him.
1t is claimed that if Crum is turned
down Senator Burton will name w H
Mackey, of Junction City for the place
That would give Burton strong ally in
George Clark's home town.
The marshalship crisis is here, and it
is reported that Crum will be appointed
this week if at ALL His numerous en-
dorsements have forced Burton to a
serious extremity, and it is possible he
may have to consent to Crum's appoint
ment-