The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-30
POLITICAL GOSSIP
E. A. Enright and His Political
Success.
One Of the Few Who Has Made
a Success.
HOW HE WORKED IT.
Became 3 Hopeless Nominee for
Governor.
AfterWard, in the Legislature
Got Many Pledges.
Tow HE WORKED 1T.

It is the rule that men who 60 into
politics suffer IN the long run thereby
II they have any business they get 10
neglecting 1t and politics causes them
financial loss They set the oflceholding
fever. and they are continually bobbing
UP as candidates for Office. They spend
their money in trying to do something
or get something in politics. ana as a
rule they fail
But it takes exceptions to all rules.
and this IS 70 exception 70 that rule
There are some mea who get things IN
politics when they have scarcely any
claim TO them.
E A. Enright. who represented one OF
the Kansas City. Kan. districts il the
recent legislature. IS d shining example
OF this class There are exceedingly Few
men in Kansas VINO ever got more in a
political way on less capital than mas
8Ir. Enrigllt.
Enright landed United States com
niissionership in the Indian Territory.
the state grain inspectorshlp. a clerk
snip in the office Of the state superln-
tendent Of public instruction. a place in
the attorney generals off1ce. and he had
ire promise Of a place IN the state
treasury and another as deputy oil IN
spector in Kansas City
Two years ago k-nright was county
attorney OF Wydudotte county He had
hardly been heard OF in politics outside
Of that county. He wanted TO do some
thing IN politics, and 50 he got a boom
for governor started for himself Wy
andOIte county is always fighting with
itself but Enright got an endorsement
and secured the privilege Of naming the
ff1Ia m ElrrIfnffas17
venti0n at Wichita OF course ne hal
no show Of winning the nomination for
governor, but his candidacy allowed him
TO name a delegation Ike he wanted
and delegation OF 40 members ike that
from Wyandotte carried considerable
prestige with it When It could be used
Euright did not name the delegation
until Just before the convention met SO
it could not be stolen from him In me
convention ne thought there was pei
ter chance for his 10 DO something BY
Joining the field against Bailey. and he
did 50, but he made a mistake there
But in some OF the other Offices where
there was sharp contest ne nailed a
Job in return for Wyardotte county s
forty votes He secured q clerzsn1p II
the office OF the superintendent OF pub
lie instruction and gave X 10 Captain
Tom HAYES Of Kansas City. he got
an assistant attorney generalship and
he traded that 10 Senator PzStana- he
claims he had the promise OF Job nom
Treasurer Kelly, but that Khe latter did
not stay BY it
representative and came 70 the legtsla-
ture last winter. In the senator fight he
agreed to vote for Long II he could
name the state grain inspector Long ;
friendsa greed to use their influence with
Governor Bailey TO allow him 10 co So
and as Bailey was looking for votes for
Long 1t was arranged EnrIgElt gave the
place 10 John Radford-
---
the promise Of naming the deputy OIL
inspector for Kansas City. Kan, from
the friends Of George A Clark but
Governor Bailey was not a party to this
promise, and as there vas an Old sol
der who was z candidate for reappolnt-
meut the governor told Enrighr he
would have TO be content with naming
the grain inspector, which IS itself one
Of the best jobs under the state admin
istrati0n-
Mr.. Enrigtt did not exactly like any
OF the jobs he had secured for himself,
but he managed to make trade Sen
ator Pestana had secured the promise
Of a Job IN the Indian Territory That
sort Of a place suited Enright and the
assistant attorney geueralsnip suited
Pestana. 50 a trade was made
The only capital which Enright had 20
start wiki was his prestige As Country at
tornev Of Nyandccte county and an IN
limited supply OF nerve. out ne e-iSflrd N
for four frst-class jobs and had the prom
secured a number u minor appointments
and the end IS not yet
Query what about Congressman Reed
ers arteslan wei for irrigation purposes n
Jewell county,
BeIIavfHe Freeman. We always had a
-,~s-r-- - = orfrior OF President Roosevelt
but since ne has decided 10 buy q kansas
farm Roosevelt stock has adzaneed over
~ ~ 5or.7 helieve red would Be a pretty
good neighbor. ana We viii hunt him Up
q cheap forty IN our Heighborhood II ne
wants Us Io-
When the torrents swept down on them
rhe 1tner night those people at Abilene
51avT how the Democrats Of the Seventh
district felt when the returns OF victor
Iurdoczts election began to come H.