The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-10
Decides to DepOse Anthony and
ReappOint Chisham.
DOESN'T NEED FORMER.
Figures That Old Soldiers Will
Carry LeaVenWOrth.
viii Smooth Matters Out at
AtchisOn With Chisham.

Congressman Curtis will not recon-
mend the reappointment of D. r. An
thony Jr., as postmaster at Leaven-
worth. But he viii recommend the re
appointment of J. M. Chisham to be
postmaster at AtchisOn. This is the sit
uatiOn as stated by close friend OF
Congressman Curtis.
The future of these two important
First district postOffices has been rather
uncertain since the Wichita convention.
While the contest for the temporary or
ganizatiOn was on, Mr.. Curtis demanded
that Anthony divide the Leavenworth
delegation in Curtis favor or his official
head as postmaster would come off. He
also demanded that Chisham give Greer
the big end of the AtchisOn county dele
cation in the organization fight, but he
was not so positive as to the result Il
Chisham did not accede.
Anthony would not go back on the
instructions of the Leavenworth county
convention to work for Balley's nomina-
ton, and he turned down Mr.. Curtis re-
quest. Neither was Chisham in a posi-
ton to give Mr.. Curtis what he wanted
on the AtchisOn delegation, and Curtis
lost.
After the craftsmanship fight had been
ended and Curtis, Burton, Mulvane and
''the syndicate had been beaten. Mr.
Curtis realized that he had made bad
break in joining in the organization
fight He had practically burned his
bridges D6nllQ as he IdQ lilIOWI
his whole power and influence into de-
feating Cole for temporary chairman,
and he would have been far better off
had he taken no hand in the fight AT
all.
Realizing the situation, Mr. Curtis
summoned some of his advisers to talk
the matter over and decide what he had
better do about the LeavenWorth and
Atchison postOffceS- After canVasslng
the situation it was decided that it
.frrT74 .a FOR q ~
down Anthony and still control the
nominees for the 'Aerislat ture in Leav-
enworth county. Mr.. Curtis stands well
with the veterans in the soldiers home,
who are now a big factor in Leaven-
worth county politics, and he also has
done considerable for Fort Leaven-
worth. By picking out a man of infiu-
ence to succeed Anthony as postmaster
at Leavenworth, and appealing to the
old soldiers and friends of the fort to
stand by him. it was figured that Curtis
might carry LeavenWOrth county even
with Anthony fighting him, and this is
the programme to be followed
In Atchison county, however, there Is
no soldiers home and no fort to fall
back on. Consequently Mr. Curtis has
no considera Bile lever with which to
fight Chisham in case he saw fit to
turn Chisham down for reappOintment
Then, too, he had positively told Chisham
he would not reappOint him If Atcnlso1
county did not go as he wished CHS
nam IS therefore TO De reappOl1LeO- GuI-
tis' friends are to get Captain John Sea-
ton to endorse Chisham and this is to be
used as a reason for his reappointment
An Atchison dispatch says that Curtis
has already recommended a man named
Bergman to succeed Chishana, but this
is probably incorrect unless Curtis has
changed his mind within the past day
or two.
A Leavenworth dispatch says that It
is expected there that Curtis will recon-
mend Fred Willard as postmaster with
in the next 10 days. The dispatch con-
tinues:
1T is said that Curtis promised the
place to Willard at the time of the First
district congressional convention at At
Gibson two years ago, when Willard was
the only man on the Leavenworth
county delegation who worked and vot-
ed with the Curtis forces. There was
some talk after that, however, that Cur
tbs would give Willard something else.
and reappoint Anthony in return for the
latter's support in his canvass for
United States senator. Willard told
Curtis that he would accept nothing but
the pOstOffice and the state convention
at Wichita settled the whole matter
When Mr.. Anthony refused to turn over
the LeaVenWOrth county delegation to
Curtis, to assist the latter in his efforts
to defeat the Bailey candidate for chair
man, he sealed his own fate so far a s
his reaDpointment as postmaster was
concerned
MIR. Anthony argues that as the
AedNeltWOElu QeleSdL6S We're instructed TO
work and vote for Bailey it would have
been the work of traitor on his part If
he had attempted to swing the delegation
for Curtis. The friends of Mr. Anthony
admit that Willard will be recommend
and they are already laying plans to de-
feat any effort that Curtis may make to
secure the election of representatives IA
vorable to his candidacy for the senate
In the meantime. they are doing what
they can to acquaint President Roosevelt
with all the facts in the case. in the hope
that he may not see matters in the same
light that Mr. Curtis does.
1T is understood that with view to
heading off favorable action by the presi-
dent. charges have been forwarded to
Washington, together with protest
against WIZARDS appointment. Colonel
D. r. Anthony, father of the postmaster,
may go to Washington to see Roosevelt
about it
Chisham's nomination may not Be
made until just before congress adj journs.
too late for confirmation by the senate
at this session Before congress meets
again the election viii have been held
If Curtis thinks Chisj.sm does not 'tcte
fair his conhrmatisl can be defeated
in the senate and another man appoint
ed