The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-28
CHOOSES MACKEY
Senator Burton Selects l.. s.
Crum's Successor.
Junction City Man to Be United
States Marshal.
FROM FIFTH DISTRICT.
FROM FIFTH DISTRICT.
Says He Wanted That Section
to Have Something.
This Leaves All Old Soldiers Out
Of Big Federal Places.
Mr.. Burton Says Recommends
tiOn Has Been Forwarded.


scramble for the vacancy in the office OF
United States marshal, Senator Burton,
last night recommended the appoint
ment of w. H. Mackey of Junction City
to the vacancy In doing SO he gave
out the following statement at his home
in Abilene:
Il have endorse William H. Mackey.
Jr.. of Junction City for United States
marshal, to succeed L. s. Crum. 1 be-
lieve him to be the choice of a very
large majority of the Republicans of
the Fifth district. Each of the other
districts has been favored with one or
more high federal appointments. So
far the Fifth district has received no
high federal place.
Congressman Calderhead earnestly
endorses Mr.. Mackey, and SO do all OF
the Republican senators and represen-
tatives from the Fifth district, SO far
as L have heard from them, and I have
heard from all except two or three. So
it may be said fairly that the district
is backing up Mr. Mackey for this
place. Other leading Republicans from
all parts of the state have also tele-
graphed me heartily endorsing Mr..
Mackey. 1 know him to be splendidly
equipped in every way for the position
and believe that his appointn ent will
meet with general approval from the
Republicans of Kansas
Senator Burton decided on Saturday
night to appoint Mackey. II. E. Rich
ter, who had claims on the place, went
to Abilene to see the senator about it,
blank that he should recommend the
junction City man.
Il did not see Senator Burton more
than three minutes, but that was
enough" said Governor Richter. He
told me that he had already decided to
recommend Mackey for the place, and
that was all there was to it,
Before Mr.. Crum was appointed last
winter 1T was rumOred that Senator
Burton would throw Crum over and
appoint Mackey instead. 1t was alleg-
| ed that this would be done for a two
! fold purpose-first, to give the Fifth
of federal patronage; and, second, to
n axe a break between Mackey and
| George A. Clark This was why Crum
rounded up every influence possible to
hold Senator Burton to his promise to
| give him the marshalship.
| Mackey is now postmaster at Junction
| City. He has just begun his second
| term. He is not an old soldier and this
fact is causing some comment because
heretofore two of the four big federal
appointees in Kansas have been civil
/ war veterans. Now none of them are
| The four big offices were revenue coll
| lector, in which M. w. Sutton, an old
soldier was succeeded by J. NJ Simp-
| son, who is not an old soldier, by
| Senator BurtOn's appointment; pension
agent. in which Cyrus Leland, an old
| soldier was succeeded by Wilder S. Met
calf, a Spanish-American soldier but
| not a civil war veteran; United States
| QlStT1CC attorney, III WHICH j. >. Lean
| succeeded l. E. Lambert, neither of
whom are veterans; and the marshall
ship. In this last office Senator Bur
ton first appointed l.. s. Crum to sue
ceed w. E. Sterne. Crum was an old
soldier but Sterne was not. This was
| the only one of the big appointments
| which Senator Burton gave to the old
soldiers. Now that also is taken away
| from them.
MR. BURTON IS HERE.
Senator j. r. Burton came down from
Abilene early this morning and is a,
the Copeland. He will go to Kansas
City tonight.
The senator has already forwarded
to Washington his endorsement of w
III. Mackey of Junction City for United
| States marshal to fill the vacancy caus-
ed by the death of L. s. Crum.
MY reasons for recommending Mr.
Mackey 1 set forth in the statement
gave out in Abilene last night said
Senator Burton today "AlI other part.
/ of the state have been generally recog-
| niZed in federal appointments except
| the Fifth district Mackey's friends
! held off their endorsen ents until after
the funeral of Marshal Crum Saturday
morning, but during the forenoon
was flooded with kilograms endorsing
him from all over the district. I think
the Fifth district very generally lined
up for him. / have forwarded the en-.
dorsement to Washington and I hops
that the appointment will be made il
a short time
| senator Burton had a long conference
with Governor Stanley today, bu
neither he nor Governor Stanley indi
Gated the nature of it, The senator will
be rendered a reception at Junction
City next Friday evening, at which h'
| will make another address.
w. H Mackey, who will be appointed
United States marshal if there is M
slip, is a native Kansan. He was borl
| in Leavenworth about 45 years ago, bu
| his home has been in Junction City TO
| a good portion of his life time He ha
been active in politics and has servet
10 years as sheriff of Geary county a
different times, record perhaps no
surpassed by any sin liar officer in Kan
sas. Four years ago he was appoints
postmaster at Junction City and ha
just entered upon his second term. H
has been a strong supporter of Senate
Burton and 10 years ago when Burtol
was a candidate for congress in tn
Fifth district he campaigned the dis
trict for him.
Canadian Shooters Best.