The Topeka state journal., 1903-01-10
HIS BOLD CAME.
United States Marshal Mackey
Tries Coercion.
Tells Representative Linton He
Must Support Barker.
POSTOFFICE HELD UP.
appointment of Linton's Friend
Is the Price.
81 Am Senator Burton's Ap-
pOintee," Said Mackey.
POSTOFFICE HELD UP.

The desperate straits of the Barker
forces in the speakership contest are
shown by the action of W H. Mackey
captain general of the Barker campaign
in attempting to coerce a member to
line UP for Barker by threatening to
take away certain federal patronage
from the members friends. Already
more than majority Of the members
of the house have arrived in Topeka and
declared that they will vote for Pringle
( for speaker. and less than half the re-
qUlred number have declared for Bar
Z ker. It is now simply a question of how
many members can be held in line for
Barker for "a test of strength"
+ Yesterday l. NJ Linton came back
from Smith county and announced to a
State Journal reporter that he would
vote for Pringle for speaker. Later he
/ told ctners. and the news reached the
Barker camp. W. H. NIackey hunted up
Linton and demanded that he retract
the Pringle statement.
Mr.. Mackey is United States marshal
by the grace Of Senator Burton, and
federal appointees are forbidden by a
federal rule from being active in pO
litical matters.
Linton refused to retract and the
argument became somewhat heated.
Then Mackey fatty stated that unless
Linton repudiated PringIe the appoint
ment of a friend of Linton to fill the
postoffice at Lebanon. LintOns home,
would be held UP. although already
promised by Congressman Reeder.
Linton has a letter from Reeder con
tanning this promise. in which the lat
ter says he has recommended the ap-
pointment of Miss Caddie Smith to be
pOstmistress.
who are you, that you dare to
threaten me2' demanded Linton thun
derstrucz by the threat.
Il am Maekey.'' replied the captain
general of the Barker forces.
Wen. who is Mackey2"
Il am Senator Burton's appointee as
United States marshal
Mr.. Linton then wanted to know what
he or Senator Burton had to do with it
as long as Congressman Reeder had al
ready decided upon the appointment
Mackey replied that Mr. Reeder had
nothing more to do with it. but that the
confirmation of the apDointee would be
up to Senator Burton.
Then Linton went to Judge Barker's
headquarters and told the story to hun
4 want you to know he said, Just
what sort of campaign your men are
trying to make
Linton was still further astonished
when Barker gave him to understand
that lie approved Mackey's action.
Mr.. L5rton is very much wrought up
/ over The attempt to coerce him through
federal patronage, and he is more de-
ternined TO support Pringle than ever.
Isn't that a cold blooded, cold hearted
way to come at a man because he favors
Pringle? 1t would break that womans
heart not to be postmistress, now that she
has received Congressman Reeder's prom
ise She is a teacher in our public schools
and in the Sunday schools and one of the
most popular and deserving women in our
+ community
Although confined to his bed, Morton
( Albaugh is able to dictate to his
stenographer. and his paper, the King
man Leader, this week contains the
The Republican caucus at which
! Senator Harris successor will be nom
mated Will probably be held some time
+ between the 18th and oath of this
I month. The time is rapidly approach
/ ing and the different senatorial canoi-
dates and their friends are energetic
ally exerting themselves to secure
/ 7r0tes Governor Stanley has been on
I the ground continuously. Congress
man Curtis and Congressman Long
/ have been in Topeka for three weeks
4 Congressman Calderhead arrived ten
days ago. CONGRESSMAN BoWerS0ck,
after declaring with a great deal Of
gusto and self righteousness, that ne
would remain in Washington and at
tend to his official duties, also put in
an appearance last Friday
1.-The greatest surprise has been the
/ active hand that Senator Burton has
/ taken in the contest during the past
/ week. He has made it clearly mani
fest that he is determined to nave a
'.DaI7 and not q colleague" as Sena-
{ tor Harris successor, if it IS in his
power to have such selection made
I Prob2b bly, no one should be surprised
at his action in this matter. 1t IS only
in keeping with his efforts in the past.
From the time of his own election to
the senate down to the present, he has
! continuously attempted to BurtOnize
I the Republican politics of the state.
He endorsed Tracy. He secured the
appointment of Pete Foley. He
named Heiey for an Important pc
sition. He persistently tried two years
ago to make up railroad commission
( e0nnosad of his tools His efforts to
organize and control the late Republi-
! can state convention at Wichita were
tnrelenting All these things prob
I ab1v ought to have convinced any one
that he would continue the same pol
icy. but there were many, both of his
! friends and those who were not MS
friends, who had thought that his ex
nerience in the past would lead him to
! permit the members of the present leg
islature to choose their speaker and
elect for him a colleague without inter-
ference upon his part
Senator Burton reached Topeka two
weeks ago. Publicly he stated that he
would take no hand in the senatorial
I contest But he Immediately COM
/ menced to work for Barker for speaker
] He found the friends OF Curtis and
/ Bowersock for Barker. The members
Of the house who pretend TO be for Bow
erscck are in reality for Curtis. The